Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-20
The STATE CAPITAL
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLA
TURE.
Considerable Business Disposed of
The Hamilton Branch College
The New Fertilizer BnI-The News
from Long Branch-Mr. GaskIns'
COnditIOn-Other Topics.

ATLANTA, ca, September 19-In the
House the bill in regard to buying, selling
and receiving seed cotton between sunset
and sunrise came back from the Senate
4 amended so as to allow parties to prove
their ownership of cotton sold. The
House refused to concur in the amendment.
The following House bills, on third read
ing, were then disposed of:
Chartering the town Of Alapaha. Passed.
( Refunding the expenses of Francis Fon-
staine, as land and immigration agent. Lost.
q The bill forbidding the recognition Of
certain coupons of Macon and Brunswick
Railroad bonds not promptly presented for
payment before the sale Of the road.
& Mr.. Garrard, of Muscogee, favored and
Mr.. Basinger opposed the bill, but it was
tpassed.
Providing for appeals in Superior Courts.
Passed.
4 Charterlng the Elberton aud Point Peter
Railroad. Passed.
i Repeating the section of the tax bill i'm
posing $40 tax on travelling sewing machine
agents. Lost after debate and call of the
yeas and nays.
Incorporating the town of Millen. Passed
Modifying the fence law so as to apply toI
= counties where water courses are consid-
: ered lawful fences. Passed.
d Making a settlement with the Marietta
md North Georgia Railroad Of State aid toI
1855. Passed.
q At the afternoon session the House pass
s ed the bill chsrtering the CovIngton and
/ North Georgia Railroad. Also, the bill in
Z produced by Mr.. Bird, of Effingham, to pre-
vent the spread Of glanders and other dis
eases among horses.
The bill Increasing the liquor license tax
( tor each place of business in the general
tax act from $25 to 500, after debate, was
+ lefeated-Yeas 80, nays 90. Also, the bill
Establishing branch college of the Uniyer
7sity in each Congressional district, With
one Of Camden, amended so as to give theI
same branches to the Atlanta Colored Uni
versity, was killed by indefinite postpone
A ment.
The bill allowing a track to be run across
3 the Ogeechee canal from the Central Com
J press to the Central Railroad wharf was|
passed. Also, the bill providing for the|
5 payment OF insolvent criminal costs ipI
s Hancock county. Also, the bill provdingI
! Tor paying the Sheriff of the Supreme Court
z fees in pauper cases from the State Treasury.
Also, the bill to create a branch college of
he University at Hamilton. This bill wasI
\ Killed three times, but passed this time bY|
S9S yeas to % nays. A most remarkable
victory.
In the House. at the night session, Mr.
Z zGoodrich, Of Mcintosh, moved suspensionI
. # the rules to take up his County Commis
sioners bill, adversely reported, but the|
motion was lost. He again made the samel
motion, and 1t was again defeated.
4 The House passed the bill requiring Ordi
; iinaries to record marriage licenses andE
nave them returned by the party performing
he ceremony. Also the bill amending sec
s ion 1927 of the Code as to estrays. AlsoI
( he bill amending section 1880 of the CodeI
Is to the kidnapping of children. Also thel
s Dill prescribing the manner OF making re-
turns to the Comptroller by insurance conf
oanies. Also the bill incorporating the
4 Monticello and Trans Ocmulgee Railroad
y Also the bill changing the fiscal year toE
January and January, the official re
port to be made to the General.
Assembly as now. Also the bill
s requiring the Clerk of the House to keep 81
record book of all bills before the Financed
4 Committee. Also, the bill prohibiting theI
s listillation of whisky from grain in Georgia.
sduring the next twelve months, to save the
[rain for food, by vote of yeas 80, nays 43.
E Also, the bill for the better protection of
screditors in cases of voluntary assignment
& by insolvent debtors. Also the bill appro-l
Driating 81 500 for books for the State LII
Drary. Also the bill prescribing the time
md manner of holding elections by the
General Assembly in joint session. Also
( The bill amending section 1905 OF the Code
n regard to Justices dockets. Also the bill
zchartering the Georgia Southern and Florida
s Railroad from Macon to Dupont and thence
Ito Florida.
The House is still IN session at 1O:3OS
4 O'Clock reading bills q second time.
SENATE PRoCEEDINGs.
The Senate reconsidered the Bainbridge
Cuthbert and Columbus Railroad bill, andk
ben passed it again during the morning
The bill exempting toll cotton from levy
Z aud sale was also reconsdered. The biDs
Incorporating the Atlanta Home Insurance.
sCOmpany was passed. Also the bill amend s
ng section IA of the Code, as to ditches
Also the bill changing the time Of holding
he Mitchell Superior Court. Also the bill :
Incorporating the Logapsville Railroad {
Also the bill providing for the payment of
bond 225 of the issue of 1856.
The Senate then read House bills a
first and second time and will hold twok
iessions after to-day.
The Governor has furnished the testimony
n the case ofthe convict Mathews-whippedE
10 death by Pnillips-and it will be printed. 8
The following is the full text of the fer i
.tilizer bill that passed the House to day by
|92 yeas to so nays:
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General 8
Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from
and after the passage Of this act any and allN
persons, corporations and companies, who
may hereafter sell or dispose Of any guano
manure, or fertilizer, or other articles usu
ally sold to farmer as a fertilizers, shall war &
rant that the same is merchantable and
reasonably suited to the use or purpose for
(which it is intended.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted by the au 3
|thority aforesaid. That no person or persons
who may hereafter buy the articles and fer s
|tilizers mentioned in the first section of this
act, shall not have power, by any contract
whatever, to relieve or release the per
sons selling from the warrantyE
set forth in this act, but said msnures,
fertilizers, etc, shall be merchantable andS
reasonably suited to the use or purpose in
tended, and all contracts to relieve or re-
ease from such warranty shall be void.
Sec. repeals conflicting laws. Manu-
.tscturers and dealers had better look afterk
ithis bill at once in the Senate if they WISH
Ito protect their interests
The House Finance Committee reported
against the claim of ex-Solicitor Generalp
ohm W. Heidi.
Representative Gaskins' family have ar &
rived. he is more comfortable.
The crops are badly injured by the heavy
rains.
There is deep sorrow over the news from
President Garfield.
The House is in session tonight.