The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-02
WITHOUT A QUORUM
MANY nIIIs WE'RE RATI.uoADED
TuUOtGH TuE HOUSE.
ONLY SIXTY MEMBERS THERE.
THE USUAL HoLL CtLL nan TO ma
DISPENSED wtTu.

Hiiis Were Pushed Through aud ne
ciarcd Passed bs Co1sututionaI
Mai"rits-Thcy Nrrc 80 Entered
on the Journnl-N hiIe Th- Action
- ILLEGAL the J"urnui stnnd~ for
what ~ Shovs-tfowrtcr Members
Wiii Draw Their pay
Atlanta. pec. 1.-The House 81 Repre-
aeHmtNes hI morning wen, through the
faf.o O., pass ag number of bills with
only slNu members proaent out ~ "a total
roll cau 81 i15
Hon srahorn Wrsht declared that this
state OF affairs v4s directly charreabla
60 tho fact salt members accept free
nasa,s from the railroads and go CD their
homes WHOM They ousht 10 he az work
The iis members Who are absent to-day
fr"m their seats wiz draw $50 of tho
states money for scrv,ces not rendered
The balls passed to-day were local
measures ON which only af,y-ave votes
were cast a. a ruc. but after each vote
% was announced in loud tones THIS
bin having received tnc requisite consu-
tutonal majority is passed" ana the
vote was eutered on she Journal Of ths
House az % and N
The rol-cln was dispensed with this
morning bccsuse out 81 i55 rcpresentatives
only sixty were on hand. There might b.
No objection e. the bHs passed but as
one representative stated this morning.
th"re g. q" seis!as =-5s-r; inv furi tuat
every bin passed Be- ilrea. Tbe Supreme
Court has held that 10 the Journal shows
that the bili received the requisite major
icy there Is no goinE behind u. out tho
decision in the opinion of several u tho
member. does not 60 behind ~ fact
that members who receive 50 q day for
their sory e. are absent on other busi-
ness.
Wright Didn't Like ~.
Hon. seaborn Wright of Floyd had an
important measure he wanted 20 put
through this morning be declared. but he
could not bring Il ~. as thcro was not a
constitutional majority.
III is due 70 this free pass business" he
said ~ the members ala no, have these
passes. hcy would remain Ia Atlanta
and attend 10 their duties"
"a 't"hf''t ~ i'Nat hils went through
this morning and by officials OF the cap
itoi It g. said that they were al illegally
passed because thoy dld not receive tho
necessary majority
The following are the bills which were
passed
by Mr. slaton OF Fulton-An ao, 10
amend tho charter Of the city Or Atlanta.
Hy Dir Madden OF plke-An act 70
amend section ~ of the penal code. which
relates a. the transfer OF Indictments
from the Superior Court to the County
Court
by Mr. Knowles OF Floyd-An act 90 es-
tablish a system Of public schools for
the town of East Rome. and 70 provide
for the support and maintenance thereof.
ana for other purposes
By Mr. Howard of Dooley-An act 10
amend the charter % the town of Una
ola. Dooly county, 50 ss 20 authorize
the corporate auu.oritlcs Of said town 10
levy and collect a tax. for the support
and maintenance Of tho public schools OF
said town and for oIher purposes.
Hy Senator Ellis-To am NJ tho charter
of Macon 20 as to provide for building
inspector, and incorporating other pro-
Visions
by Messrs Hardwick and Franklin of
Washingion-T'o create tho city Court OF
Sindersvnle
Mr. Fielder Of BIbb-To amend the act
creating the City Court Of Macon.