Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-12

| In the House to-day a motion to recon-
| slider the bill passed yesterday to levy a
! special tax of one-half Of one mill to de-
fray the expenses of building the capitol
was lost.
A motion to reconsider the bill defeated
yesterday, the object of which was to
make operative the State Geological De-
! partment prevailed, and the bill was laid
| on the table.
Mr.. Gordon's bill to encourage phos-
| phate mining in Georgia was taken up
and passed.
Mr.. Hartridge introduced bill to allow
and authorize municipal corporations in
the State to issue executions against
| property for taxes or other claims held by
municipal corporations for improvements
on property.
POWERS OF C0RoNERS.
Mr.. Herndon introduced bill to confer
power and authority on CorOners in the
state to commit witnesses to jail in GER
tain cases.
Mr.. Robbie introduced bill to provide
for the payment Of the interest on certain
indorsed bonds of the Macon and Bruins
wick railroad.
MIR. Veacy introduced a resolution that
after to-day no suspension of the rules be
entertained until referred to q special
committee of five, to be created; that no
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to seats on the floor shall be allowed until
said resolution has laid on the Clerks
desk for two days; and that no speaker
shall be allowed to occupy the floor longer
than ten minutes, and upon an extension
not longer than five minutes. These reso-
lutions we're laid over under the rules.
THE SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL TAX.
The regular order which was the con-
sideratiOn Of the bill to levy a special tax
of 1-1Oth Of / per cent. for educational
| purposes, was taken up with two reports.
| The majority report was adverse to the
passage of the bill, while the minority re-
| ported substitute to levy the tax, give
! One-siXth to the maintenance of the State
| University and branch college, and the
| remaining five-sixths to the public schools
system Of the State. After argument the
| bill and the substitute were, on motion,
recommitted.
The House, sitting as a committee of
| the whole, then took up for consideration
the bill to provide for calling a cOnven-
ton TO revise the constitution OF the State.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Mr.. Gustin, of Bibb county, moved to
amend the first section so as to submit the
question to the people at the general cleo
tion to be held in October, 1896.
AT this point the Senate came into the
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| session to elect a Judge and Solicitor
| General for the Stone Mountain circuit.
| The election of Judge came up first. Mr..
| Alexander, of Thomas, nominated Rich
| ard H. Clark, of Fulton. Mr.. Ellis, Of
| Fulton, nominated W. j. Haywood, of
DeKalb. Mr.. Boyd, of DeKalb, nomi-
mated w. j. Winn, of DeKalb.
The first ballot stood:
CLARK. ......................... ..64
/ .S1
Wlnn.. .s--...............4 AZ
The second ballot stood:
| Clark. ~
Haywood ..-....,........... ~
| Winn.. Observation-Disclosures. .................. 33
Mr.. Boyd then withdrew the name of
Mr.. Winn, and seconded the nomination
of Mr.. Clark.
The third ballot stood:
/ Clark ........-.. ......... ...............l0 l0s
! Haywood ......................... 81
Mr.. Clark was declared elected.
For Solicitor General Hal G. Jones, Of De-
| Kalb, and J. Tom Spence, of Clayton. were
| nominated, the former by Senator Brown
and the latter by Senator Tigner. The
first ballot resulted in the election Of Mr..
Jones, he receiving 50 votes to 81 for Mr..
| Spence.
FORMERLY A sAYANNAHIAN.
Judge Richard Fl. Clark is weI-known
| in Savannah. where he once lived. he
has many friends throughout South
Georgia, where he passed his early life.
For a long time he was Judge Of the City
| Court of Atlanta. At the expiration OF
his last term of Office he was an applicant
for reappointment, bat Gov. Mcdaniel mp
pointed Rufus T. Dorsey, who held the
Office only few months and resigned,
when Gov. Mcdaniel appointed Marshall
J. Clarke bis successor. Judge Richard II.
Clark Is regarded as one OF the best law
yers OF the State, and it is an accepted
fact that he will oil the Office with credit
to himself and the State.
Hal G. Jones, the Solicitor General. ia a
prominent lawyer Of DeKalb. He has
served one or two terms in the Legisla-
ture and made a good representative.
The bill having for its purpose the call
ing OF constitutional convention was
made the special order for Tuesday next.
BILLS WHICH PASSED.
Among the local bills passed were the
following:
To require the registration OF voters In
! Telfair county.
To abolish the office Of County Commits
| siOners In Ech0ls.
70 authorize the municipal authorities
OF WayneshorO to levy and collect a tax
Of four-tenths Of per cent. for municipal
| pun HostS.
To provide for the election Of five com
missiOners 10 have control OF the manage
ment of the WaynesbOrO college.
To require the registration Of voters In
Appling county.
To repeal the act creating the County
Commissioners OF Appling.
70 provide for Il system Of working the
public roads Of Bryan county.
To alter and amend the charter ot
Quitman 50 as TO fix the licenses 10 retail
liquor at $500.
To authorize the county authorities OF
Chatham 10 issue not exceeding 100000 IN
bonds 10 be used for repairing and enlarg-
ing tho cOlrt house Of that county, ana 10
provide for levying tax 10 raise funds
60 nay the interest on these bonds.
To authorize the Mayor and Aldermen
OF the city OF savannah 20 allow the Cot
ton Exchange to arch or bridge the clip
at the foot Of Drayton street.
To Incorporate the savannah Dredging
Company.
GIRLS SCREAM AND DANCE.
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