Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-02
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
This VIII Be Busiest Week of the
General Assembly.

Atlanta, Dec. This will be the
busiest week of the session with the
general assembly. The senate is up
with all Of its work except the bills
which will reach that body today.
The house will finish tae appropri-
ations bill today and then for few
days the senate will have all it is look.
ing for. The bill will, of course, have
to so to the senate finance committee,
but it is predicted the committee will
make short work of it and it is ex-
pected the senate will have passed
it by the end of the week.
The house has several appropria-
tons before it yet which will cause
interesting discussions. The first ap.
preparation that will be taken up when
consideration of the bill is resumed
will be the appropriation to the Sol.
diers home. The appropriations com.
mittee, after hard fight, cut this
appropriation to S12,500, which is
$4,000 less than was given last year.
An amendment will be offered in
the house to restore the amount TAX.
en- away and two interesting sides to
the question will undoubtedly be pre-.
scented.
Immediately following the Soldiers
@ne the appropriation to common
Ghools win come up. This the com.
mittee put at 100000, the same as
last year. There is every indication
also that an effort will be made to
cut this amount, but it is believed it
will be allowed to stand, as has been
the case with all the other appropri.
atoms except that to the state SAM.
tarium.
The house is so congested with
work that it has been found necessary
to hold two sessions a day during the
remainder Of the session. The meet.
ings hereafter will be from 8 o'clock
a. m. to l p. M, and from 8 p. m. to
3 p. m. Next week there win proo.
ably be night sessions.
Following the appropriations bill
whenever 1t is completed, the fran.
chise tax bill comes up as the sne
cial order. This bill has been re.
reported favorably by substitute by
the ways and means committee, and
the fight over it will be unquestionably
be one of the most interesting of the
session. More has been heard about
the franchise tax at this session than
ever before, and the supporters of the
measure, declaring such a law is nee.
essary If the state Is TO meet its obi
cations, are going to push it with
logged determination. But it's oppo
nents are manifesting the same spirit.
and the tug Of war will be one worth
witnessing. The original bill by Mr..
Reid, of Campbell, provides for an
amendment to section 767 of the code
defining franchises as taxable proper.
ty. The substitute is by Mr.. Gambler.
OF DeKalb and is the same as the
old Howard franchise tax bill which
was passed by the house last ear,
Tut killed in the senate.
The house resolution authorizing
the governor to borrow not exceed.
ing 100000 to supply casual defcien.
cies If necessary, also comes up as
a special order this week, and will
be considered as soon as the general
tax bill has been disposed of. This
resolution is passed every year so that
the states finances. may be tided over
whenever necessary.
In the Senate.
DR.. Kelly's Australian ballot bill
which is the most important general
measure yet passed by the house. Is
now before the general judiciary com.
mittee Of the senate. Since the pas
sage of his bill, it is said, it has been
discovered that It contains certain i'm.
projections, and these the senate com.
mfttee is trying to remedy. Objec
ton has been made, for instance. 10
the fact that the provisions in the bill
relative to primaries are general. In.
stead OF specifically providing for
white primaries. This, it Is stated.
will have to be changed In order to
preserve the present status of the pri
mary. The senate is expected to
consider the Dill some time this week
The senate committee of eight.
headed by Senator John w. Taylor as
chairman, has just concluded its in.
spectiou Of the school for the deaf at
Cave Spring. and will report that the
institution is economically and care.
fully administered. The committee
will recommend an appropriation Of
$4,000 for new building which is
badly needed, and an increase in the
regular yearly appropriation. There
is a bill now before the house with
favorable report from the commit.
tee on appropriations to give this in.
stitution $11.50O for a nspw buiIdtng
the amount having seen cut down Rsuom
$4,000 beRuse it was believed that
would be sufficient for preseu. neass.
It is expected the house BIN win So
thEough
Some men come home before supper,
soy,oa aftar amman and gonna altar ann d..