The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-23
THE OYSTER BILL A LAW.
THE GOVERNOR APPROVES THE
MEASURE CONDIIoNALLY.

He Wants IL Amended 80 as to Elm
mate the Objectionable Features to
the Coast People - Mr.. Desverger g
With His Petition Reached the Gov
ernor Too Late.
ATLANTA, GA. Aug. 22-The oyster bill
is signed at last, but the governor approved
TIE measure condtionaily. The coalition
is that it be amended Monday so as to
eliminate the Objectionable features to the
coast people. Maj. Ryals is not particularly
pleased with this procedure. Inspector
Desvergers, who is here with a memorial
setting forth the objections to the bill, is
sorely displeased. He claims that Maj
Ryals is not amending the bill as Gov.
Northen Informed Desvergers he would
The bill was on the )vernor's desk await
ing his approval when he was advised that
there were
OBJECTIONS TO THE BILL.
He notified the Chatham members to ap-
pear before him to see what might be done
about il. Maj. Ryals and Mr.. Hartridge ap-
peared with Mr.. Dunwoody Of Brunswick.
Mr.. Clifton did not respond. In the confer
ence with the governor there was propo-
sition by Mr.. Hartridge to return the bill to
the House to be recousidered aud changed
il need be. Maj Ryals strenuOusly OBJ
jected, so did Mr.. Dunwoody of Glynn.
The governor refused TO approve the bill ,
saying that he was informed that it did not
fully meet the approval of the
PEOPLE OF THE COAST.
He said if an amendment would be put
on next week embodying all the objections
Of the coast people he would sign the bill,
but he did so with that understanding. Mr..
| Hartridge then proposed to amend the bill
| by saving that this United States coast
survey shall be prima facie evidence of the
locality Of natural beds, instead of being
conclusive evidence, as in the original bill.
and that six months occupation would make
| it
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.
Maj. Ryals agreed to this and Mr.. Dun
| woody raised no objections, although he
he said the original bill suited him best.
Inspector Desvergers called upon the gov
ernor to-day with his memorial. which OBJ
jects to the geodetic survey being confirmed
as conclusive, and which objects also to all
leases heretofore granted being accepted.
He says that Gov. Northen told him in
the presence of Congressman Lester that
the bill was signed with the
EXPRESS UNDERSTANDING
that the objections raised should be en-
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the bill Monday.
"Governor :" asked Mr. Desvergers, twill
you tell me that the bill will be amended
setting forth the objections of my me-
moriall"
Most positively it will be amended,
dropping off the Objectionable clauses" the
governor replied.
Mr. Desvergers. upon this information.
wired his friends in Savannah that the
anna Irrnap - H, - l.,
had wired few hours prior that the bill
had been
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR
in its original form. Clifton declines to
have anything to do with the muddle,
although he is on the side of Desvergers.
Desvergers is very mad about the
affair. and said Maj. Ryals will
never be returned TO the legislature;
He said that the major is not representing
the people at all. He is unable to see what
object the representatives can have in
standing out for measure which says the
| geodetio survey is correct when il has been
proven in the courts that it is inaccurate.
Maj Ryals was asked If he would add the
Hartridge amendment Monday. NO" he
replied, II am not going to do it"
"Will it be added"
The other fellows will have to do it II It
is DONE" he replied. This is the only amend
tuent haJ. NJals Is going 10 allow put on
his bill. He objects to having the bill
changed at all, but for peace he says he
will
ALLOW THE AMENDMENT
put on. After he has worked as long as he
has for the bill. and those fellows in Savan-
nah had nothing to say in objection to 1t
until now, although they were as familiar
with it as he was, he does not propose now
to be treated almost any way. Mr. Des-
vergess says that Jutson,a Connecticut laws
yer representing the northern syndicates in
getting up these oyster beds, had some
thing TO do with some OF these bills. He is
the same man who tried to
LOGROLL IN THE SENATE,
and who became so brazen in his work that
MIR. duBignon, as president of that body,
had the sergeant-at-armS to eject him. Mr..
Desvergers' petition is signed by large
number of people in Savannah and along
the coast in Chatham county, and he will
be terribly outdone if Maj. Ryals' bill is
enacted without an amendment setting
forth the objection of his memorial.