The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-07
STILL TALKING ABOUT 1T.
.zGISLAToRS NOrLIKELY TO FOR
GET THEIR S SAVANNAH TRIP.

Capt. Purses Warm Reception at the
Capitol Last Week His Speech on
the Berner Bill-How Mayor Nc
Donough IS Regarded in Atlanta and
Elsewhere-His Enforcement Of the
Sunday Laws Applauded.
Maj. G. n. Ryals spent yesterday in Sa-
vannah and returned to Atlanta last night.
Thu members Of the legislature are not yet
done talking about their trip to Savannah,
lie says.
"They mention it every day and a hun
dred times day, said the major.
"And they can't say too much
about it They havn't ceased
praising Savannah's hospitality and talk
ing about deep water yet, and 1 think it
will be long time before they forget us, If
they ever do They gave Capt. Purse a
regular ovation when he was there Friday.
He tried to slip in quietly to speak to me
but Sibley of Cobb spied him at the door
and moved that the courtesies Of the house
be extended him. The motion went through
with rush and then all the members
on the floor made a rush for Capt. Purse.
They overwhelmed him with their welcome.
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it almost scared him. As soon as the news
spread that be was on the floor all the mem
bers in the capitol came rushing in TO shake
hands. They all remembered Purse, and
they didn't mean to leave any doubt Of it
on his mind"
CAPT. PURSES SPEECH.
"What about Capt Purses speech before
the committee on the Berner bill9p Mai.
RYals was asked,
His speech was listened TO with marked
attention, and evidently made good i'm
preston. He treated the question pure ly
from business standpoint and made a
strong exposition of the subject. l am
satisfied that his speech did great deal of
good. Tha Berner bill is in the hands of the
committee. Il will be bitterly fought on
both sides, and 1t is hard to say what the
end will be.
THE members of the legislature and the
people Of Atlanta generally were very sorry
that Mayor McDonough did not come up to
Atlanta with Capt. Purse" continued Maj.
hyals. They we're anxious TO see him. He
IS the best~known mayor In the south to-
day and the most talked of, aud his enforce
ment OF the Sunday liquor laws has made
him so. His course is generally Endorsed,
People come to me almost every day, not
from Georgia alone, but from other states,
asking about Savannah's mayor and COM
PAALb0AbAhS LIS CJuTsG. luGY are the very
best people, too, the representatives OF the
best element of society everywhere.
THE LIQUOR DEALERS INTERESTS.
II can tell you another thing, too, that is
not generally understood here. Mayor No
Donougb's course has been of more real
benefit to the liquor men THAI anything
they could have done themselves. This NAV
be news to them but it is a fact There is q
spirit abroad, especially strong in the legis-
lature, to wipe the whole business
out of existence. Mayor McDonough's
enforcement Of the Sunday laws
the prohibitionists, Who are demanding this
very thing. They are satisfied If the laws
are enforced. The best thing the liquor
dealers can do is to strictly observe the laws
for the regulation Of the liquor traffic and
keep as quiet as possible"
THE NEW JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
Maj. Ryals is interested in the formation
OF the new judicial circuit in this section.
Two OF the counties for the new circuit.
Liberty and Mcintosh, will be taken
from this judicial circuit, leaving only
Chatham, Efingham and Bryan. in this
circuit, Solicitor General Fraser, the men,
bers Of the Savannah bar generally and
Chatham's representatives are opposed to
the taking of any Of the counties from this
circuit, but it does not appear possible to
avoid it. 1t is proposed to construct the
new circuit Of Liberty, Mcintosh, Coffee.
Appling, Telfair. Montgomery aud Tattnall
counties. twill be known as the Altamaha
circuit
THE COUNTY TREAsURER's SALARY.
Maj Ryals' bill to limit the salary of
county treasurers to 5000 annually has
come back from the Senate with a slight
amendment, which provides that the excess
over the amount named shall simply be
covered into the county treasury and not
go TO the county school fund, as provided in
the original bill. The reason for this change
is that it was held to be unconstitutional to
make an appropriation in the same act
which enacted law.
Maj Ryals doesn't think the uniform
text book law will be heard from again.
A substitute will be offered to the road
law bill. making the use Of the convic.s
upon the roads optional with the counties.
Maj Ryals said that he is satisfied with
his position upon the oyster legisla ion, and
that he acted for the best interests Of all
concerned.