Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-13
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN.
CAPT. GORDON AND COL. REFILL Y
HIGHLY HONORED.

mittee on Finance and the Latter
Leading the Gentlemen to Deal with
the Military - senator Wright at the
Head of tho Committee on the Deaf
and Dumb.
ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 12.-The come
mittees were announced in both houses
to-day. In the Senate the following are
the chairmen: Judiciary, Smith; Special
Judiciary, Dean; Finance, Powell; Rail-
roads, Hawkes.; Corporations, Butt; In
ternal Improvements, Lewis; Banks.
Brantley; Agriculture, Peek; Peniten-
tiary, James; Education, Jackson; State
OF the Republic, Guerry; Privileges and
Elections, Northcutt; Lunatic Asvlum,
FoYer; Academy for the Blind, Dejar-
nette; Deaf and Dumb, Wright; Military,
Livingston; Public Property, Lamkin;
Enrolment, Daniel; Auditing, Daviss
Printing, Word; Mines and Mining,
Courtenay; Petitions, Dllworth; State
Library, Hand; Privileges OF the Floor.
Roberts; journal, Wofford; Engrossingg
Fisher; Temperance, Pringle; Rules,
Davidson.
THE HOUSE CHAIRMEN.
In the House the chairmen are as fol>
lows: Academy for the Blind. Smith of
Crawford; Agriculture. Jones OF Baker;
Auditing, Huf; Banks, Russell of Clarke;
| SpA pOl Ol
! Counties and County Matters, Terrell;
Deaf aud Dumb Asylum, Stewart OF
Rockdale; Education, Calvin; Enroll-
ment, Duggan; Excuses of Members
Smith OF Glynn; Finance, Gordon; Gem
eral Judiciary, Berner; Special Judiciary,
Tate; Hall and Rooms, Bray; Hygiene
! and Sanitation, johnson OF Scriven; Im-
migration, Well; Internal improvements.
Atkinson; Journals, Ham; Labor and La
Dor Statistics, Schofeld; Lunatic Asylum,
FELTON, OF Barlow; Public Printing,
! Hawkins: Manufactures, Clay OF Cobbs
Military, Reilly; Privileges of the Floor,
Smith of Gwinnett; Mines and Mining.
| w est; Penitentiary, MoLendon; Public
! Library, Howell; Public Property. Arm.
helm; Railroads, Chappell; Roads and
Bridges, Jones OF Baker; State of the Re-
! public, Rawls; Temperance, Walker OF
Putnam; Wild Lands, Peoples; Privi-
leges and Elections, Featherstone.
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced in
the Senate to-day:
BY Mr.. Dean-To incorporate the Rome
and CArrollton railroad.
BY Mr.. James-TO INCORPORATE the Salt
| Springs railroad. TO create a new judi
clal district for Campbell and Douglass.
adding them TO the Stone Mountain cirl
cult.
BY Mr.. Wood-TO prohibit the accept4
ance of tree passes by members, and fxS
ing the penalty for the same.
! BY MIR. Hawkes-A bill defining incest
and fixing the penalty.
The special committee to investigate re-
ported that this session is 20 elect judge
| and Solicitor General OF the Stone MounI
| tain circuit.
In the House, bills were presented for
the first reading as follows:
BY MIR. Ashley, Of WilcOx-An act to
Hal.s 81
| land in the county Of Wilcox. Referred.
BY Mr.. May, Of Washington-An act to
| incorporate the town OF Harris in the
county OF Washington.
BY Mr.. HOllemsn. of Taylor-Au ct to-
provide for abOlishEg Of militia districtsl
| in certain cases.
BY Mr.. Hawkins, Of Newton-An act to
create the office OF County Solicitor, his
appointment and duties.
BY Mr. Chapel, of Muscogee-An act
| to provide simpler way of submitting
cases TO juries. Also an act to repeal
| paragraph OF section 1854 OF the Code
| Also an act to substitute another section
| for section 1929 of the Code. Also an act
to amend an act entitled an act
to establish City Court in the city OF
Columbus.
BY Mr.. Hill, Of Merriwether-An act to
amend section 1928 Of the Code of 1882.
BY Mr.. Gamble. of Lumpkin-An acs
to appropriate $4,000 to the University OF
Georgia.
By MIR. Adams, of Green-An act to-
change the time Of holding elections for
county officers.
On motion OF Mr.. We'll, OF Fulton, bilE
10 was taken up and read for the second
time.
BY Mr.. We'll, Of Fulton-An act to
amend an act to establish City Court I'M
the city OF A Atlanta.
BY Mr.. Bray, of Fulton-An act to-
amend an act 10 establish a new charter
for the city Of Atlanta.
BY Mr.. Howell, Of FultOn-An aot to.
exempt 125 members OF the Atlanta
Artillery from road duty.
BY Mr.. Watson, Of Douglass-An act
to repeal an act establishing a County
Court in Douglass.
BY Mr.. Harper, OF Carroll-An act to-
make it unlawful to allow a dog TO run at
large for six months after 1t mas been bit-
ten by mad dog.
BY Mr.. Lamar, of Richmond-A bill tol
| prevent banks from borrowing money for
their own use without the consent of the
| directors.
by Mr.. McCOrd, OF Richmoad-A bill Ca
prevent mill employees from employing
minors under the age of 10. Also an act
to appropriate $1,000 to improve the Stats
University.
The Committee to Investigate whether
an election is to be held for Judge and So,
lIctOr Of the stone Mountain circuit this
session reported in theaifirmative.