The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-01
BUSY MAKING BILLS
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE NOW
VERY INDUSTRIOUS.
HALL DOWN ON PASSES
WHEN EXTENDED ny CoRPoR-
ATIONS TO STATE OFFICERS.

Bill to Bar Veterans From PEN
sion Who Are worth 81 ,OOO-An-
other Designed to Put n stop TO
the Selling of Pools and Betting
on Horse Reconsideration Pro-
viding for the Appointments of
Employees of the House and Pre-
scribing Their Pay-And Many
other Bills of Greater or Less Inn
pOrtance.
Atlanta, Oct. 31-Mr Hall of Bibb
is again after public utility corpora
lions that give passes to officers of the
state. In the House to-day he intro
duced a bill to prevent railroads, ex-
press, telegraph and telephone compa-
MES from granting special privileges to
officers and prescribing that corpora
lions violating the provisions of the act
be subject to a fine Of $1,000 in each
case.
Another interesting bill was that In
troduced by Mr.. Wellborn of Union,
which provides that veterans owning
$1,000 worth of property or who are in
receipt of yearly salaries of more than
$500 will not be entitled to receive PEN
sions from the state.
OF considerable Importance is the bill
introduced by Mr.. GauIden of Brooks
county designed to put a stop to the
selling of pools and the betting on
horse races, and other contests, with
in the state. The measure, however,
has a proviso to the effect that pools
may be sold at fairs held in Georgia
provided the races do not cover a pc
Rod Of more than fifteen days.
Shortly after the House met to-day
Mr.. Hall of Bib moved a reconsider
alton of the action of the House in re-
ferring to the Committee on Appropri-
ations his resolution providing for the
appointment of doorkeepers, pages and
porters of the House, and prescribing
their pay.
Mr.. Hall said the resolution did not
carry any appropriation and there was
now no law authorizing any one to
name the pages and porters in the
House. He thought proper provisions
should be made to regulate the nat
ter Among those who argued against
reconsideration were Mr.. Slaton OF Full
ton, MIR. Cam Of Chatham and Mr..
Franklin of Washington. 1t was stat
ed by these gentlemen that the pres
ent manner of appointing the pages
ana Dorters had been a custom for
many years, and they could see no
good reason for changing the rule. Mr..
Franklin declared the resolution con-
templated cutting down the number Of
pages in the House.
The previous question was called by
Mr.. Harden of Chatham and the House
declined to reconsider by a vote of "a
to Al
Toward the heel of the session the
resolution by Mr. Hays of Macon, pro-
viding for the appointment of a COM
mlttee to make an examination of the
books in the offices of the Controller
General and State Treasurer was called
up from the table, where it had been
for one day. AS a substitute Mr.. Hall
of Bib introduced a resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of a joint COM
mittee from the House and Senate to
make the examination. 1t was adopted
A large delegation from the Senate
and House will leave in the morning
for Athens to witness the ceremonies
incident to the laying of the corner
stone of the Winnie Davis Memorial
Hall. The House accepted the invita-
ton of Mr.. Slaton of Fulton to attend
barbecue to be given by that gentle
man next wednesday.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Gaulden Of Brooks-To pre-
vent betting or selling Of pools upon
the result of any trial or contest of
skill, speed or power of endurance of
man or beast, in this state, but to al
low pool selling on races at fair
grounds.
By Messrs. Hall, Knight, Underwood,
Rankin, Tigner. Glenn Richardson and
ylaaA
sons or association of persons to OPP
crate or maintain any railway along
or across any public road or street in
this state.
By Mr.. Calvin of Richmond-To au-
thoriZe cities of this state having q
population of more than 10000 to lay
out and maintain boulevards, drive
ways. parks and parkways outside the
limits of the city and within
Ave miles of same, and to create
boards of park commissioners.
BY Mr.. Dunbar of Richmond-To re-
quire executions to be recorded on the
general execution docket, where the
land is located, In order to make the
liens of such executions effective
against certain third parties.
BY Mr.. Wellborn OF Union-To pre-
scribe that no person owning more
than $1,000 worth of property. or earn
ing more than $500 year. shall be en-
titled to draw a pension in the state of
Georgia.
BY Mr.. Underwood of white-To de-
fine the legal term robbery" and
purse-snatching robbery.
BY Mr.. Glenn of Whitfeld--To amend
act to require emigrant agents to pay
a tax of $500.
BY Mr.. Flanagan of Gwinnett-To
amend the constitution so as to pro-
vide for the establishment and main
tenance of public schools by local tax
alton.
BY Mr.. Grice of Pulaslxi-To increase
the power of certain judges in this
state sitting in vacation.
BY Mr.. Grice of Pulaski-To amend
the constitution so as to divide the
school fund between the races
BY Mr.. Calvin of Richmond-To abol-
ish the days of grace referred to in
Section $3.50. Volume of the Code Of
1885, as not applicable to any bill or
draft payable at sight.
BY Mr.. Flynt of Spalding-To amend
Section 2145 of the Code of 1895 so as
to better fix the venue of suits against
insurance companies.
By Mr.. Hall of Bibb-To prohibit any
railroad, express, telegraph or tele-
phone companies in this state sending
to any public officer in this state any
gift or grant of any character what
soever. and to prohibit corporations
extending to said officers any privilege
or performing any service to any OF
said officers not extended to the gem
eral public.
BY Mr.. Blackburn of Fulton-'To au-
thorize street railroad companies to