The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-12
SfATE TAX ) MILLS
-,,rs AMOUNT MUST COVER TAXES
FOR ALL PURPOSES.
NO INCREASE OF SALARIES.
HOUSE KILLED COMAs BILL WHICH
SOUGHT TO MAKE THEM.

vo4c of Those establishments
mont to Prohibit Judges Accept
Inn Passes and Franks Defeated.
sale of stocks to Be Regulated.
Franchise Tax Law Amended for
protectiOn of COrpOrations-WOm-
On May Wear Birds on Hats-Old
records to BE Printcd-Adultera-
ton of Turpentine Made Penal
ORense.
Atlanta, Aug. 1.-THE House again
to-day passed the bill designed to limit
the state tax rate to five mills on the
dollar for all purposes. The bill as
passed is a substitute for the Senate
bill, recently passed by the upper
house, and amends Article 8, Section /
of the Constitution, by adding new
paragraph limiting the authority of the
Legislature to levy and collect taxes
for all purposes to five mills.
The difference between this measure
and the Senate bill is that the latter
did not include the sinking fund in the
five mills limit, but permitted a special
levy for that purpose. The bill makes
no exception of the sinking fund. There
is no doubt that the Senate will ac-
cept the substitute.
No Increase of Salaries
The conclusion was reached in the
House that the salaries of judges of
the Supreme and Superior courts. and
of the Governor are large enough now,
for that body killed the Comas bill to
increase their salaries by a vote of "A
to II. It required III votes to pass
the bill, though it does not provide
for a constitutional amendment.
The Comas bill increased the salaries
of Supreme Court justices from $4,000
to $4,000, and of Superior Court judges
from $1,000 to $4,000. The House adopt
ed an amendment by Mr.. Miller of
Muscogee, increasing the salary of the
Governor from $4,000 to $4,000, by a
vote of So to So.
Several amendments looking to pro-
hibiting judges from accepting rail-
road passes and franks was defeated as
was likewise the bill when the final
vote was taken. The bill passed the
Senate by a unanimous vote of the thir-
ty-two senators present at the time.
Bill to Prevent Fraud.
The House passed a bill already
passed by the Senate to regulate the
sale of stocks of goods in bulk, so as
to prevent fraud. The bill requires
that any person, firm or corporation
desiring to sell a stock of goods in
bulk, shall first give notice of five
days to each creditor or the sale will
be illegal.
He must make affidavit to the eff
feet that such creditors have been nott-
fed. Such an affidavit protects an in
nocent purchaser, but false affidavit
may lead to conviction for perjury.
This bill was urged by the credit men
all over the state.
Franchise Tax Law Amended.
Another measure passed by the
House was an amendment to the fran
chise tax law so that corporations
which pay a tax in the nature of a
franchise tax now to cities or coun-
ties, NAV deduct the tax so paid from
the amount of the franchise tax to be
paid to such counties and cities under
the general law.
This measure is designed for the re-
lief of certain street railway compa-
MES which now pay taxes in the ma
ture of franchise taxes to certain cit
les
AT the opening Oh the dlleIuOOll SSo-
sion the Audubon bill for the protec-
ton of song and plumage birds and
their nests was reconsidered and
amended so that it will not interfere
in any manner with ladies wearing
birds on their hats.
To Print Old Records.
The Senate resolution providing for
publication of the Colonial, Revolu-
tionary and Confederate records now
being compiled by former Gov. Aller
D. Gambler, was passed. They will
be printed and sold to the public the
same as other records.
resolution authorizing pay fol
three extra pages and one extra door
keeper for the Senate, created con
siderable of a stir in the House, bu
was finally passed.
During the discussion Mr.. Frank
lin of Washington was ordered seates
by the Speaker, but sat down as TIT
sergeant-at-arms advanced toward
him. Later in a personal privilege
speech he charged the Speaker Will
d!scourtesy to him, but Speaker Nor
ris replied his only object was to in
force the rules of the House
A committee was ordered appointed
to investigate the claim of the heir
of Sherman J. Sims of Maysville, t.
q life pass from the state over tn
Northeastern Railroad
The bill permitting certain railroad
to condemn land to straighten thei
rights of ways, was passed. Thi
measure will affect only the Atlanta
Knoxville and Northern, and the Eas
and West Railroads, it is stated.
Turpentine Authorizations.
Other Senate bills passed by tn
House to-day are as follows:
BY Senator Sweat of the Fffth-T
make it a penal offense to adulterat
spirits of turpentine or naval stores
when the same are to be Offered 10
sale, or to offer for sale such adul
terated articles.
By Senator Hopkins of the Seventh
To authorize administrators, EXECUTOR
guardians, receivers, etc., to charge I
the expense of giving bonds where the
are required to do So
BY Senator Tisinger of the Thirty
fourth-To authorize the Governor !
appoint not more than two banks
state repositories in cities having
population of $500 inhabitants or NOR
Union Organizers Beaten.