The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

PRODUCED a resolution to require a consti-
tulional majority in order to recede from
a Senate disagreement or amendm nt in
stead Of merely a ajorty Of a quo um
as now. II was made the SD cial order
for tomorrow and may be REGARDED s
test vote on the Wilingham bin, It
was offered simply to NEE the enc rgency
Of the Senate passing the biz with an
amendment submitting it to a vote of the
people before going INTO effect
The following s. nate bill passed:
by Mr. Dickerson of the Fifth-To re-
incorporate the town OF DupJnt as the
city Of Dupont
Several House bills. local, were passed,
and The following new bills introduced
BY Mr.. Bum of the Thirty-eigh h-To
amend the charter of the Vernon Shell
Road Company
BY Mr.. Dickerson of the Fifth-To in
corporate the town of Nichols, in Coffee
county.
Tax Bill Doomed.
The tax bill is doomed 1t was the talk
at the capitol to-day that only three Sen
ators favored it,
The straw that broke the camel's back
was the star chamber sessions of the
commission, from which even legislators
were excluded. as well as press represent
atives and the public.
Interests affected by the bill were denied
hearing, and the other members have de-
Cermined to let 1t remain in the seclusion
from which ii sprung.
There is talk tonight that 1t may be
Withdrawn Tomorrow. 1t was sidetrack-
ed to-day, and there was a called session
of the commission to weep over its un-
timely end.
Vernon Shell Road.
Mr. LaRoche of Chatham introduced a
bill to amend the charter of the Vernon
Shell Road Company so that the company
shall be authorized TO construct branch
roads connecting their main trunk with
places lying within the limits of Chatham
county with the rights and privileges of
their original charter attaching thereto
The company is also empowered to con-
struct, use and run over said shell road
and branches, or other roads leading TO it,
a railroad track upon which it can oper-
ate cars with either steam, electricity or
any other motive power; steam friction
or common road engines of foreign or
American manufacture, as they may de
SIRE with vehicles connected herewith
for the purpose of transportation of freight
and passengers. The company is further
given full power to run their steam frc-
ton engines over the streets of SaVan-
nah for the purposes above enumerated,
provided authority to do so is granted to
1t by the Mayor and aldermen of the city
OF Savannah. The charter sought to be
amended was approved Oct. "a, 1870
Labor Statistics.
BY a vote of 55 to 20 the House reconsid-
cred the bin to est b sh a bureau of Ia
Dor and abor stat sites, viii 1h was de-
leated last Wednesday. The was a num-
Der of speeches on both sides. Me srs
Reynolds, Lane of Bib Wo dali of Bibb
and Carlton of Clarke spoke in favor Of
rgQOpgi 1qr9fign IN ~ no l.
and Morris Of Cobb spoke on the other
side. The debate, though brief, was al
most as heated as that Of Wedne sday
when the bill was defea ed through a fail
ure to receive a constitutional majority.
The tax bill. which had precedence on
the calendar for he day, was displaced
until to-mo row On the mo ion of Mr.
Ellis oi Bibb, chairman OF the special
commission which drafted the bill 1t was
explained that NEE ing of the Tax Com
mission would be held to consider some
matters that might simplify the discus
sion of the bill before the House. A con-
ference was held, at which most of the
members of the commission were present
At the conclusion, Speaker Lite sta ell
that the subjec discussed were of a PEI
sonai nature, which it Won dsnot be proper
TO give out.
There was a perfect flood OF new bills.
nearly a half a hundred, most of them
btAie5 tOtdi measures. AS only eleven
working days Of the session remain and
the calendar is already very full ii is nos
likely that many more bills wild be intro
duced.
Australian Ballot System.
One of the most important new bills was
by Mr.. Stuart of Murray, TO provide the
Australian ballot system for The state
synopsis of which was published in the
Morning News several days ago. There
were siXty-one absentees in the House
this morning, Notwithstanding the session
was the first since last Wednesday.
The resolution of Mr.. Brandon of Full
ton, that the HAN of the House of Repre-
sentatives be rendered the Virginia Socie-
ty to hold their exercises incident TO COM
memorating the birth of Robert e. Lee,
Jan. 10, 1900 was unanimously adopted
A resolution by Mr., Calvin was adopted
providing that hereafter speeches shall
be limited to ten minutes. on motion of
Mr.. Brandon it was decided to hold an
afternoon session daily from 10 p. m.
Mr.. Johnson of Floyd, offered a reso-
Tuition 10 have a committee appointed to
determine the inscription on a book in
the Treasurer's office said 10 contain
list of invalid bonds of the state. A mo-
ton TO suspend the rules and consider the
resolution was lost. Among the appro-
priations favorably reported to-day by
Chairman Chappell, was the one providing
lOl al dhAltAOA4Ah app OIlAdllOH lOI the
military.
The favorable report on the child labor
bill was also submitted to-day
At the afternoon session the bill of Mr.
Brandon TO require medical students to at
tend college four years before graduating,
instead of three, was defeated, the vote
Tor it being short of a constitutional ma
jority. This brought on a heated debate.
Griffith of HARRISON, asserting that il
toombstones could talk they would tell a
narrowing tale of incapacitated doctors,
who had filled many graves by their sad
mistakes.
When the House adjourned DR.. Cartons
resolution for the general assembly to at
tend the next commencement of the State
University in its organized capacity, was
under discussion. Three amendment s
were offered. requiring their own expenses
and one that the mileage and per diem
be paid to the university by the state
treasurer.
Some of the New Bills.
The follouipp ra eor,a Of tha 49,. IN.