The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
LIMIT is FIVE MILLS
LEGISLATURE KEEPS TAX RATE
WITHIN BOUNDS.
GOVERNOR WILL SIGN BILL
AND IT WILL GO TO THE PEOPLE
FOR RATIFICATION.

TignOr's Bill Passed the Senate
with Even Less Opposition Than
1t Encountered in the HOuse-Ef-
fort AfOOt to Make Savannah In
stead of Brunswick the Terminus
of the State RORd-VariOus Matters
of Legislation Are Passed Upon In
Both Houses.
Atlanta, July 1.-The most interest
ing feature of the day in the General
Assembly occurred in the Senate this
morning when that body passed, by an
! almost unanimous vote, the bill by MIR.
! Tignor of Muscogee amending the con-
stitution so as to limit the power of
/ the Legislature to levy and assess
| taxes to five-tenths of / per cent. or
! 8 mills.
This bill recently passed the House
by vote of 1873 to Z, and in the Sen
ate to-day there was only one vote
against X, that of Senator Symons of
the Fourth district. Senator Perry
made a short speech in favor of the
| measure, calling attention to the fact
that a similar measure had once be-
!
| this would receive the unanimous sup
port of that body.
The bill, which is the first to pass
both branches of the Legislature at
this session, now goes to the Gov
ernor, who is sure to sign 1t. 1t will
be submitted to the people at the cleo
ton in 1904 for ratification and will
go into effect Jan. l. 1905.
Killed Several Bills.
The Senate killed several bills by
| agreeing to the adverse reports of COM
mittees. Among these were the fol-
lowing; BY Senator Comas, to require
| the rotation of judges of Superior
courts; by Senator Golden, to require
manufacturers of shoes to stamp in
the soles the material from which they
| are made; by Senator Duncan of the
| Tenth, to require trial judges TO purge
| juries, etc.
The bill by Senator Middlebrooks,
| requiring that one-half of the felony
| conVictS be leased and the other half
worked on the roads of the state, was
| taken up, and the adverse report of
| the committee disagreed to so that it
| could be laid on the table for further
consideration.
1 Appointed by the Governor.
A message was received from the
| Governor. containing the following
| nominations: George w. Jordan. to be
judge of the County Court of Pulaski
Charles j. Lester, TO be judge of the
| City Court of GAINESVILLE; w. w.
| Lambdin,. to be solicitor of the City
| Court of GAINESVILLE,
Senator Jordan introduced two bills
to-day, one providing for changes in
the methods of inspecting commercial
fertilizers, and another providing for
the return and payment Of taxes by
| all corporations, not required to make
their returns to the Controller General
! in the county where they are located.
The Day in the House.
There was little of Importance done
| in the House to-day. More than two
hours of the session was spent in de-
batting a measure by Mr.. RUSSELL of
! Chattahooche to repeal an act passed
| in 1901, providing for the equitable APP
portionment of the cost between two
| counties which are connected by
bridge or ferry. While the bill is a
general one, it is local in application,
and it seemed to-day that only Chat
tahoochee and Muscogee counties were
! involved.
The law of 1901 apportioned the cost
! of bridges connecting counties both on
a basis of taxable property in each
county and on the amount of travel
| from each county over the bridge. Mr..
Fussells bill simply proposed to go
| back to the old law, which apportion-
| ed the cost altogether on the basis of
taxable property in each county. The
bill was finally passed by a vote of 80
! to 3S.
| Child Labor Bill Next Tuesday.
The House passed a resolution maxi
| ing the child labor bill the special or
| der for next Tuesday, July T. and pro-
! viding that the previous question shall
be called at II o'clock on Wednesday,
July 8.
Accepts All Invitations.
The House accepted an invitation to
attend a barbecue at Colquitt Miller
! county, on Saturday, July a. II also
accepted an invitation to attend the
exercises in the hall of the House I'M
| der the auspices of the Daughters of
! the American Revolution on July A.
This makes the third invitation the
House has accepted for the Fourth,
| the first being to go to Lindale.
OF a dozen bills introduced, perhaps
] the only one of special interest was by
Mr. Martin of Ebert, providing for the
employment of a veterinary surgeon In
| connection WIN the department OF
| Agriculture.
savannah Instead of Brunswick.
The bill by Mr. Darlington of Madi-
| son to extend the Western and At
! lantic Railroad to Brunswick came up
/ for consideration in the General Judic-
larry Committee this afternoon. Mr..
! Evans of Washington moved to amend
| by inserting Savannah in place of
Brunswick. After some discussion, the
| bin was reported back to the House,
with the recommendation that 1t be re-
| ferred to a special committee.
Mr. Stovall's bill to make bribery in
primary elections a crime was dis
cussed, but owing to several objections
it was temporarily tabled.
Negro Taxes for Negro Schools.
The House Committee on Constitu-
! tional Amendments among other things
recommended favorably bill providing
for an amendment under which only
! the money paid as taxes by the negro
race shall be expended for the educa-
| ton of that race.
A constitutional amendment. author
| izing the Legislature to combine W.
or more county offices. was also recon-