Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-24
LEGISLATION UP TO DATE.
The General Assembly Has Made Slow Work on Mass
of Bills Before 1t.
RESUME OF OPfRATIONSOF THE PRISM SESSION
Probable That This Week win See the Desks Cleared of the Prohibition
Measure and Perhaps Of the AniPass Bill WeInacsing
Review of Progress of Legislation Up to this Time.

prosposed drastic legislation at this
term of the legislature would ham
per the railroads and interfere with
contemplated improvements There
are glaring discrepancies shown
mi sworn valuation of the South
.ern and Central of Georgia The re-
duction and equalization of freight
rates, the regulation of the railroads
in such manner as to insure greater
safety and more efficient service,
constituted one of the dominant issues
Iof the late campaign.
The house committee on constitu-
tional amendments adopted a report
recommending the passage of the Will
liams bill of disfranchisement A
great crowd of negroes appeared and
argued against it. The Williams bill
had already been reported by the con-
stitutional amendments bill of the SEN
ate. The measure is so drawn that
it vii disfranchise nearly every negro
in Georgia and not deprive single
white man of his yo te.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany worked up quite lobby and ex-
ecuted a shreWd maneuver to defeat
the bill requiring prompt transmission
of kilograms. Practically every mem
Der of the house and senate received
dead head" telegraph messages from
prominent citizens of their respec-
tive counies- urging them to protect
the telegraph interests by proper
amendments to the pending bill. This
flood of kilograms was regarded by
members of the legislature as an in
sidious lobby to defeat the bill.
Among new bills is one by which
worthy convicts may be paroled I'M
til their conduct again makes them
amenable to the sentence, by Mr..
Buchannon, of Early. 1t has re-
ceived the favorable recommendation
of the house specia judiciary commit
tee. A bill which will cause, when
enacted into a law, all persons e.
string to unite in marriage to be fur
nished with a certificate as to their
physical and mental qualifications to
undertake the duties of this high and
holy office, will, in all probability, be
introduced in the house. That i'm
portant question as to when note,
check, acceptance or other evidence
of debts falls due on a holiday or
Sabbath, was settled so far as the
house is concerned by the passage of
the Administrator bill which names
the next business day" as the pro-
per time. There has been introduced
in the house a bill, now under consid-
GRAFTON in the committee room, de-
claring that all banks in the state,
shall be taxed on the full value of their
property. The author of the bill is
Mr. Frazier, of Liberty.
There is but very little prospect
now of the labor interests getting any
thing at this session on account of
the pressure of other business, and
the short time remaining. Several
labor bills introduced before the gem
eral assembly by Hon. Madison Bell,
Hon. McCarty of Chatham, Hon. H.
H. Perry of Hall, Hon. w. A. Carrin-
ton of Moultrie, and Senator Knight
were read for the consideration of
the committee.
There is a well authenticated report
that Hon. Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb, will
be a candidate for the United States
senate The report is to the effect
that no matter who the candidates,
Mr. Hall will be put into the race by
his friends and that we'll organized
campaign will be made to land him
in one of the places.
The Farmers Union of Georgia is
holding it's annual convention in At
lanta this week 1t will be far the
most important ever held. Since the
headquarters were moved to Barnes
vile the growth of the organization
has been little short of marvellous.
The membership in this state is now
more than $4,000 and every depart
ment is said to be in a prosperous
condition. Over 500 delegates are in
attendance.
JONES PRESS BUREAU.