The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-28
TO REVISE The
CONSTITUTION
CONVENTION is PROPOSED
BY REPRESENTATIVE CALVIN OF
RICHMOND.

Der EIectiOn-BiII Providing for
the Possible Succession TO the
GovernOrship Introduced - other
Measures in the House and Senate.
Atlanta, June 27.-Among the inpor-
tant bills introduced in the House to-
day. was one by Mr.. Calvin of Rich
mond. providing for a constitutional
convention. This bill provides that the
people shall pass on the question as to
whether a constitutional convention
shall he held at the coming October
election. Delegates from the senate
rial districts shall also be elected It
the same time. the number of delegates
being one to each 1900 inhabitants.
The number Of delegates allotted to
the First senat orial district for in
stance, is seven. In the event the peo
pie decide they do not want a constr
tutional convention any delegates
elected will be without jobs. In the
event a convention is decided on, it
shall be held, beginning on the fourth
Wednesday in January.
The bill appropriates $4,000 to pay
the expenses Of such a convention. 1t
was referred to the Committee on Con-
stitutional Amendments.
other Bills Proposed.
The House passed a bill to reimburse
Dade county to the extent of SIS for
the expenses of Incarceration and eX-
ecution of Charley Phillips, a convict,
who murdered a fellow convict in the
La, in hat
The House passed a bill appropriating
81 900 to buy additional filing cases for
the Supreme Court.
MIR. Calvin also introduced two bills
amending sections 1862 and 1898 of the
Code so as to provide that notes ana
commercial paper falling due on SUCH
holidays as come on Saturday, sun
day or Monday, shall be payable on
Monday or Tuesday, as the case may
be, instead of Friday or Saturday, as
the law at present stands.
Another important bill introduced
was by Mr.. Wooten of Montgomery
providing for succession to the gov
ernorship in the event of the decease
or disability of the Governor. Owing
to the change in the time for holding
the sessions of the General Assembly,
there will be a period from October to
the latter part of June when there is
no president of the Senate or Speaker
of the House upon whom the success
sion falls under paragraph g. Section l,
Article Of the constitution Mr..
Wooten proposes to amend this para
graph so that when there is no prest-
dent of the Senate or Speaker of the
House the succession to the governor
ship. in case of death or disability,
shall go to the Secretary of State, the
Attorney General or the State Treas
urer, In the order named.
No Session on the Fourth.
The House passed a resolution by
Mr.. Harden of Chatham providing that
| there should be no session of the Cen
eral Assembly on Independence Day.
| the Fourth of July. The same resolu-
ton was also passed unanimously by
the Senate.
| Mr.. Hall of Bibb introduced his bill
| prohibiting municipalities from ex-
empting any property whatever from
| taxation. This is aimed at by the Ma
con authorities, who tax corporations
in that city on from one-sixth to one
| tenth of their value.
To Examine Private Banks.
Outside of killing the resolution by
Mr.. Cam, providing for a legislative
| trip to st. Louis, and concurring in
| the resolution to adjourn on the
Fourth of July, the Senate did little
of consequence to-day.
| Senator Duncan of the Thirty-siXth
| introduced a bill providing that all
private banks shall be subject to ex-
| animation and inspection by the hank
examiner, the same as chartered banks
1t also requires that all such private
banks shall have stamped upon their
stationery and envelopes mot incor-
porated" This bill is the outcome Of
the recent Plant failure in Macon.
Appointed by Governor.
In executive session the Senate re-
ceived the following appointments from
Gov. Terrell and will confirm them
tomorrow:
Hon B NJ. Turnipseed, to be solic-
itor for the County Court of Clay coun-
ty.
Hon. r. G. Tison. to be solicitor OF
the County Court of Echols.
Hon. Ware G. Martin to be sollc-
itor of the County Court of Lee coun-
ty.
Hon. d. M. Johnson, to be solicitor
of the City Court of Buford to fill
the unexpired term of Oscar Wozen-
craft, deceased.
Hon. w. B. Frizzelle, to be solicitor
Of the City Court of McRae for a
term of two years.
M1 Duncan of the Tenth intro
duced bill providing for changing the
county seat of Worth county from Isa-
| bella to Sylvester in accordance with
the recent election held on the SUBJ
| ject.
Mr.. Howell of the Thirty-fifth in
PRODUCED a bill to amend Section $50
| of the state code SO as to increase
the salary of the assistant state IL
brarian from $500 to $1,000.
To Separate Races.
The House Committee on General
| Agriculture this afternoon recommend
ed favorably the bill by Mr.. Harden OF
| Chatham to amend the game and fish
| law, 50 as to prohibit catching fish
with seines and nets between March
Is and July l, instead of between June
| 1 and Sept. 1. as the act now stands.
This same committee also recommend
ed favorably without an adverse vote,
the bill by Mr.. Womble of Upson re-
| curing all street car companies in
the state to provide separate cars or
separate compartments for white and
colored passengers. Under this bill
where there are separate compart-
ments, there must be separate en-
FRANCES, and each entrance must be
properly marked, 'for white" or "for
colored," as the case MAY be.
From, Kentucky.