The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-21
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
A MINORITY REPORT on THE STATE
ROAD BILL.

Two Reports Also Certain IN the Case
OF the Olive Bill-A Large Increase
in the Value of the Taxable Property
Of the state-Glanders Causing Anx-
iety.
ATLANTA, GA, July 9O.-There will be a
minority report on the Western and At
lanuo lease bill, and it grows out of the
third section, which says:
The said lease shall in no way interfere with
the contract now existing between the state
ana the present lessees, and the lessees under
TINS act snail receive the road bed in its present
| condition, natural wear and tear excepted the
personality as per Inventory on fle in the secre-
tAry OF states Office subject to the right of the
present iessses, at their option, to deliver the
property therein specified il in as good condi-
uon as when received by them or, upon failure
10 doso, then to account for the same In money.
WHAT THE CohsITTEEMEN THINK.
The members of the committee think
that there ought 10 no no complication or
conflict OF Questions involved ia the pres
ent lease and the new lease, aud that the
t"o matters ought to be kept distinctly
eparate, The minority report will be
drawn by Mr.. Glenn Of Whitfield, and id
will deal with the third section chiefly,
holding 1t unwise and hurtful to the new
Lease, and will contend that the state ought
to offer TO loase just what she will actually
nave III tho way OF property.
THE OLIVE BILL.
There will also be two reports on the
Olive bill. Mr.. Clifton, who is chairman
OF the subcommittee, said to the NEWS
correspondent to-day that there will be two
reports from his com mittee and two from
the general committed These reports will
be made next week. The friends Of tho
bill claim tonight that II will pass the
mouse, and that they can rally q constitu-
tional majority any day, 1t may be left
with the Senate yet TO kill it, as IL will
probably do, II it gets chance at it.
STATE TAX RETURNS
The returns of taxable railroad property
In the stats aggregate S35, 900 600, an in
crease over last year of se,000000, or 20 per
cent Last years returns showed an in
crease ovea the previous year OF Is per
cent. Forty per cent. in two years indi-
Gates very healthy growth.
A largo crowd Of veterans went from At
lanta to Carrollton, Ga, to-day to the 70.
union Of the Seventh Georgia regiment.
where thre was big barbecue. Speeches
were made by Gov. Gordon and Gen. L. J..
Gartrsn.
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS TO MEET.
A. Z. Butler, commits ner Of agriculture
OF South Carolina after correspondence
with the commissioners of the yarious
states, has calloi a conference of the COM
missloners OF agriculture ~ all the sout ern
states to meet here Aug. l. The conven-
ton VIA consider number Of questions
important TO southern farmsrs
The spread of the CHAMBERS in the state is
attracting great deal of attention aud ap-
prehension. DR.. Cook, veterinary surgeon
OF the agricultural department, made a re-
port to-day from Pike county, wnere he
was sent, and he states that q number Of
mules and horses have died of the disease.
Similar reports como In from other sections.
In every instance the disease is trnced to
mules brought here from Texas, and it is
likely that legislation will DO asked to pro-
hibit the bringing in of Texas stock until
thoroughly inspected.
The killing Of ex-Polic0man Pelot, and
the coroAers verdict yesterday Of voluntary
manslaugkter against Wiley Is stsll a topic
OF public interest. IL il generally conceded
that the full fscts have not developed,
and the police board to-day directed Chief
Connally to prefer charges against four
policemen, who have bean mixed up with
the case. Sensational developments are ex-
pocted out of this investigation