The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09
STATE AUDITOR
BILL is KILLED
HALLS PET MEASURE FAILS.
TO BE NO EXPERT BOOKKEEPER
TO AUDIT ACCOUNTS.

TO AUDIT ACCOUNTS.
Bill ny Hnrden of Chatham ReGulat-
ing SEEMING for Fish Was Passed.
but Required the Vote of the
SpeaIxer-Other Measures That Re-
ceived the Consideration of the
HOuse-NiGht Session Was Found
Necessary.
Atlanta. Ca. Aug. S.-JOe Hill Halls
state auditor bill met an untimely de-
feat at the hands of the House to-day.
The bill provided for a state auditor of
accounts to be appointed by the Gov
ernor for a period of four years, at a
salary of $1,000, with two clerks at a
salary Of 81 200 each. The duty of this
official was TO audit all state accounts
and put uniform systems of account
ing into all the Institutions and de-
partments of the state. The bill was
opposed by Messrs. Stead of Taylor,
Reid of Campbell, and others, on the
ground of expense and because of COM
plicated machinery involved.
The House adopted an amendment by
Mr. Curry of Hart, providing for the
auditors election by the people. Mr.
Hall then moved to table the bill, as
he says its purposes would be defeated
unless the Governor could appoint an
expert bookkeeper to the office. The
motion was carried and this kills the
bill for the present session.
Rarden'S SEEMING Bill.
The bill by Mr.. Harden of Chatham,
providing for an amendment to the
fishing law so as to prohibit SEEMING
from March to July 1, instead of June
! to Sept. l, as the present law pro-
vides, created quite storm of discus
sion. but was finally passed. The vote
was 81 to II, and Speaker Morris cast
the deciding vote giving the bill con-
stitutional majority of So votes. The
trouble was that many sections of the
state wanted different dates for SEEMING,
but all the amendments proposing diff
ferent times were killed. as was also a
substitute proposing to permit SEEMING
at all times, The bill was amended
also so as to prohibit the use of fire
arms and spears in killing fish.
The House passed a bill by Mr.. Nc
Henry of Floyd. amending Section 1872
of the Code SO as to permit cities and
towns to issue duplicate fl. fas for
taxes in place of Fl. fas. lost or dis
charged, just as now provided in the
case of the state and counties.
Estates 10 Get Pensions.
The House passed the bill by Messrs.
Beauchamp of Butts and Preston of
Jasper, directing the Governor to cause
to be paid to the legal heirs of any
Confederate widow or soldier any PEN
sion accrued and due to such widow
or soldier at the time of her or his
death If this measure becomes a law
il will do away with the necessity for
passing so many individual pension
bills at each session of the Legisla-
ture.
The bill by Mr.. Slaton of Fulton. ap-
propriatlng $4,000 to build and equip
chemical laboratory for the Georgia
School of Technology was amended so
as to appropriate only $4,000 from the
state treasury on condition that $4,000
more is raised by private subscription
and passed by a vote OF SS to S5.
The House passed the bill by Mr.
Hall of Bbb, requiring all state Off
cials, except tax collectors, who receive
public money, TO make weekly settle
ments with the state treasurer. Such
settlements are now made monthly.
For Science Hall.
The bill by Mr.. Shackelford of Clark
appropriating 500, 600 to rebuild Science
Hail. one of the buildings of the uni
versity which was destroyed by fire,
was passed. There was only $4,000 in
surance on this building. OF the
amount appropriated $4,000 is to re-
place furniture and apparatus.
The bill appropriating $1,000 to repair
and refurnish buildings at the Georgia
Normal Industrial College at Milledge-
vile was also passed.
The House passed the bill by Mr..
Fielder of Bibb permitting the judge
of ten Superior Courts or Ordinary of
any county to commit to any orphans
home, such as the Bethesda Orphan
Home at Savannah and the Georgia In
dustrial Home at Macon, upon proper
affidavit, any homeless child between
the ages of and IA, which may be
found wandering on the streets, or in
possession of a dissolute woman, or
whose parents have been convicted of
crime. The county in which such COM
mitment is made may appropriate $50
a year for the support of such child.
1t is made a misdemeanor to take or
entice a child away from such an in
stitution. The provisions of the bill
are not peremptory as to such institu-
tions, but simply permissive.
Exposition Commission.
At the afternoon session, a Joint res
olution by MIR. Fields of Dooley was
passed, providing for a Georgia COM
mission for the jamestown (Va.) EX-
position of 1907, this commission to con-
sist of the commissioner of agricul-
ture the state geologist and three citi-
zens appointed by the Governor. They
are TO serve without pay or expense
to the state.
Tomorrow afternoon. Gen. Fitzhueh
Lee and John Cioode will address the
House and Senate in joint session on
the subject of the jamestown EXPOSE
ton.
Mr.. Tigner of Muscogee tried to get
up this afternoon bill No. Z, which has
been on the calendar since October.
1902, but was voted down at every
point. The bill seeks to limit the hours
of labor in cotton factories to ten
hours a day, instead Of eleven. as Ak
present.
The House passed the bill by Mr.
Calvin of Richmond. fixing the fee of
notaries public for protesting notes
and other commercial paper at the uni
form rate Of 81 so i'm each case. I'm
der the present law the protest fees
vary all the way from SO cents TO SO.
The House refused to appropriate 81 -
$50 to put asphalt on Mitchell street
70 relieve the Supreme Court from the
noise Of passing vehicles
The remainder Of afternoon session
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