The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16
ON WITH THE LEASE BILL.
TIE HOUSE ADOPTS THE FIFTH
SECTION OF THE MEASURE.

It Provides for a Commission Of Five
to Make sn Inventory Of the Road
and Its Appurrenaaces - The House
Passes the Brady Fertilizer Bill
A Bill to Prohibit Railroad Combina-
tons.
ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 15-The lease bill
went forward one step to-day in the adop-
ton OF the fifth section, which provides
that the government shall appoint a com
mittee Of five citizens, two Of whom are ex-
pert in railroad management, who shall
make an inventory Of the road and its
appurtenances after the expiration Of the
present lease; and also provides for
the Incorporation of the new company.
The special order in the house was the
Brady fertilizer bill, which passed by a
vote of lOl 70 80. The bill provides for
pleading and proving failure Of considera-
ton on any promissory note OF other in
strument in writing given for commercial
fertilizers.
AGAINST RAILROAD COMBINATIoas.
Mr.. Mcintyre Of Thomas introduced a
new bill to-day, to enforce the constitu-
tiOnal provision against railroad cOmblGa-
tons 1t provides that no corporation shall
buy shares or stock in any other cor
poration in this state or elsewhere,
or make a any contract or
agreement whatever with any such
corporation which may have the fleet or
be intended to have the effect 10 defeat OF
lessen competition in their respective bust
ness, or encourage monopoly, and all such
contracts and agreements shall be il egal
and void. Upon complaint by any person
TO the railroad commission that any
railroad or company has violated
the prov ision of the act the commission
shall inquire into the question and may
by advice Of the attorney general bring
suit II the name Of the state to 5 aside,
cancei and declare void all such contracts.
OTHER CORPORATIONS INCLUDED.
The law VIII apply to any other class of
corporations. Upon complaint to any
solicitor general Of any circuit that any
railroad or other corporation has purchased
or holds stocks in auy other corporation or
has done any act in violation Of the la
the lcitor general NAV after submitting
the case to the attorney general and having
obtained his consent, proceed TO bring suit
in the county in which said corporation
was chartered to set aside and declare said
contract, purchase or holding contrary to
law and void.
WHEN UNDER STATE CHARTER.
ANY suit against railroad corporations,
and other corporations C .artered by the
legislature, must be brought in Fult n
county II the attorney general DO dis
qualified, the governor shall appoint come
competent attorney to act in his stead. Ii
any solicitor general be disqualified, the
judge Of the circuit shall appoint a solicitor
general pro tempOre to acg in his stead.
The judge trying any such cases shall have
power TO enforce any judg nent rendered
by him. THIS will probably take the place
of the Olive bill.
A PORTRAIT OF ToOMBS.
A resolution S offered in the House to
purchase a life size portrait of Gen. Ro ert
loom
The House passed the bill to provide for
the registration of voters in Mcintosh
county.
The Senate judiciary committee reported
against the bin making it a mi,dsmanor for
minors to enter saloons.
Senator Bartlett introduced a bill to
legalize primary elections.
The House appropriations committee this
afternoon discovered the disagreeable ftcu
that there viii he deficit in The treasury
of $4,000 or $4,000. The deficit is at
tributed TO excessive appropriations but 1t
must be met. Tne only way suggested is
to levy special tax, and Messrs. Gordon
HUFF a d Hart we're appointed committee
TO provide for it.