Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-24
FLASHES FROM ATLANTA.
YESTERDAY IN THE GEORGIA
LEGISLATURE.

Another Batch of New Measures-The
Ordinaries' COnventiOn-The Scramble
for Judge Hillyer's Seat-A Rumor
Exploded.
ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 23.-In the House,
new bills were introduced as follows:
by Mr.. Rice, Of Fulton-Amending the
charter Of the Georgia Pacific Railroad.
Withdrawn for correction.
BY Mr.. Hoge, of Fulton-To prevent
illegal voting by compelling the showing
OF tax receipts before voting.
BY Mr.. Rice, of Fulton-Refunding
oyertaX to certain insurance companies.
Several bills.
BY Mr.. Osborne, of Franklin-Amend-
ing the garnishment laws.
BY Mr.. Jones, of Elbert-Requiring Tax
collectors to accept jury scrip for taxes;
also, amending section 326 of the new
Code.
By Mr.. James, of Douglass-Requiring
guanos and fertilizers to be equal to the
guarantees to make cOntrOct binding:
also, incorporating the Georgia. Alabama
and Tennessee Railroad. Messrs. j. b.
Gordon, \. H. COlquitt and others are the
cOrpOratOrs)
At this point no quorum was present,
and the Speaker ordered call of the roll.
This served to bring in quite number.
who were on the outside on business or
pleasure. Both the Senate and House are
very thin this week.
Mr.. James, of Douglass, introduced a
bill incorporating the towns of Temple
and salt Springs; also, bill chartering
the Sweetwater Railroad and Manufactur-
ing Company, with Messrs. j. B. Gordon,
\. III. COlquitt and others as cOrpOrators.
D. 81, L
sctiOn 2I2 of the Code in regard to the
school fund, increasing the same.
BY Mr.. Beck, of Lumpkin-Authorizin
the state Librarian to represent the State
in the United States CouIts in certain
cases.
By Mr.. Sweat, Of Clinch-Amending the
act in regard to camp-hunting in that
/ county; also, regulating the liquor Ii
cense in Clinch; also, making it a felony
to pass or handle forged titles to lands.
BY Mr.. Russell, of Clarke-To enable
the State University to keep up free tut
I tiOn by apprOpriating $4,000.
By Mr.. Owens, of misunderstanding
/ section 6 Of the act enlarging the powers
/ of the City Court of Savannah: also,
/ amending the act for the registration of
voters in Savannah.
BY Mr.. Little, of MuscOgee. providing
| for the sale of certain bonds, sixteen in
number, of the United States, now in the
! State Treasury.
BY Mr.. Smith, of Repeating the
| act creating Bryan County Court, also,
/ fixing the liquor license in Bryan at five
/ thousand dollars; also, creating a Board
/ of Road Commissioners.
/ BY Mr.. ROundtree, of BrOOks-Amend-
/ ing section 1862 of the new Code.
| SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate new bills were introduced
| as follows:
By Mr. Pike-A bill changing the time
| of holding the General Assembly; also,
| changing the time for holding Banks and
/ Franklin Superior Courts; also, providing
| chutes or passage ways for fish over dams
/ in this State; also, for changing the cal
endar of the Northeastern Circuit.
BY Mr.. Livingston-A resolution re-
| questing the Governor and Attorney Gen
! eral to furnish the Senate with infOrma-
| tiOn i'm reference to the suit by James :.
Mitchell, Emma BlOdgett ct. al. VS.. j. NJ.
! Mace, tenant in possession, lately pend
ing in Fulton Superior Court.
The Senate passed the following bills:
Changing the time for holding the Ma
con Superior Court from the third Monday
! i'm June and the first Monday in December
! to the second Monday in May and the
| fourth Monday in NOvember; also, re-
vising the calendar of the Brunswick
! circuit in all the counties therein.
| A Joint resolution was adopted and con-
| CURED in to elect.a Judge for the Atlanta
| circuit on Tuesday next at noon.
/ ORDINARIEs IN COUNCIL.
| The Convention of Ordinaries finished its
work to-day. Judge Walton, Of Augusta,
was chosen Chairman and Judge New
man. of Sandersville, Secretary. Judge
| Ferrill was absent, but sent some practical
! suggestions, which were well received
| and some adopted.
a committee was appointed to prepare
bill to present to the Legislature making
desired changes in the present laws
! bearing upon Ordinaries.
JUDGE HILLYER's MANTLE.
The Atlanta bar meetings yesterday
and again to-day were exciting and inhar-
mOniOus. Mr.. Hammond declined to al
low his name to be used. The friends of
Mr.. BrOyles expected to carry the meeting,
but the ballot stood Clarke 80, BrOyles 3S,
| out of a bar of 125 members, Hammond's
friends not voting. This makes the con-
test doubtful and bitter between NJ. j.
| Clarke and Mr.. Hammond.
The rumOr that Judge Crawford is to
resign from the Supreme bench and Judge
Hillyer run for that Office is wholly un-
| founded.