Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-07-19
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Serious Propositions Are Now Befors
General Assembly of Georgia.


assembly during the present week
The house Is in the midst of the gener
al tax act, following which it has tC
consider several measures of impor
tance, which must be acted ON at this
session. The senate is confronted
with three or four measures of con
sequence which have been passed by
the house, and either one of which
will stir up a warm discussion in that
body. Altogether, there is in prospect
one of the most interesting and i'm.
portant weeks since the present gener
al assembly began it's session.
The question of taxing dispensaries
will, by no means be out of the
woods when the house has acted on
it. The members of the senate are
already discussing the dispensary mat
ter, and there are indications of wide
differences Of opinion regarding it.
Following the final disposition OF
the general tax act several depart
mental bills will have to be acted-on
These have been set for special orders
Immediately following the tax act
They are such matters as the resolu-
tion permitting the governor to borrow
to the extent of 100000 to supply
casual deficiencies, in case the -neces.
sity arises, the sinking fund bill, and
several others of like character.
The next special order which has
precedence is the bill by Mr.. Knight
OF Berrien, providing for an extension
of the Western and Atlantic railroad
to the sea coast. This bill was re,
ferred to the committee of the whole,
the Western and Atlantic committee
having failed to act on it. Mr..
Knights bill proposes to use the
states convicts for the purpose of do.
ing the necessary grading and other
work incident to such an extension of
the road.
Another bill which is made the spe,
cial order following the general tax
act, is that of Mr.. Wooten. of Mont.
gomery, to amend the constitution in
the matter of succession to the gov.
ernorship in case of the death or the
disability of the governor.
Following the foregoing matters the
house will be entertained by a dis.
cussion of that interesting measure
providing for a rotation of the Judges
OF the superior courts from circuit
to circuit. This bill was introduced
by Mr.. Peyton, of Habersham, and
has been made the special order for
Wednesday of this week.
The bill providing for a state re.
formatory for youthful criminals is
before the committee of the whole
house, and it's friends are going to
try to push it to the front this week.
There is so much else in the way.
however, that there is some doubt
about this matter beng reached.
Those back of the measure, however,
say they are determined it shall be-
come law at the present session, il
there is any possible way to get ii
through.
The general judiciary committee of
the house has many interesting mat.
ters before it, and almost any one OF
it's meetings furnishes food for a live.
ly discussion. This committee will
have the anti-bucket shop bill up for
consideration Wednesday afternoon.
and there is much interest in this
measure. The Atlanta city bills are
before this committee, but no time has
been set for disposing of them.
There are three or four chances for
lively time in the senate this week,
but whether any one of these chances
will materiafize is yet to be deter.
mined by the course of events.
Some important amendemnts will be
offered to the Australian ballot bill
when it is reached in the senate. Some
of the senator's want to make the
measure applicable only to primaries,
with a view to relieving the fears OF
any of the south Georgia counties as
to the effect of the negro vote in gen.
eral elections. An effort was made to
so amend the bill in the house, but it
failed. DR.. Kelly, of Glascock, author
of the bill, stated that he had rather
see the whole measure fail than have
it passed with such an amendment. II
is said the bill would have passed the
senate last year had not the section
providing it should go into effect only
upon recommendation Of the grand
Jury in any count ybeen knocked ont