The Atlanta constitution., 1901-12-16

for the more careful inspection of fer
tilizers and the manner in which they
shall be sold.
The important appropriation bills which
went through include the Soldiers home
bill appropriatIng the Sl9.So insurance
money for the rebuilding of the home
and SI5.o.0 for maintenance and equip
ment next year: the bill approprlaunR
Sgl.oo9 for the support of the state nii-
tia during the coming year; the resoiu-
tion appropriating S62So 10 make w
the deficiency I'm the amount 10 De pau
for INDECENT soldiers pensions. the resoiu-
tiOn appropriating Sll.W0 To make UP a
deficiency i'm the printing iund, anu tne
resolution appropriauns s-,,,, ,,,9J ana
the deficiency in the contingent Iund anu
S5.7So to supply the deficiency In last
years pension fund.
The foregoing are the general bills of
greatest imnortance that were pssseu.
There were 4 dozen or more others, but
most Of them simply remedy certain dS-
fects In present laws. instead OF proNiu-
ing entirely new statutes.
The housa and senate passed between
So and go local bills Of all kinds. many
OF which have already been signed by
the governor and the communities ahect-
ed are now acting under them.
Measures That Failed.
Several important measures before the
general assembly failed because the bus
mess Of the general assembly was not
push,,l forward rapidly enough. the
most important Of these. perhaps. was
the bin providing for a number OF con-
stitutionaI amendments.
EIGHT amendments 10 the constitution,
all of which were considered Of great
importance. were adopted by the senate
ror submission 10 the people. but TINS
bin failed i'm the house because IL was
not reached until the last day of the seS-
sion. and there were not enough members
#HE II d
been no opposition. II requires III votes
IN the house To submit a constitutional
amendment 10 the people. and when iniS
measure. was reached there We're only 20
members present. Many of them mad
already left the city 10 return 10 theH
homes. The result was the hard work
of the ioint committee on constitutional
amendments and the work Of the senate
was lost The matter Will probably ne
taken up promptly by the next leslsla-
t,s-c. and the work done al this ses-
sion will serve to expedite Il at that time.
Another measure ~ Importance Wh3ch
failed az passage was tn military re-
organization bill The failure az TINS
measure was due 10 difference th@l
arose. between the officials in IN" one
OF the afiiitant general. on account ot one
feature. ~ the bill which many Thought
might easily have been tiiiiih.itGu
Thts bin was prepared los three or thc
nslttsEE fala0LNaEk HllAAtar Alt A.4. 0tthNN -'--
IA whom f~,. also prominent lawyers.
ana ID was generally desired among the
military men who understood the sllua-
tion. that 10 should pass.
The other Important measure tna' ldi.-
81 We tbe Wright disuensary BILL and.
as is wei known. that measure did not
become "a law because of tho governor
veto. Pass "a by both houses il was dis
.suuroved hy th. governor for the rc2-
sons already stated. The chances are
that this measure or one similar 10 j
will come up before the next Sener4
assembly.
As soon as the work Of The governor
Is completed arrangements Will Doe made
"a have tnc laws PASSED al this session
printed. and the volume VIII urpbably
h.. out the latter part OF January or
the lst uf February
Negro Member of House Dead.
Reur. sentative Mckay. tho negro mem-
b,r from Liberty. I'm resolution. IhHfs-
q H. "a. 9 L