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J. H. ESTILL, President. \ mnwnrjn l i. 4 4A.
GIVING OF GIFTS
MARKED THE END
OF LEGISLATURE’S SESSION.
fH HOUSE AND SENATE PRESENTA
TIONS WERE MADE.
Three Sessions Were Held on the
East Day, This Record Making;
History for the General Assembly.
Ni&ht Session Bronslit the Work
of the Term to a Close—Officials
of Both Houses Received Testi
monials.
AtPanta, Aug. 11.—The General As
sembly of 1904, after holding its third
session, the first in the history of the
etate to do so, adjourned sioe die at
30:40 o’clock to-night. Both Houses,
through their conference committees,
again refused to agree on the Hall tax
assessors' bill, and that measure final
ly died, just as did the Australian bal
lot bill.
The Senate did nothing to-night, but
wait on the House and adopt such
amendments as were necessary after
the passage of a few bills by the
House. The House passed several
Senate bills, including a bill by Sena
tor Ledford, of the Fourth, to permit
counties and cities to charge a license
fee for selling domestic wines; a bill
by Senator Comas, to require a peti
tion from one-third of the qualified
voters of a county as a prerequisite to
a local option election, instead of one
tenth, as at present; a bill by Senator
Smith, recognizing the licenses of
physicians from other states; a bill
by Senator Hopkins, requiring that
taxes on personal property be paid in
the counties where such property is
located, and several bills by Senator
Howell, amending the law as to phar
macists, one requiring that none but
tlicensed pharmacists shall serve ,on
the State Board of Pharmacy.
Some thirty or forty Senate bills were
left unacted upon when shortly before
10 o’clock the House began making
presentations.
Mr. Akin of Bartow, on behalf of the
House, presented Speaker Morris with
a handsome silver platter. Mr. Steed
of Taylor presented Speaker Pro. Tern.
J. D. Howard with a silver soup ladle.
Clerk John T. Boifeuiliet was given a
gold watch chain and charm, and As
sistant Clerk McClatchey was given a
pair of gold cuff buttons.
Several other presentations were
made and resolutions of thanks were
adopted to every one ivho had in any
way served the House.
No presentation was made to Door
keeper J. H. Williford, but Mr. Cann
of Chatham paid a beautiful tribute to
the one-legged Confederate Veteran,
who has served the House as faithfully
as he did his state and country in the
days from '6l to '65.
The presentation of a handsome mir
row to the postmistress, Miss Mary
Hunt of Marietta, was. made by Mr.
Etovall of Chatham.
The only presentation in the Senate
was that of a handsome silver vase
filled with American Beauty roses to
President Clark Howell.
The galleries were crowded and the
closing scenes were interesting, with
r.o untoward event to mar the pleas
antry of the occasion.
LEISHMAN MAY GO
ABOARD A WARSHIP.
Diplomatic Crisis Mny Re Precipi
in Turkey.
Washington, Aug, 11.—The State De
partment has 'heard nothing from Min
ister Leishman at Constantinople since
last Monday, when he cabled that the
Porte had promised to see that he
received by to-day the Sultan's an
swer to hts representations touching
the rights of American citizens in
Turkey.
If to-day’s engagement is not kept
the department probably will send ad
ditional instructions to Minister Leish
man as soon as he officially reports
the additional breach of faith. In that
e\cnt he is expected to go to Smyrna
to communicate personally with Ad
miral Jewell commanding the Euro
pean squadron and perhaps to take
bp his quarters aboard the flagship
crisis 8 ’ IhUS n,arkins a diplomatic
GENERAL STOESSEL
H* commands the Russian forces that are cooped up in Port
Arthur by the Japanese.
Jsabatmab IRofning
SEEKS KIDNAPPED BOY
Wlio Wrote That Fingers and Toes
Would Be Cut Off.
