The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-23
GE0RGIA'S LEGISLATURE
PAY OF ORDINARIEs FOR ATTEND
ING TO COUNTY BUSINESS.


ton o: Cotton.
ATLANTA, GA, July 22.-The first thing
he House did this morning was to recon
ider a bill defeated yesterday TO compen-
ate ordinaries for attending TO county
business.
Next was a motion TO reconsider the bill
passed Tuesday, making dogs property.
Mr.. Reid Of Putnam made the argument
hat if Mr.. Fleming's bill became law no
pecific tax could then be levied on dogs
lnder the constitutional provision that "all
AVIATION shall be uniform and ad valorem
IN all property subject 10 be taxed"
Mr. Fleming answered that even though
logs we're taxed sd valorem as property,
hey might still be subject to a special tax
Indrr the police power Of the state.
Mr.. Lewis Of Hancock asked: IF dogs
re made personal property, then can they
q killed or destroyed by any state au-
inorltyF
Yes" said Mr. Fleming. Just as horse
with the CHAMBERS can be killed.
Then the state will have to pay for every
log it has killed. " rejoined Mr.. Lewis.
Eyes" said Mr. Fleming, but ninety
zine ont Of every hundred will be utterly
yalueless
The motion to reconsider preVaiieo OJ
vote Of 9S 10 SIS
RIVALS OYSTER BILL
Mr. RIVALS oyster bill was reported favor
ably by the agricultural committee.
The bill TO require license for base ball.
As circuses are taxed now, was reported IN
lsvorably.
The bill ito exempt from taxation for the
gear succeeding the year in which the same
was made, cotton while N the hands Of the
producers will be withdrawn. This is the
recommended On of the committee.
The temperance committee amends the
bill Ito make it penal for judges, justices,
tate, county or municipal officers TO get
trunk and recommended the passage OF the
bill as amended. They reported utavor-
ably upon the bill to prohibit the manu-
Iacture or sale of intoxicants within one
fourth of mile Of any college or other
Institution Of learning IN any Incorporated |
,ity or town. The bill was withdrawn by |
the author. !
BROKEN LABOR CONTRACTS.
The special order for to-day was a bill by |
Mr. Smith of Decatur to make penal the |
noncompliance of laborers or others with |
heir contracts, where advances have been |
made them on their false promise to pay for |
The same in labor or other service. Itprovides
hat, "if any person shall fraudulently OBJ
.ain from another any money, goods or other
hing of value, on a promise to pay for the
Iame in personal labor or service to be rem
iered, and shall fail to perform such labor
Or service. or fail to pay the
agreed price for the advances thus
made, on demand and opportunity
given to do 80, or shall
abscond or run away and thus prevent such
demand being made, by which individuals,
or any individual, or corporation suffers
loss aud is cheated and defrauded, such person
so offending shall BE- deemed a common
cheat and swindler aud on conviction shall
be punished as provided il section 43l0 Of
;he Code"
HOW THE MEMBERS STOOD.
Mr.. Harper Of Carroll opposed il. He
could see why South Georgia needed some
such law for its negroes, but this applied to
white tenants and laborers, and he OPP
posed it.
Mr.. Smith Of Decatur, Mr. Everett, of
Stewart, and Mr.. Lewis of Hancock spoke
for it.
Mr.. Williams of Richmond and Mr..
Tatum of Dade opposed it.
Mr.. Berner of Monroe favored it. His
was an exceptionally able and
eloquent one.
Mr.. BRYAN Of Floyd opposed it,
Mr. Perry of Worth favored it. The
liscussion was numbered aud confused by {
tactics on both sides. I
Mr. Gilbert of Muscoges favored the |
1ill
Mr. Whitfield spoke for the bill. ;
The yeas and nays were called, resulting,
lyes l03, NAYS 81.
FIVE AMENDMENTS.
Five amendments had been incorporated.
l. Providing that "a promise TO pay "Fhould
'e promise in writing to pay"
2. Providing that the end of the first section |
that the landlord shall not require the laborer
o work over eleven hours per day while paving |
or such goods or money so advanced
8. Providing at the end of the first section
that II 1t Is shown that failure to perform said
obligation was due to providential cause the |
anne shall be good defense"
4. Providing, at the end of the first section |
that the person, or persons. furnishing such ad !
'ances shall not charge more than reasonable
)rofit."
s. Adding a new section: BE il further
enacted that any landlord or employer who
hall receive service from any laborer under |
promise 10 pay Tor the same aud refuses to do
70, after he mas had opportunity to do so, shall
70 deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on |
conviction shall he punished as prescribed in
his BILL
CRAwFORD'S MINORITY REPORT.
Lectured Crawford, the negro member
from Mcintosh, presented minority re-
port. as follows:
Mr.. SPEAKER-The committee on temperance
have had under consideration House bill No
JO2, which makes 1t a misdeneanor for "a rail |
, GAG company OF express agent to carry and
deliver any vinous, malt or spurious LIQUOR. or
any intoxicating bitters into a prohibition |
county, and also bill, No. "a, which makes
drunkenness q crime, to be punished by fine or |
Imprisonment, l, the Undersigned member az
he committee, beg leave 10 submit the follow
ng minority report.
Having carefully conEi1sr@s3 the above hills
am satisfied that they vii aoridge the rights
md privileges of the cit.zs1E do not balievs |
hat IL Is right or good policy 70 legislate upon
inch extreme measures 50 far as the trans
porting OF the above named commodities ia CON
cerned. It is the legitimate work Of tbese
and to interfere with IL
S to interfere with the natural right of man To
sarn competency in perfectly honest pro |
easion. To abridRe the right Of these in this
way Will set a precedent which will lead 10 in
reference with others. For these and other
-easons recommend that the bill do not pass |
submitted, l. CRAwFoRD.
NEW BILLS
The following were among the new bills.
By Mr.. Burge of Bsrtow-To amend the |
ict of Sept "a, 1888, which amended section |
400 (a) of the Code.
By Mr. Baxter of Bibb-To Incorporate |
he Southern Mutual Accident Association |
4 Macon, Ga.
By Mr.. Huff Of Bibb-To amend the act |
# 1888 to amend section GIL of the Code.
By Mr. Huff of Bibb-To require the |
county commissioners in the several coun-
les Of this state and the ordinaries in coun- |
les where there are no county commission |
RS. to keep register of the public roads, |
tic.
By Mr.. Mason of CImpbell-To make it
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