The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-16
DoINGs OF THE LEGISLATURE.
mr.. MDONOUGH's BILLS REPORTED
FAVORABLY BY COMMITTEE.

the Measure Prohibiting POOL
roOms-BiII introduced in the
House Providing for Biennial ses-
sions of the Legislature and One
Cutting the Sessions TO Forty Days.
Mr. McFarIand's salary sIicing
Measures Killed by Committee.
Atlanta. Ca, Nov. 15-In the House this
morning the bill by Mr.. McDonough of
Chatham prohibiting the operation of pool
rooms in this state was favoraby report
ed by the general judiciary committee.
There has so far been no organized oppo-
eition to the bill developed and the chances
are that il viii become a law unless the
fight is TO be made in the Senate
Mr. McDonough's bin repeating the law
which prohibits a citizen of Chatham
county from holding two Offices at the
same time was favorabiy reported by the
special judiciary committee. This bill is
understood to be in the interest Of Capt.
John r. Dillon of Savannah, formerly clerk
TO the Board of County Commissioners
and tax receiver. If it passes, he win get
his old jobs back again.
Biennial sessions of the general assem-
to-day. Two bills providing for this change
were introduced, one by Mr.. Rose of Cam
den and the other by Mr. Griffin Of Greene.
The holding of but one fifty-day session
OF the legislature in two years would save
the state in the neighborhood of $4,000.
When the economizers come to figure on
this it may be that they will turn in and
support one of these bills.
Operating upon the same line of econom-
zeal thought, Mr.. Park of Greene, intro
duced a bill cutting ten days off the an
nual sessions, making them forty-days in
stead of fifty as at present. With the exec
ton of judges and solicitors taken out of
ats hands the legislature, it seems, could
very easily get through it's labors in forty
working days. Mr.. Park, who is easily
one of the leaders on the floor of the
House, thinks that a shortening of the am
nual session will be the compromise APP
preached with those who favor biennial
sessions
MIR. Blalock of Fayette, came to the
front to-day with another crack at the oil
inspectors whose salaries the committee
tried to cut in half last session He now
proposes to create the office of state su-
pervisor of oil inspection whose duty it
shall be to go about over the state and see
that things are conducted according 10
"Hoyle." The salary to be paid to this
new functonary is, $1,000 a year and ex-
penses to come out of the oil fees.
Mr. Park of Greene introduced a bill
to reduce the fees of tax collectors from
making out their insolvent lists, and Mr.
Moore of Carroll offered bin 20 pay JUS
tees of the peace three cents a name for
making out the list of persons liable to
tax which they are now required to make
to abe tax receiver. That is, they are re-
auired to make these lists, but they never
do H. because they are not paid for the
work Mr. Moore thinks that If they were
paid and gave their time to the work, the
result would be a considerable increase on
the digests.
The bills of Mr.. Mcfarland, introduced
yesterday providing for a general reduc-
ton In the salaries of state officials, We're
all reported adversely in the House this
morning. Thus the bills meet with a
speedy execution, as the action of the
committee is virtually the death knell.
The ways and means committee reported
favorably upon the bill to repeal the act,
making permanent the income of the state
university and adversely on the bill of Mr..
Smith of Hail. which gave constables the
right to levy fl. fas from Superior and
City Courts where the amount was less
than 500.
Mr.. Hall of Bibb to-day introduced an
other batch of bills amending the laws in
regard to the conduct of suits against
railroad companies. while Mr.. Ellis of Bib
Offered a bin providing for bonded ware
houses
Mr.. Rawis of Effingham has introduced
two bills, which are of a good deal of
importance throughout the state, and es-
pecially in Savannah. One requires that
the polls at precincts be opened and clos
ed at the same time as those at the
court houses in all state elections This
change. Mr.. Rawls says, will give people
living in the outskirts and going to the
city every day for business an opportun-
fly to vote before going. The other bill
provides for the compensation of county
officers in criminal cases where there is no
money from fine forfeitures of the coun-
~ treasury, the claims to be approved by
the judge of the court and the county Off
GERS.
Mr.. Davis, in the Senate, this morning
withdrew his bill repeating the law making
women eligible TO the Office of state librar-
ian. petition signed by 1000 women
was presented TO the commission against
the bill, and 1t was unfavorably reported.
Mr. Davis is still heartily in favor of the
repeal of this law. however, aud has not
entirely abandoned the fight
The Senate had its first debate this
morning on the House resolution, provid-
Ing for a joint committee TO visit the
Georgit Normal and Industrial College for
the purpose of ascertaining the needs of
that institution. Mr.. Wight amended
that the committees TO visit the state col
Ieges should go at commencement as the
legislature already knew the needs of
these Institutions, and it would be use
less TO send committees there now to be
caioled by the faculties into recommend
ing appropriations that could not be af-
forded After the discussion this amend
ment was finally adopted. and the com
mittees will go in vacation and report at
the next session after the regular appro-
priations have been made. unless the
House refuses to accede to the Senate
amendment.
Mr. Redding introduced bill providing
Tor the election of the judges and solicitors
OF county courts, who are now appointed
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