New Tork, Aug. 11.—Vincenzio Man
nino, the Italian contractor of Brook
lyn, whose 6-year-old son, Antonio,
has been kidnapped, to-day offered a
reward of SSOO for the return of the
boy and also offers to pay liberally
tor any in forma l ion concerning his
lost child.
A letter received by the Mannino
family has been turned over to the
police. The boy's name was signed
to the letter, which stated that his
fingers and toes would be cut off if
the ransom was not paid. This Ut
ter was mailed in Hoboken last night.
Another letter turned over to the po
lice, the contents of which they re
fuse to divulge, was mailed from the
upper part of this city.
Mannino is without any clue to his
boy's whereabouts, despite the fact
that four men. and a woman are un
der arrest in the case,
REINGER~TDOK $43,200.
Says He Was “the Whole Thing’’
and Cannot Be Pnnished.
South Haven, Mich., Aug. 11.—J. E.
Reinger, formerly president and treas
urer of the Reinger Lumber Company
of Kansas City, Mo., was arrested here
to-day on a warrant charging him w’ith
the embezzlement of $43,200 from that
company.
Reinger talked freely in jail and de
clared that no punishment could be in
flicted upon him for his alleged em
bezzlement. He said that he was “the
whole thing’’ in the Reinger Company
and that he acted upon the advice of
his lawyers in taking the money that
he is alleged to have embezzled and
that he was on his way back tp Kansas
City when arrested.
Reinger made an effort to escape
while the officers were taking him to
jail and in the scuffle that resulted De
tective John Hay, the Kansas City of
ficer, was thrown and injured his knee.
THREE CONSTABLES WERE
REMANDED FOR MURDER.
Negro Wns Taken from Ttiem and
Lynched by Negroes.
Selma, Ala., Aug. 11.—In their pre
liminary hearing to-day on the charge
of murder in tha first degree, D. O.
Stanfii, B. F. Cherry and M. M. Ran
som were remanded to jail without
bail 'to await the action of the grand
jury. Edmond Bell, a negro, was giv
en into their charge last Saturday
and it is alleged that the negro was
taken from the officers and lynched
by a mob of negroes.
DUEL WITH PISTOLS.
Only One Hurt Was a Boy Who Was
Looking On,
New York, Aug. 11.—A duel with
pistols was fohght here to-day in
Fourth street in sight of many pleas
ure seekers, who watched the duelists
from the Recreation pier at Third
street and the East river. Neither of
the principals was injured, but one
of the bullets hit a small boy, Abraham
Garlick, in the back near the left
shoulder and passed entirely through
him, but he pluckily W’alked to his
home and then to a physician's office,
where his wound was dressed.
Tony Rodi, 25 years old, and John
Doncelo, aged 23, had a quarrel in a
tailor shop in which they are both em
ployed .
Rodi says that Doncelo finally chal
lenged him to fight it out with pistols
and he agreed. One man fired five
times and the other four.
The police were attracted by the
shooting and Rodi and his second were
arrested, but the other two men es
caped.
Forest Fires Rnging. (
St. Johns, N. F., Aug. 11.—The rav
ages of forest fires along the outskirts
of St. Johns continue this evening
and threaten the section in which the
asylum for the insane, containing 200
patients, is situated. A force of po
lice, with a detachment of blue jack
ets from the British cruiser Chary
bdis and the French warship Troude,
have gone to the scene in an endeavor
to prevent the fire from destroying the
asylum and other buildings. The con
flagration is so extensive that rail
road trains are unable to penetrate the
forest.
Scene on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad , Showing Character of Country
__ Where the Recent Disastrous Wreck Occurred.
RUSSIA ANXIOUS
ABOUT ITS SHIPS
WHERE NOW IS THE FLEET
THAT SAILED OUT FROM HARROn
OF PORT ARTHURf
Hus the Japanese Fleet Overhauled
It and Given Battle*—lt Is Mak
ing Its Way to Effect n Juncture
With the Vladivostok Squadron r
These Are Questions That Interest
the Russians Deeply—Port Arthur
Ships Far from There.
