The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-12
RAILROADS In GEORGIA.
THE LEGIsL STILL WREST-
LING WITH THEM.

The Entire Morning Session of the
House Yesterday Devoted to Discus
sion OF the Olive Bill-Ssnator Lyle
Jumps Into the State Road Arena
With a New Bill.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 1.-THE House con-
sumed the entire morning session arguing
the merits of the Olive bill. aid Mr.. Law
sons speech against it occupied most Of the
time A motion was 6nally carried to table
the bill TILL Wednesday next, when it will be
voted on without further discussion.
The Marietta and North Georgia railroad
charter bill occupied the attention of the
House this afternoon. The question was
whether or not to concur in Mr.. duBignons
amendment, adopted by the Senate, to
authorize an extension Of the road to At
lanta. After long debate the previous
question was called, when the members
resorted to filibustering, and thus pre-
vented a vote.
At the conclusion of the session Speaker
Clay announced the members appointed to
succeed Messrs. Glenn, Simmons and
Smythe of Gwinnett, who resigned yester-
day from the Western and Atlantic confer
encs commi tee. The members are: Messrs.
Mitchell of Pike, Maxwell of Talbot, and
Huff of Bib.
MAI. RAwLs' SPEECH.
One OF the best speeches made on the
Olive bill and its string of substitutes, and
against them all, was made by
Hon. Morgan Rawls, the popular mem
Der of the House from Effingham.
He promised by saying he was no railroad
attorney. agent, employe or stakeholder,
and had been a friend to the railroad COM
mission, had voted t. tax railroads in the
counties, and to give the lmmission control
of consolidated lines, but he wanted justice
done He thought the railroads had done
more to build up the state and country than
all other enterprises, and, if the bill passed,
it would stop the building Of new roads.
He showed what railroads were doing for
Georgia, to-wit:
Public railroads in operation in
Georgia, miles. Observation-Disclosures. 4,42O
Private railroads In operation in
Georgia, miles. .................... $50
Value. ................... ...........S a,219,45
Taxes paid into the treasury annu-
ally. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1857
Value not taxable. 49,. .... 100000
Pc rSons emplyed in the state. 800. 1900
Salaries paid annually .............S 100000
Paid for all purposes in the state 100000
Charters granted in Georgia ....... 3.5
Charters granted in the last ten
q o
Total value Of stocks, bonds and
other railroad property ...-....... S210, 900 900
REDUCED FARES.
He also showed that under the old sepa--
rate system tue fare was cents per mile.
Now under consolidated management it is
only 81 cents per mile. Under the CONSOLE
dated system time had been reduced over
80 per cent. By the railroads the pine
timber country had been dey eloped and
made valuable, and the marble, iron and
coal in the mountains were brought into
market The railroad commission fully
protected the people. New roads would be
built when necessity wanted them. Roads
that are sold out are never intended to be
built, but are started for sale He contended
that monopoly had not been deiiGed
by law, and would be ineffec-
tive until so defined. He wouli
as soon expect to receive a satisfactory def
milton OF the word baptism from a conven-
ton of different religious denominations as
a correct meaning of monopoly from the
courts under political excitement. He
knew of no instance when the railroads bad
ATTEMPTED to oppress the people. and if
they did so in the future, then would be the
time to meet the issue. He lderstood that
Mr.. Fry had said he could not get the
money north to build a road proposed
through his section because of this proposed
legislation, and he would vote for no bill
that kept enterprise out Of the state.