Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-19
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
AN UNEVENTFUL DAY AMONG
THE LEGISLATORS.

The Painters of Senator HIPS Portrait
and Their WOrks-ColOneI Thornton
Acquitted of PeEjury-$5, 900 Worth
of Valuable Papers Stolen and in Part
Recovered.
ATLANTA, July 1S.-In the Senate to-
day reconsideration was granted on the
action of yesterday in passing the bill
preventing the abatement of letters tesla
mentary or of administration granted
females upon their marriage. The bill
will be amended.
Under a suspension Of the rules the
House bill regulating liquor licenses
in Berrien county was read the second
time.
perance Committee.
A long and heated discussion took place
over two liquor bills-one to amend seq
tiOn 1419 of the Code as to the mode of
obtaining license, which was lost for
want of the constitutional majority, and
the other amending section 1924 making
retailer of one selling less than five cal.
Ions, which passed by % yeas to nays.
Senators Davis, Tutt and Mcdonald dis
cussed the bill. Senators Tut and Gus
tin opposed the first bill and Senators Pol
amendments were offered, but the final
vote only mustered q yeas.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, on the call of
counties, new bills were introduced as
follows:
BY Mr.. Calvin, of Richmond-Refund.
ing taxes illegally collected from sum
merville Factory.
By Mr.. Crittenden, of Randolph-For
the relief of B.F. BrImberst from a wild
land sale.
was introduced by Mr.. Spangler. of
Thomas, prohibiting the driving of live
STOCK from ranges except by consent of
owners.
BY Mr.. Beck, of Lumpkin-Appropri-
atlng $30,OOO to the University for the sup
port of branch.colleges. Also establish
ing State mineral and mining informa-
tiOn department.
BY Mr.. Brewer, of Liberty-Reuuiring
Tax Collectors to furnish list of default
ing tax payers for election purposes.
by Mr.. Park, of Greene-Prescribing
the manner of public advertising in all
counties of the State.
by Mr.. Rice, of Fulton-Fixing the
salary of the Secretary of the Railroad
Commission at $1,000.
BY Mr.. Foster, of Floyd-Authorizin
roads in certain cases.
BY nv. Brooks, of Floyd-Prescribing
the m0de OF fortelting penal bonds.
by Mr.. johnson, of Echols-Prohibit-
ing the putting out of poison in anv
woods or waters of this State.
BY MIR. James, of DOuglass-A Joint
resolution for committee to examine the
business ON hand and report an early day
for adjournment.
By Mr.. Ray, of Coweta-Amending sew
eral sections in the Code as to County
Courts.
A large number of unimportant local
bllls were introduced and read for the
first time.
NOTES ABOUT THE CAPITAL.
Quite number of members of Congress
and Superior Court Judges have been
dropping in on the General Assembly
during the past week, and several are
now here. The Congressional apportion-
ment bill seems to be the centre of at
traction.
Colonel Thornton's case was ended to-
day, and he was acquitted, the evidence
not showing any willful perjury on his
part.
A fire this morning DESTROYED a house
ana shanty at the end of the Decatur
street line. The fire alarm was out of
order, which delayed the firemen.
Three small boys named Winnon. Gill
mer and Street, climbed a tall tree to see
the fire. A limb broke and they fell
about twenty feet. One had his hin dis |
located, another had his skull fractured.
and may die, while the third was bruised !
about the face.
A horse ran away ON Decatur street to- |
day with W. ID. Wood, of DeKalb county, |
and j. w. Wayne, Of Cherokee connfy'
smashing the buggy and iniuring both |
men considerably. Mr.. Wood falling un- |
der the buggy was the more seriously |
hurt.
A memorial from Georgia physicians |
has been prepared, signed by Doctors j. |
I: Logan, j. b. Baird, A. w. Calhoun. !
w. A; Love and W. o. Daniel, to be pre- |
sehted 10 the General Assembly in behalf |
OF an Inebriate asylum in this State, The
memorial is strong one and the object a
deserving one. 1t is not thought that the |
present Legislature will inaugurate the
movement.
Hon. j. G. Freeman, of Atlanta. while
going from the capital to Macon a day or
two ago was robbed of papers valued at
So,O0o. Inc property was stolen from a
pocket in his duster. Some of the Daners
were found in the rear of the passenger
depot here to-day, showing that the thief |
must nave left the train at JOnesbOrO and
returned to Atlanta.
Ihe contest for the portrait of Senator
Hill has run into rather lively Iohhvin0
on the part OF the rival artists or their
friends, with the Legislative Committee
that is to decide which artist shall get the
cohtract. Nine portraits were this after
noon put on exhibition at the library
Three of them are full length pictures. one
by Horace Bradley, one by Miss Mary
+ Frahklln, OF Athens, and another bv j, Ii. |
Moses. Mr.. Bradley's portrait has MANY
very hne points and is greatly admired.