IN THE FAR EAST. *
There are indications that the
Japanese are making- a wide de
tour of the Liao valley towards
Mukden.
The Russian squadron, It is said,
sailed out of Port Arthur in re
spense to orders from Admiral
Skrydloff, who wants the ships to
join his force at Vladivostok.
The Russian admiralty has been
apprised of the departure of the
Port Arthur squadron.
Abandonment of Port Arthur by
the Russian squadron is taken to
mean that the fall of the belea
guered fortress is imminent.
A report has reached Che Foo
that the Japanese protected cruiser
Kasagai was sunk near Port Ar
thur during the recent engage
ment.
Japanese destroyers are lying dn
wait outside of Che Foo for the
Russian destroyer that escaped
from Port Arthur and is now at
Che Foo. The Russian vessel will
probably be disarmed to remain
at Che Foo. until the war is over.
Tokio is awaiting news from Ad
miral Togo of the engagement he
is reported to have had with the
Russian Port Arthur squadron.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 12, 1:3? a. m.
—Public anxiety regarding the fate of
the Port Arthur squadron, which has
reached the highest pitch, remained
unrelieved, when the people of St.
Petersburg retired to-night.
The reports from Totolo and Che
Foo of the sea fight, which followed
the departure of the squadron are bo
conflicting and 'inconclusive that a
strong hope exists that the Russian
ships succeeded in breaking through
the Japanese fleet. Indeed, it is rum
ored late to-night that the admiralty
has received information that the
squadron has passed beyond the
Shantung promotoiy (which would
bring the squadron at least 150 miles
to the southeast of Port Arthur, and
Into the Yellow sea.)
Although unable to confirm this
rumor the Associated Press learns that
the family of Lieut. Smyrnoff, an of
ficer of the battleship Czarevitch, this
evening received a telegram from him,
dated at Tslngcbau to-day. The mes
sage contained only two words, "Alive,
embraces."
Tslngchau Is 160 miles southwest of
Che Foo, In the province of Shantung,
and is at the entrance of Klauehau
bay. The receipt of this telegram
might be construed as partial con
firmation of the rumor that the squad
ron had reai hed the open sea beyond
Kbantung. In no other way can Lieut.
Bmyrnoff's family explain the mes
sage from Tslngchau.
Squadron Hardly There.
It is hardly believed that the squad
ron Itself put Into Klauehau. although
some time ago It was reported that It
might take refuge In this port. It is
regarded na more likely that one of
the torpedo boat destroyers was sent
Continued on Fifth fe>ge
SAVANNAH. GA.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 32. 1904.
NOT LESS THAN 100
LIVES WERE LOST.
Bodies of the Missing Buried in the
RnickiinnilN.
Pueblo, Col., Aujbt. 11.—During the
funerals of many victims of the Eden
disaster that were held to-day, all the
large business houses were closed, no
tices posted on the doors reading "be
cause of the city’s dead.”
Developments indicate that the bodies
of the mftsing vtctlmjphave been Suck
ed into the quicksand! and will never
be • recovered. It was shown by the
hoisting of the wrecked engine that
an immense deposit of quicksand lay
under the piers of the wrecked bridge,
and it is also believed there is an over
flow that has carried bodies deep
down into the sand.
Careful revision of the lists of the
dead and the missing confirms the
original estimate that not less than 100
lives were lost.
JAPANESE MAXING
A WIDE DETOUR.
Anshanshan ('half way between Hai
cheng and Liao Yang), Aug. 11. A
reconnaissance In force Aug. 7 proved
that the Japanese are making a wide
detour of the Liao valley towards
Mukden. The Thirty-fifth Regiment
of sharpshooters, with two guns, par
ticipated in the reconnaissance, which
was directed against the west flank
of the Japanese position near Anshan
shan.
