The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-06

Of the bill relating to taxation of cor
porations, taxation for schools and the
general tax are practically the same
as they were last year.
The House adopted a resolution by
Mr.. Franklin Of Washington. inviting
Miss Mildred Rutherford of Athens to
/ appear before the General Assembly
in joint session in the interest of the
! Winnie Davis memorial. which Is a
dormitory for the State Normal School
/ at Athens.
The general appropriations bill was
| called up and read the second time, af-
| ter which it was referred to the Ap-
! preparations Committee. 1t is expect
| ed it will be reported TO the House in
final shape some time next week
Among the important bills intro
| duced in the House yesterday were
! two by Mr.. CarsweH of Wilkinson,
! providing for certain changes in the
| pension laws which were strongly rec
commended by Pension Commissioner
J. w. Lindsay.
One of these bills provides for a
| special pension examiner in each con-
| gressiOnal district in the state who
| shall be paid a salary of $500 a year
| from the state treasury. 1t shall be
| the examiners duty to examine all ap-
! plications for pensions under DISABLE
/ ity pension law and report on their
]
/ plicant can be placed on the pension
| rolls. The other bill provides for the
| appointment of a commission to pre-
| pare a roster of all the soldiers, sail
ors and marines from Georgia, who
| took part in the war between the
states.
Another interesting bit of proposed
! legislation appeared in the shape of a
| bill by Mr.. Rankin of Gordon, which
| provides for state support of INDECENT
| orphans. This bill provides that the
Governor shall draw his warrant on
| the state treasury for SO a year for
| each orphan in every orphans home or
| asylum in the state where more than
| fifty INDECENT orphans are maintained
| and supported. The bill also provides
| for state supervision of such institu-
tions.
New bills were introduced in the
House as follows:
BY Mr.. Fielder of Bibb-To provide
| for dissolution of corporations by the
Superior Court in certain instances on
petition of stockholders, for the grant
of injunctions and appointment of re-
ceivers in such proceedings, and for
the distribution of assets of the cor
pOration.
BY Mr.. Slaton of Fulton-To amend
Section go of the Penal Code of Geor-
gia, which provides punishment for
cheating or defrauding an individual
or the public by deceitful means and
artful practice, not especially provided
for so as TO apply the provisions
thereof to cheating or defrauding
firm or corporation.
BY Mr. Butts, of Glynn-To amend
Section 573, of Penal Code so as to
make it unlawful to have in posses
sion terrapin less size than five and
one half inches
BY Messrs. Butts of Glynn. Proctor
of Camden-To amend act regulating
and controlling taking and catching
OF oysters or fish in the public waters
of this state.
BY Mr.. Grice, OF Pulaski-To pro-
vide that usury shall not void a deed
made to secure a debt under Section
2,771
BY Mr.. Glenn. of Notwithstanding
the charging or taking of a greater
rate of interest than twenty-five per
cent per annum a misdemeanor and
prescribe punishment therefor.
By Messrs. Slaton. Houston and
Blackburn. of Fulton-To appropriate
to the trustees of the state university
for the use of the state chronological
school the sum of 5000 to build a
mess hall for the benefit of said school
and other purposes.
The senate.
The Senate held a brief session, dis
posing of routine business before the
body in half an hour. One bill was
passed, three bills were read for the
second time and recommitted, and
one new one was introduced The
joint resolution of the House. provid-
ing for the appointment of a commit
tee composed of members of the House
and Senate to investigate the books
in the offices of the Controller General
and the State Treasurer was adopted.
The Senate also adopted a resolution
for the appointment of a joint commit
tee to investigate the condition of the
Capitol building, with a view to as
pertaining what repairs and improve
ments are necessary. A bill by Sena-
tor Lee of the Forty-fourth, ceding
jurisdiction over certain land and pub
lie roads in Walker and Catoosa coun-
ties to the United States, was read for
the third time and passed by a unani-
nous vote.
Gov. Terrell to-day sent into the
Senate the appointment of three new
solicitors of City and County Courts.
The message was read in executive
session. The new solicitors are NJ. j.
Yeomans of the City Court of Dawson,
for terms of four years: T.. K. Will
cox of the County Court of Echols, for
term or two years and X. r. Bur
CESS of the County Court of Oconee,
| for a term of two years. Copies of the
memorial to the General Assembly
| which will be presented by the Geor-
| gia commission appointed to arrange
for Georgia exhibit at the Louisiana
! Purchase Exposition in 1904 were sent
out to-day to all members of the COM
mission, by whom they will be for
| warded to all of the City Councils
| County Commissioners and court off,
Gals in their districts. These officials
| will be requested to sign them and re-
| turn them to the Commissioner of Ag-
| riculture, O. b. Stevens. The memo
| rial urges the Legislature to make an
appropriation of $4,000. at least, for
the purpose of making a creditable
exhibit for Georgia at the st. Louis
Exposition.
| Controller General w. A. Wright to-
day issued an execution against the
| Central of Georgia Railroad Company
| for $S,160 taxes, claimed to be due the
state on $1.500000, par value of the
capital stock of the Western of Ala
hama Railroad Company, owned by the
| Central, and pledged to the Central
Trust Company of New York, to secure
an issue of bonds. The execution was
issued under an opinion rendered by
former Attorney General Boykir
Wright, to the effect that this stocl
| is taxable. Back taxes are claimed or
this stock sufficient to make about $65,
600 to $4,000.
The object of Issuing this execution
is to have the question of the taxation
| of this stock settled in the state courts
| In the recent case of the Louisville