The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-22
STEED'S BILL PASSES HOUSE.
PROVIDES FOR SEPARATE SLEEP
ING CARS ron THE TWO RACES.

ure to Round Up the Tax DOdger
Not Likely TO Get Through This
ssion-NIr. Halls hid for the -Ac-
ccptance of the Soldiers Home.
Atlanta. Ga, Nov. 21.-This was a good
day for grinding in the House, though
The Senate did little beside passing the
Sized bill. which requires sleeping car
companies to furnish separate cars for
the two races. and making it misde-
meanor for a passenger TO refuse TO 90
TO the car assigned to him 10y the con-
ductor. The bill does not specifically re-
quire that the roads shall run separate
cars, but does prohibit whites and blacks
from being placed in the same car.
Mr.. Conner of the Central Railroad APP
peared before the committee arguing on
this bill last week, and, in the form in
which ii passed. he said it was satisiac-
tory to the railroads.
The Copeland bill, over which the par
liamentary tangle of Saturday occurred,
came up this morning for reconsideration.
but the motion did not prevail, and it was
ordered Immediately transmitted to the
Senate
In point Of interest attracted, the resolu-
tion by Mr.. Ellis of Bibb, providing for a
tax commission to report tax reform bill
20 the next session, was the most import
ant feature of the session. In introducing
the resolution which goes over until We'd
nesday as a special order for action, Mr..
Ellis said that il would be impossible TO
frame a tax law that would be worth
anything at all in the short time now re-
-ft b, hsa
did not say so on the floor, it is under
stood that a number of the leaders have
, agreed 10 support Mr.. Ellis resolution,
which means that there will be no round
ing up of the taX-dodgerS this year. If 1t
passes.
The commission TO be entrusted with the
capitalization of ideas during the summer
vacation is to be composed of five mem
bers of the House and three from the
Senate acting with the Governor and at
torney general.
Mr.. Chappen of Muscogee presented a
new idea in tax reform to the House, in
the shape of a bill providing for a constl-
tutional amendment limiting the taxing
power of the legislature TO mills, to take
effect Jan. !, 1905
Mr.. Hall of Bibb introduced a bill pro-
viding for the acceptance of the Soldiers
Home property in Fulton county. The bill
provides that the property shall be ac-
cepted by the state upon its being con-
yeyed in fee simple by the board of trus-
tees of the home, and upon the Confeder-
ate Union Association turning over the
unexpended balance from the reunion fund
Tor use in making immediate repairs. 1t
is provided further that the Governor shah
appoint five citizens to constitute a board
of trustees to manage the home into
which ex-Confederates shall be admitted
The unexpended balance of the widows
pension fund for 1898 is to be appropriated
for the support OF the home for the first
twelve months. If there are not enough
inmates to warrant the maintenance OF
the home the property may be maintained
for some other charitable association, or
be sold by the state for the benefit of
ex-Confederate soldiers.
Mr.. Jordan of Jasper introduced a reso-
ldtion from a committee of three repre-
sentatives and two senators to investigate
the controversy between Commissioner of
Agriculture Stevens and Dr. George f.
Payne, eX-state chemist as TO the owner
ship of the state chemical laboratory ana
also 20 investigate the appropriations for
the laboratory from 1891 TO the presen,
tine, and the expenditures which have
been made DR.. Payne claims the labora- !
tory as his, which claim Mr. Stevens dis |
putes.
Mr. Hall of Bib introduced a bill to nav
DR.. Payne 5000 for the laboratory
bill by Mr.. johnson of Bartow to re-
quire the brand on packages of CONNER
cal fertilizers 20 be printed in letters not
smaller than one inch was passed. The
Dill applies TO all kinds of commercial fer
tilizers
bill by Mr.. Jones of Burke 10 amend
section 225O of the code as to the manner
OF collecting claims and penalties for the
iallure OF overseers and trackmen to file
weekly lists of the stock killed on their
respective roads, 50 as TO make such
passed.
The resolution of Senator Thrasber. nro-
viding for joint committee TO investigate
the condition of the treasury, also passed
Among the new measures introduced
were the following:
BY Mr.. Stone of Walton-A bill to re-
quire officials in charge of state insti
tuuohs TO purchase from the prison COM
mission whatever supplies they NAV need
which can be obtained from the commits
SION. The bill applies to the lessees Of
felony convicts, and proposes to become
effective after April /, 1899.
by Mr.. King of Houston-A resolution
providing that in future no member who
Is absent from the House shall draw his
per diem for the time he Is away, unless
the absence Is caused by the illness Of
himself or family.
by Mr.. Freeman of Coweta-A bill Ia
require tax collectors to complete the col
lection OF taxes for the years for which
they have been elected and for which
they have given bond
ny Mr. Brandon of Fulton-A bill to
relieve Martin II. Dooley, one of the Sc
eurities OF the bond of f. A Richards &
90. s as lessees of the Northeastern Rail-
road
by Mr.. Calvin of Richmond-A bill for
tne seml-annual payment Of pensions
BY Mr.. Calvin of Richmond-A resolu-
ton directing our senators and represent
atlVes TO use their best efforts in the fur
therance of the early completion of The
Nicaraguan canal
The speaker announced the following
committees
Committee From House to Visit Educa-
honal Institutious-Mr johnson of Flovd
chairman iIlt Messrs' Ham Jarnisau, Fender.
Longino, Johnson Of Barlow. McGbee ana
Black of Whitfield
Committee on Reorganization Of Judi-