The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-11
ABUSY DAY AT ATLANTA
BOTH HOUSES CONSIDER IMPOR-
TANT MEASURES.

The Bill to Make the Commissioner
ship of Agriculture Elective By the
People Passes the senate-A substi-
tute for the Hall Resolution on Bet
terments : dopted.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept 1O.-Severli i'm
portant measures we're up before the Senate
and House to-day. In the Senate the House
bill providing for the election of the com
missioner of agriculture by the people,
which has had tough lime in the upper
chambef, was passed by q bare constitu-
tional majority of 25 to Is.
In the House the members toyed for a
while with the question of mileage for the
adjourned session, and the usual speeche.
were made against it. Mr.. Gordon made a
clear and sensible statement as to the reason
and necessity If the summer session, and
the action of previous legislatures on the
question Of mileage, NJ ich leaves no doubt
as to the righ, and propriety of the pa sage
of the pc ding resolution providi for the
ap3ro, ration. The resolution was passed
by vote of 80 to 81.
HALL AND THE LEssEFs
The House callsd up 10 Hail resolutions
providing for confere CO with the leSsees
as to bet,erments and to make ne in
ventory of the state road. The Western
and Atlantic committe reported the resolu-
tion by the follow substitute, which was
adobted by a vote of 81 TO 81;
WHEREAS, II i ale ed by those who now
control tne We tern an Atlantic railroa that
they have certain claim against the state.
growing out of the lease of said road and,
WHEREAS They allege wish ana " .llingness
to settle and a lust the anne and
WHEREAS, Neither the validity of said claim
nor the duty OF the state to allow the same, or
make any settlement thereof, is admitted, but
" HEREAs 1t can WORK no harm to receive
from said parties an authoritative statement of
their claims and their proposed settlement
thereof; tuere ore, be 1t
Reso. Ued, That JOINT committee Of five from
the Sena and nine from the .ouse be ap-
pointed to confer with tine aid parties ami as
certain, first, what claims tdey make against
the state aud the ba is thereof; second, what
settlement thereof, If any, do they propose
ResoiUed, That sail committee is only ap-
pointed to receive said statement of Gains and
proposed settlement, and mas no authority
even by implication, to bind, or appear to bind.
nhls legislature In any manner whatsoever.
They shall report the whole of their action to
the legislature as soon as possible.
Inc House passed resolutloA to pay the
widow OF Mr.. Arm elm his per diem till the
qualification of his successor.
RAILROAD TAX RETURNS.
In the Senate Mr.. Whitfield intr duco1 a
bill to amend the law requiring railroads 70
make annual returns to the comptroller
general for taxation, so as to extend tn,
provision to st eet railroads, dummy aud
electric lines.
Senators Bartle t, Fitzgerald, Ray, Mass
engale, FOLKS and Villa IS, OF the railroad
committee, subm tied minority pJrt on
the bill taxing railr, ads by counties. The
majority report favored the passage of the
bill
The House railroad committee this after
noon killed the Berne subtutltute for the
Olive bill, by vJte of Is TO II, and agreed
TO an adverse report on the harris suusti-
tute, which ha been before he commute in
lieu of the original bill.