The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-29
A FLOOD OF BILLS
LEGISLATURE STARTS IN WITH
THE USUAL LICK.
THE PUBLIC PROPERTY FUND.
LEGISLATORS DETERMINED TO
DISPOSE OF 1T.

Primary Election mlsdemeah-
or-soIicitors General May BE Put
on Salary.
Atlanta, Oct 2S.-The House spent
practically all of it's session to-day in
receiving and hearing read new bills.
The subjects were varied and numer-
Gus. The most important subject that
came up in the House was the matter
OF using part of the public property
fund, to be exact, $S25,SS0, for the
payment of the interest on the bonded
debt in 1902.
Mr.. Miller of Muscogee, introduced
three bills on this line carrying out
the ideas of Congressman Fleming,
providing for bond issue to pay the
interest next year and the redemption
of the bonds at once with that amount
taken from the public property fund,
the idea being to use the money col
lected for interest for general pur-
poses.
These bills were referred to the
General Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Reid of Campbell, and Mr.. Bla-
lock of Fayette, introduced bills direct
ing the state treasurer to pay the in
terest falling due on the bonded debt
in 1902 out of the public property fund.
Mr.. Hall of Bibb. wants the railroad
commissioners elected by the people
and introduced a bill to that effect.
The only change in the law contem-
plated by his bin is to make them
elective by the people instead of hav
ing them appointed by the Governor
Several measures were introduced
relating to the sessions of the legis
lature. Messrs. Park and Boswell of
Greene put in a bill providing for BIZ
annual sessions of 60 days instead of
annual sessions of Sc days each.
Mr.. Grice of Pulaski, introduced a
bill to have the sessions begin the
fourth Wednesday in June, instead of
the fourth Wednesday in October,
while Mr.. Brewton of Tattnall is the
author of a measure providing that
Sundays and other days on which the
Legislature is not in session shall not
be counted in the legal period of so
days.
All of these measures provide for
constitutional changes, and anything
done VIII have to be submitted to the
people.
Because of Chatham's Primary.
Mr.. Deal of Bulloch introduced a bill
TO make vote buying and vote selling
in any legal election or in any primary
election in the state a misdemeanor.
This bill comes up because of the dis
covery at the recent primary in Chat
ham county that there is no law on
the statute books to prevent bribery in
primary elections.
Mr.. Houston of Fulton introduced
another child labor bill and also his
measure which has been frequently
mentioned, to create a bureau of labor
and Industrial statistics with a COM
missioner in charge, the bureau to be
connected with the Department of Ag-
riculture
The Soldiers Home will be given
prompt attention. Mr.. Gray of Rich
mond, who is a member of the Board
OF Trustees of the Home, introduced
bill providing that the S19,50O insur-
aEce money on the home be appropri-
ated TO the rebuilding of the institu-
ton, and also that 500, 900 be appropri-
ated Tor the maintenance, furnishing
ana equipment of the home for 1902.
To Put Solicitors on Salary.
Among other interesting measures in
troduced was one by Mr.. Harper Of
wayne. who wants all solicitors gem
eral IN the state paid a total salary of
$1,000 a year, instead of receiving fees
as at present
A Dill was introduced by Mr.. BlalocIs
OF Fayette, to provide for the payment
OF rewards for fugitives from Justice
out OF the proceeds from the hire of
convicts, instead of from the Govern
or's contingent fund, and another by
Mr.. Graham of Burke, who wants to
make all but officers of the law nav a
license of $40 for carrying deadly weap-
ons.
The House decided hereafter to meet
At 3 instead of 10 o'clock a. M. adj
Journing at l O'Clock as usual
resolution was passed giving the
Daughters Of the Confederacy space in
the Capitol for storing valuable relies
eracy.
The bill by Mr.. Harvard of Dooley.
requiring that all applicants for PEN
slons De passed upon by the grand Jury
or their county. was killed.
Inc House passed the bill of Mitchell
OF Emanuel. providing that County
commissioners shall fix the compensa-
ton of justices of the peace for making
lists OF persons subject to property and
poll tax, but in no case shall the COM
pensation be more than cents per
name
Following are some of the
other bills introduced in the House
by Mr.. Tumlin of Carroll-To
provide that fertilizers in the hands Of
tax payers shall be deemed as returned
Tor taxation when the land upon which
they are to be used is returned
BY Mr.. Toomer of Ware-To keen
the public roads of Ware county free
OF distractions, and to provide a penal
ty for such distractions.
BY Mr.. Drawdy of Clinch-To incor-
porate the town of Argyle.
Br Mr.. Shipp of Colquitt-To create
a new charter for the town of Moul-
trie.
BY Mr.. Fielder of Bibb-To provide
for certain changes in sections PROS
2707 and 270S, relating TO the law COW
ering assignments.
BY Messrs. Allen and Darden of Mon
roe-To prevent the prosecution OF
business, or the playing Of any game
on the Sabbath day.
BY Hardwick and Franklin of Wash.
ington-To define what is fraudulent
on the part OF a laborer in securing
supplies and advances from his en-
ployer.
BY Mr.. BIalock, Of Fayette-
providing that the commissioner
OF pensions may use as com
petent testimony for widows applicants
any testimony upon which their hus-
bands drew pensions.
BY MI. Wright OF Floyd. TO provide
Tor the compulsory teaching Of the
principles Of farming in the public
schools Of the state.
BY Mr.. Ousley Of Lowndes.-To re-
peal the charter 81 the town OF Valdos-