Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-09

A Dill to Increase the state Liquor
License defeated.

/ to-day the House appropriation bills, hay
ing been made the special order, was taker
up and considered by sections. The FL
nance Committee recommended an amend
ment TO the third section, reducing the
force OF three porters for the Senate to
two, and four pages to three after the
close of the present session. This amend.
ment was opposed by Messrs. Butt,
! Wright, Roberts. Lewis, Northcutt and
James, who asserted that they were on
the side OF proper economy, but consid-
cred that the proposed amendment COM
Inenced in the wrong place. 1t was de-
Tended by Messrs. Word and Rowell, rep
resenting the committee. The amend
ment was lost.
An amendment appropriating $3.50 to
pay the cost of indeXing the Senate and
House journals was passed.
NOT REDUCED.
An amendment reducing the salaries OF
the gallery keepers and assistant door
keepers from 81 TO 81 per day was lost.
The section as amended was then
adopted.
An amendment providing for an addi-
tional appropriation of $4,000 to improve
tae water supply of the Iunatic asylum
passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Lamkin new section
was added to the bill appropriating 500
for binding the acts of the General AS
sembly.
Section seven was amended by increas-
ing the appropriation to defray the eX-
penses OF the principal keeper, assistant
Keeper and physician of the penltenuary
from $500 per annum to 81, 900 per annum.
and an amendment increasing the salary
OF the clerk OF the railroad commission
ers from 81, 200 to 81, 500 was passed.
The Dill az ndgd UasepQ- and was
transmitted to the House.
PRoLONGATIoN CONQUERED IN.
The House resolution prolonging the
constitutional limits of this session of the
General Assembly was agreed to, as Was
also resolution TO appoint joint COM
mittee TO report the business which
makes this extension OF the session
necessary with view to fixing a special
date for adjournment.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
BY MIR. Butt-Ratifying the charter OF
the Buena Vista and Ellaville railroad.
By Mr.. lworth-Incorporating the
Savannah and jacksonville Air Line
railroad.
Tue bill abolishing the City Court Of
Hall county. Passed.
In the house the following new bills
were introduced:
By Mr.. FELTON,, of Bartow--i'o levy and
collect tax OF $4,000 upon every dealer
in domestic wines and dealers selling said
wines to the exclusion of alcoholic
liquors.
BY Mr.. McKibben, of Butts--Making it
unlawful to buy or sell seed cotton in
Butts county between Aug. 10 and Dec.
10 Of each year.
CLASSIFYING THE BILLS.
BY Mr.. Blaok-Appointing a joint COM
mIttee OF i've from the House and three
from the Senate to examine and report
what bills should be passed. This was
adopted.
BY Dir. Franklin, of Thomas-Appoint-
ing committee of seven to investigate
the system of savings banks and report
back. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Hays, of Forsyth-Repealing the
act creating the commissioners of roads
and revenues IN Forsyth county. Also
repeating the act repeating the charter OF
Cumming.
BY Mr. Russell, of Clarke-Incorporat-
ing the Exchange Bank OF Athens.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendment to the bill amending the regis
tration law in Washington county.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Camden. offered resolu
tion calling upon the Governor for infor-
nation about whipping bosses in the
was adopted.
Mr.. Humphreys, of Brooks, offered a
resolution providing the manner in which
the accounts of the Academy for the
Deaf and Dumb shall be kept.
The bills passed amending the act
creating the City Court of Atlanta so as
to Increase the Judges salary to $1,000:
Incorporating the Macon, LAGRANGE and
COvington railroad; Incorporating the
n n a 10 oh
sAVANNAH's NEW LOAN COMPANY.
Mr.. Russell, of Chatham, succeeded in
calling up for third reading Mr.. Gordon's
bill Incorporating the Oglethorpe Savings
and Trust Company OF Savannah. The
committee amendments were adopted eX.
cept one allowing the company TO invest
the hduclary funds In first mortgage
bonds OF any State, county, city, town OF
corporation if at par.
Mir. Gordon offered a substitute, which
was adopted, which allows the invest.
ment by the company Of tiduciary fund
only as allowed by existing laws.
The bill was further amended so thai
the capital could not be reduced except
as existing laws permit.
Mr.. SchOfield, of Bib, offered a resolu.
ton calling upon the Comm issloner of A &.
riculture for list OF the inspectors OF
oils and fertilizers, their fees, residence
aud territory. 1t was adopted.
THE TAX BILL.
The House adjourned to 3 O'Clock, for
which time the tax bill was made tho
special order. The tax bill therefore
came up at the afternoon session and Its
consideration was finished except as tc
Section l, fixing the adj valorem tax. That
section was made the special order for to-
morrow. A lively discussion over it is
expected.
An effort was made this afternoon Ia
increase the general liquor tax from $50
to 500. 1t was defeated by a vote OF "a
to 80. Mr.. Gordon, of Chatham, made a
strong speech against the proposed amend.
ment and deprecated the discussion.
which seemed to be going over the old
night on the local option bill. The result
of the vote is looked upon as sealing the
fate OF DR., FeltOn's $4,000 tax on dealer
in domestic wines.
The following new bills were then In.
troduced:
BY Mr. Lanier, of Early-Amending thu
charter OF Blakely.
BY Mr.. McLendon, Of Thomas-Amend-
ing the charter OF Cairo.
A resolution to have night session
was defeated.
The Speaker appointed as the commit
tee TO examine the savings bank system
OF other States: Messrs. Franklin, OF
Thomas; Calvin. Of Russell; Russell, oil
ClarkeJ Howell, Atkinson, Brown, oil
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