The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-02
RENTAL OF OUR ROAD.
The ROUSE PASSES THE sENATE'S
LEASE BILL SUBSTITUTE.

Il Goes Back With Only q Few Unim-
portant Amendnenss-The Arbitra-
ton Resolution OF Mr. Whitfield
Defeated-A Proposition Intended
20 Get the Matter Into the Courts.
ATLANTA, GA, Nov. las expected the
Senate substitute for the lease bill reached
vote in the House this morning. ThSt
body seemsd satisfied to take it with q few
unimportant changes, which, however, may
5ot give such satisfaction to the Senate.
The House amendments of an important
character were as 20 the time of advertising
for bids, and the time for submitting bids,
as wired the News last night The House
viii insist on these amendments, fearing
that the Senate plan of delaying till Novem-
Der of next year, might involve the matter
IN political campaign, in which the lessees
would bring powerful influences TO bear
with the threatened result of throwing the
disposition of the road into the next Iegis-
iature.
SENT TO THE SENATE.
Ths amended substitute has been trans
mitted to the Senate, but has not been
called up yet. fight is anticipated on the
House amendments, and a conference com
mittee will be necessary to straighten the
tange. This legislation has assumed such a
shape that there is no apprehension that the
session will be prolonged beyond next week.
The House is about through with all the
important business that demands action
and is rapidly working off local bills.
The Senate should be able to get in the
same shape next week. The lease bill was
made the special order for Monday.
NO ARBITRATION.
board of arbitration for the settlement of
the betterments claim, met its death in the
Senate to-day. An amendment was first
adopted striking the ex-governors from the
proposed board Mr.. Harris of the Third
district, who was the author Of the amend
ment, said that ex-GOv. Smith had been an
attorney for the lessees, ex-Gov. Mcdaniel
was a stockho,der in the Georgia road,
and Senator Colquitt was a politician, and
politicians should not be placed on the
board. Mr. Massengale defended Senator
Colquitt who, he asserted, was not politi-
clan but an honorable gentleman and his
personal friend, and he was not willing to
See him sacrificed on the floor of the Senate
The amendment substituted for the ex-
governors, W. j. No;then, H. G. Turner
and Samuel Barnett. The resolution was
finally defeated by vote of IL to %.
TO OPEN THE COURTS.
IL IL TuuOTeu Cndb another resolution VIII
be introduced opening tho courts to the
lessees to the extent of passing on certain
OF the claims for betterments, such as extra
engines, depot improvements, side tracks,
and Tennessee, Texas.
Mr.. Huff's resolution, aimed at the con-
vict lessee, was called up this afternoon, but
the House adjourned without considering
1T. The resolution declares that the lessees
have never complied with section of the
lease act of 1876, which provides that they
shall construct suitable buildings for the |
aged and infirm, and woman and children |
convicts, to be known as the Georgia peni- |
Tertiary. The resolution ilstructs the |
governor to enforce this provision, giving |
the lessees six months in which to complete |
the building.
BILLS SIGNED.
The governor signed the following acts |
to-day:
Increasing the bond of the ordinary of |
Liberty county to SIS, 900.
incorporating the Laborers' Loan and |
Savings bank of Waycross
Incorporating the town Of Waycross as
the city of Waycross.
Incorporating the Alabama, Georgia and |
Florida railroad.
The resolution giving the use of the old |
capitol to the Veterans Association for fair |
purposes in November and December, pro- |
yldlng the insurance companies carving |
the risk don't object.