The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-14
THE LAST DAYS SESSION.
Many Bills Put Through I'm Closing
Rush.


Atlanta, Dec. 13.-To-day the House.
by a vote of 81 to Ss, refused to con-
cur in the Senate amendment to the
Atlanta depot bill making the presi-
dent of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House members ex-officio of
the commission. He informed friends
that under no circumstances would he
accept even If the amendment were
adopted. President Howell also stated
he would not serve, as he did not con-
slider it proper to serve without the
Speaker.
When the bill came up in the House
Mr.. Hall of Bibb objected to the
amendment. He said the president
of the Senate was the son of di-
rector of the Central Railroad. He
declared he meant no reflection, but
said he ought not to serve. He said
he had heard the Speaker would de-
cline to serve. There was quite tur-
moil in the House over the matter
and all sorts of motions and points
of order were made, but as promptly
ruled out of order. The House. hav-
receded from it this afternoon, and
the bill is now ready to go to the
Governor.
obcnr Killed the Bill.
The military reorganization bill is
dead. 1t came up in the House to-day
and was opposed on the ground that
its object was ito legislate a good
man out of Office"
The man referred to is Inspector Cen
eral w. G. Obear. The principal fea-
ture of the bill seems to be the con-
solidatlon of the Offices of inspector
general and adjutant general
Col Obear opposed the bill, while
assistant, Gen. Phil G. Byrd, favor
ed it.
The House disagreed to the unfavor-
able report of the committee, but there
were never enough friends of the bill
present to pass it, and it was put on
the table, where it remained.
Senator Herndon's bill to extend the
time during which the Office Of Com
missioner OF Pensions shall last for fif-
teen years was passed by the House.
Chairman w. Nj. Toomer of the Pen
itentiary Committee of the House to-
day submitted report on the condi-
tion of the convict camps and the PEN
itentiary system in the state.' The re-
port is an exceedingly favorable one.
The management of the convicts was
highly commended and IL was declared
the treatment of them was humane and
they are well fed.
Numerous efforts were made to adj
journ the House sine die, but there are
many Senate bills to be acted upon,
and a night session was ordered. in
spite of many protests.
The House passed the following SEN
ate bills:
BY Mr.. johnson of the Fifth--To fix
the license fee for retailing or vending
intoxicating or malt liquor in Coffee
ccuntv.
BY Mr.. Wilcox Of the Fifteenth-To
authorize the city authorities of Nc
Rae to secure a system of water works
for that place.
BY Mr.. Smiley of the Second-To
provide for the registration of the
marks, brands and natural marks of
all cattle, hogs, sheep and goats killed
for sale in Mcintosh county.
BY MIR. Cam OF the First--To amend
the act incorporating the Savannah
Trust and Deposit Company of Savan-
nah.
In the Senate this morning a resolu-
tion by Senator l3oypton TO permit Il.
l.. Hayes-to sue the state for the pay
ment of bonds he cwns, known as the
convention bonds of 1866, was voted
down by "a to s. These are the bonds
which Judge c. G. Kibbee has been
Iconunued on Sixth Pagel