The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-30
BRUNSWICK NAMED
AS THE OBJECTIVE POINT OF THE
STATES ROAD
IN CARRINGToN'S NEW BILL
TO EXTEND THE WESTERN AND
ATLANTIC RAILROAD.

Bill Provides for the EmpIoyment
OF 1000 of the States COnvicts on
the Work and the Issuance of To-
rear Bonds to Defray the Expense.
Bill Passed Providing for the Fill
ing of Second Claims Within
twenty Days After the Dismissal
OF First CIaims-Other Legislation.
Atlanta, June 29.-In the House to-
DAY several new bills were introduced.
after which the calendar of measures
Tor third reading and passage was
taken up.
Mr.. Darlington of Madison intro
uuced bill, providing for the extern
sion OF the Western and Atlantic Rail
road fTom Atlanta to Brunswick. The
Dill provides for the employment of l.
OV0 of the states able-bodied convicts
on this work, and for the issuance of
ten-year bonds, at not to exceed 4 per
cent. to pay the expenses. The work is
TO be done under the supervision of
commission, with the Governor as
chairman and two members from the
Senate and four from the House.
Mr.. Carringtons object is twofold;
to give the convicts employment, which
will bring them least in competition
with free labor, and to protect the
states property by preventing its be-
ing bottled up by other railroads.
For Pure Food Bill.
Another important measure intro
duced was a resolution by Mr.. Brn-
son of Decatur, providing for the APP
pointment by the Governor of COM
mission of two from the Senate and
three from the House to investigate
the matter of adulterated foods, and
report a general pure food bill back
to the next session of the General AS
sembly.
Mr.. Whitley of Douglas introduced
a resolution, providing for a committee
to investigate the feasibility of leas-
ing the portion of the states right of
away adjacent to the Whitehall and
Forsyth street bridges in Atlanta.
Want Fishermen Licensed.
A rather radical fish bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Overstreet of Screven.
Mr.. Overstreets bill provides that no
persons shall be allowed to catch fish
pose of selling them without first pay
ing license tax of $25 per annum. 1t
will doubtless cause a storm of pro-
test, particularly from the coast coun-
ties.
The House passed a bill by Mr.. Eel
der of Bibb providing that second
claims must be filed within twenty
days after the dismissal of first claims,
and all costs of first claims so dis
missed must first be paid; also a bill
amending the road laws of the state
so that the road overseer is empowered
to collect the road tax instead of the
tax collector. The bill as passed ap-
plies only to Walker and Catoosa coun-
ties. but can be made to apply to other
counties by vote of the people in each.
Sympathy for the Speaker.
The House passed a resolution of
sympathy with Speaker N. A. Morris
because Of the death of his father, N.
P. Morris at Roswell, late Saturday
night. Speaker Pro Tenn Howard of
Baldwin presided over the session of
the House to-day.
$1,000 Salaries for Solicitors.
The Senate held a short session this
morning, passed one local bill, and
heard read several measures for the
interest which made their appearance
were those by Senator Clements pro-
posing to place solicitors general on
salaries of $1,000 each in addition to
the usual compensation for appearing
in the Supreme Court, and by Senator
Dobb to place upon the retirement list
all military officers who served the
state for period of three years be-
| tween 1865 and1SS7.
should Furnish Standards.
The General Judiciary Committee of
the House this afternoon, after some
discussion, recommended favorably for
passage the bill by Mr.. West of
Iowndes, requiring all railroad COM
panies furnishing cars for the trans
portation of lumber to equip them with
standards and supports for keeping the
lumber in place while in transit. The
railroad people were heard against
this measure last year.
This bill is of great importance to
tbe lumber interests of the state, as
thev say at present they not only
have to supply the standards at con-
siderable cost, but are compelled TO
nav freight on them. Several Savan-
nah lumbermcR were here last year,
when the matfeF came up for hear
ing. ..
The only other measure of impor-
tance which was recommended favor
ably by this committee was the bill
bv Mr.. Flynt of Spalding, prohibiting
the interinarriage of white persons
and negroes. There is a law now which
declares such marriages null and void,
hut it prescribes no penalty Mr..
Flvnt's bill makes the offense felony,
punishable by imprisonment for one
n tyventy years.