The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-09
A PIL0TEGE BILL PASSED
Mr. DUNWoDY'S MEASURE GOES
THROUGH TIE HOUSE.

MR.. DUNW ODY'S MEASURE GOES
THROUGH TIE HOUSE.
Mel Ryals and Mr. Partridge Fail in
An Effort TO Fave the Bill Recalled
TIE Subject of Garnishment Laid or
the Sheffield Portraits to Be Touched
Up.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept. Spy unanimou
consent Mr.. Graves OF Newton Introduce
g bill to-day ito authorize the building anC
equippiug Of a railroad from Covington t,
the Ocmulgee river, to be known as The
CoviDgton and Ocmulgee Railroad Com
pany."
The special order for the day was then
taken up. 1t was the pilotage bill By Mr.
Dunwody of Glynn. Mr.. Dulwcdy argued
deliberately in behalf of his measure.
Mr.. Norman of Liberty opposed it.
Maj. Ryals Of Chatham opposed it.
The previous question was then called
The yeas upon the passage OF the bill were
95 and the nays Al. The bill was theh
ordered Immediately transmitted 70 the
Senate.
Subsequently,. an effort was made oY
Mai. Ryals s0d Mr.. HartTdge % nave
the bill recalled, so that q motion TO re-
consider might he made tomorrow OuV II
failed.
GARSEsHMEST DISCUSSED.
Then the House went into a garnishment
discussion. Ten or twelve speeches were
made on nearly as many substitutes. FIN
ally a motion was made TO indefinitely
postpone the subject, and IL was adopted,
killing all the bills and substitutes.
A few local bills were passed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Bofeiullet, the
Macon water works bill was made the spe~
cial order for Thursday morning.
A bill was passed appropriating $500 to
repair number OF oil paintings that hung
in the old capitol and to hang them up at
the new capitol. There are sixteen portraits:
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin,
Gen. Lafayette, Andrew jackson, Prof.
Long, Gov. TrOup, Gov. Clarke, Gov.
Crawford, Gen. Oglethorpe, Gov. Cobb,
Thomas jefferson, Gov. Stephens. Gov.
johnson, Ben Hill, Gov. Jackson andiGov.
Jenkins.
The special order for tomorrow is a bill
by Mr.. Baxter of Bibb TO increase the num-
Der % supreme court judges from three to
five. The supreme court of Georgia is the
hardest worked judicial tribunal in the
world perhaps. certainly in the United
States. The supreme court was established
LOEby 1.-Two lbfAEr dRO WIN lAob Jud6O9.
There were then eleven circuits. Now there
are thirty-three and the work has increased
IN even greater proportion. More cases go
up from Fulton county alone now than
formerly went up from the whole state.
The labor of the judges is incessant. All
the lawyers except Mr.. Whitfield Of Bald
win favor the bill That does not mean I'M
fortunately, that the bill is certain to pass.
In the Seuata
After the reading of the journal this
morning Senator Strickland by unanimous
consent introduced a concurrent resolution
that the keeper of the public building have
the capitol elevator put in running order
for the benefit of the members of the gen.
eral assembly.
Senator Irvine introduced bill TO make
railway companies responsible for damages
to employees injured in their service.
The Senate took up the public school bill,
which had been made the special order to
follow the reading of the journal Section
was read. This section provides for the
exaUlinsti ton of applicants for license to
teach in the public schools. 1t takes
the examination of teachers out of
the hands of the state school
commissioners and places it in the hands of
examining boards to be appointed by the
county boards of education. The section
was adopted with minor amendments Sec
tion 8, which authorizes the state school
commissioner to apportion the school fund
among the different counties, was adopted
without discussion. Section 8 provides that
the school districts shall be identical with
the militia districts and for the subdivision
of these districts. The section was adopted
without amendment. Section 10, which
prescribes the duties of members of boards
of education aud district trustees. was read.
Senator Hodges moved to strike out all
reference to compensation.
AN EXEMPTION CLAUSE.
Senator Irvine proposed an amendment
exempting trustees from road and jury
duty. This was adopted.
Senator Galloway opposed the section and
favored the amendment offered by Senator
Williams to strike out the entire section.
He thought it was a bad idea to put the
whole school system into the hands of dis
trict trustees. who received no compensa-
ton and would not take proper interest in
the work.
Senator Irvine thought that the section
made q good provision. 1t would put the
schools IN the hands of she patrons of the
schools, the men most interested in their
welfare. 1t was local self-government. He
thought that the people would look after
their own interests
Senator Torrell opposed the amendment.
Senator Nunnally made bold speech in
opposition to the section. He thought the
bill was a mistake. The schools of Georgia
could not be run six months with less than
Sc 600 600. He wanted only one paid officer,
a county school commissioner, in the coun-
ties and opposed any additional machinery.
He did not think that the schools could be
supported more than three months out of
the funds available.
Senator Terrell corrected the calculation
and said as there was only 81 900, 900 now
it could not possibly take 50, 900 900 more to
run the term specified in the bill.
Senator Cabaniss offered an amendment
requiring county school commissioners to
visit at regular intervals the schools of the
several districts.
Senator Williams amendment was lost.
Senator Cabaniss' amendment was
adopted.
Senator Edison offered an amendment
providing for school district where neces-
ssrY when there were ten pupils 1t was
lost. The section was thus amended
Section IL, which pre- scrihes the duties of
the state school commissioners, was passed
without discussion. TIE twelfth section
was passed without objection. 1t pre-
scribes the duties Of county school commits
sloners. The thirteenth section. which de-
fines the manner in which teachers shall be
paid and the amount of their salaries, was
taken up. The section was adopted with
out dissenting voice.
Section ), which allows children attend
ing private schools tneir pro rata shares Of