Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
GE0RGIA'S LEGISLATURE.
GOV. MCDANIEL SUBMITS A CON
VICT ESCAPE REPORT.


The School OF Technology Bill Dis
placed-A Vote in Favor OF the Sale
OF More State Property-rhe Minority
Report on the Railroad Commission
Bin Submitted to the House.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 30.-In the Senate
today Mr.. Carleton's substitute for the
chronological bill, which was the special
order for the day, was displaced.
A communication was received from
The Governor giving information relating
to escapes from the penltentiary and his
action with reference to them, dating
from Nov. 4, 1882, to July /, 1885. This
communication was sent in as requested
by a joint resolution of both branches OF
the present General Assembly. The in
formation contained in the communica-
tiou is as follows:
From Penitentiary Company No.
there were five escapes, for which 5000
each has been collected, and the sum Of
$1,000 paid into the treasury.
THIRTY-SIx ESCAPES.
From Penitentiary Company No. .. there
have been So escapes. OF this number
satisfactory explanations have been made
relative TO IS, ana the company has been
relieved from the penalty as to that num-
Der. Nine of these has been paid for,
and the sum OF 81 800 have been paid into
the treasury and suit will be brought for
the penalty as to the other nine.
From Penitentiary Company No, 3 there
have been twenty-0ne escapes. Fourteen
of these were allowed upon satisfactory
explanations being made by the company,
and fNf ha a fnr
the money going into the treasury.
From the Marietta and North Georgia
railroad during the period there were ten
escapes. Eight of these were allowed by
the Governor upon the showing made by
the company and two were paid for.
SALE OF PROPERTY FAVORED.
The resolution authorizing the Cover
nor to sell the stock Of the Southern and
Atlantic Telegraph Company, and what
10 known as the BlodgetJ property, owned
| by the State, was passed.
The bill to provide for the compensa-
tlon Of judges while presiding In the SUI
perIor Courts outside of their circuit, was
defeated.
The bill to increase the salary of Cir
| cult Court judges from $4,000 to $4,000
was defeated.
The afternoon session was taken up in
discussing an amendment by the Senate
committee to the bill TO incorporate the
Guarantee Banking and Safe Deposit
| Company of Atlanta. The amendment
was to make each stockhOlder indivIdu-
/ ally liable for the full amount of the de-
| posits of the bank. The amendment,
| after being stubbOrnly fought, was adopt
/ cd and the bill passed. The incOrDOratOrs
say that the adoption Of the amendment
kills the enterprise.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day Mr.. Hartridge's
bill to incorporate the Atlantic and MeXi-
can Gulf Canal Company passed. Mr.
Hartridge made several efforts to get the
bill up, and only by persistent working
was the bill considered aud passed TO-
day.
Mr.. Brandt, of Richmond, will make an
effort to have the bill reconsidered.
The bill providing for the levy OF tax
Of one-tenth of per cent. on the property
Of the State for the support of the common
schools was read the third time.
LOOKING OUT FOR THE UNIVERSITY.
Mr.. Russell, of Harris, offered an amend.
ment, providing that One-siXth OF the
amount so raised shall be divided equally
between the State University and the
branch colleges at DahlOnega, Milledge-
Vile, Cuthbert, Townsville and Hamil-
ton, which was adopted.
Mr.. Boyd offered an amendment that
county boards of education be authorized
to distribute the fund according to the
grade Of the schools, which was rejected
Mr.. Bartlett offered an amendment
that it do not apply to counties having
local educational systems supported bv
taxation, but he Withdrew 1t.
Mr.. Brinson offered an amendment
that each county have its own share of
that fund for educational purposes, which
was adopted.
Mr.. Gordon moved that the bill and
substitute be indefinitely postponed,
which prevailed by vote of 70 yeas TO "a
nays.
THE RAILROAD BILL
Mr.. Berner submitted a minority re-
port on the Railroad Commission bill.
| The report was based on the charge that
| the bill was unconstitutional, impracti-
| cal, expensive and dangerous to the rights
| Of the people. The minority take the pO-
| sition that the constitution makes the fix
| ing OF railroad rates a legislative power
and that il is also provided that the legis-
] lative and judicial departments Of the
State shall be separate. The proposed
bill in the opinion OF the minority conters
the liking Of rates upon the judiciary,
while the constitution provides that the
/ power shall be exercised by the General
| Assembly.
THE POWER GIVEN RAILROADS.
1t gives the railroads the right 20 make
rates, and thus sCpersede the authority
| OF the legislature now lodged in the com
mission. To authorize the courts 10 fix
! the rates is direct violation Of what is
forbidden expressly by the constitution.
| The minority argues the cost OF appeal
ing cases, and takes the position
! that the new system would be so burden
some that the people would submit TO in
Justice rather than appeal. The court ex-
penses, they say, will have % be borne by
the counties. while the railroads will pay
hothlng IN we We way Vi 'aAal,on iov tneiI
support. " the people submit
10 the rates liked by the roads they Will
be practically in the same fx they were
in before the commission was established.
The report is signed by Messrs. Berner,
Hawkes., Arnhelm, Butt Of Marion, Clay,
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