The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-31
TIRED OF THE SESSION.
THE LEGISLATORS ATT LAST WANT
TO GO HOME.

The Bill Aimed at the Ticket Scalpers
Apt to be KilIed-The House Favors
Larger Fees for the Ordinaries-Sen-
ator whitfeld's Arbitration Resolu-
ton.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 30-The House
worked actively to-day, and the members
all showed disposition to get through with
the long session and go home The first bill
considered was measure to amend section
1904 Of the Code, increasing the fees of ordi-
naries 1t was passed without dictate.
A bill to require millers and nlanufac-
turers Of -four and corn meal, and ali mer-
chants and dealers selling the same, to have
the exact number of pounds contained in
the sacks stamped or printed thereon.
seemed to catch the fancy OF the House, aid
it went through by practically a unani-
nous vote.
FEDERAL PRISONERS.
A Senate measure introduced by Mr..
Bartlett, leaving it optional with county
Jailors to receive United States prisoners
was defeated by vote of IS ayes to "a
nays. This is the measure that Mr.. Bart
lett introduced early in the session, about
the time Judge Speer of the southern dis.
trict court fiued Jailer BirdSong of Macon,
for claiming federal prisoner so that be
could not lie down. A motion to recon
slider this vote vii be made tomorrow.
NO EXTRA CLERK.
A lively debate was generated over a
measure, which was the special order Of the
day, TO provide an additional clerk for the
commissioner of agriculture. Fifteen
hundred dollars was asked for to compen-
Gafa this assistant Tho hill had a, aAu
committee report and its friends offered
various amendments, and at last agreed to
accept $50 as salary, but the current was
against IL and it was ed under by a
Ilrge vote, so big that a motion TO recon-
slider will not be ventured.
a joint resolution introduced by Mr..
Calvin Of Richmond, to memorable con-
gress. ard requesting the Georgia members
of that body to use their influence in favor
of the enactment Of a law to make uniform
the number of working hours in cotton and
wooden manufactures, was read and re-
ferred.
THE ARBITRATION RESOLUTION.
In the Senate Mr.. Whitfield's resolution |
to submit TO arbitration the claim of the |
state road Iessees was made special order |
for tomorrow.
A bill by Senator Rice providing for the |
refunding Of the forfeits exacted of convict |
tesSoes, where recapJureS are made, was |
passed, and sent over to the House
A bill to incorporate the Georgia, Ten |
nessee and Illinois Railway Company |
passed.
A bill BY Mr.. Bartlett to facilitate service
on railway lessees passed
The Senate then agreed to Mr.. Gordon's |
House resolution accepting the invitation |
to visit Savannah on Nov. l2.
Mr.. Gordon called up his resolution to |
require door, gallery keepers aud pages to |
perform their duties in person, and not by /
proxy. The resolution was agreed to.
sCALPERs SAFE
The bill to make it a misdemeanor for
persons to sell railroad tickets
will probably be killed. The general
judiciary committee of the Senate this
afternoon concluded to submit an adverse
report. In the course of the Investigation |
held by the committee, it appeared at the
railroads were in the habit of employing
'calpers to sell tickets for them. These
are secretly and confidentially
conducted, but seem to be quite usual. |
Blank tickets are furnished scalpers by the |
railroad, and the purchasers name is in |
serted in the brokers Office. The railroads |
BAY the scalpers a commission when the |
after charge regular rates.