Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-23
GE0RGIA'S LEGISLATURE.
MIR. GORDON'S AMENDMENT rs TO
THE PInOTAGE BILL.

Mr.. Terrell Wants Bank EXaminers-
Regulation of Fees for Witnesses.
ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 22.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Jackson offered a resolution
! for Joint committee to arrange for reli-
gious services on Thanksgiving day.
The following new bills were entered:
BY Mr.. Lamkin-To provide for COM
pensation for managers and clerks of the
county and State elections.
BY MIR. Dean-Providing that the plant
iff in an execution may withdraw the orig
inal ii. ia. in claim cases, when the same Is
returned to the court by the levying
officer, upon flling claims to the property
LEVIED upon hereunder.
MIR. James offered resolution calling
upon the Governor for the following in
| formation: The names OF all persons,
! corporations or companies to whom the
| conyicts of this State were originally
leased or hired under the act OF the Leg
| islature, approved Feb. %, 1875; VIII hether
any of said leases or contracts OF hiring
nave expired or been revoked; If so fur
nisa the names of the same: whether or
/ not any OF said persons, companies or
| corporations leasing or hiring said con-
Victs have sub-eased or hired said con-
victs 70 any persons except the original
lessees; if so what company, corporation
or person has done so and TO whom have
said conyicts been sub-let, leased or hired,
and In whose possession said convicts are
now, and If any conyicts have been sub
let, hired or leased by the original lessees,
when and by what authority of law were
they sub-let or leased; that 1t shall be the
| duty OF the Committee on the Peniten-
tiary to carefully investigate the matters
herein set forth and report their finding
| l. Aho ~xytf hill
luton as they may deem proper.
BY Mr.. Roberts--To transfer Twiggs
| from the Oconee to the Macon circuit.
On the House Joint resolution for a COM
mittee to visit the State University, to in
spect the buildings and report what re-
pairs are needed, the President appointed
on the part of the Senate Messrs. Jackson,
| Lewis and Peck.
The bill to transfer the special school
fund of Chatham from the County Treas
urer to the Board of Public Education.
! Passed.
The bill to establish public schools at
| CarrolltOn. Passed.
A number of House bills were read the
first time.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day the report of the
Joint committee on the question whether
railroad bills are general. special or
| iCCdl, WHICH WAS Int SpSCiul Otucl VI bnS
day. was taken up. The committee re-
ported that they were general and the re.
port was adopted,
The pilotage bill OF Mr.. Gordon, of
Chatham, was taken up. 1t defined The
powers and privileges OF the commis ission-
ers of pil0tage. 1t was read the third
time. The following amendments offered
by Mr.. Gordon were adopted: In the cap
tion of the bill the words " "C0astwise
| ri aI an bof h0t
graph will read: " Or coastwlse vessels
| which are not ofless than one hundred tons
burden,o In section 3 the words After
having changed ports by inside route !"
| we're inserted so that that paragraph will
read: "And exempt from the payment of
| outward pilotage fees, coastwise vessels,
changing ports By inside routes, either in
! changing ports on going to sea after
having changed ports by inside route"
In section 3 after the amendment from
the Judiciary Committee that "license
! shall be- renewed to vessels after having
arrived in port and ii they approach the
port after the expiration OF former
license the license shall be granted
only after they have paid the in
ward pIlotage for that trip II
service has been rendered outside
the barr, there WAS added the following:
And any vessel while IN port for which
she holds an uneXpired license may with
in 80 days after the expiration Of said H.
cense make application for and on pay
| ment of the license fee shall receive a new
license for twelve months from the date OF
the expiration ofthe old license"
The DILL to incorporate the Georgia,
| Carolina Il Northern railroad passed.
| Tne following bills were introduced:
! By Mr.. Denny, OF ofFloyd-Appropriating
$4,000 for repairs 10 the buildings of the
| Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Bv Mr.. Reid, OF Misunderstanding for
a State board of arbitration of matters be-
tween employer and employees.
BY Mr.Veazey,of Taliaferro-Proyidin
for a commission for text books OF the
! public schools
By MIR. Stewart, of ROckdale-To
amend the claim laws OF the State.
By MIR. Hawkins, OF NewtOn-I 10 amend
the act incorporating Emory College, 80
as to increase the number OF trustees by
three.
By Mr.. Cbsppell, Of Muscogce-ro car
ry into effect the amendment To article
section 1, paragraph l Of the constitution
in reference to the relief OF maimed Con-
tolerate soldiers. Also TO amend the reg
istration Law Of Musc0gee.
By Mr.. Little, OF Muscogee.-T0 am end
the act incorporating toe Georgia Mid
land and Gulf railroad.
By Mr.. McLendon, OF ThOmas--To ap-
| propriatc 1000 to the universally Tor
building branch college at rhomasvillc.
Also tOiacorpOrate the Tallahassee, Balm
bridge and Western railroad.
BY Mr.. Terrell, OF Aeriwether-To pro-
vide for bank examiners.
BY Mr.. Way, OF Liberty-To make an
additional ground for Impeachment of n
| Superior Court Judge when candidate
for other Office.
BY Mr.. smith, Of Jefierson-To amend
section GlO OF the code.
BY Mr.. Ham, Of Hall-ro regulate the
fees Of county surveyors,
By sir. Smith, Of q 4inDett-To provide
for ices OF witnesses IN criminal cases for
the State in county where the witnesses
! reside.
BY Mr. Gamble, OF Jeiferson-To amend
section 2sS OF the code. and also section
! 400
BY Mr.. Bray, OF Fulton-ro amend the
act incorporating tue Metropolitan Street
Railroad Company. Also requiring tie
Board OF Commissions OF Roads and Reve-
nues 70 establish n voting precinct In
every ward IA Atlanta.
| By Mr.. Atkinson, OF COweta-- To create
a commission 0i depositions for each
| county.
BY Mr. wheichel. Of HaiI-ro provide
for fees 70 jurors and Witnesses 10 o1f0-
ner's inguesis.
By M Humphreys, Of CIlnch--To
| amend esstlgn 1913 " the code.
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