Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-22
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Senate Passes Bill to Have stats
Election In November.


Election In November.
Atlanta, Nov. 21.-A preliminary
slxirmish on the question OF taxing
franchises took place on the floor Of
the house yesterday with the result
that those favortng Legislation on this
subject drew the first blood.
The discussion came up over the
resolution by Mr.. Tgner, of Muscogee,
providing that all bills now before the
house providing for the taxation OF
franchises, be withdrawn from this
committees to which they have been
referred and referred to q special oons
m1ttee of Is to be appointed by che
speaker. The resolution came back
from the committee on rules with an
adverse report, and after warm de
bate in which several members took
part, the house adopted the report of
the committee which killed the resolu,
ton, the vote being 81 to Sc.
An effort to change the hour for
the meeting of the house from 0 to
$3.50 a. M, on motion of Mr. Steed,
So.
Mr.. Cam, of Chatham, asked to
have the bill by Mr.. Gaulden, OF
Brooks, to prohibit turf exchanges
from doing business in Georgia.
recommitted to the general judiciary
committee so that parties from S@
vannah might have a hearing The
bill was reported fayorably by a unan'
imous vote of the committee and the
house refused to grant the request.
The bill by Mr. Brinson, of Deca
tur, to prevent authorizations of Geor
gia cane sirup, which was favorably
reported by the committee on agricuh
ture, came up on motion of Mr.. Miller
Of Muscogee, that it be recommitted
n order that number of Georgia sirup
manufacturers might be heard from.
The bill by Mr.. Blackburn, of Full
ton, to create a police patrol in each
militia district was made the special
ball for next Tuesday morning immedt
ately after the confirmation Of the jour
nal. This bill, If passed. will pui
about 10000 extra policemen In the
state.
In the Senate.
The session in the senate yesterday
was a busy one. number of bills
We're passed, the majority Of them be-
ing local house measures. One of tho
most important senate bills passed
was that BY Senator Hopkins, of the
seventh district, to authorize admin
istrators, executors, trustees, receivers
and guardians who are required by
law to give bond, to charge the cost
of the premium on the bond against
the estate.
Tie house bill by Mr.. Kelly, of GIas
cock. providing for the adoption OF
the Australian ballot system for state
elections was read for the first time
in the senate and was referred to the
general judiciary committee, of which
Senator Perry is chairman.
The special judiciary committee re-
ported adversely on the bill to make
It unlawful for judges of the supreme
and superior courts, solicitors general
and attorney general 10 accept passes
and franks"
By unanimous vote the bill by Sena,
tor SHELTON Of the thirty-frst district,
changing the date of holding state
elections from the first Wednesday In
October to the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, beginning In
1904, and biennially thereafter, was
passed
The senate also unanimously passed
the bill by the same senator changing
the time for the meeting of the genert
al assembly Of Georgia from the fourth
Wednesday in October of each yeol
to the fourth Wednesday in June, be-
ginning in 1903.
The changes provided in both arS
Of great importance and the two meas
ures will be transmitted to the house
at once for a first reading and refer
ence to appropriate committees.