The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-10
HOUSE PASSED FIRST BILL.
LEGISLATIRE At LAST GETTING
DOWN TO BUSINESS


DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Members. Hereafter. VIII Ne Held
StrictIs 60 Accommodates Of the
Iast House Were Adoptcd-Ehort
90 Repeal the Emigration Law.
BiIi Frosidins for county JnNe-
nile Reformstories senate Ju-
dietary Committee Passed on some
Important Measures.
Atlanta. Nov e-Th, nrst b.u % the ses
Eion Ras passed to-day receiving llt votes
II wee q loeaI measure introduced by Mr
Frsder.es 81 Macon county To- charter th.
town o. og.eta1rpe
There were twenty five new bills intro
ducei tais morning besides several re-o-
tuition. some - mo important bills were
WriFnf juvenile reformatory blll steesi's
tscns powder measure. Harvard 81 Doc.
.,.s bl 10 prluc down the pension I.t.
measures by smith % Hancock prot .du-
Tor The recovery % damage committed
hy animals running al large. rndcrN ooa
o. White relative 20 stock law election
HOGAN q Lincoln. Tor biennial sessions 90
me Legislature. Henderson % Foss} ta
20 repeal me emigrart Law. Perrg 90
oNlunett proviiing for board % asses
sors 20 tax railroads and electric street
railway properties Glover of CoWetta.
providing for examination aud license ~
stationary engineers and Booth % Walton
10 require Superior Court judge 20 ap-
point iurs commissioner from list Of
citzers furnished him by the justices %
tse peace o. the county
Several nov bins were read SECOND
sifne and will probably come no for pass
eEe tomorrow
VIII Get Down TO business.
An snort TO adjourn uH Monday was
defeated ana tAe House viii meet az too
usual hour tomorrow morning though
fne senate will not be 10 session MANY
of the committees met this sfternooa and
beginnlng Ri,h Monday. the House Wll
Eet down 20 work in earnest. Henccforth
lha members 90 the House will have a.
sive an account of Themselves Al abssn-
tees RilI be noted in the Journal and
their names read al the opening 81 the
session each morning Those without
leave will be 50 recorded aud the pur.
pose Tor which viii be likewise charged
against The member asking for the leave
Tor providsntial business or other cause.
This new rule proposed by the Committee
on Rules Nsll tend 20 insure a larger
daily attendance on the House sessions
The rules Of the las, House were adopt
- permanently for the rules Of the House
With a Few exceptions All motions to aus
pend the rules are required 10 be FIRST
submitted 70 the Committee on Rules be
fore they are entitled 10 consideration b,
the House. thus making unanimous con
sents necessary for the prompt consider
ation Of any such motions
The Emigrant law.
Mr. Henderson OF Forsyth Sc seek
ting To repeal the smiErant law in
force tn Georgia This u Of interest Just
az this time. because OF the case pend
ing IN the United States Cour against
"Pegisg'' williams for violation OF this
Law.
IL IL made a misiemeanor 20 solicit en-.
lgrants from this 10 other states without
taking out a license for that purpose.
which costs S00 20 each county ana Il
was under this law that Williams was
convicted IN a South Georgia county.
An emigrant agent was nearly lynehed
several years ago FOR plying his business
and repeal Of the law may cause NOR
such outbreaks.
Juvenile ReformRtorics.
Mr. Wright OF FLOYD has introduced a
measure in the House 60 provide for the
establishment OF a Juvenile rcformatory iu
any county ln the state upon the recon-
mendatlon % the grand jury thereof Mr.
Wright's bill provides that children under
10 whose parents do not properly provide
for them either through inability or neg
iect. shan be- taken iuto those homes and
they shall be open also 10 youthful cuiml-
mails under the age OF r.
The home Is 20 boo established and main
tained on the county POOR farm Il being
made specially incumbent on the manage
ment 20 Instruct the inmates on the evil
effects Of whisky on the human system.
They are 80 70 taught gssga! ve-ations
and In every way $50 trained up as TO
make intelligent and upright citizens.
work Of Judiciary Committee.
Immediately after the Senate adjourned
to-day the General judiciary COM
rnittee held It's hrst business
rneesing. aud will report unfav-
oraby on the biz of Senator Bell. requir-
ina persons convicted OF Outraging women
60 be executed within fivc days after con
Viction except in appealed cases.
The nin % Mr. sullivan TO % amend
the law tn regard TO the reinstatement 81
ou--uited or dismissed suits az 10 make
s, apply 70 contract a. well a. statutory
cases Was approved hy the committee.
and they will recommend that Il do pass
They will also report favorahly OF the
hill by senator Aller 20 hurry proceed
tngs tn cases where property is 70 be a.
vided among Joint heirs. who wish 60 ap-
ply 10 the Judge az chambers for author-
i'y for such action when court - not iu
sesslon. and also on che Eili> registration
bill. which entities voters who register one
wear 70 participate ia elections held dur
ing the year following.