The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-16
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS AT
THE STATE CAPITOL.


oIution to Adjourn Until Monday
Defeated-BiH to Make Term OF
Governor Four Years-HoWard
Franchise Tax Bill killed in the
Senate.
Atlanta, Nov. l5.-The session OF the
. House to-day was taken up principally
with the introduction of new bills The
interesting feature of the session was
the debate on whether there was a quo
rum present and a resolution by Mr..
Harden of Chatham. providing that
when the House adjourned, it be until
Monday morning. The Atlanta depot
bill came up for a first reading, to-
gether with the report of the commit
tee. Mr.. Hall of Bibb wanted to table
the report of the committee, but was
ruled out of order Then the bill was
referred to the Western and Atlantic
Railroad committee. A motion was
made by Mr.. Gress, chairman OF the
special depot committee that 300 copies
of the bill and report be printed for
the use of the members of the House
The motion was put three times, and
each time the Speaker had to announce
that there was no quorum voting. The
motion was then withdrawn.
Mr.. Harden of Chatham, then in
troduced a resolution providing that
when the House adjourned it adjourn
until Monday morning at $50 o'clock.
Mr.. Hall of Bib, favored the reso-
luton. This House is in session illeg-
ally now" he said. THE speaker has
announced three times that there was
no quorum voting. There will be no
quorum here tomorrow. / believe that
resolution ought TO be adopted. and
that the people of this state ought TO
know how their business is being
done"
Mr.. Reid of Campbell opposed the
resolution. There were many men,
bers, who had to call bills they want
ed to have passed, he said, and that and
reading bills second time was all the
House did on Saturday.
1T comes with bad grace from the
gentleman from Bib" Mr.. Reid said,
after all of his local bills have been
passed TO urge such a resolution as
this
Mr.. Hall disclaimed any intention of
interfering with any local bills. An
effort to refer Mr.. Harden's resolution
TO the Committee on Rules failed and
il was defeated by a vote OF IS TO II.
The House will. therefore, meet to-
morrow.
In spite of the fact that this vote
showed a quorum present, the roll was
called by order of the Speaker. and it
was found there were present lis men,
beers.
Among the interesting bills intro
duced was one by Mr.. Halves of Ebert.
providing that the constitution be
AMENDED so that the term Of the GOV
ernor hereafter shall be four. instead
OF two years, and that he shall not be
eligible for a second term. This meas
IRE, if passed, would simply enact into
law the present custom.
The House voted to reconsider it's ac-
ticn Of the inheritance tax bill of Mr..
Hitch of Chatham and the Austria Ian
ballot bill by Mr.. Kelly of Glascock.
10th Of these measures We're defeated
when the vote on them was taken.
Among the new bills introduced in
tn cTIouse to-day We're the fol owing:
By Mr.. Miller of Muscogee pro-
vide for the forfeiture of bonds given
TO- appearance at preliminary trials.
BY Mr.. Hitch of Chatham TO give
8 landlord lien on tenant gooSs.
By Mr.. Mckay of LiberIy-To amend
section 1871 of the code 80 rs to re-
ouire County School Commissioners to
endorse first grade licenses TO permit
teachers to teach in any county in the
state.
P,' MIR. Park of Troup-To amend
section 1855. volume l, code of 1875.
prov'eing that text books in public
schools shall not be changed until they
have been used eight years
BY Messrs. Halves of Gilbert ana
hodges Of Hart--To make term of Gov
ernor four years, instead of two.
by Mr.. Blalock of Fayette-To
amen5 section 1924 of code so as to pro-
tect purchasers from fraudulent
weights and packing of -four.
BY Mr.. Gress of Wilcox--To provide
for the erection of a new union pas
senger station in the city of Atlanta.
BY Mr.. Howard of DeKalb--To pro-
vide for the inspection of all records
in ordinarys' and clerks offices,
BY Mr.. Howard of DeKalb--To
amend article 2, section of the con-
stitution, so as to make the terms of
county officers four years instead of
two.
BY Mr.. Hardwick of Washington
To provide for payment of costs in in
solvent cases TO solicitors general.
BY Mr.. Miller of Muscogee--To au-
thorize any city having over $1,000 in
habitants to appropriate money for a
public library.
BY Mr.. Harper of wayne-To amend
the charter of the town of Jesup. in
Wayne county.
BY Mr.. Hitch of Chatham-To amend
act chartering the Title and Guaranty
Loan Company.
BY Mr.. Burnett of Clarke-To pre-
vent the killing or trapping of certain
classes of insectivorous birds while
they inhabit the state OF Georgia, or
the destruction of their eggs or Young
By Mr.. George of Morgan-To pre-
scribe the fees of the clerks Of the
Superior Courts of this state for is
suing subpoenas for witnesses before
grand jury, and for other purposes.
BY Mr.. Bullock of Fayette-A joint
resolution authorizing the Governor to
borrow 100000 to cover casual def
ciencies, should ii become necessary
prior to the meeting of the next Gem
eral Assembly.
senate Proceedings.
The Senate this morning, after a very
brief debate, killed the Howard fran
chise tax bill by a vote Of "a to &.
Senator wilcox wanted to know what
the members were going to do about
the Atlanta charter amendments, pro-
viding for the taxing of franchises. If
they killed the Howard bill.
How do you know anybody here is
going to vote for the Atlanta charter
amendment" asked Senator Ellis.
Mr.. Ellis declared that the. General
judiciary Committe had considered the
Howard franchise tax bill for four
days, and had come to the conclusion
that 1t was unwise and unconstitu-
fional