Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-06

/ House as commissioners ec-ODiciO for the
new capitol building. He gave his reasons
for the motion.
Mr.. Humber, of Putnam, opposed and
the motion was tabled.
Mr.. Jordan, OF Hancock, moved to re-
| consider the action indefinitely postpon-
! ing the bill making railroads in certain
| cases liable for oYerchaFges, and eX-
planned that the Georgia Railroad by an
| injunction against the Railroad Commits
sion had charged merchants more for
| freight than the Central Railroad He
proposes by his bill to have the road re-
fund these OVercharges.
Mr.. HOge, Of Fulton, opposed, arguing
that the railroad had right to contest
! this matter in the courts.
Mr.. Spence, of Mitchell, sustained Mr.
/ JOrdan's views. and cited the action of
| the Savannah, Florida and Western Com
! pany.
Mr.. Falligant, of Chatham, explained
| what course the railroads had pursued in
! the courts, and claimed that the matter
was still unsettled, and therefore this bill
was premature and unjust in its opera
tiOns.
Mr.. Pendleton, of LOwndes. who never
| loses an opportunity to cut off prolonged
and useless debate, called the previous
! question, and reconsideration was
| granted by 81 yeas to 81 nays.
The resolution to adjourn sine die on
| the 10Th inst. was taken up.
Mr.. Jordan, of Hancock. said it was
useless, as the Legislature would adjourn
| at that time if the business was COM
/ pleted. On motion the resolution was
! tabled.
! The bill providing for suitable superin-
| tendents of election in the State came up.
! Mr.. Ray, of COweta, opposed as did Mr..
| Redwine, of Hall, Mr.. Russell, of Clarke
/ and Mr.. ROuntree, of Brooks.
] The aUfhOr Of the hill advocated If nd
was followed by Mr.. Hulsey, of Fulton,
/ and MIR. McCurdy, of Hart, in eloquent
appeals for the measure.
The roll call showed - yeas to ) nays,
and the bill was lost for want of six more
/ votes.
The vote on the bill amending section
/ 326 OF the Code so as to provide for cases
/ in which the Ordinary may be disqualified,
/ was 81 yeas to IL nays. 1t was thus also
| lost for want of one more vote.
The bill requiring the State Librarian to
| represent the State in cases in the United
/ states Courts was amended to apply to
| Solicitors General and passed.
The bill making il a felony to utter or
| pass forged deed or other imminent or
! title, or sell or lease land with a forged
/ title, passed.
The bill increasing the salary of the
/ state Librarian was lost. There were
| only - yeas.
The bill prescribing the costs of cases
! withdrawn or dismissed in the Supreme
| Court passed.
The bill preventing members of the Leg
| islature from changing their votes in bal
/ lOting for candidates came up, and Mr..
/ Harris, the author, moved to table it in
/ definitely, to postpone, or that he be al
/ lowed to withdraw the bill, but all were
I voted down
| Mr.. Little, of MuscOgee, and Mr.. Fite.
! Of nn r.-bfI ,F
Mitchell, and Mr.. Harris, of Bibb, IA
/ vOred the bill. The rOll-call showed So
| yeas to SO nays, and the bill lacked three
! votes of passing.
The rules were suspended, and the Sen
| ate bill changing the time of holding the
Superior Courts Of BullOch, Emanuel and
| ScriVen counties was passed.
| The bill providing for the taking of tes-
| timOny in injunction cases passed.
The bill requiring physicians to serve
/ as jurors on commissions Of lunacy came
| up, and Mr.. Drewry, of Spaldng, moved
| to amend so as to fix the pay at $40 for
such services.
Mr.. Brewster, of Harris, also advo-
| Gated it.
Mr.. Head, of Forsyth, the author of the
! bill. opposed the amendment.
/ The bill passed by % yeas to II nays.
The Governor announced that he has
/ signed the following, among other bills:
! Providing for Judge of the Mitchell
/ County Court.
Amending the charter of the Cumming
/ and Sewanee Railroad.
! Amending the act creating commits
siOners of turnpike roads
| Paying J. Il. Palmer tax on wild lands.
/ Protecting bridges in Pulaski county.
! Chartering the Sweetwater Railroad.
Prohibiting camp hunting in Clinch
county.
Regulating fences west of the Flint
/ river in DOugherty county.
| Regulating the liquor license in Ap-
| pling county.
/ Amending the liquor license law of
| Wayne, Liberty and Appling so as to ap-
! ply to Coffee county.
! At the afternoon session the House bill
making wire fences lawful fences passed.
! The bill encouraging private schools by
! allowing public school children to be in
/ cluded among the pupils came up, and
\ Mr. Mitchell, of Gwinnett, Chairman of
1 the Educational Committee, presented
4 minority report against the bill, which he
/ followed by a speech against it.
! Mr.. Wood, of Walker, earnestly advo-
| Gated the bill, while Mr.. Everett, Op-
/ posed.
| Mr.. Watts, of Stewart, the author of the
| bill, closed the debate for the committee
| by a strong appeal for the measure, and it
/ passed by 12l yeas to 21 nays.
AnC Jill eiuOlAAAlAl5 lLC obOCh law VI
! Morgan county, so as to allow fence men
| to have another vote on the question,
1 came up. This was a reconsideration of
| the previous action defeating the bill.
Mr.. Patton, of Thomas, opposed the bill
| as not desired by the best people Of Nor
| gan county, the matter having been con-
I tested before the Ordinary and abandoned.
Mr.. Bartlett, of Bibb, also opposed.
Mr.. Studdard again appealed for the bill
to give the DeODle of his county new
election free from fraud.
Mr.. HiddlebrOOks, of Newton, claimed
that Mr.. Studdard represented Morgan,
and should be treated fairly in this mat
ter and given an honest election.
Mr.. Park, of Greene, followed on the
same line, and Mr.. Hulsey, Of Fulton,
closed the debate against the bill. The
roll call gaEe % yeas to A. nays, and the
bill was lost.
The Governor announced his approval
of the bills apprOpriating money TO COM
plete and furnish the buildings and gas
works of the lunatic asylum, and the eX.
penses of the committee that Investigated
the institution.
The House having closed all local bills
for third reading proceeded to read bills
the second time.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate reconsideration was
granted on the temperance bill by ~
yeas, but it is not thought that this indi-
Gates the passage of the measure.
The resolution to visit the Louisville
Exposition, as amended by the House,
wSSs tabled fer the present.
The SeIi2te refused 20 concur in the
House action TO retain the president Of
the Senate and the Speaker Of the House /
as Capitol Commissioners. a conference
will be ordered. Several other upimpor-
tant amendments were cOncqued in OK
rejected.
Mr.. Baker introduced resolutions in re-
gard to eX-Treasurer John Jones, that his
case be pressed to trial. They passed.
The bill GlGrging the time of holding
Washington Superior Eo9rt passed.
CAPITAL NOTES.
The Senate confirmed the appointment
Of !, II. Scaife, County Judge Of Mitchell.
The GCyernor has been unusually
crowded with business to-day, and was
compelled to close the doors d. Gn early
I Aopr IN the afternoon. He gives each Dili
q caFetei examination before approving
it,
Major Campbell W allace resigned the
Presidency of the Merchants Bank ana is
succeeded by j. ii, Porter, an old Official
OF the bank and wealthy citizen. Major
! Wallace needs rest and more time 10 De.
vote to the Railroad Commission.
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