The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-23
GRIND OF The LEGISLATURE.
THREE SAVANNAH LOCAL BILLS
PASS THE HOUSE.

One Vesfing veto Power in Acting
Mayor. One Giving Council Power
10 Condemn Railroad Property for
Drainage Purposes, and the Third
Repeating the Act EXempdns Col
iinsviIIe From Municipal Tax.
Fight Against the state University
10 Come UP To-day.
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 22.-Mr Mcmillan re-
turned to his seat in the House this morn
ing and in speaking Of the Park and Tree
Commission repeal bill, he said that he is
in favor Of 1t. His position Is that the
Park and Tree Commission should be abol-
ished along with all the others, and then
If Council wants to, 1t can recreate 1t or
any of the others IL viii then be subject
to Council, just as it proposed that all
the other commissions shall be if Council
secs fit to re-establish them after the pas
sage of repeal bills.
Three of Savannah's local bills passed
the House to-day. They were as follows:
BY Mr.. LaRoche-Vesting the same veto
power in the Mayor protein as that pos
sessed by the Mayor; also empowering the
Mayor and Council to condemn property
for drainage purposes.
By Mr.. McMillin-Repealing the act of
1854, exempting Collinsv3lle from municipal
tax.
After reading CT the journal in the
House this morning, Mr.. Calvin moved to
reconsider the action of yesterday in re-
ferring to the committee on appropria lions
Senator Thrashers resolution for a joint
committee to investigate the condition of
the state treasury The motion to recon-
slider was warmly discussed, but prevailed,
and the resolution was again taken up.
1t was then amended on Mr.. Calvins mo-
ton by striking out the section authorizing
the investigation committee to summon
witnesse before it. II was stiH further
amended by Mr.. Park of Green so that the
report be made as early as possible to the
present session, and on motion of Mr..
King of Houston, that the investigation
be made without cost to the state, unanf
mously.
The bill by Mr.. Moore of Carroll to make
It crime to bet on elections, the crime
to be punished as misdemeanor, was lost.
The vote stood sc to IS, and the bill, lack
ing Two votes OF Il COuStltuAlOudl mayor ity ,
was defeated.
Another bill by Mr.. Moore to define SIAN
der and provide a punishment for it was
killed The bill makes it a misdemeanor
to impute falsely the want of chastity OF
a woman, or TO make any false or mali
cious accusation against another.
Mr. Swift of Ebert, whose illness list
week stopped the debate on his bill to re-
peal the act making permanent the en-
dowment of the state university, was at
his place again to-day. He succeeded in
having his bin made the special order for
tomorrow, Immediately after the Eds
resolution has been disposed of.
The next bill was by Mr.. Whittly of
Glascoek, TO prevent Confederate soldiers
from running billiard or pool tables, deal
ing in futures, conducting the busl-
ness of an auctioneer or broker,
or bedding stoves, clocks, or lightning
rods on their free licenses, tabled in the
absence of the author. =
A bill by Mr.. Emanuel of Glynn amend
ing the act establishing the board OF
county commissioners of Glynn county
was passed by a vote of l3l 10 o.
The resolution introduced yesterday 70
nrovide for a committee to investigate the
controversy between DIR. George F. Payne
and Col, o. B. Stevens, commissioner OF
agriculture. over the ownership OF the
chemical laboratory, was adopted.
bill by Mr. Woodall of Talbot to pre-
vent The manufacture of whisky in his
county was passed by vote of lis to o.