Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-30
WHAT GEORGIA'S LEGISLATORS ARE
DOING AT THE STATES CAPITOL
RULES FOR HOUSE
CAUSE WARM
DISCUSSION
SPEAKER MORRIS DEFENDS RE-
PORT OF COMMITTEE ON
FLOOR OF HoUsE-HALL
HAD AMENDMENTS.

HAD AMENDMENTS.
The report of the committee on rules
having been made the special order OF the
day for the house of representatives. ii
was taken up Immediately after the read
ing of the journal this morning.
Joe Hail. of Bibb. offered several amend
ments to the report of the rules commit
tee, but the speaker pro TEN. ruled that
the amendments had TO be referred to the
committee on rules. Mr.. Hall appealed
from the decision Of the chair, but the
speaker ruled that the appeal was out OF
order. because there was other business
! before the house.
After much argument the appeal was,
however. put to the members of the house,
and Mr.. Hall argued strongly that the
decision of the speaker be reversed. Mr..
Morris argued that the decision should be
sustained, urging that the rules of last
year, under which the house was then
acting, laid down as a rule that no rules
could be adopted by the house until the
committee on rules had reported on them.
Emerson George. of Morgan. also argued
for a reversal from the decision of the
speaker. The appeal from the decision
lead to a bitter fight on the floor, many
of the members taking part in the debate
which followed.
To shut OF debate the previous question
was called and a vote on the appeal
from the decision Of the chair showed
that the house was In favor of sustaining
the chair in its opinion Of referring to the
committee on rules the amendment of Mr..
Hall the vote on the question being "a
for sustaining the decision of the chair,
as against 81 against sustaining the chair.
The amendments Of MI. Hall were there
fore referred TO the rules committee.
Mr.. Han then moved the report Of the
rules committee, together with his
! amendments, be rccommltted to the COM
u1ittee en- rules. On this motion the vote
stood 40 in favor Of Halls motion, and
GO against, so that Mr.. Halls motion was
| lost.
Mr.. Hall then asked unanimous consent
/ to withdraw all of his amendments. and
his resolution in regard to the appoint
ment of a finance committee. This con-
sent was given.
The report of the committee was then
/ taken Up. section by section, to be acted
upon.
The first section of the report, as taken
up, was as follows:
| Resolved. that this house adopt the
rules of 19O0-1sO1. with the following
changes:
''Farst: The committee proposes to
/ amend rule 80 by adding at the close Of
/ said rule a proviso, as follows. Provided
/ that the general appropriation bill and the
| general tax bill shall have precedence on
/ third reading until the same shall have
/ been disposed Of"
On this amendment TO the rules, Mr.
| Hall offered an amendment that the
| amendment of the rules committee De
stricken from the report.
Mr.. Morris argued strongly in favor OF
the passage Of this section of the report
1 He said that the house had remained UNI
] . 80 Sunday AZ
last session trying to pass the general
/ appropriation bill. This section of the re-
4 port was unanimously passed by the
4 house, without a dissenting vote.
The second section of the report was as
| follows:
THE committee recommends the adop-
ton of rule to be known as No. 50 as
| follows:
AFTER a yea and nay vote this call on
/ any bill or resolution. the house not acting
| at the time under the previous question.
l and one vote has been recorded, no mo-
| ton to table shall be in order. until the
roll call shall have been completed When
any bin or resolution "a tabled after the
completion of the roll call and then Ia
zen from the table, nothing can be done,
except to announce the result of said
vote, as shown by said roll call at the time
said bill OF resolution was tabled"
On this section there was another strong
/ UELAf +0AE. N4OdIAS UlElAE It's pdGGd6CB say
| ing that some members were in the hab-
| it of having their bills tabled when they
! saw they were lost and taking them up
numerous times unuI they were passed
! Mr.. George. of Morgan, fought the
| passage of the amendment offered by the
rules committee and himself offered an
amendment, which was lost, and the
second section Of the report was unani-
mously adopted by the house.
The third section of the report was
then taken up, as follows: 1.-THE COM
| mittee further recommends that rule Isl
shall read as follows: Every motion for
| information from the executive depart
ment shall lie on the table for one day
] This section was also unanimously passed.
The fourth section was as follows:
THE committee recommends the creation
/ of a new standing committee on the Uni
versity of Georgia and its branches"
| Mr.. Morris urged that there was a COM
mittee for the blind school, for the deaf
and dumb school and for the state sani-
/ tarium, and that there should be one for
the state university and its branches.
This section was unanimously passed
/ by the house.
The fifth section was as follows: "The
committee further recommends that
committee heretofore existing by special
/ resolution be made one Of the standing
committees, to-wft: A committee on
amendments to the constitution"
The motion to adopt the report of the
/ rules committee was unanimously passed
| and the committees report was adopced.
| The committee, three members of he
/ house and two from the senate, which
/ is to investigate the convict lease sys-
/ tenn OF the state and report as to the best
means for working the convicts of the
state, will be ready shortly. This morn
| ing Speaker Norris. of the house, named
| his committee. as follows: Fielder. chair
/ man: Wilson and Steed, of Taylor. This
committee viii be increased by two men,
| bers from the senate.
The house also passed a resolution OF
/ sympathy with Representative George w.