The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09
NOW BACK AT WORK
GEoRGIA's LAWMAKERS ARE BUS
lily ENGAGED.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE IS READ
BOTH HOUSES RECEIVE THE Ex-
ECUTIvE DOCUMENT.

New Representative From Decatur
County sworn I'm in the HOuse-In-
terestinG Bill to Provide for tho
Prompt Payment of the Public
School Teachers of the state, 1t
Provides for the Establishment of
100000 Fund for Their sole
BENEFIT.
Atlanta. Nov. S.-several important
bills were introduced in the House to-
day, a number of bills were read the
second time, new member sworn in,
a special order fixed for Tuesday morn
ing and Gov Terrells message was
read.
Hon. Byron B. Bower. the new rep
resentative from Decatur county, was
sworn in by Associate Justice John S.
Gambler of the Supreme Court. He
comes in place of the late Hon. Ben
Nussbaum, who died shortly after his
election to represent Decatur.
A resolution was passed fixing the
bill by Mr.. Gambler of DeKalb to
amend the constitution so as to author
ize the General Assembly to exempt
from taxation. all church, school and
college property as the special order
for Tuesday morning
The House passed one BILL by Mr..
Overstreet Of Screven, to abolish the
County Court of Screven county.
Among the interesting bills intro
duced was one by Mr.. Howell OF Meri-
wether to establish loan fund of $780,
900 for the benefit Of the teachers Of
the public schools of the state. The
object of establishing this fund is to
enable the state TO pay the teachers as
promptly every month as is now pro-
vided for by law. Mr.. How
ellis bill proposes to estab-
lish this fund to be paid into
the common school fund on March /,
each year, and returned to the sources
from whence it is derived, when the
taxes come in the fall. This fund is to
be made up from the money which was
collected to pay the interest on the
bonded debt. but which was not used
for that purpose, because the interest
was paid from the public property
| fund, and the balance is TO be derived
from the overplus from the educational
! levy each year.
| Mr.. Slaton of Fulton, at the request
Of the special committee of the Geor-
| gia Bar Association, introduced a bill
to provide for an amendment to the
| constitution under which there shall be
| established a Court of Appeals for
| Georgia. This is the measure decided
| upon by the special committee from the
Bar Association. appointed to devise
some method for the relief Of the SUI
preme Court.
1t is a measure in which the lawyers
OF the state are greatly Interested, and
they will doubtless, make strong eff
forts to get it through.
Mr.. Thurman of Walker introduced
bill to repeal the present registration
law of the state, and provide simply
for complete list Of disqualified vot-
ers in each county.
Every person who is otherwise quail
fed to vote. and whose name does not
appear on such disqualified list, shall
be entitled to cast his ballot.
New bills.
New bills introduced in the House
are as follows:
By Mr.. Davis of Meriwether-To ap-
propriate $1,000, or so much thereof as
may be necessary to provide addition
al files to the Supreme Court.
By Mr.. George of Morgan-To make
II a misdemeanor for any person seek
ing employment or to rent lands from
another, to state falsely that he is not
under contract with another.
By Messrs. Flint of Spalding and
Blackburn of Fulton-To make Il un-
lawful for the inter-marriage of ne
groes and whites in this state, to pro-
hlbit such married couples to live to-
gether in this state. or for bonds OF
matrimony to be regarded while they
are passing through this state, and to
describe negroes.
TO change the date for holding state
elections and to change the time OF
meeting Of the General Assembly of
Georgia was the object of bills intro
duced in the Senate to-day.
Both measures were introduced by
Senator SHELTON. Of the Thirty-first dis
trict.
The first bill provides that the Legis-
lature shall meet each year beginning
In 1904, on the second Wednesday in
January, instead of the fourth Wednes-
day in October.
The other bill seeks to change the
time for holding the election for Gov
ernor and other state and county of
ficers to the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, instead of on the
first Wednesday in October.
The Senate, after hearing the Gov
ernor's message, adjourned till Mon
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