Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-09
READY FOR A FINAL VOTE.
-uu RAILROAD BILL NOW AL
MOST GER CAIN TO PASS.

ss ,F the Measure set Forth the
ti.'N-.s,o og It's Demands in FOrcible and
rau,pe speeches-BOth OF Mr.. Har-
M. smsndments Defeated by Good
Msjorities.
.rrAvrA. GA, Oct. $. - In the Senate
.odov the bin to repeal the act authoriz-
w. ~ the issue OF land grants in Camden
'o9 .,9nty and 10 provide for opening q land
3fee passed.
Tra bin 10 amend practice in equity re-
l,6ng to the granting Of injunctions re-
.,,i,tipg the cutting Of timber or boxing
mo same Tor turpentine purposes passed.
rboreconsidered bill defeated yesterday,
,oast,blish 2 school of technology, came
,n m a motion to adopt Mr.. Cartoons
Substitute In lieu OF the original bill. The
.nb.dtute was rejected, and the original
nil after much discussion, was amended
'a9. N provide that the beneiciaries Of
he '5e institution shall not apply to any par
,icuiar section Of the State, and was
,5opted by vote of u yeas to IA nays.
THE BILL WILL PASS.
The amendment is an unimportant one,
nd il ID safe to predict that the House
viii PASS the bill as amended without
opposition. A., ..,...,,,
Neviesp Gulf Canal Company passed
sear much discussion. There were two
bils within one. The little one named
he original ineOrpOratOrs in the charter
yranted in 1876, together with their sue
aessors by transfer, and the other was a
new company with some of the incorpo-
rators IN the Old company. The bill in
,orporating the new company was the
,ne rassed In it the 1ncorpOratOrs pro-
nose to pay Georgia 20 cents per acre for
he Okefnokee swamp.
The Senate held a session tonight,
ransactlug much business, among which
was the passage Of a number OF bills. The
most important OF those passed were:
To authorize the Governor to pay the
coupons now due on certain indorsed
bonds of the Macon and Brunswick rail-
road
The resolution to provide for the early
delivery of the new Al per cent. bonds
and the payment of the bonds falling due
in 1855.
To provide for complete roster Of the
Georgia troops that served in the COnfed-
crate army.
In executive session the following nOm-
nations were confirmed: Warren d. Not
tingham, Judge of the County Court of
Houston; Mercer Haynes, Judge Of the
County Court of Lawrence county; S. S.
Puman, Judge OF the County Court Of
bingham,
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day MIR. Snead's bill
70 tax base ball clubs ELECTED some dis
cusslon, after which the measure passed.
It provides that professional clubs shall
pay tax Of $25 for every game that they
play, which makes the license to play a
game Of Dall $50.
This afternoon the House came to a
vote on some of the amendments to the
Railroad Commission bill, and when that
BODY meets TO morrow morning it will
face a call OF the previous question on the
OIL. Doubtless the fate OF the measure
VIII be determined by noon. The most
intense interest exists concerning the
course that the Legislature will take, and
TIE galleries viii doubtless be packed to
Zee the two factions Of the House close in
for the lass struggle.
Mr.. ELLIS SUPPORTS THE BILL,
When the House took up the bill MIR.
LLs, or Fulton, secured thee floor and
made clear and effective speech In It's
support. De hoped that he would not be
Interrupted. scarcely half acentury ago
'lere Atlanta now stands was q wilder
ltes' Gut OF the tangled wood has
'lIulgi as II by magic, beautiful city,
'ltu possibilities no prudent man can
-Iopaesy. Railroads did it. Ii there
we're no railroads there would be no At
,eIl sIla' YOU ruin The railroads you ruin
Aushta. What is true OF this town is
5..ssasuraDiy true of a thousand in this
'.at. For his people he would say that
and Just.
fo5LisHNESs OF THE LOBBY CHARGE.
me railroad men are condemned for
coming into the capitol to look after their
L.,4es-s' just let the owner of a railroad
snare come in here to exercise the right
. VI freeman, and it is charged that he is
'.19!ist and is here for corrupt pur-
O'7s' ilere has been another charge Of
d .sIl serious nature. fthas been chareed
--1' .ue press Of Georgia, the newspapers
- tle gentlemen who control them,
--ee'e' ln language as gotten off here,
4. isypesu.- What do you mean by flop
55tIs what doyou mean by the insinu-
''iVu against these peoplei
80 DEFENSE NEEDED.
r...,le l9e very vein in which it was said. the
N IRONY that made the blistering tones
"liyh It was said, carried with il an
ma '-ua1'oa mat these men bad sold out
M pe9ple for money, that they had all
nor,,ll sluoen been taken up into high
g,,,..,g.a a,l, and for filthy lucre had
ar5 tu I'D the dust and sold themselves
nH ffft.
,s-lN Vl the press need no defense az my
.alds. They are able 10 take care of
.b,r- yes, and ] ouly mention this to
oy" tae eXtremities 10 which men will
,'iouse sentiment 6nd passion against
u.e t1at ought to be but plain
\ ,.'..ss-hke proposition and be treated
''Asssmau-like way.
d, NOT AN APOLOGIsr.
,oa,i'll sll not an apOlOgist of bloated mo-
5lnl..,s' do not own share in any
% b.s''..pn ln the world. do not want
ymif l,lIl ana parcel OF anything that
lor oause me to be regarded as a com
.ere ,'."ly Oh mankind. | do not stand
I'M" appeal for concentration Of
ios., 90 not stand here TO ask this
.9re- a9 more than to exercise its
.eotis '"1lllously, and to regulate these
.1I ns,YA's as Craftsmanship, fairness
.o. y 'y5e demand. We have a commits
yog.l .e was not an enemy 90 1t. He
,.- '''e against abollshing Il.
..r. -'ANlssioNERs NOT INFALLGBLE.
.he T commissioners are wise and patri-
,0b lnty are men. and are nnible.
hkely to Judge themselves
mo- ! don't know that ever saw
'erIms ,.aeEnlowledged himself guilty Of
omr,i. rom his own standpoint: but the
lemeei,,.D,nefs have passed Judgment on
md ms ana say they are Imperfect
Mr. r9,IIaand chart needs amendment
ommI.sials read from tho report OF the