The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-13
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
House Bill to Teach in schools Evils
of Alcohol and Tobacco.

in a good humor this morning. They
granted enough unanimous consent tc
take up more than the entire session.
Perhaps the most important measure
passed by the House was the bill by
Mr.. Park of Greene, requiring that
physiology and hygiene. particularly
as relates to the effect of alcoholic
stimulants and narcotics on the hu-
man system. be taught in the pubhc
schools Of the state This bin was pass
ed after a brief and interesting de-
Sbate by a vote of 100 TO 2S. 1t requires
ahat physiology and hygiene shall be
Taught in all the public schools of the
state. the principal object being to en-
phasize on the youthful mind the eVn
effects of alcohol and tobacco. 1t re-
ouires that at least one-fiifth of the
text books used in the primary grades
shall relate to these subjects; that
county boards of education which fail
or refuse to have these subjects taught
shall be liable to have withheld then
pro rata of the state school fund and
that all teachers, before receiving
license. shall stand a thorough exami-
nation on these subjects.
Several members of the House made
earnest speeches in favor of the meas
lIre. while one or two opposed 1t.
The House passed by vote of "a to
! the bill by Mr.. Ousley of Lowndes,
providing for the reprinting OF
Georgia reports with annotations
States Supreme Court report by
Judge Howard Van Emps of Atlanta.
These annotations will also be pub
lished in all the new reports. The bill
provides for the publications of one
thousand copies of each reports, and
they are to be sold to lawyers at 81 So
per volume.
The extra cost for the annotations,
which will present all the Georgia law
in concrete and available form, will be
only about 80 cents per volume.
Under a joint resolution passed by
the House and Senate, a joint session
will be held in the House on Thursday
at u o'clock, for the purpose of hearing
an address by Mrs. w. H. FELTON, of
Gainesville, on the subject of educa-
ton and the public school system of
Georgia.
Two. bills amending the charter of
Atlanta so as TO preclude forever the
sale of the water-works system, and
and the gross receipts of corporation,
were passed by the House. These
measures were warmly opposed in the
committee room. especially by the
street railroads which object to addi
tional taxes.
There was a lot of cross-firing in the
House on the bill by Mr.. Blue of
Marion to permit arresting officers to
carry concealed weapons After a
-, l-I,
referred back to the General Judiciary
Committee to be considered in connec-
tion with another measure there pend
ing.
The House killed the bills by Mr.
Duncan of Lee, providing for state
veterinary surgeon, and for
State Board of Health.
The latter measure stoutly opposed by
Mr.. Harden of Chatham, who moved in
Committee of the Whole that an I'M
favorable report be made.
The unfavorable report was made
and adopted.
The House passed the following
bills:
BY Mr. Davis of Meriwether-
Authorizing executors, trustees, etc,
to invest certain trust funds in other
securities than Georgia state bonds.
By Mr.. Mitchell of Emanuel-To
amend section 1855 of the code so that
coroner will be authorized to hold an
inquest only in cases where there are
suspicious circumstances surrounding
a death.
By Mr.. Hathcock of Douglas-To
authorize Boards of County Commits
sioners to employ expert accountants to
examine the books of county officials.
BY Mr.. Drawdry of Clinch-Requir-
ing station agents instead of section
foremen to make reports of the killing
of live stock by trains.
The report of the special depot COM
mittee was filed and along with il the
bill providing for a new depot for At
lanta, which will be read tomorrow
The committees report says that there
will be no difficulty in making the
$50O,0O0 appropriation for the purpose of
building the depot as provided in the
bill.
There will be no extraordinary ap-
preparations necessary for the next two
or three years. and the committee
urges favorable action on this measure
The Senate.
Atlanta. Nov. lathe Wright dis
pensary bill was ordered printed to-
day for the information of the Senate
The bill was considered by the Tenn
perance Committee of the Senate this
afternoon, and while action was post
poned, it is believed the bill will be
favorably recommended, and that it
will pass the Senate. The measure
seems to meet with hearty concurrence
from many of the senators as a solu-
ton of the vexed problem of prohibit
ton.
The Senate passed the bill providing
that all electric lighting and electric
railway companies may do steam or
electric heating business.
The bill b. Mr.. Hardaway of the
Thirty sixth, providing an amendment
TO section "a, volume 3, of the code,
stipulating emasculation as a punish
ment for criminal assault was passed
The Senate concurred in the Joint
resolution, inviting Mrs. FELTON, to ad-
Dress joint session of the General
Assembly on Nov. IA at u O'Clock.
The resolution inviting the British
ana Southern United States of Amer
lea Abbatoir Company Gimited) of
London, to establish a plant in Geor-
gia, was adopted
bill making a certiorari act as a
supersedeas to the execution of a
judgment was passed.
Mr.. Smith of the Thirty-fourth in
troduced a resolution providing that
the representatives and senators in
Congress from this state be urged to
place the soldiers Of the Indian wars
who served in the Georgia STATE
Troops on the pension rolls of the
United States. The resolution was
adopted.
The Senate in executive session con-
firmed appointments made by Gov
Gambler as follows:
c.. c. Duncan. as Judge of the Coun.
~ Court of Houston county; wv. d.