The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-03
GUERRY ELECTED JUDGE
TIE PATAULA CIRCUIT FIGHT
OVER AT LAST.

The State Road Lease Bill Laid Aside
Till Monday - The Proposal to Re
strict the LIQUOR Traffic to Populous
Places-Very Little Done in the SEN
ate.
ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 2.-Hon. James H.
Query was elected Judge of the Patauln
circuit to-day on the first ballot The mat
ter was disposed of in half an hour. At IL
O'Clock the joint sessio convened. At 1l:SJ
O'Clock the Senate had returned to its
chamber.
Mr.. Hart Of Greene nominated William
Harrison of Quitman.
Mr.. Ha per OF Carroll nominated r Fl.
Powell of Early
Senator Wooten nominated James H.
Query Of Terrell.
In ten minutes il became apparent that
Judge Cru rry was sure Of a majority. At
the end of the ball the vote stood:
Query. go. lO5
Harrison. -.-..-..--- ...-....-... %
Judge Query was kept busy some Ii tie
tins after the result was an
nounced shaking hands and receiving
the congratula ions Of friends.
TIE LEASE BILL LAID ASIDE.
Early il to-dav's session the House con-
cluded to pos pOne consideration of the
Western and Atlantic lease bill ill NJ )uda
next The field was thus left clear for
other bills, and ma ~, for the most part an
important, we're disp sed uf. 1t IS suppose
that the troublesome third section will We
rise to many lengthy speeches before the
questions inv .lv d therein are finally set
ID Tn. - = g., ha for
another onslaught. and his grim battery
Is dreaded by the opponents of the bll.
Messr,. Berner OF No roe and Rankin of
Gordon are also supposed to be wnet ing
their batte-axes for early use after the re-
sumption Of hoStll les.
RAP AT THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
a bill is before the House to flimit the
liquor traffic to populous places. 1t pro-
vldes that no intoxicants shall be sold out
side Of cities and Incorporated towns having
at least 500 inhabita is. 1t proposes to
become operative on the first day Of next
year and if carried and enforced will de
q severe blow to the moonshine interests of
the state for this, perhaps the most general
and sweeping prohibition measure ever ad-
vocated in the &c rgia legislature. Mr.
Foute of Barlow is responsible
A resolution was offered i'll the House to-
day providing f. r mileage to be paid legis-
latorS and attaches I the ADJ purne SeS-
sion but it was laid over under the rules.
OYSTER PROTECTION.
On Monday next the bill of Mr.. Postel
of Glynn o take the Georgia oys. er under
the protection Of the Georgia law will come
up as a special order.
Mr.. Cook of Cnatta oOchee desires to
maze the members of the county boards of
education subject to grand jury duty and
has introduced bill for tina purpose.
Mr. Gamble of Jefferson proposes by his
bill to exempt all employees of railroads
from ro1d duty.
Mr.. Reilly of Chatham to-day introduced
bill t. organize the First Regi ne t of
Georgia cavalry and another to make I'M
lawful the running at large of hogs in
Chatham county.
PAY OF THE STATE LIBRARIAN.
The Georgia state librarian will be
obliged TO content himself with the modest
salary he now enjoys. An effJrl to increase
his pay to s.. 900 to-day, resulted in a mis-
cradle faiiu Q. The COMM tea to which the
bill was entrusted had endo SD it but the
economic House would have none of it.
On m ton OF Mr. Gordon Of Chatham
joint resolution passed the House TO invite
Hon. N. j. Hammond 10 address the legs
lature on Thursday evening next.
The bill! of Mr.. Simmons of Sumter to
create a state immigration bureau was
made the special order for the l5ta inst.