The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-23
SOLONS GATHERING
MAKING READY FOR OPENING OF
THE LEGISLATURE.
MAJORITY ALREADY PRESENT.
SIXTEEN CANDIDATES FOR MES
sENGER OF THE HOUSE.

The Governors Message Expected to
Be Read About Noon To-day-Many
Important Measures Ready for In
troduction--soIdiers Home Insur-
ance Money VIII Be Appropriated
Mt once-Gov. Gambler Besieged by
tor.
Atlanta, Oct. 22.-If Speaker Little
had walked into the lobby of the KIM
ball House tonight he could have come
pretty near calling, session of the
House right there. Members of the
Legislature from all over the state
came in to-day and there is a good ma
jority of both Houses here.
Joe Hall of Bibb is one of the few
picturesque figures that has not yet ap-
peared on the scene, but the members
of the special depot committee which
met to-day say they do not fear him.
The Depot Committee decided to give
the railroads more time to make a
proposition similar to that before the
House last year. If they decline Chair
man Gross says the Legislature can do
nothing; but If they consent to renew
the proposal he believes the state will
build depot in Atlanta.
The sixteen candidates for messen-
ger of the House are here getting in
their work. Among them are Judge
McCurdy of DeKalb, Baker of Murray,
Pearce of Houston, Miner of Clayton,
Williams of Gilmer Cantrill of Butts,
Coffee of Gordon, Harrison of Twiggs.
Penn of Jasper, Thomas of Telfair,
Powell of Dooly, ct al. 1t was report
ed tonight a caucus might be held on
the question of messenger. The place
was made vacant by the death of Mes
senger F. M. Durham.
1t is expected that the Governors
message will be read tomorrow about
noon.
Representative Toomer of Ware says
he will press his measure to put mis-
demeanor convicts, except in counties
working their convicts on the public
roads, under control of the Prison Com
mission.
Senator Allen of Twentieth is going
! to introduce bill to move the criminal
| insane from the state sanitarium to
! lAlc RtlSOH IdIll SO as TO make more
room at the former institution.
Members of the Legislature have as
sured President w. L. Calhoun of the
board of trustees that the insurance
money from the Soldiers Home will be
appropriated at once to the building
of the new home.
Gov. Gambler has been besieged all
day with candidates for judge and So
| lcitor He has not made any appoint
| htIf will xsyifh n
| two.
Among the most important measures
are the following:
| Mitchell's uniform text book bill.
Houston's child labor BILL Wright's
| dispensary bill. Toomer's misdemeanor
convict bill, Ellis and Hardwick's
constitutional convention resolutions,
Howard's franchise tax bill; then there
VIII be bill to require each county in
the state to raise a school fund equal
to the amount appropriated by the
state to that county. This bill has been
prepared by Commissioner Glenn and
will probably be introduced by repre-
sentative George, chairman of the Com
mittee on Education.
Attorney General ]. M. Terrell finish
| ed his report to-day. He suggests the
use of the public property fund to paw
interest on the public debt, and recon-
mends that the Governor arrange to
publish the official opinions of the at
| torney general.
State Bank Examiner Sterling G.
| Turner rendered his resignation to-
day to State Treasurer Park in order to
accept the position of cashier of the
Commercial Bank, of Albany. In ten
dering his resignation, Mr.. Turenr was
prompted solely by desire to better
himself financially. He has held the
position of bank examiner for the state
for three years. and has a personal
acquaintance with almost every banker
in the state He will leave on Novem-
ber 1st. 1t has not been decided who
| will succeed him.