The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-01
RENTING OF THE ROAD.
THE HOUSE DISCUSSES THE BILL
AND ITS AMENDMENTS.

Mr.. FELTON, Argues IN Favor OF the
Measure as it Came from Commit
tee - Mr.. Patterson's Educational
Provision Ruled Out-Other Import
ant Legislative Matter.
ATLANTA, GA, July 3l.-The House took
up the Western and Atlantic lease bill to-
dav and discussed 1t in committee If the
whole. Mr.. FELTON, made long argument
in favor of the bill as it came from the
committee and az inst all the amendments
that had been offered.
Mr. Patterson of Bib made long argu-
ment in support Of mis- amendment that the
proceeds Of the rental should 60 to educa-
tional purposes, and only oae-siXth to the
university and bra CD colleges This was
finally ruled out as not ger uain.
The next ame dment was that Of Mr..
huff Of Bib, that no property should ba
included i'll the lease nor necessary TO the
operation of the road, and pending lengthy
discussion of this the House adjourned
LEASING OF CoNvICTs.
Mr.. Rice introduced bill in the Senate
this morning to authorize the county COM
missi ners, or the ordinaries in such co1n
ties as have no commissioners, to hire
county c0nvlcts for road work to such other
counties as do not desire to employ their
own convicts on their roads.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Trammell
making il unla wful, after the passage Of the
act, for any county to exempt from taxa
ton any manufacturing or ether property
which is not now exempt.
The bill of Senator Lyle was read for the
first time 10 amend section sol of the code
IL. i e. H. -,
criminal cases the privilege of giving bond.
MAKING SUBSCRIPTIONS VALID.
The bill of Senator Johnson to amend an
act to make valid certain subscriptions of
the city Of Columbus TO the Mobile and
Girard, ana the Montgomery and West
Point railroads, passed the Senate. A bill
introduced by the same senator was also
passed 1t is TO submit 10 a vote of the
qualified voters OF the city Of Columbus tie
ratification OF the action Of the mayor and
council of that city, authorizing the sale Of
shares Of the Mobile and Girard Railroad
Company.
A bill by Mr.. Bartlett to amend an act
empowering building a d loan associations
70 lend money to persons other than their
sharehOlde at 3 per cent. or less, passed.
WORTHLESS STATE PROPERTY.
The res luton authorizing the state treas
urer to omit from his Published report such
worthless property of the state as has here
tofore been included in the same was
adopted.
a bill providing for a system of drainage
and sewerage and water works system for
the city Of WaycroSs was pa. sed.
BY substitute the bill of senator Rice
prohibiting members # city councils or
boards Of aldermen from holding, during
their terms Of Office, any other Office by APP
poiutment or election of the bodies of which
they are members when o laries Of such
offices are paid from the ci Us treasury.
TIE SUBSTITUTE.
The substitute for tlis bill, recommended
by the general judiciary COMMITTEES aud
adopted by the Senate, declares councilmen
and alder en- ineligible to any other mu-
nicipai office in the town or city which they
serve in the capacity first indicated.
the House penltehtiary committee to-day
examined the ten convicts of the Chatta-
hoochee company, about whom so much has
been said about burnt hands and iron
necklaces. The committee found that the
reports of Mr.. Huff of Bib and Mr. Lewis
of Hancock about the condition Of the con
victs are true. An official investigation by
the governor will probably be orde ed