Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-07
GEORGIA's LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Unanimously in Favor Q
Repeating the Internal Revenue Laws

The Senate Unanimously In Favor of
Repeating the Internal ReVenue Laws.
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. Elm the Senate
to-day Mr.. Maddox moved to reconsider
the bill passed yesterday which gave the
Governor the appointing power of Judges
of the Supreme and Superior Courts and
Solicitors General. The motion was tabled
on motion of Mr.. Mitchell by vote of q
to S.
Mr.. Smith, of the Thirty second district,
Chairman of the joint Committee on Mines
and Mining, submitted report embody-
ing the resolution requesting the govern
ment to establish a mint at DahlOnega,
Ga.
The House resolution looking to the ap-
pointment of joint committee for the
purpose of devising means for the protec-
ton of farmers against spurious fertil-
izers was conourred in, and Messrs.
Smith and Thornton were appointed on
the committee.
Mr.. Ray, Chairman of the Committee
ON the State of the Republic, submitted
report recommending that the Senators
and Representatives in Congress from
Georgia urge and vote for the repeal of
the internal revenue laws. The resolution
was passed by a unanimous vote of the
Senate and transmitted to the House.
The bill to make it lawful for the
County School Commissioner to teach
public schools and also one to compel
teachers of private schools, when under
contract with the County Board of Edu-
cation, to turn their schools into public
schools were lost.
A resolution requesting the government
to establish a mint at DahlOnega, Ga, was
taken up and passed.
In the House, on motion of Mr.. Gordon
the Savannah sewerage bill was taken up
and passed without opposition.
The Burke county contested election
case was then taken up, and occupied the
remainder of the days session. Messrs.
Gustin and Harrison spoke in favor of the
contestants, and Messrs. jenkins, Berner
and Henderson for the contestOrs. The
minority report was put first and voted
down. after which the majority, which IA
VOred the present holders Of the seats, was
adopted. These were the regular nOmi-
nees, and the contestants were Independ-
ents.
COMMISSIONED BY THE GOVERNOR.
The Governor to-day issued commits
siOns to the following persons, who will
constitute the Pharmaceutic Board of
Examiners: Edward Barry OF Richmond,
OsceOla Butler of Chatham, John Engalls
of Bibb, J. /. Pemberton of Fulton, A. NJ.
III eAuAOI VI N uoCOScts WuO Will bCA We AOl
three years. The following were ap-
pointed Trustees of the Lpnatic Asylum:
L. n. Whittle of Bibb, Geo. A. Cabaniss Of
Monroe, Thomas r. Newell, w. II. Hall,
and Thomas w. Latimer of Baldwin, who
will serve for two years.
PART OF GEORGIA's EXHIBIT.
To-day the mineral exhibit and por-
tion Of the display of manufactured goods
from the Augusta mills for the display
from Georgia at the Exposition were
placed in a car and Will so forward Mon
day. The car is packed to its utmost. The
mineral display is very fine and will re-
fleet credit on Georgia, Notwithstanding
the serious troubles that Commissioner
Bacon has had to contend with on ac-
count of limited resources.
A brigade Of six tramps broke into a
car on the Belt Railroad to-day, and
while plundering it some track hands
came down upon them. A coil of rope
was procured, the tramps were strung on
it and marched into the city.