The morning news., 1898-11-18
BILL FOR STATE BANK NOTES.
MIR. CALVIN's MEASURE NOT OP-
POSED IN THE HOUSE

EIbert-SchoOI Fund Question.
New Measures.
Atlanta. Ga, Nov. 1.-THE Calvin bill
providing for the issue of circulating notes
by state banks under pan to secure
test case on the 10 per cent. tax law. pass
ed the House to-day without opposition.
il is likely TO pass the Senate and if it
does, Mr Calvin says. he has assurance
from bankers of high standing that they
will take advantage of il to bring on the
test case. The bin provides that the state
shall issue TO any chartered bank notes
of various denominations equal 10 Is per
cent of the capital stock, and that II any
bank declines 10 pay the 10 per cent. fed
eral tax, the attorney general shall test
the consututionality of the tax in the
United States Supreme Court
Mr.. Calvin spoke in favor of the bill. He
said there was pressing need for an in
crease in the circulating medium in this
country The history of the 10 per cent.
tax was reviewed at some length, and Mr.
Calvin said he had strong hope that the
Supreme Court would not declare that the
tax was unconstitutional. There was no
hope of a repeal by Congress, he said, and
the only chance for relief was through the
courts
1t was expected that the university fight
would be renewed to-day, but it was put
off for few days by request of Mr. Swift
of Ebert, author of the bill repeating the
university funding act on account of his
indisposition.
Mr.. Slaton, the champion of the univer-
eity, who had the floor at the opening of
the session yielded TO this request from
the member from Ebert. He might have
pressed the bin 10 an issue, but would not
take advantage of the indisposition of the
leader of the opposition.
A bill 10 create new judicial circuit
was the most important new business in
the House. 1t was by Mr.. Brown of Car
ron and proposes to make the new cir
cult out of the counties of Coweta, Fa-
yette and Meriwether, now in the Coweta
circuit.
Another bill changes the name of the
present Coweta circuit to the Carrollton
circuit.
The Senate to-day passed the Denny bill
for visiting committees TO the State Uni
versity and Milledgevile Normal College.
but reduced the number of the members
from fifteen representatives, and five sena-
tors TO five representatives and three SEN
ators This was step in the direction of
economy. The House later agreed to the
cutting down of the committees.
The Fitzgerald charter passed the Sen
ate to-day.
Mr.. Warng Russell of Savannah was a !
visitor to the capitol to-day, and privi-
lege resolution was introduced by the dele
cation in his honor.
Mr.. Rawls of Effingham was annoyed to-
day by. an error in an item about his bill
changing the time for opening precinct
polls. The bin only proposes to open these
polls at the same time as on the polls at
the court house, and does not interfere
with the present closing hours
The appropriations committee began the
consideration of the school appropriation
this afternoon, but no action was taken
upon il.
The Blalock faction takes the position
s that there is no real deficit in the treas
ury and, therefore, no necessity for cut |
ting the appropriation. They win favor re-
dEction in pensions and elsewhere, but
VIII stand pat against scaling of the mil |
lion dollars to the schools.
II Is true that the report of state treas
urer shows an apparent deficit next July,
but those who are familiar with the states
fiscal system insist that appropriations
equal to those for this year can be made
without increasing the tax rate, and by
making a temporary loan next summer
everything viii work smoothly. The appar-
ent deficit, they argue is due to the fact.
that the taxes which will come in Decem-
Der, are not taken into account as assets
by the treasurer It is better public policy
they argue, for the state to make a tenn
porary loan each summer as the consti-
tuition specially provides for, than to keep
million dollars or more locked up in the
treasury or in stale repositories, which
would be the result of an adherence to the
plans Of those who insist that the money
Eh ha.
vance of its appropriation.
Mr.. Chappell of Muscogee, chairman of
the ways and means committee and a
leader of the House, in his discussion be-
fore the committee this afternoon. based
his argument on the treasurer's report He
estimated, when asked to do so by ques-
uons, that the pension fund might be re-
duced 100000 or 200 00O IL the lists Vera
purged to an INDECENT basis. Mr. Channel
takes broad view of the matter. He has
not aligned himself with either of the fac
tions that have developed since the school
fund became leading issue and, In con-
sequence, he is going to WELD a powarful
influence in the solution of the question.
From a remark made by Mr. RlaIook
during the morning, it Is likely that his
followers would agree to a compromise on
100000 reduction instead of 100000
The important new bills introduced to-
day were as follows:
In the Senate-Mr Wingfield of the
TWenty-eighth introduced a bill requiring
euano manufacturers and dealers in guano
or commercial fertilizers to return for tax
alton their assets in each county in the
state
In the House-By Mr.. Willineham of
Monroe-To control the expenditure of
county funds, so far as relates TO purchase
of goods or any property, so as to prevent
favoritism by ordinaries. county commits
sioners, or other officers making pur-
chases.
by Mr.. Smith of Hall-To repeal the
present registration law
BY Mr. Bowen of Decatur-To authorize
one railroad 70 cross another when neces-
gary to reach minerals, timber or other
materials.
BY Mr.. Price of Oconee-Provlding that
IN larceny cases the owner of stolen artl-
cles shall be compensated for his loss out