The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-01

providing for ceding to the United
States government title to the land
now occupied by Fort Screven. on Ty-
bee Island, was favorajbly reported by
the Corporations Committee and read
a second time.
The House passed a bill by Mr.. Mills
of Cherokee to require the tax collec-
tor to issue executions against unre-
turned wild lands, instead of the re-
ceiver of tax returns, as the law stands
at present.
Felony to Trade in Votes.
An interesting bill, introduced in the
House this morning by Representative
Jones of Pickens, provides for an
amendment to>Section 629 of the Grim
inal Code so as to make it felony
for any one to buy, attempt to buy,
sell or seek to sell any vote in any
election held in this state, primary.
state or national. 1t is also made a
felony for any one to vote without haV-
ing paid all taxes due.
New Measures offered.
The following new bills were intro
duced in the House:
BY Mr. Ennis, of Floyd-To au-
thorize defendants in suits in this
state based on judgments obtained in
other states, to plead to the merits
and go behind such judgments in the
event they have been obtained by
fraud, ect.
BY Messrs. McHenry. Ennis and
Knowles, of Floyd-To authorize the
| Governor to subscribe to and pay for
copies of Rowell's Digest for the use
of state officers.
By Mr.. Gross, of McDuffie-To regu-
late the fees of clerks Of the Superior
Courts as to certificates of record OF
deeds and papers to secure debt.
BY Mr.. Gross, of McDuffie-To au-
thorize clerks of the Superior Court to
exercise the duties of ordinary in cases
where the ordinary is disqualified, etc.
By Mr.. Blackburn. of Fulton-To
regulate the manner in which common
carriers, doing business in this state,
shall adjust freight charges and claims
of loss, damage and over charges.
BY Mr.. Booth. of Walton-A resolu-
ton providing for joint committee of
three from the House and two from
the Senate, to which shall be referred
for investigation and report, all PEN
sion bills, with a view to remedying
all the evils and injustice in the pres
ent system.
BY Mr.. Preston, of Jasper-To Au-
thorize the president of the Georgia
Normal and Industrial College to grant
licenses to teach to graduates of that
institution.
To Increase Representation.
Mr.. Mulherin of Richmond will in
troduce in the House an amendment to
the Champion bill that recently pass
ed providing for eight new counties, so
as to change the number Of representa-
tives and give increased representa-
ton to the larger counties of the state.
Under this amendment Mr.. Mulherin
proposes to give Fulton county nine,
Chatham FIVE Bib and Richmond four
each, next twenty-one largest counties
two representatives. each, and all the
others one each. This will make to-
tai of 1888 representatives, as is pro-
Wded by the bill.
An Anti-Jug Dill.
The House Committee on Temperance
to-day recommended favorably by one
vote a sweeping anti-jug trade bill by
Mr.. Beauchamp of Butts. This bill
provides that IL shall be a misdemeanor
to send any intoxicating liquors OF any
kind or for any one to import any
Intoxicating liquors into prohibition
county. 1t is said the passage OF such
bill would result in closing up all
the county dispensaries and would pre-
vent even the drug stores from keep
ing liquor for medicinal purposes. II
will be hard fought on the floor OF the
House.
To Fortify Against the Weevil.
The House Committee on Agriculture
to-day recommended favorably the bill
by Mr.. Conner Of Barlow, to amend
the act creating a state board Of en-
I tomology. This Ia one of the most
important measures before the Gen.
eral Assembly. II makes Immediately
available an appropriation of $4,000
Tor paying the expenses Of the depart