The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-25
lPITAL OF THE STATE.
sEoTaER STEP TAKEN IN THE
WAR on SIZE sPING CAR TAX.

ne Sale of an Engine Of the Atlanta
and West Point Railroad Euioined.
Solicitor General Brantley's Cr.ti-
cism Answersd-Lives of Convicts
in Jeopardy.
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 24-The Atlanta
end West Point railroad filed a bill against
The controller general and Sheriff Thona'
in the superior court to-day growing out of
fhe mileage sleepi car tax. The tax act
OF 1888 assessed the tax on railroads for
hauling sleeping cars of other operations
according to mileage. The ASSESSMENT IF the
Atlanta and West Point road Uas 500 for
1888. viii h the road refused to pay. In
Deem. er tie controller issued fiofa. for the
tax and $500 penalty, a d JaI. the
sheriff levied on al engine. The bill fled
sets forth that the road only haus Pullman
sleepers, taking item from connect ng lines,
extending without the state, AID the tax i,
interference with interstate commerce, and
unconstituti 0nal. ihe petitioners pray at
the tax ia - be 50 decreed. that the control
Ter he restrai ed from its c Ill elton ami tn
sheriff be enioinel from the sale of the
engine. Judge Clarke granted temp rary
restraining order, and appointed next Tues
day for a hearing.
BRANTLEY'S CRITICISM.
In a recent published interview, Solicitor
General Brantey of the Brunswick circuit
criticised t action of the governor in co n
mu.ing the sentence Of Lewis Phillips, a
negro who was q have bee hanged in De-
cernber for murder III Wayne county. So
licitor Bran ley Charged at the governor
acted without hay ing the evide &c uefore
him, aud apparently did not want il, as he
did not call for it or cons at Linn or any
officials of the urt; that the crime was
an atrocious murder, and the negro ought
TO hang. He thought tie governor
action was discOuraglug % courts, and en-
couragin to criminals. Twas stated at the
executive department to-day that the gov
ernor and attorney general investigated the
case had all the evidsnce before tue n, and
Communication was granted upon advice Of
the latter, who was of the PIN n that
there should have been no conviction of
murder on the evidence. The application
for commutaton was pendi 6 about
month, d Solicitor General Brantley did
not ask tn be heard, although the other side
had several hearings
LIVES OF cONvICTs JEoPARDIzED.
The principal physician of the peniten-
fiary recently discovered that at the camp of
one lessee convicts were chained AT night IN
barracks danger usly near fire, nd he
asked Tor q CnhilGe, Wulcu tue lessee ldIlou
to notice lie repor cd TO the overnor and
Fri cipal Keep Towers, and peremptory
orders have bee issued on the suojec5. In
the absence OF the governor the name of the
lessee and camp will not be made public.
GRADY MONUMENT FUND.
The sub eruption books for the Grady
monument fund were closed to-day. The
total sub cribed is Sl7,0J0, of which s., 90
has been paid in. Committees have besn
appointee TO look after further details.
TUG WILSON'S REMAINS.
The remains of Tug Wilson, the news
paper man found dead yesterday, were car
ried TO Gainesv lie to-day.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The following supreme court decisions
were handed down to-day;
Cox, hill & Thompson VS. Hillsman; from
Morgan. Affirmed
FARRELL VS.. King; from Greene. Affirmed.
Jones VS.. Bradwell; from Morgan.
Affirmed.
Pou VS.. the Macon and Covington rail-
road; from Morgan. Affirmed.