The movement revealed the presence
of*only one Japanese brigade with the
guns lately landed at the port of New
Chwang. The brigade is formed of
raw recruits, almost boys. The whole
Japanese force south of Anshanshan
is not more than a division, w’ith a
'brigade of 'artillery. The remainder
of Gen. Oku's army is evidently par
ticipating in the flanking operations.
JAPS WENT IN AND
CUT OUT THE VESSEL.
Che Foo. Aug. 12. 6 a. ni. A
boarding party from a Japanese
torpedo boat destroyer boarded the
dismantled Russian torpedo hoat
destroyer Rieshltelni this morn
ing at .2:30 o’elook. The Japanese
discharged their small arms and
during the tiring a Russian was
wounded In one of his legs.
Daybreak showed a third Jap
anese destroyer towing the Rlesli
itelnt out of the harbor and all dis
appeared.
The Japanese consul claims that
the Japanese ships were ignorant
of the dismantling of the Iticsli
itclnl. An Associated Press rep
resentative Informed the Japan
ese of this fact when he visited
the two Japanese destroyers at
2:30 o’clock lids morning.
HAS NOT RETURNED
TO PORT ARTHUR.
Che Foo, Auk. 11, 8:15 p. m.—Accord
liik to the latest Information obtain
able, the Russian squadron has not re
turned to Port Arthur.
On the night of Aug. 9, heavy can
nonading was heard at sea In the di
rection of Port Arthur.
Advices from the fortress say that
the Japanese bombarded the town,
placing their batteries In dense kaolin
fields, where they were effectually
masked. The shells dropped mainly
In the western basin, where the squad
ron was anchored. Many of the shells
fell upon the battleship Retvlsan, but
no serious damage was done either to
the town or to the fleet. Later the
forts got the range of the Japanese
field batteries and drove them out from
their shelter In ths kaolin.
On the morning of Aug. 10 the
squadron put to sea, where heavy can
nonading was heard for several hours.
The result of the battle Is not known
and nothing definite has been learned
regarding either squudron.
PACKERS DEAF
TO THE PROPOSAL
WILL HOLD NO CONFERENCE.
NO KXCOV R A OEM ENT GIVEN EN
VOYS OK THE STRIKERS.
Strikers Will Attempt to Make the
Federal Government Take a Hand.
Action Will Be Brought to Compel
the President to Put In Operation
the Perpetual lujunetlon Against
Combinations in Restraint of
Trade.
Chicago. Aug. 11.—The stock yards
strike to-night seems no nearer a
settlement than it did the day the
struggle began. Efforts of a. commit
tee composed of retail butchers and
grocers to bring about a conference
between the packers and the strike
leaders was of no avail.
The retailers’ committee was in con
ference With Edward Tllden, John E.
Maurer, Thomas Wilson and Thomas
J. Connors, representing the pack
ers, for three hours this afternoon, and
at the end of the meeting the follow
ing statement was given out by the
committee of business men:
“We were courteously received by a
committee representing the packers
and we were Informed, considering all
that had passed and present condi
tions, no good reason existed why any
further conference with the strikers
would be beneficial.”
No statement was Issued by the
packers regarding the conference, and
they all refused to discuss the matter
further than to oonflrm the statement
given out by the intermediary commit
tee.
Will Try the Court*.
W r hen the strike leaders were inform
ed of the determination of the packers
to refuse to enter into further con
ferences with unionists they began to
form plans to force the hand of the
legal department of the United States
government in an endeavor to bring
about a settlement. This move was
decided upon by the legal advisers of
the strikers after they had received
what they considered reliable Informa
tion that the Attorney General would
not make a move to bring Into opera
tion the perpetual injunction now held
by the government against combina
tions among the packing firms unless
ordered to do so by President Roose
velt.
