Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-09
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
sesslon Of 1904 Is Now on the Home
Stretch.

eenDlT CO l9Oa - now On TAG nome
stretoh and Thursday night it will
heve reached the goal.
Between this morning and the hour
Of midnight Thursday night, or per-
haps q little later, II there are any
serious disagreements between the
house and senate, as there are likely
to be, it would not, perhaps, be exag-
gerating to say that more actual bus
mess will be transacted than has been
done during all Of the session that
has gone before.
The senate has declined to consider
any house bills that passed after Sat
urday, The result Is the house VIII
devote the entire day Monday, perhaps
fer Into the night, to passing measures
that originated in that body.
The steering committee has already
mappad out the program for Monday
It includes the bill to create the office
of state auditor by Mr.. Hall, Of Bibb,
the appropriation of $4,000 to aid in
rebuilding Science hall, the building
destroyed by fire at the state universe
ty; the appropriation of $4,000 to
build chemical laboratory for the
TechI the appropriation Of $4,000 to
build hospital for the Georgia Nor.
NAL and industrial college, at Milledge-
vI1el the appropriation of $500 to pur
chase a portrait Of General John B.
Gordon for the state capltoI; the bill
to amend the fish laws so as to change
the time at which seining shall be pro
htbfted to March l to June 15, the
spawning season.
The steering committee declined to
fix the state reformatory bill by Mr.
Feluer, of Bibb, for consideration Mon.
day Another effort will be made tc
have the committee put this bill on
the list, but it is not likely that any
thing will be done with it at this ses,
sion, because 1t is a measure that will
require considerable discussion before
1t can be passed, Mr.. Fielder says
however, he will reintroduce the bill
at the beginning of the next session.
There are perhaps 100 senate bills
new on the house calendar to which nc
consideration has yet been given. Tbs
senate has found not little fault with
the house for falling to act on its
measures, and to this is perhaps due
the statement that the senate will re.
fuse to consider any house bills that
are passed by the house after Monday
Many Of the senate bills are important
measures and some Of them were re.
ported on by the house committees
weeks ago The majority of them
have received favorable reports from
the committees, but how the house can
give consideration to all of them is
past understanding. 1t is always this
way, however, measures being allowed
to accumulate until the last moment
when many of them are put through
With a Ttlsh that gives little time for
proper consideration. These senate
bills will have to be sitted out by
the steering committee Just as has
been done IN the case Of the house
bills, SO that it is likely the most
important and valuable measures will
be ACTED on.
The senate likewise has hard
weeE before it in handling the meas,
ures that go over from the house. In
addition to it's work on the general
appropriations bill which viii be taken
up as the special order today, the
house passed on Saturday numerous
local bills, all of which must be acted
on by the senate Then, too there
are the individual pension bills, on
eacRs.of which the roll has to be called,
this being required on all anproprta
lions. There are other house bills oi
Importance pending in the senate, in
cludIng many of the specia! appropri
alton bills which have been passed,
and altogether the indications are thai
each body may lock forward this week
to three sessions a day
The indications are now that there
will be many disagreements between
the house and senate which will call
for the appointment Of conference
committees in the closing hours. The
disagreement which will cause the
most discussion and perhaps the long
est delay will be on the common
school fund. The senate, will, un
doubtedly, cut the amount to $500 900
the original figures, with a view to
finally coming to 100000, while there
Is no doubt that the house will insist
on its figures, 100000. One body
or the other will have to give way
but 1t is probable the house Will moi
consent to do so until 1t sees there
is no possible chance to get what il
wants.
The indications are that the f1na
adjournment Of the general dsseinbly
will not take place until some time
after midnight Thursday night.
PEACH SEASON WANING.
Atlanta, August S.-The peach sea.
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