The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-20


trict will get three new COMMITTEES, Laurens,
Montgomery and johnson. The redlstrlct-
ing committee has been enlarged 10 TWO
from each congressional district, instead OF
one. It will report at an early day.
WILL NOT BREAK THE LEASE.
"Do YOU think the Richmond and Dan
vile lease of the Central will be broken 2
II do not" said Maj. Rysls. sentiment
has wonderfully changed in favor OF tne
road among the Legislators in the past week.
At first many OF them were red-hot ana
talked as II thew wanted t0 smash all the
roads in the state to pieces, but they have
cooled down nicely, and there is now little
talk about the matter, except that Whlch Is
I favorable. The resolution IN regard TO the
break Of the lease is IN the hands OF CON-
mittee, and there doesn't seem 10 De much
likelihood Of 1t being reported one way or
another at an e9rly day. Even should IL be
reported favoraUly, it will not prevail when
put 70 a vote.
"How aboutthe reduction Of the passenger
rates 70 cents a mile 2"
"That'5 another thing" said Maj. Ryals,
(which has simmered down The fight is
of. and things will be left as they are. We
have a cool railroad commission in Geor-
gia. and if it thinks the roads are making
too much money they will be properly
looked after The legislature won't inter
fere with the legitimate work Of tie COM
mission.
THE oEMLRR OYSTER BILL.
The Oemler oyster BILL" said Maj
! Ryals, has not yet been reported from the
COMMITTEES, but expect it will be reported
at an early day. The report will be favor
able and the bill will meet with no opposi-
ton.
my marsh land sale bill is also in the
hands Of the committee. l was asked by
certain parties who claim head right
privileges to so amend the bill as to cover
their claims, but as the head
rights is legal question for
the courts to decide | refused. Several
years ago many of the head right
claims were decided null by Attorney Gen
ersl Anderson. IL the parties setting up the
claims have titles my bill won't affect them
at all. 1t only provides for the sale of state
lands
"What is the sentiment OF the alliance
members of the legislature on Watsons
speechP
wATsON's SPEECH
"Well, don't exactly know answered
Mai Ryals. "When Watson was delivering
his eloquent peroratlon on the beauties Of the
Ocnla platform and the third party they
hurrahed in great style. but since they have
soberly considered the meaning OF it all,
think the majority feel little sorry for
done over again there would be considerably
| less demonstration.
An amusing feature Of the rally was tie
| break Sam Small made in his supporting
speech Of Watson's stand He hit the willy
| congresSman-elect one Of the hardest knocks
he has received. 1t was all the more
pointed, because It was uuintentional
Small wanted 10 amuss his audience with a
story, and he hit upon the boy and COON
A how bai n vuhf1h Ia raDta1
to give away. Three other boys wanted the
animsL The first was asked his politics and
replied that be was democrat. The coon
owner told him no democrat could get 1t.
The second boy was posted by the first, and
told that II he wanted the coon he had bet |
ter claim 70 be rep lbllcan. He tried the |
scheme, and Eas informed that no repub- |
lican could get the cooh The two unsuc-
cessful applicants told the third that they |
had botn claimed to be democrats and |
republicans and were refused on account of |
politics, and he had better govern himself |
accordingly.
A hit ON WATSON
THE boy braced up and approached the |
coon owner and said: i want that coon. |
I'm nuther a democrat nor republican; |
but I'm anything to get the COON
The moral was 80 pointed against Wat |
son." said Maj. Ryals, that the
democrats In the audience set up a
great yell of laughter. Small i'm
medlately saw his error and tried to ex-
plain that the story did not in any way re-
fer to Watson, but the more he explained
the more ludicrous became the situation,
and he had TO give up"
The alliance when first organized was
supposed to be an agricultural organization
for the elevation and betterment of the
farmer, but 1t has developed into nothing
more or less than secret political organi-
cation. Call it by whatever name you
please it Is the same political scheme. l
thought at one time of joining the
alliance, but in the light of recent
events will stay where l belong, in the
Democratic party. This country is not the
place for oath bound secret political ma
chimes, and it is time for the people to speak
out against such organizations
HINT TO HIS CONSTITUENTS.
THE people of the Tenth district should
ask for Watson's resignation. He was
elected by them as @ democrat, but he is no
longer such and does not represent the senti-
ment of his constituents. He has become
very self sacrificing in giving up the law
and devoting himself to the welfare Of the
alliance. He puts me In mind of the fellows
who. on the breaking out of the war, offered
their services to the confederacy as major
generals, but not as privatesn
Maj. kyals said a ma jority of the pres
ent legislature is rather niggardly in its
ideas Of economy. The economical members
are little roo self-sacrificing and self
denying. a few days ago the bill to pro-
vide for the running OF the elevator in the
capitol was defeated. The expenditure
would be about 81 per day, but the mem
bers thought it au Unnecessary waste, never
taking into consideration for a moment the
great convenience the operation of the ele-
vator would be to the general public.