Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-17
GE0RGIA'S LEGISLATURE.
THE DAY RATHER UNEVENTFUL
IN THE SENATE.


ference of Certain bills to the House
Committee on FinAnoe-rh Chatham
County Special school Fund Bill
Passes Its Third Reading.
ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. 16.-In the Senate
to-day, on motion OF Mr.. NOrthcutt, the
bill ceding jurisdiction to the United
States over certain lands, was read the
second time.
Mr.. James bill, Incorporating the Salt
Springs, Bowdon Lothian railroad, was
put on its first reading.
In executive session the Senate con-
firmed the appointment OF Charles j.
Harris as Judge of the City Court of
Macon Tor the term of four years, begin
ming Jan. l.
Several committees reported and a
number OF bills were read the second
time.
In the House, Mr.. Gordon of Chatham,
Chairman OF the Finance Committee,
asked leave to have read the skeleton Of
the appropriation and tax bills SO as to
have them referred to his committee at
once. These bills made appropriations
for the executive, legislative and judi
cial departments, and to levy and collect
the tax for the fiscal years 1887 and 1888.
NEW BILLS.
The following new bills were intro
duced: BY Mr.. Denny, of FLOYD
Amending the charter OF The Rome and
Decatur railroad.
BY Mr.. Norris, OF Warren-Amending
the act preventing the sale of liquor in
| Warren county.
BY MIR. SimmOns-Of Sumter, prevent
| ing the sale of ofopium and its preparations
10 persons habitually addicted
! BY MIR. West, OF Observation-Disclosures
ing the legal gazette for publishing the
! official notices OF the county officers.
By Mr.. CLAY. of Cobb-IncorpOratin
the North Georgia Telegraph Company.
BY MIR. McGee, OF Murray-Prohibiting
| merchants charging over 10 per cent.
| profit on the necessaries Of life, meal,
| corn, -four, bacon and coffee, on time
sales.
BY Mr.. Watson, OF Douglas-IncOrpo-
rating the DouglasYille Banking Com
| panY.
BY Mr.. Pickett, of Worth-Appropri-
ating $40 to Ebert Willis, manned Con-
lederate soldier, for an artificial leg.
BY Mr.. Brown, of CherOkee-TOp pay Sis
10 J. Z. Spears, Sheriff, tor levying wild
land tax fl fas,
BY Mr.. Bailey, of Spalding Repeating
The registration law OF Spalding county
By Mr.. McCOrd, Of RicEmond-For the
protection of game in Richmond county
By Mr.. Russell, OF Polk-Amendln =
| section 1910 Of the Code.
ON THIRD READING.
The bill OF Mr.. Gordon, of Chatham
| transferring the custody and control oI
| rhe special school fund OF Chatham from
| the County Treasurer to the Board OF
| Public Education, was read the third
| time. Mr.. Reilly offered an amendment
| that nothing in the bill be construed as
| affecting the County Commissioners from
| leYying an extra tax for educational pur.
poses. The bill passed.
The bill of Mr.. McClesky, of DeKalb,
| changing the time of holding the superior
| Court of DeKalb county, was read the
| Chird time and passed.
! The bill of Mr.. Calvin, of Richmond, to
amend the act providing for an eXamina-
| tion OF teachers so as TO allow any grad
uate of a regular college to teach without
examination was lost.
INTRODUCED BY CONSENT.
By consent the following bills were in.
tr0duced:
BY MIR. Howell, OF Fulton--To pay
| Jackson L. Taylor $3.50 for indexing the
| journals OF both houses.
BY Mr.. Brown, OF Observation-Disclosures.
ing A. w. Wood to peddle without Ii
| cense.
The report OF the Committee on Rules
was taken up and adopted without read
ing.
The committee to investigate the bribe
| ry charges met to-day and summoned "a
appear as witnesses, George II. Eager
manager of the Marietta and North Geor
sia railroad, Il. p. Howell, Gen. Phillip
and James =. Harrison. The committee
adj ourned TO Thursday night.
The Governor to-day appointed 9. j
Harris, present incumbent, Judge of th'
City Court OF Macon for the term OF f0u
years from Jan. l.