Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-12

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ATLANTA, August IL. In the House
Colonel Coles charter was the special Or
der.
Mr.. Jemison, of Blbb, moved to strike out
fifty years" and insert "thirty" for the
limit Of the charter.
Mr.. Garrard, OF Muscogee, explained that
Colonel Cole wished to issue bonds to run
forty and fifty years, and for that reason the
committee, in striking out the perpetual
duration OF the charter, had inserted "fifty
years"
Mr.. Barrow, Of Clarke, made a somewhat
similar statement, and Mr.. Jemison with
drew his amendment.
Mr.. Bronson, of Barlow, offered an amend
ment thatif the entire line from Brunswick
TO Rome was not completed within three
years that the charter should be forfeited.
Mr.. Garrard said the committee and Col.
Cole accepted this amendment, and 1t was
adopted without opposition.
Mr.. Jemison offered an amendment pro-
hloitlng any railroad or express company,
controlling competing road, from pur-
CHASING an interest In the Cole road without
forfeiture of the charter.
remarkable
Mr.. Jemison retorted that it was taken
word Tor word from the act regulating the
sale OF the Macon and Brunswick Road
by it."
Mr. Jemison-"Yes, but she secured the
desired objeet.n
Mr.. Barrow said he was willing to vote
Tor such an amendment If put in a different
form.
Mr.. DuBignon, of Baldwin, read from the
state Road lease act to show that a similar
provision was In that document.
Mr.. Jemison-"The more reason that the
Cole charter should have the rule applied
TO It. Remember what Mr.. Stephens says
where consolidation is possible competition
is impossible"
Messrs. Barrow. Garrard and Miner, of
Barlow, and Tucker, of Monroe, amended
Mr.. Jemson's amendment so as to prevent
any competing line from getting control of
Colonel Coles road, or Coles road gobbling
up any connecting line. The rule works
both ways. No person having a controlling
interest in one road shall be allowed to buy
controlling interest in the other. This
amendment was then adopted.
Mr.. Rankin, of Gordon, then offered an
amendment similar to Mr.. Jemison's before
It's amendment, but IL was voted down.
Messrs. Barrow, Rice OF Fulton. and
Jemison amended section so that default
ing subscribers to the capital stock shall
not forfeit all their paid in assessments, but
only an amount sufficient to cover the
assessment called for and not paid In. This
amendment was adopted.
MIR. Rankin offered an amendment pro-
hibiting the extension of the road beyond
Mr.. Garrard opposed it, and the amend
ment was lost.
Mr.. Jemison proposed several amend
ments-one to prevent a sale to any railroad
company or person hereafter engaged in
running or operating a competing line, as
well as any now so engaged. Also, another
amendment to confine the building of the
whsrves and docks to Brunswick or that
vicinity.
Mr.. Bacon, OF Savannah, asked IL that
would not prevent Col. Cole from building
docks and wharves in Savannah.
Mr. Jemison replied that It would, or any
other place except Brunswick
Both amendments were lost. The bill as
amended by the committee and printed for
the House with the amendments was adopt
ed, and was then putOn its passage.
Mr.. Rankin, Chairman of the Railroad
Committee, opposed its passage solely
because it would injure the State Road, and
read letters from Hon. L. N. Trsmmell and
General VIM. MeRae, the General Superin-
tendent Of the State Road.
lie reply Mr. Barrow said he was author
lied bv President Joseph E. Brown, of the
State Road, to inform the House that Gen
eral McRae's letter was written without his
knowledge or consent, aud he did not in
dorse it. Colonel Coles road would hurt
the lessees, but not the value of the States
property in the Western aud Atlantic Rail-
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brought into the State and expended here
by Colonel Cole would make good any such
loss. This statement assured the prompt
passage of the bill.
Mr. Rankin explained that he had offered
General McRae's letter as written by that
gentleman simplyin his capacity of apri-
vate citizen.
On the call of the previous question the
bill passed with the three amendments al
ready referred to by 1874 yeas to 25 nays,
amidst general applause, the galleries being
crowded The original bill was cut down a
great deal by the Railroad Commission, but
Colonel Cole aud his friends accepted the
a compromise as could be secured by both
parties.
JOINT SESSION.
At noon the Senate and House met in
joint session to elect Judge and Solicitor
for the Northeastern circuit, till January l,
1888. c. j WelbOrn of Union, G. H. Sut
ton of HabeTsham, and w. L. Marler of
Hall, were nominated. The vote stood,
Weborn 141, Marler Al, Sutton IL.
For Solicitor General, w. s. Erwin of
Habershsm, II. w. j. Ham of Hall, r. H.
Baker of Lumpkin and VIM. P. Finley of
Hall, were nominated. The vote stood:
Erwin SO. Ham SO, Baker %, Finley 2.
On the second ballot, Baker and Finley
having been withdrawn, Erwin received
Ill and Ham 81, a close aud exciting race,
Erwin gaining by changes near the close OF
the ballot.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
of the report OF the committee on the reso-
luton authorizing the State Treasurer to
accept three per cent. United States bonds
Railroad.
pending in the Senate to investigate the
sale of that road, and moved to postpone
the special order. Carried.
A communication was read from the State
Agricultural Society at Rome in favor Uf
granting Cnla,s al--t~- ---S ha rnakinO nf
an appropriation for fish propagation.
A number of bills were read a second
time. The Senate discussed the bill fixing
fees for weighing cotton until the hour for
the joint session.
There is a strong pressure to increase the
pawers Of the Railroad Commission. Able
arguments are being made on both sides be-
fore the railroad committees of the House
and Senate.
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