The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-30
WRANGLE IN HOUSE
OVER THE REPORT OF THE COM
MITTEE ON RULES.
REPORT FINALLY ADOPTED.
MIR. HALL OF BIBB, OFFERS SEW
ERAL AMENDMENTS.

Changes Several Rules, Among
Them Rule 30, Giving General Tax
Bill Right of Way Over Every
May Reach the Governor Before
the Adjournment of the General
Assembly.
Atlanta, Oct. 29.-The House to-day
| spent its time wrangling over the re-
port of the Committee on Rules, which
was finally adopted in it's entirety. Mr..
Flynt of Spalding was in the chair,
while Speaker Morris, who is chair
man of the Committee on Rules, took
the floor to explain the report. AS soon
as the report had been read MIR. Hall
of Bibb offered amendments relating
| to the appointment of finance COM
mittee in place of the Committee on
| Appropriations and Ways and Means
and fixing the number of employees of
the House to be appointed by the
| Speaker, and the doorkeeper. Mr. Nor
ris made the point that under Rule
1913 Mr.. Hull's amendment would have
to be referred to the Committee on
Rules for consideration and report.
| Mr.. Flynt ruled in favor of
this point and Mr.. Hall appealed
/ from the chairs decision. Mr.. Hall
said it was in effect, and attempted to
| place the Committee on Rules in abb
| solute power over the members of the
] House because no change on the rules
| could be made except by a three
| fourths vote. He said 1t was wrong
outrageously wrong, to attempt to
/ throttle the House in any such man.
! ner. He held he had a perfect right
| to offer an amendment to the
| report of the Committee on
Rules or to the report
| of any other committee. Mr.
| Morris argued in favor of his point
| of order, holding that under the rules
| all proposed changes must first go to
| the Committee on Rules. The ruling
| of the chair on this point was sustain
ed by a vote of "A to 81.
| Then followed an explanation of the
committees report by Mr.. Morris, and
it's adopting as a whole. The first
| change provides for an amendment to
| Rule 49, under which the general APP
preparations bill and the general tax
bill shall. on third reading. be given
! right of way over everything so that
they may reach the Governor before the
adjournment of the General Assembly
and give him an opportunity to exer-
else his veto power. Otherwise he has
no, alternative but to approve the bills
or to veto them and call an extra ses-
sion.
rule was adopted which will pre-
vent the tabling of the bills and resolu-
lions when there are not enough votes
present to pass them, and then calling
them up for the purpose of getting
them on their passage at another time
when the House is engaged in other
| business.
Rules were also adopted providing
for standing committees of the state
university and its branches, and on con-
stitutional amendments. Mr.. Hall in
troduced a resolution limiting the num-
Der of employees to be appointed by
the Speaker and doorkeeper, which will
come up for consideration tomorrow.
This resolution cuts off five of the
present assistant doorkeepers.
Makes Bribery n Crime.
Mr.. Stovall of Chatham introduced
an important measure to-day, making
bribery in primary elections a crime
Under recent opinions given by Judge
S. B. Adams. and others, there is no
state law preventing the purchase or
sale of votes in primary elections, and
Mr.. Stovalls bill is designed to remedy
this defect.
Among the bills and resolutions in
troduced in the House were the follow
ing:
BY Mr.. Kilburn of Bibb-An act to
compel all street companies operating
electric or other cars in this state to
enclose the platforms of such cars on
which motormen operating such cars
are placed during the months of De-
| cember, January, February and March.
BY Mr.. Johnson of Baker-To pro-
vide for the manner of disposing Of
| misdemeanor cases in the several coun-
ty courts in this state, to provide for
the disposition of all money arising
| therefrom.
BY Mr.. Conner Of Bartow-To make
it unlawful to employ or contract with
a tenant or cropper or any person UNI
der contract with another, providing
certain penalties and defenses.
BY Mr.. Halves of Elbert-To appro-
pirate the sum of $4,000 for the pur-
pose of building, equipping and fur
nishing an additional dormitory build
ing for the Georgia School of the Deaf,
located at Cave Springs, in the county
of Floyd.
BY Mr.. Russell of Chattahoochee-To
| amend Section go, Volume l OF the
Code of 1895, to provide for an equita-
BILE proportion of expense to fall on
each of the counties connected by
bridges or ferry.
Blackburn of Fulton-To amend the
charter of the city of Atlanta so as to
! provide for an election for $500, 900 of
bonds for improvement of the sewer
system and similar amount for inn
provennent of the water works.
BY Mr.. Richardson Of Houston-To
amend Section 221 of Volume of the
Code of Georgia, relative to the hunt
ing upon the lands of another
By Mr.. Rankin of Gordon-To pre-
serve the purity of elections and to de-
fine and punish offenses against the
| election franchise.
By Mr.. Mulherin Of Richmond-To
authorize the County Commissioners of
the counties of this state to charge a
| license against dealers in junk, hides,
tallow, cotton seed, etc.
| BY Mr.. Walker of Pierce-To repsai
Section 4406 of the Civil Code of 1895
and to amend the act relating to adj
missions to the bar.
In the Senate.
Seven bills were introduced in the
Senate this morning. the most impor-
! tant one being a measure providing for
| the adjustment of the office of the
| special attorney for the Western and
Atlantic Railroad, the position now
| held by Hon. Ed. T. Brown. chairman
| Of the State Democratic Executive
| Committee. This bill was introduced
! by Senator Lee of the Forty-fourth
| district. The measure seeks to repeal
| the act, approved Dec. 20. 1892, which
| authorizes the Governor to appoint an
| agent to look after the property of the