Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-07
FLASHES FROM ATLANTA.
YESTERDAYS WORK IN THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

A Number of Measures Disposed Of
The Contest from Camden-An Effort
to Cheaper Justice-The state Road
Lease-SenatOr Browns Rejected Do
nation.
ATLANTA, Dec. 6.-The House to-day
passed the bill chartering the Chattahoo-
chez Navigation Company, of West Point.
An amendment to strike out exclusive
privileges and to give the State power to
regulate rates of freight and passage was
adopted.
a number of Senate bills and resoIu-
tions were read first and second time.
The House concurred in the Senate
memorial to Congress for public build
ing at Brunswick
Under suspension of the rules, Mr..
stapleton, of Jefferson, offered resolu-
ton TO provide a life-siZe oil portrait of
the late Governor Herschel V. johnson.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Jones, of Dekalb, offered a resoIu-
tion creating temporary commission of
Supreme and Superior Court Judges to
consider and report some plan to make
trials T criminals more expeditions and
economical. The House passed the bill
to subscribe for Salmon's Form Book for
one Justice of the Peace in each district;
also, the Senate joint resolution request
ing the Governor to secure continuance
of the case against the lesSees of the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad until after the
July session.
Mr.. Reese, ofWilkes. introduced a resO-
luton 1or an examination Of the new Code.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The contested election case of Wilson
VS.. Proctor, from Camden, was the special
order.
Mr.. ROuntree, of Brooks, advocated q
postpOnement, as did Mr.. Dart, of Glynn.
but Messrs. Dupree, of Macon, and Rus,
sell, of Clarke, opposed, and the motion
was lost.
Mr.. Rountree opened the debate in
favor of Proctor, reviewing the evidence
in the case and maintaining his right
to retain his seat in an earnest manner.
Mr.. Dupree, as Chairman, replied in an
able and eloquent argument in support of
the majority report.
Adjourned till morning, when the de-
bate will be renewed and vote taken.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. Parks bill to amend the constitu-
tiOn was defeated yesterday, and was re-
considered and recOmmitted
A motion to reconsider the resolution
granting power to the Redistricting Com
mittee to meet during the recess was lost.
lie ItSOluJlOH OHefeu Dy Mr.. DuDIgnOn
in regard to suspending the distribution
of the Code until the July session, was
passed.
Mr. Jones offered a resolution that the
Governor confer with the counsel of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad and Sc
cure continuance Of the suit i'm court
until the July session, which was also
passed.
The Senate passed the House deficiency
appropriation bill.
The Senate is holding night session for
the reading of House bills first and
second time, and for action upon the
general tax bill.
The Governor has signed the resolution
for visiting committee to the Savannah
Sesqui-Centennial.
Considerable feeling exists over the
rejection Of Senator Browns donation to
the State University. The friends of the
University claim that the action of the
Legislature does not prevent the Senator
from still donating it to that institution
in manner not unconstitutionable or OBJ
jpctiOnal