The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-10
THE APPROPRIATIONS
TO BE SUBMITTED TO LEGIsLA-
TURE THIS WEEK.
PROMPT WORK ON THE BILLS
GENERAL TAX ACT TO COME BACK
TO HOUSE SOON.

Protests Against Certain Parts of
Tax Measure Expected-Separate
Bills for Appropriations to state
InstitutiOns-Mr. Halls Three
Observation-Disclosures Matters to
Take the Attention of the Senate
/. What Is Being said on the Con-
Wet Question.
Atlanta, Nov 9.-This week will see
the end of the committee work on the
general appropriations bill and the
general tax act, for it is the intention
of the appropriations and ways and
means committees of the House to
report these bills back by the latter
part of the week or by next Monday at
least. Under the House rules these
measures have the right of way over
everything on the third reading and
the indications now point to their final
passage and presentation to the Gov
ernor earlier than ever before since
the fifty day sessions have been the
law.
II suppose we will have numerous
protests against the special license
features of the general tax BILL" said
Chairman c. S. Reid, but so far
have been informed of only one pro-
test, and that is against the charge
of 5000 on foreign corporations conduct
ing branch establishments in the state.
I expect protests against the tax on
pool selling on races. on midway shows,
on slot machines. the increased tax
On the sale of cigarettes and several
other features of the bill, all of which
we will be prepared to hear. but we
are not going to submit to any un-
| necessary delay. The ways and means
committee will take up the bill Tues
day afternoon and will go right through
with 1t. We propose to have it ready
| to report to the House by Monday week
| at latest"
Chairman C. L. Davis of the appro-
| priations committee expects to accom-
| plish a similar result, and will proba-
| bly, report the appropriations bill still
| earlier. The fact that the appropria-
tons bill will carry very few of those
| features over which there is likely tc
| be a fight, takes away some of the
| interest in this measure.
1--WE are going to eliminate as many
| of the special appropriations to state
institutions as possible" said Chair
man Davis, land deal with them IL
separate bills This will enable us L
get through promptly with the genera
bill and there viii be practically
nothing TO delay it in either house. II
fact we will try to get 1t in sucf
shape that there will be no opposition
to any of its items. Almost all of the
appropriations over which there is like
to be any contest will be deal
with in separate bills"
Exemption Bill UP Tuesday.
Tuesday, Immediately after the
reading of the journal. the bill by
| Mr.. Gambler of DeKalb, to amend
| the constitution so as to give the
| Legislature power to exempt from tax
alton all church, school and college
! property, will come up as the special
| order of the day in the House-the
first special order of the session.
This is considered one of the most
| important measures before the Cen
eral Assembly. Being constitution
/ al amendment, it requires two
thirds vote of each House before II
can be submitted to the people for
| ratification. 1t grew largely out of
| the general desire to exempt from tax
| alton college endowments, many more
of which would no doubt, be given in
Georgia, were there no taxation on
! them.
| Messrs. Gambler and others who are
| supporting the measure, have prac-
| tically consented to an amendment so
| as to make the measure include prop
! erty belonging to orphan asylums.
| This suggestion comes primarily from
! President j. II. Estill and the officers
| of the Union Society who have charge
1 a g.. L..
near Savannah, founded by Whitfield,
and it has met with general favor.
The bill, however. will meet with
| some opposition. Speaking of it's pro-
| visions, Mr.. Stovall, of Chatham, said
| II do not know that favor the pas
sage of such law. l am afraid IL
would lead to abuses. Still 1t might
be framed in such way as to avoid
| this. If the measure is to become a
| law, certainly want to see it amend
| ed so as to include property belong
! ing to orphan asylums, for / hold them
| among our most worthy institutions"
Mr.. Stovall, by the way, is one of
| the most active and energetic members
| of the House. He is not only in at
tendance ON every session, avoiding
| the request for leave of absence SO
common toward the end of the week
| but he takes an active interest in
| committee work, being a member
among others of the Committee on
Education, General Agriculture, Mill
| tary Affairs, Ways and Means, Jour-
| nails, and vice chairman of the Com
mittee on the University of Georgia
| and its branches. Though new mem
Der. Mr.. StovaIl is getting into the
thick of the work along with the old
| timers. and he will certainly be heard
from during the session.
Measures Coming Up.
Among the interesting measures
coming UP this week is one which
| provides for commission to prepare
a roster of all the soldiers, sailors and
| marines from Georgia who took part
| in the war between the states. This
bill has received unanimously favor
able report from the Committee on
Pensions, and 1t is believed 1t will
easily go through the House. The
| commission is to be composed of the
! Governor, Adjutant General, Pension
| Commission, John Il. Gordon, and Gen
| Clement A. Evans, all of whom are
| to serve without compensation, though
the bill provides that the expenses OF
/ the work shall be paid by the state
| The Pension Commission has found a
| great need for such a roster in pass
| ing on pension applications, and aside
| from its historical value, IL Is believed
| it will result in considerable purRng
| of the penson lists.
Mr.. Hall. Of Bib, has two bills be-
fore the House in shape for a third
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