The plan, in effect, is this: To-mor
row or next day an action will be
started in the federal court, in the
name of a striker who holds stock in
one of the biggest of the packing con
cerns, demanding that the Injunction
he put into operation, on the ground
that the illegal combination still exists
and that through it the shareholders
are suffering a loss. This, it is expected
by the strike leaders, will induce Pres
ident Roosevelt to take up the fight
and force the packers to produce their
books, contracts and agreements In
open court. Such a step, It Is believed
by the strikers, will bring the packers
to terms and end the struggle.
The officials of the market wagon
drivers union have ordered a vote to
be taken by the union on Sunday on
the question of a strike of these men.
Attnrknl by Strikers.
While standing on his doorstep to
night John Schuman. a strike breaker
employed by Swift & Cos., was attack
ed by rioters and severely beaten. Be
fore the police could reach the scene
of the disturbance a crowd of 4W riot
ers had gathered about the place.
Schuman was thrown to the ground
nnd everyone of tffe disturbers who
could get near enough administered a
kick to the prostrate man. A riot call
was sent In, but the crowd, seeing the
policemen coming, scattered, and no
arrests were made. While Schuman
was seriously hurt. It is not believed
his Injuries are fatal.
THE STRIKE IN NEW YORK.
New Tork, Aug. 11.—Brawls and
small riots between the beef packers
Continued on Fifth Page.
MAKING CAMPAIGN PLANS.
Democratic Lenders Hold Confer
ences in New York.
New York, Aug. 11.—Chairman Shee
han of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee, National Chairman Taggart
and Vice Chairman Delaney Nicoll
were in conference to-d'ay at the Hoff
man House, the Democratic temporary
headquarters. Preliminary arrange
ments for the campaign were discuss
ed with some of the Democrats of
national prominence still in the city.
Chairman Cowherd of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee,
will move his headquarters from Wash
ington to New York, to be in closer
touch with the National Committee.
The managers of the Democratic
campaign h’ave agreed upon the de
tails of organization for the national
campaign. The establishment of bu
reaus and the employment of a clerical
force and the arrangement of the head
quarters engrossed most of their time.
It is expected that the new headquar
ters will be ready for the committee
Monday, when serious work of the cam
paign will begin.
The principal topic of discussion
among Democrats was the speech of
Judge Parker, which meets with the
approval of party men.
There was some little talk among
state Democrats about the New York
governorship, and while Daniel S.
Lamont seems to be the favorite, an
inclination to a\\ 4 ait further develop
ments appears to govern the present
policy of the leaders.
CANDIDATE AT ESOPUS
Tulks Polities, but Not With the
Correspondents.
Esopus, N. Y.. Aug. 11.—George F.
Parker, of Indiana, who is In charge
of the literary bureau of the Demo
cratic National Committee, spent the
afternoon with Judge Parker at Rose
mount to-day. Mr. Parker was con
nected with the literary bureau during
the first Cleveland campaign, and as
the result of his services President
Cleveland appointed him consul to
Birmingham, England, and he contin
ued in the consular service under Re
publican administrations.
Mr. Parker met Judge Parker for
the first time yesterday, and an en
gagement whs made for his return to
day. The question of putting out, in
pamphlet form. Judge Parker's speech
of acceptance and the letter of ac
ceptance, which will be issued within
a few weeks, was discussed, as well
as others refitting to the literary side
of the campaign. Mr. Parker was the
only Important visitor to-day.
Judge Parker read, with interest,
to-day the newspapers which came to
Rosemount, noting especially the com
ments on his speech of acceptance. He
had nothing to say regarding them or
regarding anything else.
BRYAN WON OUT IN
A FIGHT FOR FUSION.
Bent the Strnlivht Populist Faction
That Backed Watson.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 11.—After a ses
sion lasting all night the Democrats
and Populists of Nebraska completed
their state ticket here to-day. The di
vision of offices gives the Populists five
and the Democrats three. George W.
Bergo, Populist of Lincoln, was nom
inated for Governor.
The completion of fusion is a victory
for William J. Bryan, who was op
posed to Thomas E. Watson, the Pop
ulist candidate for President.
