Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-10
HOME OF THE SIGHTLESS.
RECOMMENDAYI OF THE
SENATE COMMITTEE.

Several Appointments Confirmed in
Executtve session - Confederation of
the Tax Bill Postponed by the House
Several Bills Passed With Amend
nents-An Antf-Liquor Selling Meas
ure Defeated.
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. Sin the Senate
today Mr.. Dejarnette. Chairman OF the
Committee on the Blind Asylum. made
report recommending an appropriation
for the repair OF the outer
walls OF the building at Ma
con, the purchase of a pipe organ and
suggesting a number of other needed inn
provements that may be made at a small
expense. The report speaks IN COM
mandatory manner of the management.
Mr.. Tarver, Chairman of the Committee
on the Lunatic Asylum, made report
stating that the committee found the
buildings and appointments in good re-
pair and the institution in satisfactory
condition, owing to the excellent man.
sgement, They recommend an appro-
! priation of $4,000 to secure a mucn
needed water supply, and that commit
tee of three from the Senate and iourtrom
the House be appointed for the purpose OF
visiting the asylu at some time In inc
near future and report their findings at
the meeting OF the adjourned session. IL
was ordered that 200 copies OF the fore
going resolutions be printed.
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced;
BY Mr.. Lewis-To alter and amend the
registration act of Green county.
By Mr.. Atwood-To Incorporate the
w atar Railroad COmDaOy.
a sealed message was received from
The Governor, and the Senate went into
executive session. The senate remained
in executive session two hours, and the re-
suit was the confirm alton OF the following
appointments: William Ii. Fish, as judge
OF the County Court Of Macon county; ii.
w. Baldwin, as Judge OF the County
Court OF Morgan county: w. X. Muslin,
US Solicitor of the County Court OF Nor
gan county; L. n. Trammell, to be Rail
soad Commissioner for six years from
Oct Is, 1887.
In the House to-day paragraph "a OF
eection of the general tax Dill was re-
considered and amended so as to exempt
rom the tax blind persons. The tax Dill,
which was the special order, was post
poned and made the special order for to-
morrow.
The following bills passed: Amending
the charter Of the Georgia Home lnsur-
Rnce Company, of Columbus; repeating
the act creating the board OF commission
ers of TAYLOR county; providing for the
creation of board Of commissioners for
Pulaski county; Incorporating the Capt.
tel City Land improvement and Banking
Company, of Atlanta. Mr.. Terrell offered
an amendment inserting the indi-
vidual liability of the stockholders
clause, which was adopted; in
nornoratinv the commercial bank
of Atlanta; amending the charter OF the
Atlanta Loan and Banking Company by
striking "loan" from the title and insert
ing insurance" and increasing the num-
Der of directors. Mr.. Glenn offered an
amendment making the unpaid stock of
individual stockholders liable in judg-
ments against the corporation, which
was agreed to. Mr.. Howell offered
an amendment requiring 100000 OF
the capital stock to be paid in before
doing business, which was agreed TO;
amending the charter of McDonough;
for the relief of A. Ii. Prendergast and ID.
i. Hancock sureties on the penal bond OF
John Prendergrast, of jackson county;
amending the charter OF Marshallville;
amending the charter OF the Eagle anu
Phoenix Manufacturing Company of
bus; Incorporating the Bank of
Stewart County.
Mr.. Chappell offered a resolution that
no motions to suspend the rules or re-
quests for unanimous consent be put until
the title TO bills be read.
MIR. FELTON,, OF Barlow, submitted the
report of the Committee on the Lunatic
Asylum. Two hundred copies were Or
dered printed.
The bill prohibiting the sale OF liquor
within three miles of any church or school
outside of towns was lost.