The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-14
BILLS IN PROSPECT
MEASURES GEORGIA's LEGIsLA-
TORS WILL CONSIDER.
SESSION CONVEYING OCT. q.
HON. j. FERRIS CAM FIRST FROM
CHATHAM TO LEAVE.

Mai. Cam Left Last Night for At
Ianta-JntiI the Opening of the
Session His Time Will BE Taken
Up by the Equitable Loan and Sc
curity Company Case-FrnnchiSe
Tax and Child Labor Bills the
Principal Ones of General Interest
TO BE PropOsed-Maj. Cam Does
Not Anticipate Re-appehrauce
of the Dispensary Bill for the
State-WiH BE Local option Bills.
The State Legislature will convene
on oct. % The first of Chatham
county's representatives to leave for
Atlanta was Hon. J. Ferris Cam, who
went last night. He Will appear be-
fore Judge Lumpkin of the Superior
Court to-day in the matter of the APP
plication for a receivership for the
Equitable Loan and Security Company,
which his firm G. T. & J. f. Cam.
has presented on behalf of stOCkhold-
ers. This case, he said yesterday,
will, perhaps. consume a week, and he
will not return to the city until after
the opening of the Legislature.
The franchise tax and the child
labor bill were mentioned by Maj. cam
as chief in Importance and general in
terest among the prospective bills to
receive the consideration of the Legis-
lature. He looks for some modification
of the franchise taxation bill, which
was rather crudely drawn as to some
parts at the last session. Its passage
by this Legislature would not surprise
Maj. Cam, as it had many friends
last year. There were not a few who
favored the general idea of a tax upon
franchises, but who We're not support
ers of the bill as framed These, if
returned to the Legislature, will prob
ably support the measure in its revis-
ed form.
The Child Labor Bill.
The child labor bill, Maj. Cam
thinks, will be presented by Represen-
tative Houston of Fulton county. Mr.
Houston is an avowed champion of la
Dor, and it is believed that he will
father the measure.
No state dispensary bill Mai Cam
thinks, win be presented. He is of the
opinion that there will be a number of
bills offered, providing for prohibition
or dispensaries, as the case may be-
in certain counties. He has noted a
gradual increase in the number of
counties of the state wherein local
option prevails. In many of these
counties a dispensary system has been
established. For rural counties this
system is found a distinct success. The
counties reap the benefit of well-con-
Quoted liquor establishments, free from
the abuses of the ordinary barroom,
and at the same time, profits
from the revenues. In some
system prevails it is not nee
essary to impose a county tax upon
real and personal property.
Little Local Legislation.
Maj. Cam was asked if he knew of
any local legislation that was to be
sought. He replied in the negative. say
ing that he had not been approached
about local hills and that he had not
heard that it was purposed to intro
duce any. He mas not been consulted
relative TO a bill to relieve the clerk
of the City Council of the work of clerk
of the Police Court and imposing it
upon the police clerk.
There has, however. been some dis
cussion of such a bill Mayor Myers
was asked about it. He said he had
heard it talked of to some extent, but
that It has never been presented to
Council for approval or condemnation.
as it Will be. if it is introduced in the
Legislature.
Hon. William Harden and Hon. P.
A. Stovall will leave next week for
the capital