The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-11-15
A BILL TO PROHIBIT THE ExcEP-
cEPTANcE INTRODUCED IN
THE sENATs.
LEGISLATURE is NOW
DOWN TO HARD WORK
Senator Dood Seeks to Have Establ
Ilshed Uniform System Of Text
Books in the State.

Atlanta, Ga, November l4-To
pronlbit the acceptance and use
of free passes and franks OF railroads.
telegraph and telephone companies by
Judges of tne supreme, superior. coun-
" and city courts OF the state, was
tAe object OF blIl introduced in the
upper house OF tne general assembly
yesterday morning by Senator Menu
chael OF the 1wenty-fourth district.
Inc measure also includes solicitors
general and the attorney general in It's
provisions.
According to the bill any of the Off
GERS who may violate tne provisions cf
the act shall be guilty OF misde-
meanor and conviction will be GROUNDS
Tor impeachment. the measure was
referred to the SPECIAL judiciary com
mlttee for consideration and report.
Senator Hopkins, OF the Seventh
distict, introduced bill to autnorize
administrators. executors, trustees, re-
ceyers and guardians, who may be re-
quired to give bond, to charge tnes
COSTS or premiums OF the bonds
against the estate. A bill was intro-
duced by Senator Shelton, of the thif-
ty-nrst district, to amend the code So
as to raase tne marriageable age Of
FEMALES from IA to l6 years.
Anntha,. tSb,t ta,.c,eati;,,,-
that by Senator Dodd, of the forty.
third district, which provides for The
adoption Of a uniform system Of text
books for the public schools Of the
state
Senate Had Busy Session.
The senate had another busy ses.
sion yesterday SIX new bills were
introduced while number of meas
ures were read a second time and
recommended. The house resolution
on Mr.. Harden, OF Chatham, proyif.n-
That both houses adjourn over Noveln-
Der 27, on account of its being Thanks
giving day, was concurred in, except
that an amendment was adopted stip-
ulating that the day be not declared a
lies non. This amendment sends tie
resolution back to the house.
President Howell made fotnal an.
lnouncement of the fact that Senator
Perry, OF the thirty third district was
chairman of the general judiciary
committee. When the standing com
mittees were appointed Mr. Perry was
made vice chairman Of tnis commit
tee, of which the late Senator P. J.
Sullivan, of the eighteenth district,
was chairman. Senator Perry sue
ceeds Mr.. Sullivan, and in making the
announcement MIR, Howell paid fiat
tering compliment to the legal ability
of the senator from the tnirty-third.
The general judiciary committee is
one Of the most important committees
OF the senate.
In executive session the senate re-
ceiyed a sealed message from the goy-
ernor The paper was read and will
remain on the table one day before
being acted upon. BY vote of rs to
IL the senate declined to reconsider
its action in passing the phi by Sena-
tor Coma to provide Tor placing on
trial all persons using profane Ian
guage in the presence OF ladies with
out Indictment by the grand jury.
This bill was passed Wednesday by
an almost unanimous vote OF tne up
per house and Senator Middlebrooks,
of the twenty-seventh, moved a re-
consideration. He thought it gave too
mucn latitude and was OF the impress
sion the present law was ample in its
provisions. Quite a discussion en-
sued, Iou or ave members taking
part