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SENATE WILL ACT AT ONCE.
IMPORTANT NIW FEATURES IN
GENi.R Al TNN ACT.

Plan by which Al Notes WIN he
Tssed-Ncw Method or Taxing Tel
ephonc Companies aud bicycle
DcaIcrs-tunrds' Huu TnvorabIy
Reported On, hut IT, Chances Are
siim-IIousc Went 10 t'iiibustering
Again ON Depot nan.
Atlanta. Dec i2-The Soldiers Home
bih. introduced by Mai Gary OF RIA
mond county. after being defeated and
rcconsdcrod. passed the House to-day a.
large majority. rho Vote being ioG Tor
and % agaiua,
There wa great applause when the re-
suit was announced. o. was known that
the hill would pass q 20 could bo brought
60 vote and every EFFORT has been male
for the past week Co bring the matter
before the House
Tho bin viii probably go through the
senate without any trouble.
Tho Military Committee this morning
submitted favorable report ON the hlll
Of Senator Cam 20 change the Savannah
volunteer Guards into au artillery battaI-
ION. The report 81 the committee was
unanimously Boo favor of The change. anl
the effort of Inspector Genera, Obsar 10
defeat the measure failed 10 a Doubt.
fuL however % hc bIi wn sot np al
thi' session. as the steering COMMITTEES
seemH determined 10 bring up the defot
oiii' aud the minority has a desire 10 al-
buster
fiiibust"rinE Kept N.
Tho House spent the day in allbusteriur
after dlspoeing % the tax act The steer
ing Committee put up the dcpo. bll. hut
a vote was never taken. owing 10 the tar-
tics employed until the sour OF edionrn-
mcnt
| At tho afternoon session On hour yyaa
/ spent 100 deciding whether or not the roll
should Dee called The roll was anaIv
eaii'ii. hnd again dhatory means were
/ employed until the hour OF adiouruunaut.
JUST before ud1 urumen.. four members
/ OF 10" House rose Go question ~ per-
.on'a privilege ana denounced tho A.
,atFa n'"HpAlefa eap"ci ly the Atlanta
/ Daily New. for unfair treA ment
Ar Tiscnger 81 Upson started the hail
/ fginng ana he was followed by Mr. Fielder
I ~ hlbh, Ar Howard ~ DeKaIb ana AZ
/ hAll of B.bh Mr. Han and Mr. FalAer'
wanted 20 cxpol the newspaper men from
/ me floor Of ne House but no member
even those who made the suggestion. had
ne nerve 20 make such a motion and the
/ newspaper mon sull hold sway.
Changes la the Tax HiII.
I Tho general tax hll was adoptet as n
/ whoio a. reported hy the committee in
me House this morning after a spirited
/ debate over certain sections Tho bit waa
Transmitted Immediately 20 tho Senate.
! The tax hil De- practically the same
/ measure as WAS adopted last year with
| three prominent exceptions and under Il
/ %" tax rate will remain at che present
/ figure 5-i0 mills
/ The exceptions whore the bin dlfef
from last years rest. FIRST in o pr0vfsN
which r cnrrlcs. making notes thxaF
This provision requires that an notes r
en after Jan. !. 1901. shall boz stamped
/ fhe tax receiver Of the county wher y.
/ they are held 90 make them valid to-
I tax committee estimates that this pros
vision VIII reach about 100000 hereto-N
I fore not taxed
Tho SECOND change which is 81 very
much Jess general interest. consists IN
new method of levyiug me taxes on tel
/ ephone companies. This business has
formerly had 20 pay its share Of the
states expenses through q tnx on indi-
vldual phones ana what d. known ~ an
occupation tax. tho same being a general
business tax The Supreme Court de-
cided that snis method was Illegal. 30 tho
present bin imposes an od valorem tax OF
2is per cent
The third change r. with regard 20 BIZ
eyes. dealers Last year the manufac-
turcrs were taxed so each This year
the manufacturers tax e. done away
with. aud the dealers taxed instead $40
each