The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05
FATE OF THE LEASE BILL.
TIE TWO HOUSES TURN IT OVER
TO a CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.

ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 4-The fate of the
lease bill is now with a conference commit
tee. The Senate took the bill up this morn
ing and held its nose pretty high over the
House amendments They rejected all of
the amendments. Besides this a technical
point was raised that the House amend
ments we're put on printed bill, whereas
they should have been on the original, but
that amounts to nothing. When informed
OF the action Of the Senate the House, with
out debate, insis ed on its amendments, and
a conference committee was agreed on. The
Senate committee consists of Iessrs.
Wooten, Harris of the Forty second; Brad
well, Bartlett, Sharp. Rice. and Little. The
House members are Messrs. FELTON,, Law
son, Gordon, Hand, johnson of Jones; At
kinson Of Coweta, and O'Neiu.
TO MEET AT NOON.
The Senate branch was appointed this
morning The speaker designated the
House membership late this afternoon, and
the House members held caucus, and de-
cided, if possible, to hold the first meeting
tonight. Mr.. Gordon was sent out as a
committee of one to confer with the
senators, but his search for those gentle
men was fruitless. 1t is the understanding
tonight that the committeeman will get
together at noon tomorrow. Tonight tue
two wings are wide apart, and both are
prepared to stand by their guns. 1t Is the
general impression, however, that there
will be no stubborn fight, and that the
committee may report as early as Wednes-
day. This would bring about an almost
immediate adjournment
THE HOUSE WORK WELL UP.
The House has already vindicated the
assertion of last week, that it was far
ahead of the Senate Speaker Clay in
formed the House this afternoon that all the
business before it would be completed
tomorrow morning and that there would
be nothing to do but wait on the lease bill.
On the other hand the Senate has 100 bills
Oh the calendar, thirty in committee and
sixteen on the table. The senators are
working rapidly this week, however, and if
the lease bill can be disposed of they may
be able to get through Wednesday night or
Thursday at the outside. There seems to
be a general feeling pervading the legisla-
ture that the end is drawing nigh, and it is
not too much to say that everybody is
happy over the prospect.
RUSHING BUSINESS.
A mass of matter was disposed of in both
houses to-day. Bills. Important or unim-
portapt, were passed, tabled indefinitely,
postponed or killed without the ceremony
of debate This may be considered a sure
sign of the dissolution of the Georgia par
lament.
One of the most important measures con-
tributed by the Senate, the bill TO create a
board OF pardons, suffered the ignominy in
the House Of indefinite postponement.
The bill to amend the Sunday law SO as
to make 1t a misdemeanor for any trades
man, artiticer or workman to work at ms
trade, or for the employer of such work.
man to labor on Sunday, was defeated,
although the author, Mr.. Mcdonald of
Ware, sent Bible to the clerks desk and
had the fourth commandment read.
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
The House passed Mr.. Calvins bill pro-
vidng that the directors of the experiment
station shall organize a series OF farme s.
institutes throughout the state at season
convenient to the farmers, with lectures to
be delivered by successful farmers; the in
stitutes to be held under direction of the
station directors. The original bill con-
tanned an appropriation, but this was
stricken out. This is sufficient to defeat its
purpose, but the Senate will not act on it
any way.
SENATE BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
The House passed the following Senate
bills and resolutions:
To authorize the governor to sell the fur
niture of the old capitol.
10 create commission to Survery the
Savannah river in the counties of Rich
mond, Columbia, Ebert and Fannin, to
ascertain if the passage of fish is obstruced,
and if so at Augusta, to require the city to
provide proper fish ways especially for
shad, and if the city fails to do so within
twelve months from the time of the report
of the commission then the governor is to
institute such legal proceedings by man
damus or otherwise as is necessary.
To provide for the probate of Georgia
wills
To direct the state treasurer to omit from
the lists of the states assets certain worth
less securities, such as the shares of the
Bank of Georgia. Bank of Augusta and
Atlantic and Gulf railroad.
To require clerks of superior courts to
keep record book of superior court
charters.
To admit white female students TO all
branch colleges on the same footing as
males
To amend the tax act with referenc, to
lines Of railroads hauling sleeping cars of
nonresident corporations SO as to apply TO
hauling cars of such Nonresident COM
panies as are not already taxed under the
act.
To declare the aldermen and councilmen
of towns and cities ineligible during their
term TO any other municipal Office.
MORE STENOGRAPHERS.
The Senate passed without opposition the
bill to authorize superior court Judges to
employ two additional stenographers. The
House bill to appropriate s., 900 TO complete
the roster of confederate troops also passed
as did, with certain amendments. that of
Mr. Gambler of DeKalb county, to prohibit
cock fighting, and. of Mr.. Tuck of Clarke
county, to make all tax executions, whether
due state, county or municipalities, bear in
terest at per cent.
The House bill to so amend the act cresr
ing railroad commissions as to empower the
commissioners to fix joint through rates.
passed the Senate this afternoon. as did
also Mr. Gordon's bills to require persons or
corporations employing females in manu-
featuring or mercantile establishments TO
provide seats and permit their use when
employees are not engaged in the active
duties of the kind for which they
were employed; to require the owners of
buildings more than two stories high, the
upper floors Of which are used for factories
or workshops, to provide two or more WAYS
of egreSs for each story; also, the bill to
alter and amend section 81 (a) of the Code
so as 70 provide a separate and different
method for the registration of bonds and
coupons.
In all the Senate passed at its afternoon
session nineteen bills.
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
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