The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-24
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ENDORSEMENT OF THE OoALA
PLATFORM BEFORE THE HOUSE.

ENDORSEMENT OF THE OCALA
PLATFORM BEFORE THE HOUSE.
Mfr. Atkinson Succeeds in having ~
Ordered to the Committee on the
State of the Republic--subsequently
4he House Reconsiders Its action
and the Matter Will Come Up Again
This Morning.
ATLANTA, GA. Sept. 23.-The Ocala res
olution. after this long time, was thrust
into the House this morning. Its author
was Mr.. Barrett of Pike 1t reads:
ua,o1,,e5 Rv the House. the Senate concur
ving that the platform of principles as set forth
nv the National Farmers Alliance ana Inuus
trial Union of the United States 81 81. LOUIS
and reAffirrned at Ocala, be indorse1 by the ieg-
isIature of the state of Georgia, ana thSt GU
representatives in the lower house OF the UnlIsu
States congress and the United states Seha . oe
instructed TO use ali their power an S.a,o5
in securing to the citizens OF the GnIDeo 90
Legislation in conformity with the deinAhus cT ~
tanned in said platform. We turther ask the
United States congress not TO slde-tracS us o''
side issues.
~ move" said Mr.. Atkinson OF CoWeta,
''tbat the bill be committed TO the COM
rnittee on the state of the republic"
Mr.. Atkinson is chairman of the state
democratic executive committed A motion
TO commit is not debatable. fe
MI. Baldwin of Randolph called for the
yeas and nays on Mr.. Atkinson's motion.
The yeas were 81 and the nays were g.
PROTECTION OF FISH.
The House spent lot Of time this morn
ing on the bill introduced by Mr.. Monroe of
Calhoun ''to provide for the protection of
fish in the fresh waters of the state" A
motion to indefinitely postpone was lost and
the bill then passed.
The first special order, bill by Mr..
Sears of Webster, was taken up. 1t is Ito
make the sheriffs and clerks of the several
counties, where county courts have been,
or may be established, ex-officio clerks aud
sheriffs of said county courts" The bill
passed by vote Of 81 to 2.
vERDICTs MUST BE UNANIMOUS.
The next special order was the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Williams Of Richmond to
amend article 6, section IS. paragraph
of the constitution so as to authorize three
fourths or more of the jurors In the superior
and city courts of the state in civil causes
TO render verdicts and for other purposes
Mr.. Williams spoke in behalf Of the bill, ex-
planning it's provisions and making a strong
argument for it. The bill being for q con-
stitutional amendment required III votes.
1t received los and so failed of passage. 1t
will be reconsidered tomorrow.
THE DOG LAW.
Then the dog law came up. The bill was
introduced by MIR. Graves Of Newton. 1t
was lost once and reconsidered. To-day it
came up for a final vote. There was no
discussion, as the fun growing out of this
has always killed the dog law. The friends
of the measure were satisfied to vote for it
without saying anything and the opponents
of the bill to vote against 1t. The bill was
aost
An important bill by DIR. Ware of Fay
.ette was passed. 1t is "to authorize and
empower the governor to cause to be paid
70 the Widow or dependent children of de-
ceased confederate soldiers the pensions due
TO said soldiers respectively at the time of
their death" The vote was 81 to 0.
THE oCALA PLATFORM AGAIN.
Mr.. Sibley stirred up hornets nest this
afternoon by moving to instruct the COM
Eniteee on the state Of the republic-to
whom the Ocals resolution had been re-
ferred-to report the bill back tomorrow
morning.
Mr.. Fleming moved to amend by making
st Friday morning instead of Thursday
Mr.. Atkinson of Coweta spoke for Mr..
Fleming's amendment. One reason assigned
for this was that Judge Hardeman of
Wilkes. member OF the committee, was
absent. but would be back in the House to-
morrow.
"Count..M Mr.. hardeman's vote against it if
you like" said Mr.. Slbley. I'VE don't care
whether the committees report is favorable
or adverse. All we want is to get the reso-
luton back into tine House"
Mr.. Twitty Of Jackson supported Mr..
Sibleys motion.
Mr.. jackson Of Heard opposed it.
FLEMING's AMENDMENT LOST.
The yeas and nays were called on the
amendment offered by Mr.. Fleming, and it
was lost, the vote standing Sc TO 90.
The resolution was then adopted, so the
resolution will be reported back in the
morning. The motive that prompted this
instruction, it ia understood, was that Mr..
Branch, chairman OF the committee, had
promised Mr.. Atkinson of Coweta mot a
member of the committed to report back
the resolution Friday. The committee was
INSTRUCTED in order to relieve Mr. Branch of
this obligation. Another bit of gossip I
about this is that Col. Livingston wanted
the resolution acted upon before Col. Nor
woods speech on Friday night SO that il
1he event OF Its passage-which is proba-
ble-Col Norwood's friends could not at
tribute that result to mis- speech.
LABOR DAY.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Martin Of Full
Ton to make the first Monday in September
a legal holiday. to be known as Labor day.
was passed.
The finance committee bill to amend the
act to create the sinking fund, ETC., passed
this afternoon. The 500, 900 raised in 1891
shall be applied to paying bonds maturing
July l. 1892. The 800, 900 for 1892 is to be
applied TO the payment of bonds ma
turing in 1896, or if the 1896 bonds
cannot be purchased at par, then the SlOO
600 for 1892 shall be loaned out at a rate no.
less than ~, and both principal and
interest applied to meet the bonds
when they do become due in 1895. Another
finance committee bill, to authorize the
issue OF $207. 600 in bonds 50 meet the puhlic
debt maturing in 1892, was also passed. The
bonds are to bear interest at not more than
~ per cent.
In the Senate.
The Senate devoted itself to-day to the
consideration Of the bill to make penal the
noncompliance of laborers with their con-
fra0ta inf hv NJ