Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-24
MILITIAMEN VICTORIOUS.
CAPT. GORDoN's BILL PASSED.
BY A VOTE OF 81 TO SO.

The Financial Features Cut on with tho
Permission OF the Friends OF the Meas7
ure--NO Day for Adjournment Yet
Fixed-Bills Passed by the Senate.
ATLANTA, Sept. 23.-In the Senate to@
day, among the bills passed were the fol-
lowing
To repeal the act creating the Board oe
Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in
Appling county.
| To allow the Commissioners Of Chat
ham county to issue bonds, not exceeding
| $4,000, for the purpose Of adding to and
| improving the court house.
| To allow the Mayor aud General Coun-
Gil OF Savannah TO permit the Savannah
Cotton Exchange to bridge, or arch, the
slip at the foot of Drayton street.
To amend the charter of Quitman so aa
to make the license to sell liquor 5000.
To establish County Court in Eflings
ham.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day considerable por-
tion OF the mornings session was devoted
to discussing the fixing or some day in tho
early part OF October to adjourn.
Half dozen amendments to the reso-
luton were offered. and the result waA
that the whole matter was laid on the
table.
On motion of Mr.. Butt, Of Marion
county, the House took up tor considera--
tion the bill TO organize the militia of th8
State.
Col. Reilly moved to strike out the Sec
tion providing for paying certain ex-
penses 0fvOlunteer companies. The SEQ
tion was stricken out.
Mr.. Butt, of Marion county, moved to
report the bill favorably.
MIR. Harrell, OF Webster, moved as q
substitute that the bill be adversely re-
ported.
MR.. HARRELL's OPPOSITION.
Mr. Harrell, of Webster, spoke in 0ppO-
sition to the bill. He was opposed to the
bill on general principles, because u put
the people under military protection i'm
stead Of under the civil authorities. In
addition to that the bill saddled expenses
on the people that they were not prepared
to bear. Mr. Harrell said that companies
under the bill were prevented from pa
rading without the permission OF thel
Governor, and little company could not
parade without the permission Of "Marsa
Henry"
AN UNTENABLE STAND.
Mr.. Butt, of Marion, said Mr.. Harrelpa
position was untenable at every point
and what he had said about the Governors
| putting his hand in the Treasury, andi
what he had said about the people beinH
| put under military rule, WAS bosh aud
nonsense. The only appropriation ma q
was 5000, which was added to the salary
OF the Keeper OF Public Buildings. who,
now receives 81, 800 per year, and Ellis both
the office Of Keeper Of Public Buildingm
and that Of Adjutant General.
CUTTING DOWN THE COST.
Mr.. BerneT, Of Monroe, offered an
amendment TO strike out the $500 addl-
tional allowed to the keeper Of public
buildings for his services as Adjutant
General
Reilly on behalf of the committee, and
was agreed TO.
MIR. Berner proposed other amendments.
striking out every sort Of appropriations,
which we're adopted.
Mr.. Bartlett offered an amendment pro4
vidIng that the State should not appro-
pirate any money for repairs Of armOriesl
turned over 10 the State. The amendment
was adopted.
THE NEGRO CONTINGENT.
Wilson, Of Camden, proposed TO amend
by striking out ten colored companiesJ
and inserting twenty. He urged that as
there was no appropriation in the billr
there WAS no reason why twenty c0lOred
companies should not be allowed. He did
not think he was asking too much. There
are now thirty-seven cOlored c0mpanies
in the State. Wilson presented a me-
mortal. which he asked 10 have read. III
was read by direction Of the House. The
memorial was from the Savannah mills
tary committee protesting against thei
bill allowing only ten colOred companiesy
and protesting against other features.
Mr.. Herndon moved 10 strike out ten
cOlored companies and insert five.
PLEA FOR THE BLACK WATCH.
Mr.. Bartlett spoke against the amends
ment. He said that he was as much at
tached 10 the memories Of our former In
stitutioDs as anybody. He, with others, bo-
lieved that slavery was right, and be
thought our brothers and fathers were
right In fighting for IL. But the
issue has been settled, and the
House, composed entirely OF Democrats
and almost exclusively # white people,
should have the nerve TO do justice TO the
colored people. To their credit he would
say that they had been uniformly orderly.
He thought the cOl0red people ought to be
encouraged In doing right.
ONLY A PASSING SHOW.
Mr. Hall, Of Dodge, offered an amend-
ment to insert 10 cOlored companies.
MIR. Arnbeim said IL was only matter
Of red breeches and brass buttons, and It
was well enough to let the "numskulls
OF society," come in for a whack. The
amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Harrell, Of Webster, moved TO
strike out the section providing that COM
panies might donate their armOries to the
State. HespoKe IN support Of the amend-
ment.
Mr. Gordon, Of Chatham, opposed It,
and the amendment was lost. Ihe bill
Was then put on its passage, and was
passed by 81 yeas 10 36 nays.