The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08


sions. He expresses himself as being In
favor Of amending the constitution, so that
the legislature would meet in summer Il
was only a casual conversation, and he
made no SPECIAL point of the matter
The idea is popular with several OF
the brainiost members Of the Hous,. Ons
OF them advances the suggestion that many
mel who would not now permit their
names 10 be used for the legislature would
do so II the sessions were held in summer,
when business is dull. II is more than prob
able that the subject will be embodied
i'll bill, and urged on the lines touched on
here. During the past two weeks, Fridays,
Saturdays and Mondays have found o bare
quorum in the House TO transact business.
Twice during that time resolutions were
passed that only local bills be considered,
becaus of the sim attendance. Humphroys
talk Thursday anent the appropriations act
was to the effect that number of
members had written home to tho wives
OF their bosoms" that they would be home
sure for Sunday For some OF the mem
bers to spend Sunday at home requires
their absence from Atlanta Of from three
to four days.
ADJOURNMENT TALK.
A committee OF the House has under
consideration the question Of an early ad-
journment. Bills aud resolutions on
this subject are referred to
them. They say that nothing
can DO hazarded on the subject until tho
tax act and the appropriation act have been
dispt sed Of hin Of Meriwether, in his
speech the other day. in regard TO compli-
ance with tho constitution, which pre-.
scrlbes session term at forty days, mem
toned incidentally that our fathers
before the war used to remain
in session a hundred days
Mr.. Hardeman of Wilkes found the average
length of the sessions of the last eleven
general assemblies l25 days each. One idea
did not seem to come out clearly, though il
was touched on by MIR. Twitty of jackson,
/. e., that Georgia's varied industries and
enterprises make demands on the legislature
hundredfold increase over those of ante
bellum days
With iron mining, rolling mills, marble
quarrles, cotton manufacturing and the
other innumerable industries dotting tho
map OF the state, legislation more numerous
and complex is demanded. Before the war,
when the only business to any extent profit
able was raisiug cotton and negroes, tne do
mands on the law makers was at "a minimum
both as to scope and number OF enactments,
The evidences are that the procedure Of
the near future will devolve on the secre-
tary OF state, the judges Of the superior
courts and the grand juries OF the different
counties great mass of the matters that
now come TO the general assembly under
the present laws.
A GRIEVANCE HIT.
A facetious member hit a growing
grievance square in the face when no
turned up his nose at the "colouel,n - tackled
TO the name of some one to whom the privl-
eyes Of the floor were TO be EXTENDED. He
says he has for some time been thinking OF
RI TDiny a uytll ,olr ,,Nfs
demeGnor for persons to confer military
titles through O spirit OF polIteness
on individuals having not the
shadow OF claim 60 them
There is no inducement for a man to accept
| q captains commission in the state troops or
have himself elected TO command fire
fighting hose company, for every railroad
conductor he meets is already captain,
aud tho higher ofiicia Of the lines have as
common prosperity with politicians the
large stock OF major and colonelcy commits
sions laying about loose Illustrations
are not necessary, for a moments
reflection will suggest TO any
reader characters masquerading under
these borrowed plumes. III he "judRe" bust
ness IL heing overdone, and the doctor" is
springing into favor as polite but empty
| distinctions. This may appear TO be a
slight matter of which to fashion para
RTdpn, DuG an HOuT pub III uu inc hiTlDHU
house or at the capitol wheer tntroductIons
will be in order would be oppressive, for on
oil sides would be an array OF distinguished
personages, If titles ara to be trusted.
The trouble is TO winnow the grain from
the chaR. and where one general has smelt
the smoke Of batsle may be twenty-five who
have never experienced anything beyond
cheap tobacco. This is IN old grievance
for some ono has hit Off the situation in
epigramatic fashion. and it promises to
live "A man in Georgia is never born
below the rank Of major
CLIFTON KNOWS THEM ALL.
Representative Clifton is said TO know
every member on the floor better than
CLERK Hardin. OF ono thing he is entitled
to, and that is the reputation Of being a
princely host. He had n lot Of congenial
spirits about him Thursday at Piedmont
Park club mouse.
the impeachment has gone forth, by
those of course, who were not there that
the affair was In the nature Of caucus
and the Chatham delegation framed resolu-
tions resenting the slight whi'h Speaker
Howell offered them when be ignored the
claims Of any ono of the three gentlemen
constituting 1t to the craftsmanship Of The
temperance committee. The report, how
ever, has boon contradicted, and no mis-
conceptions now exist on that score.
f. ?. II.