The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-09
LAST WEEK WILL
Be A. BUSY ONE
STATE LEGISLATURE STILL HAS
SOME IMPORTANT WORK
TO 90.
FOREIGN CORPORATION TAN
A Strong Fight Ahead on the Question
A Number of General Bills Have
But Little Chance During the
Present Session.

Atlanta, December s. There viii be
something doing every minute during
this, the last week of the legislative
session of 1902. Whetaer the general
assembly viii adjourn on Friday or
Saturday has not yet been determined
The last day-of the session is Friday
but if yesterday (sunday) should be de
clarod a dies non, as a resolution, now
before the house proposed adjourn
ment sine die viii not be had until
Saturday nign-
Despite the fact that but five or six
more days remain. none of the most
important work of the session is com
pleted, and It now develops that those
who were proposing to get the appro-
priations bill and the general tax Dla
to The governor week or ten days
before the close of the session were
pursuing a sort of ignis fatuus. A
great deal of work remains to be done
on these measures, and they viii
probably be tue very las matters final
ly acted on both by the house and SEN
ate.
From present indications and the &C
ton Of senate committees with ref
erence to the appropriations bin, and
the prospective action OF the senate
finance committee on the franchise tax
bill, it looks as if there will nave to be
mutual coRsesslons ON the part ol
house and Senate conference commit
tees before these measures are finally
acte. on It is likely the same viii be
true with reference to the general tax
bill.
There is no doubt that the greater
part of the week will be taken up in
the final consideration OF these meas
ures, and the numerous general bills
that have been introduced in both
bodies stand little chancce of receiving
consideration at this session
warm itUS HHGdus
There is still a hard fight ahead for
the general tax bill Opponents OF the
tax on foreign corporations doing bus
mess in Georgia, which was putin the
bill by the house, are going TO fight
that feature Of the measure to the last
ditch.
While it is not thought they will car
ry out the threat OF voting against the
general tax bill in sufficient numbers
TO prevent its passage, since that
would necessitate an extra session. it
| is certain they win leave no stone un-
turned to nave the section stricken. or
at least greatly modified.
The bill comes up for final action in
the house this morning, and then a
motion will be made .or a reconsid-
Grafton Of the disputed section. II that
fails, the fight will he carried before
the senate committee on finance. anu
then before the senate Committees
are already organizing to so before the
senate finance committee 10 oppose
the section, and it is likely several cit
les Of the state will be represented in
/ this protest
tAn amendment was proposed in the
house which met with the favor OF
many VINO voted against the section as
| 1t stands. This amendment by Mr.
Calvin, of Richmond. proposed to ex-
empt from tax all of such corporations
as pay tax on real and peflJnal prop
erty equal to or greater t;lan @he
amount required TO be pal uader III
section. It is believed tnat The adJr-
tion of some such amendment would
do away with much of the opposition.