Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
GOVERNOR MCDANIEL FAILS TO
SIGN SEVERAL BILLS.


The Bills Relating to Foreign Insurance
Companies, Divorce Cases and the
railroad Commission Among the Num-
ber NetOed-HOward & Candler's Drug
Store Burned with Great Loss.
ATLANTA, oct. 2.-Dr. E. E. Hood. of
Columbus, has given his check for 81 900
to the Mercer University endowment fund,
and other prominent Baptists are expected
to follow his worthy example.
The Governor vetoes the following
measures:
The bill preventing foreign insurance
companies from removing suits to Federal
courts, etc. The Governor considers the
requirements OF the existing laws. in pur-
suance of the constitution. as a sufficient
protection to the people against foreign
insurance companies. This bill imposes
other conditions not necessary to the
safety Of policy holders, but NAV be con-
sidered harsh toward the companies. He
declines to approve the act.
The bill amending section 1885, letter d.
of the Code, as to the manner of taking
pupil into the Deaf and Dumb ASYLUM. is
not approved, because an error occurred
by which the words ''ln a condition men
tally and physically" were omitted.
The bill defining the Jurisdiction of the
County Court prescribing fees of Judges
and bailiffs in certain cases, the Governor
declines 30 approve, as section
provides certain fees for
bailitfs Of County Courts, and contains
further provision, as follows: S'And no
other cost or fees shall be allowed
charged or taken by said Judge or baili IT,,
The Governor thinks that it is, to say the
least, doubtful whether any cost or
fees prescribed in the Code Of 1882 for
such ballitfs could be charged by them or
by the Sheriff acting for them in matter
of such Importance to parties in cases in
County Courts. 1t is manifestly unwise,
he holds, to cause the confusion which
would attend the operation of this bill
should it become law.
The Governor has approved the follow
ing bills:
Incorporating the Merchants and Plant
ers Bank of West Point.
Amending section 26l1 of the Code as to
removing administrators from one county
to another so that said removal may
occur at any time, even after the citation
has been brought for the settlement
authorized.
The bill authorizing the Commissioners
of Chatham to issue bonds for new iail.
Requiring railroad companies doing
business in Georgia to file with the Secre-
tary of State a full list of the officers and
a complete copy of the charter and all ar
rangements thereto under which they op-
crate the roads.
The bill prohibiting the Railroad Com
missiOners or their Secretary from taking
fees in certain cases before the courts
the Governor declines to approve.
because the bin prescribes removal from
office and disqualification to hold any
office of honor or trust in case Of cOnvic-
tion. The constitution provides this pun
ishment only through Impeachment.
The bill submitting the public school
system to the voters of Athens the Gov
ernor fails to sign, on account of the
omission in the bill of any provision for
submitting the question of issuing bonds
for the maintenance of the system and
providing for their future redemption, as
required by the constitution.
From the bill authorizing the first YER
dict in divorce cases at the appearance
term, the Governor withhOlds his sigma
ture because tits against public policy, the
constitution providing for two concur
rent verdicts at different terms instead of
such Verdicts of two juries during the
same term as formerly practiced. This
bill clearly aims TO shorten the time and
is therefore against public policy.
Governor having signed or vetoed all
submitted to him. The Governor to-day
revoked all rewards offered for fugitives
dreyiOus to January last, but will pay for
the captures already made under any of
the said offers.
In response to an invita- ion Governor
Mcdaniel may attend on Governors Day
at the Louisville Exposition next week
He will be accompanied by Secretary
~ an
Several of the Georgia Commissioners
will also be there, if the public business
will allow the trip TO be made, otherwise
it will not.
The twO-stOry wooden house of James
COyne. on Harris street, which was UNI
occupied. was burned early this morning.
1t was set on fire.
At 10 o'clock fire suddenly burst forth
in the drug store of Howard & Gambler.
on Peachtree street. A dense cloud OF
smoke poured out and filled the adjoining
stairway, and the ladies and gentlemen on
the second floor of the next building had
to jump out upon the iron awnings and
thence to the ground. Nothing was saved
from the store nor the second story. which
was entirely Quilted. George L. King, a
hardware dealer next door, suffered large
ly, but saved some stock. Both firms are
insured to some extent. The second
story over Kings was saved con- |
siderable by ladders. DR.. Dyer
was one of the sufferers. Clark, |
Thompson Il Co, next door, on the
lower side, suffered very small loss.
Alfred Miller's elegant double store oppo-
site was saved from damage by wet
blankets over the windows in the four
stories. The wind was high, but blew in
the direction of an open lot in the rear.
which saved the houses of Dough- |
erty, Moore and Marsh on the lower side, |
and the whole block running the
other way and opposite. The !
excitement was intense for a time, un-
til the firemen got the flames under con
troll, as an immense cOnfagratiOn seemed |
unavoidable,
Col. l.. Z. Grant owned Kings store.
The loss is estimated at $4,000 on all the /
sufferers, with partial insurance.
Rumor says that the Constitution Pub |
fishing Company has bought the two
story double brick building on the corner /
of Alabama and Forsyth streets, alongside |
the Franklin Printing House, but on the !
corner, and will erect an elegant |
five story brick building for the C0nStitu- |
ton. 1t is a good location, and was