Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-18
THE STATE CAPITAL.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
hhorts Towards an Adjourned Session
The Northeastern Circuit-New Bills.

ATLANTA, GA, November 17.-In the
House the following measures were intro
duced:
BY Mr.. Mcintosh, of Dougherty-A joint
resolution providing for a committee Of
TWO from the House and three from the
Senate to consider and arrange for an early
adjournment and another session next sum
mer. (The Senate concurred in this).
BY Mr.. McCurry, OF Hart-A Joint resolu-
tion in regard to fish ways in the Augusta
dam across the Savannah river. Also, for
the election Of Judge and Solicitor of the
Northeastern Circuit, on Tuesday. In this
the Senate also concurred.
The House concurred in a Joint resolution
from the Senate, similar to Mr., McCurryis
IN regard to the Augusta dam fish WAYS
appointing joint committee to investigate
the matter.
The rules were suspended and the bill in
troduced by Mr.. Mcintosh, of Dougherty,
extending the time for the PAYMENT Of
taxes on wild lands by non!residents to
March, 1888, was read a second time, hay
Ing been reported favorably by the Wild
Lands Committee.
Mr.. Harris, of Bib, introduced a bill
providing for the payment of the expenses
OF superior Court Judges sitting on the Su-
preme bench.
By Mr.. Lotion of Bibb-A bill consumma-
ting the gift Of fifty thousand dollars from
Joseph Brown to the State Universitv.
BY Mr. Perkins, OF Burke-A bill impos-
ing tax OF one-tenth Of one per cent. for
| school purposes.
By Mr.. Payne, of Catoosa-A resolution
authorizing a committee to investigate
whether or not convict lessees have sublet
convicts in violation of section six Of the
Code.
By Mr.. McDonough, Of Chatham-A bill
| providing for the taking Of private lands for
lighthouses and river Improvements by the
General Government and the State.
BY Mr.. Owens, Of Chsthsm-Extending
the jurisdictional limits OF Savannah. Also,
providing for costs in City Court cases.
Read first time.
By Mr.. Brooks, of Floyd-A bill incorpo-
rating the Rome and Decatur Railroad IAN
important line extending to Decatur, Ala. }
After memorial addresses upon Represen-
tative Singleton, Of Marion, By Messrs.
Wright, OF Floyd, Dupree, Shipp, Roun-
tree, and Russell, Of Clarke, the House ad-
journed until Monday.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. DeWolf introduced a bill for protect
ing the rights of Incorporated towns and Of
citizens.
By Mr.. Yow-A bill for compelling rail-
roads to return property for county taxa
ton; also bill regulating the sale Of for
mulas, patented or otherwise, for compost
ing fertilizers.
By Mr.. Foster-A bill giving regular or
special policemen authority to keep the
peace on excursions.
By Mr.. Greer-A bill repeating sections
621 to 625 Of the new Code; also amending
| section sc Of the same.
By Mr.. Jones-A bill defining the liabill.
ties OF foreign railroad corporations, firms,
or associations in Georgia, operating rail-
roads.
By Mr.. BoYnton-A bill relating to the
act enabling the purchasers of railroads to
form corporations.
Adjourned to Monday.
The arguments of Messrs. Spencer and
Hawes in the Wilson-P Proctor contest, from
Camden, have been closed, and the matter
is now in the hands of the committee.