The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16
LITTLE BUSINESS.
House Listen TO New Bills Yesterday,
Mostly of Local Nature.


Atlanta, Nov. 15.-The House did
little to-day besides listen to the read
ing of new bills and resolutions.
An important and interesting resolu-
ton was introduced by Messrs. West
of Lowndes, and Mitchell of Thomas.
providing for the appointment of a
commission to investigate the matter
Of introducing uniform text books into
the common schools of Georgia. The
contracts for books made for period
of five years, will soon expire, and one
purpose of the resolution is to prevent
the making of new contracts until the
uniformity system can be investigated.
To carry out its purpose, the resolution
provides for the appointment of COM
mission Of five, of which the state
school commissioner shall be chairman
and the other members shall be four
able and prominent educators of the
state. The commission shall be called
| together by the state school commits
sioner not later than Jan. 80, 1903, and
1t shall gather all available information
on the subject, and report to the Gov
ernor at least thirty days before the
next session of the General Assembly.
Mr.. Dozier of Troup introduced an
/ interesting measures providing that
| judgment shall be rendered against all
parties convicted of larceny, embezzle-
| ment, Cheating and swindling and like
/ crimes for the amount of the property
stolen ~ fraudulently obtained. The
/ bill provides that the value of the prop
erty so stolen shall be included in the
| f1ne against the party sentenced. After
this is done, it is provided that a war
rant for the. value of the property shall
be drawn on the country treasury in
| favor of the party from whom the
| property was stolen in case such prop
| erty is not returned to him.
Another interesting measure was by
Mr. Ayres of Polk, which provides for
the trial of felony cases in the city
courts of Atlanta and Savannah and
other like courts in the state, except
where the defendant is liable to the
death penalty. This requires an
amendment to the constitution.
Mr.. Peyton of Habersham wants to
better equalize the work of judges of
Superior courts in the state. He in
troduced a bill providing for the for
NATION of the circuits of the state into
divisions of three or more circuits,
each requiring the judges to rotate in
the circuits within their respective di-
visions.
A bill to provide for a state health
officer at a salary of 81 900 a year, of
which Mr.. Whitley of Douglas is the
author, made its appearance in the
House. 1t provides that SO, 900 shall
be appropriated annually for the ex-
penses of the health department
The House, by a vote of seventy
seven to twenty-five, killed the resolu-
ton by Mr.. Preston of Jasper provid-
ing that IT'S copies of each general bill
favorably reported by committees be
| printed for the use of members of the
House.
On motion of Mr.. Fielder of Bib, au-
thor of the resolution providing that
Mr.. Darlington of Madison, should be
placed on the Committee on Educa-
ton, the House agreed to the unfavor-
able report of the Committee on Rules,
and the resolution was lost
The House adopted the resolution by
Mr.. Kelley of >Glascock, making his
| Australian ballot bill the special order
| for next Wednesday morning.
| The House passed two bills by Mr..
Dunbar of Richmond, one to author
ize the town of Summerville, in Rich
mond county, to issue $4,000 of bonds
! for building sewers and a water
works system, and the other to author
lie the same town to purchase land for
the purpose of establishing a cemetery.
The following new bills and resolu-
lions. We're introduced in the House
| and referred to proper committees:
BY Mr.. Slaton of Fulton-To regu-
late the sale of stocks of goods in
bulk, to protect the creditors of the
vendor and other purposes.
BY Mr.. Houston of Fulton-A reso-
luton to appropriate SIS to meet the
J deficit in the state printing fund. and
to make same Immediately available.
BY Mr. Calvin of Richmond-A joint
resolution to pay to the estate of the
late Senator p. ]. Sullivan the per
diem and mileage that would have ac-
| crued to him had he lived and served
to the end of the session.
BY Mr.. Ayres of Polk-To amend the
road laws of the state so as to re-
| quire no road duty of those under q
years old.
! fish in Georgia by making it unlawful
to fish in any creek or stream except
with hook and line.
BY Mr. West of Lowndes-To amend
the charter of the city of valdosta.
BY pMr. West of Lowndes-To pre-
scribe the amount of wages or salary
of laborers that shall be exempt from
the process of garnishment.
By Mr.. Shackelford of Clarke-To ap-
propriate $4,000 to the trustees of the
State University for the use of the
State Normal School at Athens, to be
used in constructing a dormitory and
recitation building
BY Mr.. Fields of Dooley-To REQUIRE
all railroad companies to construct
specified crossings at all public roads
which they cross
There was no session of the Senate
to-day.