The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-31
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was referred to the Finance Committee.
The following bills were introduced:
By Senator Davis of the Seventeenth
District-To provide for the examina-
tion of private banks by the state bank
examiner.
BY Senator McMichael of the Twen-
ty-fourth District-To amend the con-
stitution so as to authorize counties,
military districts, school districts and
municipalities to establish public
schools and maintain them by local
taxation.
By Senator Sullivan of the Eigh-
teenth-To amend the constitution so
as to provide that the General Assem-
bly, may exempt from all taxation for
a period not greater than ten years
any new investment in cotton manu-
featuring industry in this state. The
bill by Mr. Sullivan was the same as
he introduced in the Senate last year.
and which was passed by that body.
1t provides for exempting new cotton
manufacturing establishments for a
period of years in order to encourage
their coming to the state.
1t failed in the House because that
body did not have time last year to
consider the constitutional amendments
and none Of them went through.
Senate.
the standing committees of the Sem
ate for the ensuing two years. Fol-
lowing is list of the most important
committees, together with the chair
men of all the committees:
Agriculture--Jordan, chairman; Hud-
son, vice chairman; Worsham, Vanbu-
rem, Stevens, Moore, Mclean, Crum-
bley, Perry, Roberts, Clements, Clarke.
Davis, Christie, Atkinson, Allen.
Auditing-Stevens.
opriations-Hopkins, chairman;
Turner, vice chairman; Jordan, Atkin-
son, Comas Mclean, Lee, Christie,
Davis, Hightower, Harrell, Tisinger,
Matthews, Parke, Sullivan, Duncan
(Thirty- SIXTH, Vanburen, Shelton,
Snead, Crumbley.
Academy of the Blind-Worsham,
chairman.
Banks-Christie chairman.
Corporations-Mi chair
man.
Constitutional Amendmapts-Perry
chairman.
Deaf and Dumb Asylum-Taylor,
Engrossing-Duncan (Thirty SIXTH,
chairman.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, chairman.
Education and Public Schools-Led-
ford, chairman.
Finance-Davis, chairman; Turner,
Stevens, Symons, Hudson, Worsham,
Ledford, Duncan (Thirty-sixth), Chris
tie, Harrell Lewis, Rountree, High
tower, Duncan CTenth), Moore, Perry,
Mcclure, Allen, Middlebrooks. Turner.
Hygiene and Sanitation - Comas,
chairman.
immigration and Labor-Dodd, chair
man.
acknowledgements, chairman.
udiciary-General-S chair
man; Perry, vice chairman: Davis,
Hopkins, Middlebrooks, Hudson, Snead,
Taylor, Dodd, Parker, Ledford, Merritt,
Matthews, Lewis, Shelton, Sullivan,
Tisinger.
Judicial-Sp ecial-Tisinger, chairman.
Manufactures-Sk Shelton, chairman.
Military-Merritt, chairman.
Mines and Mining-McClure, chair
man.
Penitentiary-Lee, chairman.
Public Roads-Turner, chairman.
Pensions-Hudson, chairman.
Elections-Crumley chairman.
Public Library-Reid, chairman.
Petftions-tdcLean, chairman.
Privileges of FIoor--Atkinson, chair
man.
Public Printing--Lewis, chairman.
Public Property-Sweat, chairman.
Rules-Mr. president, chairman.
Observation-Disclosures, chairman.
State Sanitarium-VanBur chair
man.
state of the Republic-snead, chair
man.
Tenperance-Duncan (of Thirty
SIXTH, chairman.
University of Georgia--McM Michael,
chairman.
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Parke, chairman; Hightower, shelton,
Turner, Taylor, Symonds, Mcclure.
The Special Committee from the
House appointed to investigate the
lease contract between the state and
the lessees Of the state road. concern
ing the Union Depot. held a short
meeting at the Capitol to-day. and
heard from Hon. Ed. L. Brown, the
special attorney of the Western and
Atlantic Railroad Another meeting Of
the committee will be held Monday af-
ternoon at which time the representa-
tiyes Of the lessee will be heard.