Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-02
GE0RGIA'S LEGISLATURE.
JUDGES STILL TO BE ELECTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE.


able to Giving the Governor Appoint
ing POwer-The General Repatriation
BIN Laid ON the Table to Prevent Its
Defeat.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept. LIN the Senate
to-day among the house bills considered
were the following:
To incorporate the Propeller and Tow
boat Company, OF Savannah. 1t passed.
To authorize the authorities of Newton
county to levy special tax for the pur-
pose of building courthouse. 1t passed.
The bill to provide for general regis
tration law for the State, to prescribe the
manner in which the registration OF
voters shall be conducted and
nix the compensation of the man.
ayers of registration was taken
from the table. Consideration of
the measure brought about much debate
over an amendment proposing that the
bill shall not 60 into effect until recon-
mended by two successive grand juries,
TO which an amendment WAS offered to
substitute one grand jury. The bill when
put upon its passage WAS about to be de-
feated, and the friends OF the measure
seeing this moved to lay IL on the table
for the present, which motion prevailed.
A resolution was passed that the Senate
meet the House in the hall of Representa-
tives at 0 O'clock tomorrow morning for
the purpose Of taking part in the ceremo-
MES in connection with the laying of the
corner stone of the new capitol.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, the unfavorable re-
port of the Judiciary Committee on the
Senate bill putting the appointment of
Judges in the hands of the Governor came
up for discussion. Mr.. Snead hoped that
the report would not be adopted. The
present mode Of electing Judges mixed
the judiciary up with politics, and that
ought not to be done.
Mr.. Harrall, Of Webster, was in favor
of the bill. The present system was
humiliating. A candidate for Judge
ship might place his case before one man,
the Governor, but it was humiliating for
him to have to button several hundred
members of the Legislature and friends
MIR. Boyd said that his people wanted
Judges elected by the people; others
wanted the Governor TO appoint them. A
compromise was had in the present law,
and that ought to stand. FThe Legislature
is the immediate representative of the
people, and nearer to them than the Ex-
ecutive.
THE REPORT AGREED TO.
Mr.. Terrell, OF Meriwether county,
favored the unfavorable report Of the
committee.
Mr.. Harrison, of Quitman, said that the
bill ought TO be passed.
Mr.. Hackett favored the present law as
the best under ali circumstances. The
present system is satisfactory.
The report of The committee was agreed
to by a vote Of 102 yeas to 80 nays.
The Commietee on Rules reported the
following resolution in lieu OF all others of
a similar purpOrt:
ResoIusd, That besides the morning session
an evening session be hereafter held, COM
mencing at O'Clock, and which session shall
be devoted exclusively TO local bills on their
third reading.
The resolution was so amended as to
leave out reference to local bills and then
adopted.
THE CORNER STONE.
Mr.. Abbott, of Fulton county, as Chair
man of the Joint committee on arrange
ments for the laying of the corner stone of
the new capitol, reported that the order of
exercises had been agreed on. The re-
port was adopted.
Mr.. Harrison, of Quitman county, Of
fered resolution TO release a claim
against the Tax Collector Of Quitman
county for the liquor license OF w. M.
Tennlle.
MT. JOuHsOIs VI flVyus VliVs 20 . iSoolu
tiOn that the House adjourn sine die Sept.
28, which was referred TO the Committee
on Rules.
Mr.. Harris, OF the Finance Committee,
reported adversely the resolution to pay
the State Agricultural Society back dues
OF $40, 900, and TO favor a resolution TO ap-
proprlate the necessary amount for the
ceremony Of laying the capitol corner
stone.
ON the American exhibition at the Lon
don Exposition, Messrs. Rabbe, Hines,
FELTON,, Lamar OF Pulaski, and Everett
are the committee.