The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-20
HUSTLING FOR AOUORUM
SPEAKER CLAY WARNS THIEe9
UP IN THE HOUSE.

livery Member of the Chatham Dela-
saeion in his Place-Gen. Toomhs
Eulogized During Debate Over tbsr
purchase OF a Portrait-The Firsts
Hegimenr OF Cavalry.
ATLANTA. GA, Oct. 19.-Workine NAM
bers Of the House felt aud expressed SONS.
Indignation this morning when the onenins.
hour found the House without a quorum !
ny count considerably over 100 memberzg
were absent, some without leave. Speaker
Clay, who is anxious for the dispatch Of
penang business, took prompt and deter
mined action as soon as the absencas
OF quorum was officially ascer-
tanned. His manner in proceadipo t,,
enforce the rules impressed the Housa
anu hurried search about the capitol
Drought IN sufficient members for a
quorum, but still seventy-hve members
we're we're absent. The speaker then called at
tehtlon TO the fact that it had been the
practice at times in local legislation to pass
pills without actual, but by fictitious. con-
stitutlonal majOrities He announced thar
hereafter there should be a fair count. and
no Dill should be passed without the proper
majority. Absent members who do not1
WISH 10 be held responsible for a costEyl
back to their seats. All the members of the
seats. 'N0'A
TooMBs EULoGIzED.
Hon. Robert Toombs was eIoouentlv
eulogized in the Senate to-day. There is -
house resolution providing for the removau
OL tne portraits in the old capitol to thei
new, when The Senate amended by appro-,
prlatlng 1000 for portrait Of Cen Toombw
70 be added when the p p.ctures are hung in
the new capitol. The House rejected the
amendment and sent it back to the Senate
Mr.. Gibbs moved that the Senate insist ON
us amendment. Mr.. Bartlett b ped that
the Senate would insist. He thought it ap-
Proprlate that the rejection Of proposition
10 honor the memory Of a man who had
put IN the constitution provision to protect
Vhe people against corporate power and
monopoly should come from that branch OF
the legislature whic had but Iecently
voted against the enforcement of that CON-
sututional provision. He thought Toombs'
portrait should be hung on the walls of the
capitol to recall TO the legislature, to the
people, and to posJerity, the great public
service he bad rendered.
Mr.. DUBIGNoN's SPEECH.
Mr.. duBignon was on the floor when the
discussion arose, and delivered a graceful
and eloquent speech. La concluding. ha
said the only objection urged In the House
against the amendment was that il con-
talned an appropriation, and should oriof-
nate in that body. He said that the hyper
critical solons in the other wings might
hnd some instruction and profit in occa-
sionauy reading the constitu ion of THAR
state. While the constitution provided
That appropriation measures shall originate
in the House, it does not limit Senate
amendments to House measures.
Mr.. Strother in whose district rest
the remains Of the great Georgian,
said he would be recreant to his
people and his district il he did
not raise his voice in sustaining the Senate
amendment. He hoped there would not be-
a'dissenting vote on Mr.. Gibbs motion. The
Senate agreed unanimously TO Insist ON
amendment.
THE CAVALRY REGIMENT.
Col. Reilly put through his bill in the
House to-day to organize and Incorporates
the First regiment. of Georgia cavalry.
This regiment, Of which it Is proposed
TO make Capt Gordon the first colonel. will
be composed of the two Liberty county
companies, and one each in Chatham, Ef-
hngham, Scrcven, Glynn and Mcintosh
counties.
The governor has signed the bill armand.
ing the law in reference to state deposite-
ries so as to authorize the governor to select
banks as additional depositaries in
Valdosta, Milledgeville, Darien, Dawson.
and Cordele He has also signed the bitE
amending the tax act as relates to sewing
machine companies, 30 as to make tho
annual tax on companies $500, and the,
same for general agencies of companies.
which have not paid. The act also requiresi
companies TO report their agents 20 the,
comptroller general and take out licenses
Of So each, which the agents win be required5
TO exhibit to the ordinary of eech county,
In which they do business, and keep thsEr
posted on their wagons.