TIBBLES IS A BOLTER.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 11.—Thomas H.
Tibbies, candidate for Vice President
on the Populist ticket, heads the bolt
against the fusion agreement entered
Into by the Democrats and Populists
of this state and to-day attended a
bolters' convention, held for the pur
pose of repudiating the action of the
two conventions on fusion. Nearly 100
delegates, representing twenty-seven
counties, were present, and a commit
tee was appointed to take steps to
ward organising clubs along the line of
the Old Grange, reviving the People’s
party and working against the fusion
ticket In Nebraska.
THE REMAINS~OF VEST
WERE LAID TO REST.
St. Louis, Aug. 11.—All the munic
ipal offices were closed for two hours
to-day and the flags on city institu
tions were 'placed at half mast dur
ing the funeral of former Senator
George Graham Vest, whose remains
were laM to rest in Beilefontaine
Cemetery in this city. The services
which were very simple were perform
ed by Rev. John C. Shalcford of
Sweet Springs, at the grave.
TYPOS GO TO TORONTO.
Contention Next Year Will Re Held
In Canada.
St. Louis, Aug. 11.—The International
Typographical Union Convention to-day
selected Toronto, Canada, as the place
In which to hold the next annual con
vention.
A discussion arose over a proposi
tion to declare foremen Ineligible as
delegates or alternates to the conven
tion. Delegate W. A. Anderson, of
Macon, G'a., chairman of the Com
mittee on Laws, also a foreman, final
ly put an end to the discussion by
characterizing a fair minded foreman
iih "the best friend of the journeyman
printer nnd an unfair forem'an as the
most detestable man on earth.”
The proposition was voted down.
The following proposition whs Intro
duced and referred to the Committee
on Resolutions:
"Resolved, that it Is the sense of the
International Typographical Union that
the part of the constitutional obliga
tion for members which declares ’That
my fidelity to the union and my duty
to the members thereof, shall In no
sense be Interfered with by any al
legiance that I may now or hereafter
owe to any other organization, social,
political or religious, secret or other
wise' is not Intended to, and does not
conflict with, or restrict any member's
allegiance to the church of his choice.
It Is recognized by this body that the
efforts of the church and the efforts
of the true labor union does not con
flict, but nre collaborative.” j
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HOUSE ANO SENATE
FINALLY AGREED
ON MATTERS IN DISPUTE
AND THE LEGISLATURE’S SESSION
CAME TO A CLOSE.
Appropriation for the Common
School* $t ,000.000, the House YVln
ninK Out Aicninst the Senate.
Schools M ill Receive s3l 7.000 More
Thun Ever Before—Money Shark
hill Fussed, hut Lumbermen Lost
Their Fight.
Atlanta, Aug. 11. —The Georgia Leg
islature adjourned Its summer session
of fifty days at midnight. Among the
acts passed was one increasing the
salary of the Governor from $3,000 to
$5,000, those of the Supreme Court
justices from $3,000 to $4,000 and
ihose of the Superior Court judges
from $3,000 to $3,000 per year.
Atlanta. Aug. ll.—Common schools
get $1,000,000 by direct appropriation,
the Australian ballot bill is dead, the
Hall tax assessors bill is dead, the
“money shark” bill was passed by the
House with the substitutes agreed to
by the Senate, and the bill to require
railroads to equip lumber ears with
standards was hilled by an adverse
committee report.
Such, in brief, is the record for the
important events of the last day of
the legislative session of 1904. In addi
tion to this many Senate bills went
through the House, and many others
were killed, the General Assembly re
maining in session for work on these
measures until almost midnight, when
it adjourned sine die.
Agreement on the general appropria
tions bills was reached early this morn
ing, the second conference committee's
report being adopted by both bodies.
The Senate finally consented to the
$1,000,000 appropriation for the common
schools, and the House receding from
its opposition to the $2,500 appropria
tion for conducting farmers' institutes.
The State Sanitarium appropriation
was fixed’last night at $337,000.
