Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-02


and General Appropriation Bills
Georgia congressman Off for Washing
ton-BOth Branches Hard at Work.
ATLANTA, Dec. lin the House to-day.
although there was an important special
order and other pressing business, Mr.
McDonOugh succeeded in securing a sus-
pension of the rules and had the bill
amending the registration act of Savan-
nah passed.
Mr.. Rountree, of Brooks, presented a
minority report from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections in favor of Proc
tors (of Camden right to hold the seat
contested by Wilson. The report is signed
by Messrs. ROuntree, Dart, Jones, Brew
er, Dews and Awbry, and was made the
special order for Wednesday.
The House adopted the following order
of business:
First, the supplemental appropriation
bill, the general tax bill, the bill cOnsum-
mating Senator Browns donation to the
State University, and the resolution for
the sale of United States bonds held in the
State Treasury, with night sessions for
reading bills second time.
The remainder of the morning session
was consumed in lively and varied de-
bate over an amendment to the supple
mental appropriation bill giving S89, ,255 to
complete the building Of the Lunatic Asy-
lum. The amendment was finally with
drawn, and the matter transferred to a
more constitutional channel.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed consideration of the
supplemental appropriation bill in COM
mittee OF the whole. The bill supplies the
1pfinianRipc in IL,
Blind Asylum, the Executive Department,
the Public Printer, Railroad Commission,
for advertising and other departments,
and was passed without amendment
The general tax bill was taken up.
Mr.. ROuntree, Of Brooks, moved to
amend section 8 so as to tax agents of in
surance and marriage associations ten
dollars for all companies instead of ten
dollars i'll each county for each company
represented.
Mr.. Russell, of Decatur. moved to re-
duce the tax on dealers in musical instru-
ments from $25 to $40. Lost.
MIR. PendletOn, Of LOWndes, moved to
strike out the section. Lost.
Mr.. Jordan, of Hancock, moved to ex-
empt manned Confederate soldiers from
the poll tax. Lost, because better plan
is to be adopted to effect the same object.
Mr.. Russell, OfClarke, moved to increase
the circus tax to $500 instead of 5000 per
day.
Mr.. Russell, of Decatur, opposed this,
and the motion was lost.
Mr.. Jordan, of Hancock, proposed a new
section taxing newsbOys on trains 500
per year for selling anything in the shape
OF literature except the daily papers and
religious weeklies, the object being to stop
the sale OF the Police Gazette and other
demOraliZing publications. AdOpted.
The House adjourned before taking up
the sixteenth section fixing the amount of
liquor licenses, and will resume cOnsid-
GRAFTON of the bill in the morning.
A night session was ordered for the
reading of bills second time.
Mr.. Falligant was in his seat during the
afternoon session.
Congressman BlOunt, Reese, Hammond.
Cook ard others left for Washington to-
day. Senator Brown left Yesterday with
his family in a special car.
ENATEaPROCEEDINGs.
A motion was made by Mr.. Smith for
reconsideration of the action of the Sem
ate on the Dill forbidding the Railroad
Commissioners to take fees in railroad
cases, and was indefinitely postponed.
Inc morning session was devoted to a
prolonged, and sharp debate on the bill to
datine the status and liability of all for
eign railroad companies, firms, individu-
ais ana associations doing business in or
operating railroads in this State, by lease
or otherwise. The bill was passed by
tWenty-three votes, barely a constitutional
majority.
The Senate committee is working on the
House bill this afternoon.
Members of the Assembly are signing
petitions for the pardon of Capt. Edward
Cox, who killed Colonel Aston.
BY the advice Of friends both of himself
and of Judge j. B. Estes, elected to sue
ceed him in January, Judge CD. Welborn,
OF the Northeastern Circuit, proposes to
carry the question of his term of office to
the Supreme Court for final settlement. as
there still exist differences of opinion on
the subject.