Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-19
GEORGIA'S LEGISLATURE
BRAKES STILL DOWN ON SUN
DAY FRUIT TRAINS.

skine's Retirement.
ATLANTA, Sept. 1S.-Mr. Everett, of
Polk, put in an appearance this morning
alive and well, much to the qualification
Of the House, which has no more faithful
member.
Reconsideration was granted the fol-
lowing bills lost yesterday:
Authorizing Superior Courts to grant
charters to towns lying in two counties.
Paying reward to Mr.. Pittman.
Amending section 1909 of the Code.
Amending section 4139 of the Code.
The Finance Committee amended the
Senate substitute so as To furnish Codes
to Commissioners OF Roads and Revenues.
and it was agreed to.
Mr.. Bartlett, Of Bibb, submitted a re-
port, the same as read in the Senate yes
terday, on the North Georgia and Marietta
Railroad.
Bills passed as follows:
Regulating practice before the Railroad
Commission IN cases of change of tariff
schedules. 1t is the same bill that was
discussed last night.
The resolution settling claims against
the Tax Collector of Telfair county.
Creating the office of County Admins
traitor.
Making it unlawful to sell liquor to
drunkards after due notice.
Paying Judge Crisp the balance of his
salary.
The bill was lost providing for new
maps of the counties of the State.
The bill for the relief of James f. Nc
Guire, of Barlow, formerly locomotive
engineer on the state Road, came up, but
pending the discussion the hour of ad-
jOurnment arrived.
During the afternoon session Mr.. j ones
OF Barlow, closed his remarks i'm favor of
the bill giving relief to j. f. Mcclure.
disabled years ago on a State Road loco
motive.
Mr.. Fite. of Barlow, and Mr.. Harris, of
Blbb, also made strong appeals for the
bill, and it passed.
The bill prohibiting the cutting of tur-
pentine boxes between February 10 and
November 10, and regulating the manner
OF boxing trees, came up, and MIR. EastOn,
of Telfair, Otferd an amendment to exempt
that county from the operations of the
bill, and Mr.. Patten, of Thomas, offered
similar amendment for his county. Both
were lost.
Mr.. Dews, of Baker, opposed the bill as
calculated to work injury to the turpen-
tine business in South Georgia. The bill
was lost by 45 yeas to 81 nays.
The bill authorizing Superior Courts to
charter towns partly in one and partly in
another county, recOnsidered this morn
ing, passed.
The bill appropriating three thousand
dollars to repair the buildings of the State
University, passed.
The bin amending section 1875 of the
Code so as TO further regulate the licens-
ing of pilots, passed.
The bill allowing the Trustees of the
University to elect the Governor MEM
Der of the board, passed.
The bill amending section 457S of the
Code, so as to allow trains with fruit
and vegetables tOrun on Sunday came up,
and Mr.. McBryde, Of Haralson, and Mr..
Peek, Of Rockdale, supported the minor
ity report against the bill, and Mr.. ROun-
tree, of Brooks. and Mr.. Spence, of Mitch
ell, supported the majority report. The
bill was lost on rising vote by "A yeas to
Is nays. A rOll-call changed the result
to 6S yeas and Il nays. The result
created applause.
The bill offered by Mr.. McDonough, of
Chatham, amending section 344 Of the
Code, in regard to the duties of clerks OF
Ordinaries, passed by a substitute.
The bill amending section 1917 of the
Code. prescribing the purity and power OF
gas and regulating its distribution, came
up.
Mr.. Hoge, of Fulton, opposed the bill
Il
and intended to crush out all new gas
companies. He moved to postpone the
bill indefinitely.
Mr.. Falligant, of Chatham, who intro
duced the bill. defended its wise purposes
and appealed for its passage.
DR.. Drewry, of Spalding, from the Com
mittee on Sanitation and Hygiene, eX-
planned why his committee reported in
favor of the bill. They knew nothing of
old and new gas companies or of the fight
going on between them.
Mr.. HOge said that the best chemists in
the United States had decided favOrably
TO the new gas, and it was used in New
York and other cities without injury to
health. The hour Of adjournment arrived.
At the night session, Mr.. Falli@ant
moved a recOmmittal of the gas bill to the
Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. but
Mr.. HOge's previous motion to indefinitely
postpone was first voted upon and carried
by 81 yeas to A nays, which virtually
kills the bill.
The bill repeating section 45l2 of the
Code as to receiving stolen goods was
lost, there being only 6S yeas.
The bill amending section 4091 of the
Code as to trials of nulsanees was lost.
there being only 50 yeas.
The bill providing for husbands an
estate for life in One-third OF the lands of
which his wife dies possessed, came up,
and a motion TO table to save the bill
from defeat, was voted down, and the bill
was lost by IS yeas to 50 nays.
The bill requiring trains on railroads
that cross each other to come to a stop
before crossing each others track, came
up. After two Intellectual attempts to
secure IS votes, the roll was called again
and IS votes secured.
The Railroad Committee reported back
the bill altering and amending the facili-
ties of the Coast Line Railroad, and
recommended its passage by substitute.
\ bill repeating section 233 of the Code,
designating the Sheriff of the Supreme
Court and giving his appointment to the
court and fixing his salary at $1,000 in
stead of fees, was lost by Al yeas to 80
nays.
BY unanimous consent Mr.. Hoge, of
Fulton, introduced a bill giving that
county registration law.
The rules were suspended and the House
proceeded to read bills the first and
second time.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate reconsideration was
granted the bill in regard to msOlvent
costs in Burke county, lost yesterday.
The Senate passed the following bills:
Chartering Reynolds in Taylor county.
Codifying the laws of Rome.
The Senate amended the House liquor
bill for Berrien county so as to give it to
a vote of the people of the county. The
House declined TO concur and the Senate
refused to recede. 1t now remains for
a committee OF conference to solve the
matter.
The Senate took up the bill prescribing
the manner of working the roads of the
State. and Mr.. Livingston said that it was
the most important bill of the session, as
the people We're deeply interested in the
matter.
Mr.. Bush moved to amend so as to make
the age to work roads from Is to 30, in
stead of go years. The motion was lost.
There was lively and general debate
until the hour of adjournment, which was
participated in by Messrs. Meldrim, Jones,
Harris, Parks, DeWolf and Beal.
At the afternoon session discussion Of
the road bill was postponed till morning.
and the Senate proceeded to read House
bills the first time.
The Senate's night session was devoted
to reading House bills the first and sec
Ond time.
Senator McDOnald's desk was elabO-
rately decorated to-day with an elegant
bouquet of flowers from the WOmen's
Christian Temperance Union of Atlanta,
for his able and Jealous labOrs for tenn
perance measures in the Senate.
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
The Governor has signed the following
bills:
Giving a local option liquor law to Pike
county.
Enlarging the jurisdiction of the Savan-
nah City Court.