Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-30
A DAY FOR ADJOURNMENT
THE COMMITTEE NAMES SEP
TENDER 10 AS THE TIME.


Grave Doubts that the Work Can he
Cleared Up by that Time-The Senate
Amends and Passes the New Capitol
B1ll-Plenty of Other Business Trans
acted.
ATLANTA, GA, August 29.-In the
House to-day resolution was adopted to
mold two sessions daily for general busi-
ness from to l O'Clock in the morning
and from to 6 o'clock in the afternoon.
The rules were suspended and the follow
ing bills were introduced:
BY Mr. McCants, Of Taylor-FOr a
branch college of the University at Butler.
By Mr.. Crenshaw, of Establish
ing public school system in LAGRANGE.
The reconsidered bill giving local
option to Mitchell and Pike counties was
taken up and passed.
The Committee on Final Adjournment
| reported that the General Assembly
ought to be able to complete its work and
adjourn sine die September 18th. at
noon. 1t is doubtful, however, if the
business can be pushed through by that
! time.
! The special order, Mr.. TUFTS Senate
bill, to make the penalty for obtaining
credit fraudulently by labor contracts
/ etc, came up, and Mr.. Harris, of Bibb.
Mr.. James, of Douglas, and Mr.. Peck. of
k0ckdale, favored the bill, and Mr.. Reese,
OF Wilkes, Mr.. Hulsey, of Fulton, and Mr..
! MlddlebrOOks, of Newton opposed.
Mr.. Lotion, of Bibb, amended so as to
have it read: And with intent to de-
/ fraud"
Mr.. Mcintosh, of Dougherty. amended
= aQfc in
! Mr.. Mcbride, of HaralsOn, amended
so that the penalty applied alike te land
| lord and tenant. The amendments ruin
ed the bill, and its defeat by 90 yeas to "A
nays was not much of calamity to
Senator Tut.
| Messrs. Pledger and Easily, with other
/ politicians were in theg allery watching
the fate OF the bill, and heartily applaud
ed its defeat.
The Governor announced that he had
signed the following bills:
Amending the charter of the Atlantic
and Great Western Canal
Dividing the State into ten districts.
Incorporating Ty-Ty in Worth county,
The resolution paying mileage to MEM
Ders for the adjourned session. Also sew
| eral local bills.
The House has on the Clerks desk
nearly six hundred House and Senate
bills and about eighty in committees.
M
The senate has Senate and House bills.
ETC., on the Secretary's desk, and commit
tees numbering over one hundred.
At the afternoon session the bill allow
ing Sumter county to issue bonds to build
court house passed.
The bill regulating the term of office of
the City Council Of Augusta passed.
The bill giving Taylor county local
option on the whisky traffic passed
Inc Dill prohibiting sheep men i'm
Thomas county from herdng or driving
sheep to Craze without notice passed.
The bill allowing Reynolds, in Taylor
county, to issue bonds for school purposes
passed.
The bill giving local option to Twiggs
county passed.
The bill providing for only one grand
jury IN Washington county each term
passed by substitute fixing the time and
length Of the term.
The bill Incorporating the Irwinton
Railroad in Wilkinson county, running
trom NO. 10 ON the Central Railroad to
IrwintOn, passed.
The bill repeating the act creating a
Board of Commissioners in Worth county
passed.
The bill Incorporating Ellaville, in
Schley county, passed.
The bill prohibiting stock from running
at large in Jasper county was amended by
include stock passing the line from New
ton county, and earnestly advocated the
passage of this prOviso.
The same prOvisO was applied to Jones
county, and the bill passed.
The bill Incorporating the Savannah
Street and Rural Resort Railway passed
The bill reducing the capital stock of
the Capital Bank of Macon to one hun
dred thousand dollars passed.
The bill giving Butts county local on
ion passed, as did also several other un-
important local bills.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate. the committee to investi-
gate the North Georgia Railroad was
granted leave of absence for that duty.
senator Tatum reported the condition
of business i'm the House and Senate, and
the final adjournment could be had at
noon, September 10.
The special order. the new capitol bill.
was taken up by sections.
The second section was amended so as
to give the Governor the appointment of
the Commissioners, aud thirty days in
which to appoint.
The first section was amended by strik-
ing out president of the Senate and
Speaker of the House, as Commissioners
senator Peoples amended so as to provide
for iire-prOOf State Library room.
Senator DubignOn desired to so amend
: that the Commissioners should not pur-
chase material and build the capitol, but
let the work out by contract. After con-
siderable discussion, this important
amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Baker wanted to amend so as to
prevent any future taxation to complete
the capitol, and thereby cOntine its cost TO
one million.
Senator Meldrim amended so that At
lanta must give the title to that part of
McDOnough street needed to square the
lot. The bill, as amended, passed by "a
yeas to nays.
The Governor announced that he had
signed the bill amending the charter of
Macon to establish city market, and al
so as to licenses and taxation; and also
the bill Incorporating HOltOn in Bibb
county.
Petitions are already being circulated
for presentation to the Governor by the
candidates Tor commissioners of the new
capitol building. Chatham county is en-
titled to one man.
VICIOUS NEGROES SHOT.
There was great excitement among the
negroes to-day over the shooting of a
burglar this morning by a policeman.
They seem to lose sight of the fact that
ClemmOns stabbed Policeman Green
almost fatally, and that he had broken
into and robbed two stores when captured.
The COrOner's jury decided that the shoot
ing was done in the discharge of duty.
Green is not yet out of danger from his
wounds.
Barton Glenn, at kirkwOOd, night be-
fore last. filled a negro chicken thief with
buckshot and killed half a dozen chickens
in the negrO's bag. The wounded negro
escaped by the aid of confederates.
Atlanta and the suburbs are infested
with negro burglars and thieves who re-
quire the shotgun policy, as they are
desperate criminals.
A REWARD FOR THE HAERTEL MURDER
ERS.
The Governor has offered a reward of
$3.50 for the Haertel murderers. This hOr-
rible crime has shocked the entire State.
IN KING COTTON'S EMPIRE.