Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-06
THE STATE CAPITAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLA-
TURE.
Question Of fAdjOurnment-ServIces Al
for the Recovery Of Ihe President.

ATLANTA, September 5.-The House re-
considered it's action Saturday giving pre-
cedence to local bills.
On call of counties for new bills Mr..
Mays, of Butts, introduced bill chartering
the Indian Springs Railroad from Coles
extension.
Mr.. Rice. of Fulton. resolution to remit
similar to the Senate resolution offered by
Mr.. Query, of Sumter.
Bills on third reading; Amending the act
creating the City Courtof Savannah, enlarg-
ing It's Jurisdiction, and for other purposes.
Passed in the shape of a substitute.
Regulating practice In equity cases. Re-
ferred to masters in ehancery. Amended
and passed.
Abolishing the City Court of Macon and
substituting Recorders Court. Passed.
Making intoxicatlon misdemeanor pun
ishable under section 43l0oft the Code of 1S73a
The committee reported milder substitute.
Messrs. Jemison, of Bibb, and James, of
Douglass, opposed, and Mr.. Middlebrook,
OF Newton, favored it. On the call of the
roll the vote stood, yeas 40, nays 20. The
bill was lost.
Providing for electrotyping the Supreme
Court reports hereafter. Passed.
Incorporating the Broad River Railroad,
of Oglethorpe county. Passed.
Chartering th e Augusta Canal and Savan-
nah River Steamboat Company.
Amending the charter of the Citizens
Bank of Augusta.
Incorporating the town of Neville, in
Telfair. Passed.
Changing the time for holding the Troup
Superior Court. Passed.
Providing for service in suits against tele-
graph companies. Passed.
Amending the charter of the town of Ten
mile. Passed.
Prohibiting the hunting OF deer by fire.
light on the lands of another. Passed.
The Governor notified the House of his
proclamation, and the joint committee have
arranged for services tomorrow at eleven
O'Clock, in the Representatives hall, and
have invited Rev. DIR. Jones, General Evans,
Rev. DIR. Martin and Rev. DR.. Spalding to
officiate.
The House committee on adjournment
name Friday, the 23d inst, and recommend
three sessions per day.
The Governor has approved the bill
which confers additional powers on the
purchasers OF railroads, allowing them to
consolidate. Also, the bill chartering the
City Bank of Augusta.
The Senate refuses to pass the House bill
bE0 OI WOOuS III OOH66
county between February and April. The
House devoted the afternoon session to
reading bills second time.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate reconsidered fits action on the
bill comforting police powers on railroad
conductors. Also on the bill regulating the
giving in of taxes on divided plantations.
The following new bills were introduced
By Mr.. Curtis-To provide for the payment
of school teachers.
Mr.. Guerry-To remit fifty per cent. of
the State tax of 1881.
Mr.. McWhorter-To require insurance
companies to pay losses in full, and, If they
litigate the claim, to pay ten per cent. dam
ages to cover lawyers fees, etc.
Tne following bills on third reading were
passed:
For the relief of the Tax Collector of
Worth county.
Authorizing the sale of lands set apart in
1918 for educational purposes.
The resolution authorizing the Commits
sioner of Agriculture to loan surplus miner
al specimens to colleges. Also that grant
ing Colonel G. G. Jones access to the State
records for his history.
The prohibiting of riding or driving the
horses or mules of another without his con-
sent.
The bill regulating the signing of bills of
execution.
The bill requiring payment of fines to the
county Treasurers and regulating the dis
tribution of the same.
The bill fixing the fees of Justices of
the Peace In foreclosures of chattel mort
cages.
The bill making it penal to use explosives
to kill fish in rivers.
The bill preventing any person from sein-
ing for fish in Toms creek, in Clinch county.
Changing the time Of holding the Quit
man Superior Court. Also the bill amend
ing section 4, ,259 Of the Code as to serving
bills Of exceptions.