The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
A FAIR FIELD FOR ALL.
NO RESTRICTION OF COMPETITION
FOR THE LEASE.

NO RESTRICTION OF COMPETITION
FOR THE LEASE.
Every Amendment to That End De-
fsated in the aOuse-Capt- Gordon
Makes a speech Charging That Some
Politicians Want TO Use the Road as e
Machine.
ATLANTA. GA, Aug. 2O-The question
whether competitive lines snail be exclude
from interest n the new lease had full dis
cussio in the House to-day. and every re-
strictive amendment was rejected By a de-
cisive vote. The main debate was on Mr..
Hans amendment to the eleventh section,
that no share or interest in the lease should
be transferred if it DETECTED or lessenei
competition or encouraged monopoly. On
this a number of speeches for and against
were made, but it was defeated by vote Of
81 TO 70.
CAPT. GORDoN's OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Gordo ., in opposition to the amend
ment, said the wrange over such PROPOSE
tons VIII have damaging effect and the
result of their ad p ion would be tina =
body will want the road either at lease or
sale He believed there ere those in q or
gia who desired just that result dedld lot
think there W re any Ga the hoDr OF tho
House, but he knew there were mel IN Geor-
gia VINO wanted to see the road tlroTn upon
the hands Of the state to be ru as pOlltl-
cal machine for the benefit of the politicians
who might control it.
HAS DRIVEN OUT OWNERSHIP.
He believed that the hue and cry in Geor-
gia of late years against railroads and the
Hf,~f ID anR nj ag
had ne much to drive the ownership Of
that class of property away from home.
But for that more of the railroads would
now be owned and controlled within the
state.
The eleventh section was adopted.
Section Il, providing that the rental be
paid in gold or its equivalent, was adopted.
Mr.. Venable of Fulton offered an adj
tional section that nothing III the bill
should be construed to modify or qualify
section 2, paragraph 4, article Of the con-
stitutiOn.
GAMBLERS SUBSTITUTE RULED OUT.
Mr.. Gambler Of DeKalb off red as sub
stitute for this prOpo ed section that the
road should not be leased to q competitor.
The substitute was defeated by a vote of 3S
TO &c.
Mr.. Glenn offered an additional section
favoring Georgia bidders and excluding
competing lines. 1t was lost by a vote of
% 10 81.
Mr.. Tatum Of Dade offered an amendment
that the railroad shops should not be re-
moved from the Ii nit of the ate. This
was lost 10y vote of IS to 67.
HARRELL's LONG AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Harrell Of Webster here offered an
amendu ent contributing thirteen additional
sections to the bill, nbOd wing his measure
offered in the last legislature for re sale of
ha hot
when the call for lease is ADVERT o the
governor shall also in the same advertise
ment call for bids for SALE
If no acceptable bid for leas-
ing is received which amou is
to $462, 600 annually, then the commi sion
ers 81 all accept the best bid for the sale,
conditi ned that payments shall be made at
the times and in the mounts of the N ttur-
ing ublic debt. who are set out in detail
in the dill. The amendment will be printed
and have the attention of the House to-
morrow.
sANFORD'S FERTILIZER BILL.
An important bill vas passed in the Sem
ate to-day Sanford fertiliz II bill, which
seems To be more acc ptable than Bra ly's,
and tnreate s 10 drive that measure cut.
There was considerable debate over il, bu
only three vo es against II. The bill pro-
vides t at on the demand Of the pur-
chaser Of any co nmercial fert liz I
or composing chemical, fair representa-
ton sample, securely SO tled IN a glass tile
shall be deposited in the office Of the ord l.
nary OF the county in y hich the purchases
resides or IN which the fertilizer is deliv-
etAd, aud that such samples all analyzed
by the chemist of the state agricultural de
partn ents aud eceived in the courts "a evl
Deuce in case purchaser should c in that
the commodity nas been f)un rthless.
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
The following bills nassei tn senate:
To incorporate tne Bank OF Vienna
To amend an act to car V inUo effect the
last clause of article Z, secti n /, paragra oh
l of the constitution of 1887, whic refer
to state aid for disabled C nfederaoe veter
ans. The object of tie presen bill is to ex
tend the provisions IF the Crowdar bill 5,
as TO clude many dis tbled confedera g
who have not heret fore been entitled K
draw pensions.
To require liquor dealers in Llurens
county TO obtain the written consent o
two-thirds of the freeholders within tnre,
miles of their places of sale before obtain S
a license
To amend the law creating the board
of county commissioners Of Thorn IS
county
The finance committee adversely re
ported the oil to lease the old capitol t.
the confederate veterans. In executive
Mitchell for judge of the Thomas count
court was confirmed.
PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
Bills passed IL the House to-day as follows
Incorpora ing the Townsville Suburban
Street railway.
Providing for the payment of insolven
costs in Columbia county.
Incorporating the Augusta and Wester
railway.
To confirm the transfer by the city {
Savannah of eight feet Of President stree
to Andrew Hanley.
ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE GUARDS.
The governor to-day signed the act t
author re, rstify and confirm the grantin
by the mayor ami aldermen of Savanna
to toe Volunteer Guards of eight feet of
pavement on the south side of Presd II
street, between Whitaker street and Wriyh
square, for the ecbon of an arsenal.
The Senate committee, to which was r,
committed the Blair bill resolution, argree
this evening on an adverse report.
CHIPLhY'5 CHALLENGE.
It Is Still Unknown Whether Ca
Will Accept the Conditions.
Tallahassee Fla Aug 2O-Tha le