Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-16
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
Flood of New Bills ntroduced.-Wran.
Gle Over Rules.

Gle over Rules.
Atlanta, Nov. 15.-A food of new
bills and resolutions reached the
clerks desk yesterday for a first read
ing. Many of them were purely To-
cal measures, but some of them pro-
pose interesting legislation.
Mr.. Gambler, of DeKalb, introduced
by request bill to appropriate $4,000,
or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary for the laying of water main
from the city to the Confererate Sol
diers home, an improvement which
the trustees have not been able to
make with their present means.
Mr. Calvin, of Richmond, introduced
bill which proposes to cut down the
fees of notaries public and others who
protest notes and drafts by more than
one half His bill provides that the
charge for such service shall not be
more than $3.50 in each case.
Mr. Fields, of Dooly, introduced a
bill which proposes to increase the
salaries of judges of the superior
SOuA So Va INC OblIC W pOyOVOs AOAO
is already pending a measure for in.
creasing these salaries to $4,000, in.
troduced by Mr.. Stone, of Fulton.
Mr.. Henry, of Murray, In a bill
which he introduced, proposes to re.
peal the present registration laws OF
the state, and Mr.. Calvin, of Richmond,
Is the author of measure which Is de.
signed to permit confederate veterans
to enter the real estate, renting, bro.
kerage or commission business with.
out paying license charged to others.
Mr.. Reid, of Campbell, introduced
three bills to amend sections T67, 719
and 780 of the code so as to require
all corporations doing business in the
state to return their franchises for
taxation the same as other property,
whenever such franchises add to the
value of their stocks or physical prop
erty. These amendments, If adopted,
would have practically the same effect
as the passage of franchise tax bill.
Such bill is now pending before the
legislature.
The house passed by a vote Of 103
to 0 the bill by Mr.. Field, of Spalding,
to amend section 2145 of the code SO
as to better fix the venue of suits
against insurance companies.
A resolution by Mr.. Kelly of Glas
cock, to make his Australian ballot
bill the special order for next Wednes.
day Immediately after the reading Of
the journal, was referred to the com.
mittee on rules.
After some routine business the
house spent the greater part of the
day yesterday in wrangling over pro-
posed changes in the rules, feature
which has already consumed consider.
able time this session.
In the Senate.
BY a unanimous vote the senate
yesterday morning passed the house
bill by Messrs. Slaton, Houston and
Blackburn, of Fulton, which provides
that councilmen or aldermen In cities
with population of more than $4,000
inhabitants shall be eligible for the DO.
sition of mayor or other municipal of.
fee by first resigning their present
Office.
The senate also passed the bill by
Senator Jordan, of the twenty-eighth
district, which provides for the crea.
ton of a commission to investigate
the feasibility of locating an agricul.
tural and industrial school In each
congressional district of the state.
According to the measure the com.
mission is to be composed of twelve
| members-the governor to be chair.
man of the board. He is authorized
to appoint the remaining eleven mem.
| bers, one from each district. BY the
terms of the bill the commissioners
are empowered to receive proposals
from the various districts for dona-
tions of land and buildings for these
schools, which, after establishment,
will be maintained at an annual ex.
pense of $4,000, this money to be Sc.
cured from the fees derived from the
inspection of fertilizers.
There was another important gener.
al bill adopted by the senate. This
was by Senator Snead, of the twenty.
ninth, which permits farmers through.
out the state to purchase in bulk the
various materials to be used in the
manufacture of fertilizers.