The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-17
SESSIONS CLOSING HOUR.
now DIGNIFIED LEGIsL ATOHs DIS
PORTED THEMSEINE~


Hoars the Legislature Was "a ses-
=sss=-Adiourned 40 ti1o O'Clock in
the Morning. the Hands of the
clock siavinE nrcn stopped At
ItiaO-Fight over TaS MA Kept
Legislator. AwRke-Nhj Treas
ur~r's Ci~rk mn Passed House aad
senate
The cl1s.rF hours ~ ire legislative sea.
slon OF 1.o nt Atlanta. wer, marked hy
the Observance % t1e customs thar usage
las onr established There were rare o.i
tunes before ta. rsse' OF me speaker fell
for the last time
Represcaiauves Wells and Harden left
Atlanta together yesterday morning
reaching tbe c.,y az nlEht ID o. cSp. 81
mat Senator cam NiI arrive this morn
irg or tonight Mr. Wels said that the
whole lsl,sltion was tagged ard tired
cut. nc constant strain %; the last week
Of che -e-slon having proven more than
wearing 20 brain and boiy alike
Whsn the Legislature adjourned sine
&C." said Mr Wells. 'It vas $50 O'Clock
ln ths morning The ume-honored custom
a. stopping ths hands q the clock at % %
had heen observed, ana the hours after
Midnight we're spent 900 somewhat fierce
fshi over me provisions % tho tax act
When the aot was pass.d by the
House q contained clause providing
tnat al notes should bee stamped by tile
receiver Of tax returns of the several
counties n the state. IN order 20 he vttIi
and enforceable in law. This provision
was stricken oN in tho Senate. and 10
was the enor, o. st this back in the &C.
made rs che supporters aud adhereuts Of
1hs scheme tnat Aept che Two houses so
iona la session.
We of the minority who opposed the
pFoy slan were rather small tn mum pers
tui We rad enough 20 nc abe 60 put up
& good aght. and We ala. Eyery little
whsle there would come a message from
the Senate. asking that committee be
appointed to confer with tfs committee
a. 90 this provision. The committee would
H. appointed and iu another little white
syolid return witn the report that u
could NOT agree. TIE end % Il ali vas.
however that the majority In the House
came around 90 the position - the seua =
and the minority 90 its own members and
agreed 10 che Senate amendment stfik-
frR the provision from the tax act. That
thls was the thing that should have been
done b. obvious 90 every business man
The claim ~ the senate was that the
tax OF note. as provided by the House
would NOT Yield The state any revenue
The basis OF the amendment which the
blouse nualN accepted makes the rate ~
mile Of which 81 is for general purposes
and 81 FOR cotntnon schools.
Mr. Wells said that the purpose OF the
provision had been somewhat uasunder-
sfood. The present tax law provides thtt
notes and other evidences Of Indebtedness
email be- returned for taxation by che nod
crs Ia some cases the holders DO not
return these notes N was not iutcnicd
10 impose auy additional tax, but merely
10 80 arrange matters that the notes reii
by a taxpayer would boz returned uy him
al their full value. To have them stamp
"a ln the Office Of the tax receiver would
accomplish this purpose admirably.
But. in Mr. Wells o. inion. Il would
lead 10 anuoyances and cause trouble for
which the increased revenue 90 the state
would not compensate. IL often happens
that % Is necessary Tor a business man e
borrow money. but he does not wish "a
advertise this fact 10 the world he may
h. and probably Is perfectly solvent. yet
81 some 90 bis creditors reach the con-
clusion that be has too much paper cut
standing they can force him 20 an ac-
counting. their example viii be followed
by others and the result viii be bank
ruptcy.
During the time when the joint com
mitteea OF the House and senate were
conforriug." said MIR Wells. the Houss
remained under recess Then 20 was TIE
aorse-play by which the closing hours OF
the session are always distinguished was
indu.gsd ln by tire members. Speakers
were nurnediy elected and forced 20 take
the chair books and rolls Of manuscript
were sent flying through the air and the
representatiycs Of the people Of Georgia
for time forgot all their dignity IL Was
actually $50 o'clock though the clock OF
the wall only registered 49, when
Speaker Little declared the House sd.
3ourned without day.
The protest from the County Commis-
sioners relative 20 the nih giving the
county treasurer the right 10 employ a
clerk az the public expense. reached A.
lauia too iate 20 be used 20 any very
great effect"
Representative Wells made this re-
Spouse TO question as 10 the reason Tor
enc protests failure 20 accomplish it'
intended purpose and secure the defeat
OF the bill. IL will be- remembered that
the protest against the Application OF ths
taxpayers money 10 the payment Of q
clerk for the TREASURER was made al th,
meeting d the commissioners held %
Thursday last. Copies Of the resolution.
in which the protest and the reasons tina
animated the commissioners in making Dr.
were embodied. were mailed 60 the Sen
at0r from this district. the representative.
from this county and the Governor OF th.
state on ThurSduy evening. and reache,
Atlanta the following morning. on tha
day the bin was passed
THE bll had already passed IN.
House said Air. Wells. "ant
when the resolutions OF the commits
sioners reached Atlanta IL had been "a
vurably reported By the committee OF m,
Senate. 10 which Il had been referred
and was lying on the presidents desk
preparatory go being placed on It's pass
age What little could be done was done
but senatorial courtesy IN add tlon Z,
the favorable report Of the committee
carried the day ana che bin was passed
Il don't feel" said Mr. Wells ia con
clusion that / was at all 70 blame ]
q protest had been formulated Ga time.
would have had something TO work on
something TO show the mcmbors OF en-
House and Senate that there was o9po
sltion 10 the bill In Chatham county Th
Indifference with which the county au
snoritles seemed 70 regard the bli pas
has taken place"
Mr. Wells said he and the other mem
bers OF the delegation were glad THAI III
session Is over and they were Ia -
rition TO return 20 their homes. The Las
few days. especially. have been very try
ing and an Of the delegation need IN