The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-24
ARMED WITH BILLS
LEGISLATORS DESCEND UPON
GEORGIA'S CAPITOL.
SESSION TO OPEN TO-DAY.
SKELETON WON'T SUCCEED IN MAX
ING 1T SHORT.

Ii Is said There Is Plenty of Pros
pcctiVc Legislation - Upon tho
Wisdom of Many Measures the So
Ions Will BE Called Upon to Pass.
Some Bills of General Importance.
Local Measures Seem 10 BE the
RuIe-I<appa AIphas Meet-News
Notes from Atlanta.
Atlanta. Ga. June 23.-The General
Assembly will convene tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock, and as the work
of organization has already been dis
posted of, the solons will get right to
business. Speaker Morris said to-
day that he had ten local bills from
Cobb county alone, and if that is any
criterion there will be considerable
talk before the present session is over
There is no doubt whatever that it will
meet for fifty days.
The most important questions to come
before the Legislature are bills affect
ing the convict lease system, the uni
form text book law and the child labor
law
Already nearly all of the members
have arrived, and the hotel corridors
are thronged with the politicians. Very
little of Importance has developed,
and there is no rumor of any surprises
to be sprung. though some may be
forthcoming. Senator Shelton, who
was the author of the summer sessions
bill will make an effort to secure
short session. though report says IA
failure in that respect is foregone
conclusion.
Injured in n Runaway.
AS the result of a runaway on
Peachtree street this morning, Miss
Bessie Moran. a well-known youns
/ lady, was badly injured, a valuable
horse belonging to DR. C. A. Moran
was killed and a negro wagon driver
was seriously hurt.
The horse took fright at some object
and dashed headlong al a wagon load
ed with lumber, one of the pieces tear
ing a great hole in his chest just be-
low the neck.
Kappa AIphas Meet.
The twenty-third biennial convention
of the Kappa Alpha fraternity began
its sessions here to-day. The conven-
ton was called to order by Hon. r.
Chambers Smith, knight commander,
of Raleigh, N. c., after which the fol-
lowing officers were chosen President,
| Hugh NJ. Dorsey of Atlanta; vice
\ president. NJ. T Ormond of Tlscaloo-
sa, Ala. and secretary, Frank Stolle-
werck, Jr.
The address of welcome on the part
of the Atlanta Alumni Association was
delivered by Ben Lee Crew. and on the
| part of the Georgia Kappa Alpha AS
| ISOLATION by Madison Bell. Several
| interesting responses were mAde.
Forty-six chapters are represented,
and there are about 100 delegates and
visiting members in attendance. The
| interesting feature of the convention
promises to be the debate of the ques-
| ton of extending the fraternity to the
Northern colleges. Prominent mem
| bers will advocate extension, while
| there is considerable opposition 10 it.
The visiting delegates were enter
tanned at a reception and dance to-
night at the Piedmont Driving Club.
| The banquet will take place Thursday
night at the close of the convention.
Gave Back $4,000.
The unique spectacle of department
! of the state paying into the general
| fund of the treasury a comparatively
large sum of money placed at its dis
posal, was presented to-day when
| Judge Turner, chairman of the Prison
Commission, handed Treasurer Park a
check for $4,000. This represented a
| surplus which the Prison Commission
had on hand, and does not need. 1t
| is due to the gradual reduction of the
| expenses of the penitentiary incident to
| the perfection of the system, which has
been brought about by the commits
/ sion.
Savannah Companies Assessed.
Controller General Wright to-day as
sessed for franchise tax the Savannah
Union Station Company and the Geor-
| gia and Alabama Terminal Companys
| property. Both of the corporations had
made nominal franchise returns. The
| officers expressed a desire that the Con-
| troller General make his assessment on
| the properties, preliminary to arbitra-
! ton. The franchise of the Savannah
! Union Station Company was assessed
| at $4,000. and the franchise of the
| Georgia and Alabama Terminal Com
| pany at $157,965.
Company for Griffin.
Company E of the Sixteenth Regi-
ment, u. S. A, left Fort Mcpherson
to-day for a five days visit in Griffin,
where il will show the Fourth Geor-
| gia Regiment how the regulars drill
and conduct themselves in camp.
/