The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-15
A vEXING QUESTION
JUST WHAT TO DO WITH FELONY
CONVICTs.
SEVERAL BILLS ON SUBJECT
INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATURE
YESTERDAY.

One Measure Provides Purchase of
Farms Where COnvicts May Work
Out Their Observation-Disclosures That
They Shall All he Worked on the
Public Roads of the state, and
That Small Counties May Lease
Their COnvicts to other Counties
hut Not to Private Parties
Atlanta, Nov. 14.-After The intro
duction of a lot of new bills and res
olutions, the House spent the greater
part of the day in wrangling over pro-
posed changes in the rules, a feature
which has already consumed consid-
cradle time this session.
BY a vote of 101 to IA, the House
adopted a resolution by Mr. Hall OF
Bibb, providing that hereafter unani-
nous consent can be granted for the
reading of a bill or resolution the third
time and putting it on it's passage.
The general effect of this Is that no
bill or resolution can hereafter be
taken up out of its regular order.
There was considerable discussion over
this proposed change.
The next proposed change in the
rules was in the shape of a resolution
by Mr.. Preston of Jasper, which pro-
vides that lbs copies of all general bills
favorably reported. shall be printed for
the information of members of the
House.
The House adjourned before vote
was taken.
A flood of new bills and resolutions
reached the clerks desk for a first
reading Many of them were purely To-
/ cal measures, bur some of them pro-
pose interesting legislation.
Mr.. Gambler of DeKalb, introduced
by request bill to appropriate S.
900 or so much thereof as may be nee
essary for the laying of a water main
from the city to the Confederate SOL
diers' home.
Mr.. Calvin of Richmond introduced
a bill which proposes to cut down the
1 fees of notaries public and others who
protest notes and drafts by more than
one-half. His bill provides that the
charge for such service shall not he
more than $3.50 in each case.
Mr.. Fields of Dooly introduced a
bill which proposes to increase the sal
aries OF judges of the Superior Courts
of the state to $4,000 There is already
pending measure to increase these
salaries to $1,000, introduced by Mr..
| oldton OF tultOn.
Mr.. Henry of Murray. in a bill which
he introduced. proposes to repeal the
present registration laws of the state.
and Mr.. Calvin of Richmond is the
author OF a measure which is designed
| 10 permit Confederate veterans to en-
ter the real estate renting brokerage
or commission business without pay
ing the license charged to Others.
Mr.. Reid OF Campbell introduced
L tn
| and $50 of the Code so as to require all
corporations doing business in the
state to return their franchises for
taxation the same as other property.
whenever such franchises add to the
| value or their stocks or physical prop
erty. These amendments, If adopted.
would have practically the same effect
as the passage of franchise tax bill
| me House passed by a vote of 103
to nothing the bill by Mr.. Flynt of
Spaidlng to amend Section 2145 of the
| Cone so as to better fix the venue OF
suits against insurance companies.
| The bill provides that parties having
disputes with insurance companies
| may sue not only in the county where
the principal office of the defendant
company may be located. but in any
| county where such company NAV he
| located, and in any county where such
| company have an agent or place Of
business or where such agent or place
| of business was located at the time
| the contract for insurance was made.
Other bills introduced were as fol-
| lows:
BY Mr.. shackelford of Clarke-To an
| propriate $4,000 to the State Normal
School at Athens for the purpose of
building a dormitory.
By Mr.. Morris of Cobb-To
FIX the salary of all clerks
or Courts of Ordinary in counties hav-
ing no County Commissioners at 5000
a year.
BY Mr.. wellborn of Union-Three
bills to amend the laws relative to the
| ming or claims, and so as to Ak a
penalty FOR filing claims that are not
| well founded.
| By Mr.. Paulk of Irwin-To incor-
porate the city of Ocilla, to provide for
a dispensary to be established in the
city of Ocila
BY Mr.. Thurman of walker-To
| amend Section 24S of the Code. so az
to prevent attorneys at law and county
officers from becoming surety for any
person.
BY Mr.. Glenn Of whitfieId-To pro-
hibit railroads from running trains with
two engines, commonly known as
| double headers"
By Mr.. Hendry of Liberty-To pro-
vide for the trial of criminal cases re-
turnable to county courts by accusa,-
ton. and without indictment by grand
| jury. etc.
Senate Proceedings.
By unanimous vote, the Senate passed
the House bill by Messrs. Slaton, Hous-
ton and Blackburn of Fulton. which
provides that couneilmen or aldermen
in cities with a population of more
than $4,000 inhabitants, shall be eligi-
BILE for the position of Mayor or other
municipal office, by first resigning their
present Office The measure removes
all doubt as to the eligibility of Cant.
Evan P. Howell for the mayoralty OF
Atlanta, for which place he was nomi-
| mated at the recent primary.
The Senate also passed the bill nv
Senator Jordan Of the Twenty-eighth.
which provides for the creation Of a
commission to investigate the FEAST
bility OF locating an agricultural and
industrial school in each congressional
district Of the state.
By the terms of the bill. the com
missioners are empowered to receive
| proposals from the various districts for
| donations of land and buildings FOR
these schools. which after establish
ment, Will be maintained at an an
nual expense of $4,000, this money 10
be secured from the inspection OF fer
| tilizars.
Another important general bin. BY
Senator Sneed OF the Twenty-ninth
which permits farmers throughout the