Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-09
tited the manufacturer. Thb bill will

hted the manufacturer, Thb bill will
bring the railroads closer to the9eople.
Mr.. Russell, while not being oslrous of
discussing the bill, called attenbn to the
workings Of the law in the apIals pro-
posed. There is an urgent demad for the
right OF appeal, and it should nc be de-
MED.
Mr.. Lewis held that the courts 'ere not
the place to determine the cases appeal
proposed by the bill.
Mr.. Cabantss asked If the railrods were
wiling to trust the juries OF tn State,
why the opponents of the bill shotd COM
plain.
CAPITAL WOULD FLOW II
The passage of the bill will caue CAPT
tai to flow in.
Mr.. Mcbride offered an amOdment
that the decision Of the oommissjn shall
be final.
Mr.. Mitchell, Chairman of the ,ommit-
tee on Public Property, reported against
making any change in the materll Of the
new capitol on account OF the CLAY and
expense. Five hundred copies the re-
port were ordered printed. At the hour
OF adjournment the Railroad Commission
Dill was pending. A vote on th bill will
probably not be reached until thursday,
and the result cannot now be predicted
with safety.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day Mr.. Gormn intro
duced resolution for the relief of the
Maryland Fire Insurance Compny.
On motion OF Mr.. ChappeIl tH bill to
incorporate the Georgia Midland and Gulf
railroad was taken up and PLACID on it's
passage.
Mr.. Gordon moved to amend section
? by adding: "Provlded that the general
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snail be at least ten miles from my rail-
road already constructed, but thissection
shall not be construed to refer to any
point within ten miles of either terminus,
or TO prevent railroads from running as
near to each other for said ten mics from
either terminus, IS the interests Of such
company building the new route may
dictate" Also, to amend the pill by
adding an additional section, reading:
Be IL enacted. That the rights granted under
thls act shall lapse II the work is not in good
faith commenced within five years from the
date of approval OF this act
THE ARGUMENTS.
Speeches in favor of the bill and against
the amendments were made by Messrs.
Chappell and Little, of Muscoeee, and
against the bill unless amended, by
Messrs. Gordon and Berner. The opposi-
ton to the amendments argued that if they
were adopted the enterprise would be
seriously crippled, il not entirely de-
stroyed. They charge that the Central
railroad has fought the enterprise from its
infancy to the present time, and that the
proposed amendment was the work of one
OF the directors of tnat company. The
advocates of the amendment held that Ii
the bill was passed without the amend
ments proposed serious injury would
result to oid-established lines who claim
ed protection from the State. The amend
ments were voted down, and the bill was
passed.
The resolution as amended by the Senate
to investigate by what authority tho
track OF the Western and Atlantic, was
taken up and passed.
A resolution was adopted for a joint
session on Friday to elect a Judge ana
Solicitor General for the Stone Mountain
circuit.
THE LOCAL OPTION BILL PASSED.
The general local option bill was taken
up, the Senate amendments were con-
Cured in, and the bill passed.
The bill providing for the calling OF p
constitutional convention April, 1886,
upon which there is q favorable report,
was made the special order for Friday
next.
Mr.. Harris House bill to provide for
levying a special tax to defray the eX-
penses Of building the capitol, was made
the general order for tomorrow.
The bill to incorporate the Darien Short
Line passed
The bill to incorporate the Bainbridge,
Cuthbert and Columbus railroad passed.