Opposed it Ytuorously.
The $1,000,000 appropriation for schools
was vigorously opposed by Senator
Davis of the Seventeenth, even after
the Conference Committee had recom
mended it. He declared there would
he a deficit in the treasury of $225,000.
The school fund had already been in
creased $125,000 for 1905, by an increase
in the receipts from convicts. He
warned the Senate that it was going
too far in given $1,000,000 to schools, an
action which he said might prove dan
gerous. if not disastrous to the schools
themselves.
Senator Merritt of the Senate Con
ference Committee had filed a minority
report, urging that the Senate Insist
on 1900.00(1. and Senator Davis urged
that this should be adopted. Senators
Jordan and Mlddlebrooks spoke in fav
or of the $1,000,000 amount
The Senate agreed to the $1,000,000
amount hy a vote of 27 to 9. This
means that the common schools will
get for 1905, a total of $1,900,000 and
more, or about $317,000 more than they
have ever received before.
The fate of the Kelly Australian bal
lot bill was not decided adversely un
til It had passed through the hands of
three conference committees, the last
one recommending that the Senate re
cede from its amendments providing
for a submission of the matter to the
vote of the people of each county.
This the Senate refused to do. and
this afternoon the-House adopted a
motion to send the original bill back
to the Senate, thus putting the blame
for the defeat of the bill on that. body.
Members of the House said they
would prefer to have no ballot re
form measure at all than that proposed
by the Senate, and so the bill is dead.
Two conference committees failed to
agree on the Hall tax assessors bill.
The House has persistently refused to
accept the Senate substitute, and the
Senate has Just as persistently de
manded its substitute or nothing. This
attitude means that the bill cannot
become a law in any shape.
“Money Shark" Bill.
The passage of the "money shark”
bill was the feature of the aftertioon
session of the House. Mr. Hall of
Bibb made a persistent and dogged
fight against the measure. showing
much feeling. The hill was passed by
a vote of 92 to 7, though the vote on
adopting the House Committee’s sub
stitute was 106 to 34.
The substitute, as passed by the
House and subsequently adopted by
the Senate, provides that all money
lenders who lend money on household
goods and personal property, which
they do not receive into their posses
sion. mut have a license. The criminal
feature was stricken from the bill, and
the penalty for violation of the law Is
forfeiture of license and forfeiture of
the loan.
The money lenders are permitted un
der this bill to charge the legal rate of
Interest, with the following additions
as fees: On $5 or less. 50 cents: on
over $5. and up to $lO. 70 cents: $lO to
S2O, a. fee of $1; S2O to $35. a fee of *1.50:
$35 to S6O, a fee of $2.50; over S6O and
up to SIOO, a fee of 3 per cent.; on
amounts over SIOO a fee of 6 per cent..
In addition to the legal rate.
When the bill had been read. Mr. Hall
of Bibb moved to table it. This was
voted down by 102 to 26.
Ordered Hall In Alt Down.
Then somebody (failed the previous
question. Mr. Hall said the Steering
Committee had allowed forty minutes
for debate, but the Speaker ruled that
the motion for the previous question
was in order. It was put and car
ried, and the main question was order
ed. Mr. Halt arose to a question of
personal privilege. He began to dis
cuss the Steering Committee’s action
In allowing debate and the action of
the House in shutting it off.
"The gentleman from Bibb Is out of
order,” said Speaker Morris.
Mr. Hall attempted to continue his
remarks. "I appeal to this House to
vote down this bill,” he said.
"The gentleman from Bibb Is out of
order. The sergeant-at-arms will see
that he takes his seat,” said Speaker
Morris.
Mr. Hall called for the ayes and nayes
on the adoption of the substitute. Sev
eral of the members suggested from
their seats that the aye and nay vote
should be taken on the passage of th"
bill. “Let ’em vote on this," said Me
Halt, shaking his head In a threaten!.'g
Continued on Fifth F age.