Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-06-26
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Effort Made to Reduce Number OF
Doorkeeper and PAGES.

Effort Made to Reduce Number OF
Dcorkeeper and Pages.
Atlanta, Ga, June 25.-The open.
ing session Of the house of represen,
tatives yesterday was marked by an
effort on the part of Mr. Hail. of Bibb,
to bring about action that would re.
suit in reducing the number of door.
keepers and pages in thar body.
Mr.. Halls resolution also provided
for taking the appointing power away
from the speaker, the messenger and
the clerk, and calling on the secretary
Of state to furnish this necessary as
distance. The resolution was finally
defeated after a warm debate by q
vote of SO and &c.
Beyond this there was little except
the usual routine of a first days ses-
sion. The attendance on the house
was exceptionally good, there being
not more than ten absentees. Upon
this, Speaker Morris especially re
marked in his brief opening address.
The house declined to accept an
invitation to attend in a body the bar
becu9 to be given at Griffin on the oc
casion of the visit of the governor
and h.r staff to Camp Northen on Sat
turday, but the thanks of the house
We're rendered for the invitation. and
it has been arranged so that many
members will go to Griffin at IT, time
and paatake of the hospitality Of that
citys charming people.
In fc1yiDor fhie oOtinv, +bo ho,,ca
evinced decided disposition to get to
work. Many of the members think
there is much to be done at this SEES.
sion, and they have determined to
go IN for it for all they are worth.
The house bids fair, therefore, to be
even better working body than II
was last year.
Hon. Henry r. Daniel, the new mem
Der from Emanuel county, succeed
ing the late Hon. George H. Warren
was sworn in by Justice A. J. Cobb
OF the supreme court, and was assign
ed to the following committees! Gen,
eral judiciary, general agricultural
pensions, immigration and public Ii
bFary
resolution by Mr.. Slaton, of Bhlton,
providing for the appointment of ~ com.
mittes OF five to prepare and present
suitable resolutions relating to the
death OF Hon. George H. Warren. OF
Emanuel. Speaker Morris appointed
the following committee under this
resolution: Messrs. Slaton, OF Full
ton, chairman; Bell, of Emanuel Phil
FPS, OF Jefferson; Kent, of Johnson,
and Owen, of Pike. The committed
will probably report today.
The days session was concluded
with the reading of Governor Terrell's
message
In the Senate.
An interesting feature of the session
Of the senate was the contest over
the ONCE OF doo*keeper, made vacant
during the recess of the death of Ma
Jor WiJfon. There were two tickets
In the field, one headed by j. w. Green,
Of H:lbersham, and the other by James
II. Lang, of Butts. The log-rollina
on the part of the friends of the diff
ferent candidates was, apparently, az
vigorous as that which used to obtain
in the palmy days when judges and
solicitors were elected by the legisla
ture.
New bills were introduced in the
senate as follows:
BY Mrs. Smith: To provide that ali
property having no lawful owner shall
belong to the state of Georgia.
BY Mr.. Tisinger: To regulate the
law concerning a years support oil
widows and children.
By Mr. Shelton: To prescribe the
dockoting of certain cases of noneYes
idents in superior, city, county and
justice courts.
BY Mr.. Skelton To authorize JUS
tees of peace to change the time Of
holding courts in their respective dis
tricts.