The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-15
RAPID WORK IN LEGISLATURE.
MANY BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
WE'RE PUT THROUGH.

Bill Passed to Prevent Hogs From
Running at Large-ResOIutiOn as
TO Election of Senators by the Peo-
pie Did Not Get Through.
Atlanta. Dec. 1.-THE third to the las
day of the present session Of the Legi Ia
ture opened in the House this morning
with sixty representatives absent
The Clifton text book bill was not report
ed by The committee for consideration TO-
day. 1t viii come up either Friday or
Saturday when a very warm debate Is ex-
peejed.
Mr. Calvin Of Richmond introduced a
resolution that the House rescind its &C
ton recurring unanimous consent to
change the rules. There was objection
10 the resolution and it was he'd that
unanimous consent would be required for
Its adoption
The appropriation Of 1850 to pay the
Griffin Rifles for their services in sup
pressing riot at the Griffin cotton mills,
was passed.
Mr.. Bush of Miller moved TO reconsider
the dill passed yesterday reducing the Ii
cense tax on sewing machine agents from
IS 70 s.. The motion was lost by vote
of 81 to IS.
On the motion of Mr.. Park of Greene.
the bill to allow all voters in a county to
vote at the Court House precinct, which
was defeated yesterday, was reconsidered.
No Money for Normal school.
The bill by Mr.. Carlton Of Clarke to ap-
propriate $4,000 to the state normal school
at Athens was taken up in the Committee
r rggt, In
chair Mr.. WoodaH of Talbot moved to
amend by reducing the appropriation TO
5000. Mr.. Freeman of Coweta, made the
point that the unfayorable report of the
committee on appropriations had never
been disagreed to by the House, and the
Committee of the Whole reported that the
bin had been improperly referred. No ac-
ton was taken on the appropriation, and
il was thus killed.
The bill by Mr.. Brown Of Carroll TO
create a new judicial circuit to be com
posed of the counties of Carroll, Heard
and Troup, to be known as the Carrollton
Circuit was defeated today.
The Governor approved the resolution to
pay the expenses of the State Tax Com
mission.
A b.n to pay $4S2 to George w. Harrison
state printer, a balance due on printing
furnished the agricultural department
during the term of Commissioner Nesbtt.
met with much opposition The vote was
Is to IS and the bin was lost
The bill by Mr.. Freeman of Coweta, to
require constables to whom SIX fl. fas. are
entrusted 10 levy and make returns for the
tuf va nJ oil Nv
vote of 80 TO s.
Women Are Shut Out.
Mr.. Johnson of Floyd spoke in favor of
his bill. to allow white women over IS
years of age, to enter the textile depart
ment Georgia School of Technology. He
said IL would enable the women of the
stale TO cultivate their talent for design
ing which was recognized as being su-
perior to that of the men. The bill was
introduced at the request of the faculty
of the school. The vote was 50 to 80, and
through failure to receive a constitutional
majority the bill was lost
The House favored Confederate soldiers
10y passing, by a vote of 1903 to l. a bill by
Messrs. Holder and Hosch of jackson, to
exempt the old soldiers from the $40 tax
on photographers.
A bill by Mr.. Brandon Of Fulton, to re-
lieve Martin H. Dooley. one of the sure
ties on the bond of E. II. Richards q
Co, lesses of the Northeastern Railroad
was passed by a vote of Ill to 4.
The bill, by Mr.. Freeman of Coweta,
that mortgages given to secure payment
of debts for money or supplies used in
making a crop should have precedence
over all other mortgages or liens, passed
by vote of IS to 5.
The bill of Mr.. Hall of Bib TO pre-
vent judges from directing verdicts, was
again placed on its passage. The House,
a second time, refused to curtail the power
of the judges, the vote standing II to p.
and lacking seventeen of a constitutional
majority, the bill was lost.
The resolution, by AIR. Turner of Henry,
authorizing the state librarian 10 purchase
$50 copies of Harrisons compilation of the
acts of 1896, 1897, 1898 was lost the vote
being rs to g.
Cannot Hold Two Jobs.
The bill by Mr. Black of Whitfield to
amend the section of the code preventing
eouncilmen and aldermen from holding
any other office during the term for which
they were elected, was passed by a vote
of IS to with an amendment that no
charter provisions OF cities or towns
should be repealed
Another bin by Mr.. Black providing that
a wife may be a competent witness
against her husband in certain cases, pass
ed by a vote of 100 TO 4.
A resolution by Mr.. Chappell of Musco-
gee providing that the Speaker and the
clerks of the House the president and
secretary of the Senate, be directed to re-
main five days at the end of the session
TO wind up the business, was passed.
The bill by Mr. West Of White to pre-
vent voters in militia district which has
adopted stock law from participating in
a county election on that question. was
lost by a vote of 46 to 81
The Georgia Razorback.
One Of the most Interesting discussions
of the day was over the bill by Messrs
Yates Of Catoosa and Copeland of Walker
TO prevent hogs from running at large. Mr.
Bush Of Miller moved to table the bill
but Mr.. Yates said the object of the bill
was TO make the owners of swine keep
them up but the law would not apply to
any county until ratified by a majority Of
the qualified voters.
The mnfinn 10 fable was voted down and