Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-21
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGIs-
LATURE UNTIL SUMMER.

Both branches Vote S1S5 900 per An
mum for the Ensuing Two Years for
the Construction of the New Capitol
A Number of Chatham Cases De-
cided by the Supreme Court.
ATLANTA, Dec. 20.-The session of the SEN
ate to-day was opened by the passage of afew
local bills. The appropriation bill was taken
up and amended so as to make the appropria-
tion for building the capitol SlS0,0O0 annually
for the years 1885 and 1856, these sums to be
taken direct from the treasury of the State
and at the same time not to be in addition to
the $I,OOO,OOO. The bill was then sent to the
House, where big fight took place on con-
currence in the Senate amendment. When
the amendment was read in the House Mr.
Bartlett made motion that the House do not
concur in the amendment. He read the
act OF the last Legislature authorizing
the construction of the capitol out
of the surplus funds in the treasury, and held
that no money could be expended until there
was a surplus, and SAID that the amendment
authorized the payment of SlSO,0OO annually
for the years lSS5-S6 out cf the treasury, re-
gardless of its condition in the face of the fact
that the act SAID that the money must come
from a surplus. He claimed that without the
provision to pay out of a surplus the act
would never have been passed. He also re-
ferred to the fact that Speaker Little was the
originator of the provision.
Mr.. CrenshaW said that the commission had
contracted for the construction of a building,
and 1t would be showing bad faith to do any
thing likely to retard the progress OF the
work, and that the rejection of the amend
ment would stop construction.
Mr.. Bartlett replied that the Commissioners
had the law before them when the contract
was given, and he presumed that the con-
tractors were informed of the provisions OF
the act authorizing the construction.
WORK OF THE FULTON REPRESENTA-
TIVES.
While the discussion was going on FultOn's
members put in some good work for the bill
by circulating among the, members, and ar
guing to them the great damage that would
be done by allowing the work to stop.
Mr.. Little called Mr.. Harris to the chair
and took the floor. He explained the circum-
stances under which the act was passed by
the last Legislature, and said that he would
not have voted for the bill without a provision
to build from the surplus At that time
the State was financially strong, and, though
Georgia is ia fair condition now as regards
finances, some portion of the debt had been
paid off and the rate OF taxation had not been
increased. He argued that it would be folly
to vote down the amendment and thereby
stop work.
Mr.. Abbott spoke for the amendment. The
Governor had made a contract and it would
be treating the contractors badly to retard
the progress of construction Atlanta had
done her part nObly. The contract had been
let lower than il ever could be again.
Mr.. Harrell, of Webster, while he thought
that the last House made great mistake in
passing the act owing to the condition of the
State, favored the work going on. and, in his
opinion, the House should vote for the amend
ment.
Mr. Bartletts motion of non concurrence
was lost, and the amendment was concurred
in.
The House, by a rising vote, adopted a reso-
luton of thanks to Speaker Little for the able
and impartial manner IN which he had pre-
sided.
The afternoon session was productive of
nothing important further than the remarks
made by the Speaker in taking leave of the
assembly until the recess. These were timely
put and warmly received.
The general option bill was postponed till
the summer session.
AT o'clock both branches of the Legisla-
ture, by joint resolution, adjourned.
NOMINATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS.
In the executive session this afternoon the
following nominations made by the Executive
to-day were confirmed: Walter G.. Beeks, to
be Judge of the County Court of Spalding;
w. +. Eve, to be Judge of the City Court of
Augusta; l.. A. Dugas, TO be Solicitor of the
City Court of Augusta; w. M. Weaver, to be
Judge of the County Court of Greene; W. G..
AdamsOn, to be Judge of the CITY Court of
CarrolltOn; G. p. Gordon 70 he Solicitor of
the City Court of Carrollton; Peter Ingram,
to be Judge Of the City Court of Columbus: X.
z. johnson, to be Solicitor of the County
Court of Burke.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Decisions have been rendered by the Su-
preme Court in the following cases:
Barnes VS.. the State; from Chatham. Re-
versed.
Bendheim Bros. Il Co. VS.. Baldwin; from
Pierce. Reversed.
Elsinger, administrator, VS.. Beytagh ct al. !;
from Chatham. Affirmed.
Guerard ct al. VS.. Guerard ct al; from
Chatham. Affirmed.
Skidaway Shell Road Company va. O'Brien; !;
from Chatham. Reversed.
Ruden VS.. State; from Chatham. Affirmed.
Savannah Bank and Trust Company vs..
Hartridge; from Chatham. Reversed.
Charleston and Savannah Railroad Com
pany VS.. Russell johnson ct. al; from Chat
ham. Affirmed with direction.
Smythe. executor, VS.. Banks; from Chat
ham. Affirmed.
Smith VS.. Smith ct al; from Clinch. Re-
Velsed.
Pratt VS.. Fountain; from Chatham, Re-
versed.
Spence VS.. Denton & Wilcox; from Coffee.
Reversed.
Walker ct al, commissioners, VS.. Sheftall
from Chatham. Affirmed.
Jourdan Il Co. vs.. GOulding; from Brooks.
Affirmed.
Kennedy VS.. Mccarthy; from Chatham. At
firmed.
Clafin & Co. VS.. Duncan, johnson & Co.
from Chatham. Affirmed.
Sanders VS.. State; from Chatham. Affirmed.
Guckenheimer & Son VS.. Day y Higgs; from
Apping. Reversed.
North 4 Co. VS.. Mendel & Bro; from Chat
ham. Affirmed
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
Gen. Pierce Young is being largely endorsed
for the position of Minister to Mexico.
Pennington, arrested yesterday Charged
with having violated the person of Miss J ack-
son, waived examination to-day and was
committed to jail