The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-03
STUCK ON SMITHS BILL.
THE HOUSE REFUSES TO RECON
SLIDER ITS PASSAGE.

The Vote Yesterday Was rs to 90.
Col. Huff and Mr.. Berner Max 3
speeches-The Pension Commis-
sioper Not to be Paid over $1,000.
A Couple More of Railroad Bills.
ATLANTA. GA, Oct. 2.-Mr. Huff of Bib
made the motion to reconsider the Smith
substitute for the Berner railroad bill i'm
ne6iately after the reading OF the journal
in the House this morning. Col. Huff made
a lengthy argument. going over sub
stantiaIly the same ground that be took In
his speech on Wednesday. He introduced
a table Of freight rates between Macon and
Savannah, showing a regular grade in the
scale of stations between the two cities.
MIR Bsrner of Monroe followed Col Huff
in an eloquent speech for the bill. IDS con-
cluded by moving that the motion 10 recon-
slider be laid on the table. On AL OF the
yeas aud nays the motion to lay tue nlocloh
TO reconsider was carried by vote OF - TO
60 So the House is done with the Berner
bill. Ii now remains for the Senate to 60
on record on the railroad question.
THE PENSION DEPARTMENT SCHEME.
Mr.. Jennings b Il to establish q pension
department was taken up as the special
order. The original bill fixed the pension
commissioners salary at $1,000, but.thls
amount was cut TO 81 POO by the committee.
Mr.. Fleming asked that the salary be made
at least 81, $40. twas lost and MIR. Nooten
of Dougherty moved to put 1t at l,5OO,
which was also voted down.
Mr. Humphreys Of Brooks WAS violently
opposed to the creation Of pension depart
ment.
Mr.. Whitfield of Baldwin favored the
pension bill aud Dr. Cheppell opposed it on
the ground that the governor had never said
he wanted another clerk. In answer to Dr.
Chappeil, who was apparently little rusty
on state affairs, Mr.. Fleming read from the
governors message Gov. Northen's request
for the creation of pension department.
THE BILL TO BE PASSED.
Mr.. Phillips motion to report the bill
back to the House with recon- menda alton
that it do not pass was lost and Mr.. Flem-
ings amendment recommending that it do
pass was adopted with the understanding
that it be laid on the table to await the
action of the House on passion bill by Mr..
Phillips of Habersham now pending in
committee. The bill was accordingly
tabled. The bill by Mr. Phillips places the
distribution of the pension fund in the
hands of the ordinaries of the several coun-
ties.
Another important railroad bill will
1t is by Mr.. Kemp of Emanuel, and in
creases the power of the railroad commits
sion in fixing passenger and freight rates
and fixing penalties for violation.
STORAGE OF FREIGHT.
A bill was passed comforting upon the
railroad commission power to prescribe the
time during which freight may be kept in
railroad depots or in the custody of railroad
companies before storage may be charged
and to regulate the rates Of such storagej
charges
- The following general liquor bills were
passed: Defining the term domestic wines
and providing penalty for selling other
wines as such; also, to exempt from state
taxation any liquor made in Georgia from
fruits grown in this state.
A MEDLEY.
The afternoon session was a medley OF
legislation and leVity. The House was tired
out with the Berner bill fight, and several
times fell into a state of confu-
sion bordering on decentralization. Mr..
Reed of Putnam touched the button by
moving that when the House adjourn it be
until Monday morning. But while Mr..
Reed touched the button, the House refused
to do the rest and the resolution was lost
Eioquence was revived by the bill to ap-
propriate $4,000 to Hon. Clifford Anderson
for his legal services during the illness Of
Attorney General Lester An amendment
by Mr.. Brown reducing the amount to
$1,000. was voted down, and the original
$1,000 appropriated finally passed.
LIQUOR LICENSE FIGHT.
When the bill to prevent the issue OF
liquor licenses 10 towns Of less than 500
population was taken up, what might
properly be styled a conglomerate discus
sion ensued. Somehow the bill seemed to
strike some Of the members 8s being very
funny, and they INDUCED in effusion of
statesmanlike logic and repartee that would
have been applauded in the play house. Mr..
Bush suggested that the population of the
town affected be 100 instead of 500.
Mr.. Craigo came up with another amend
ment, making it 500.
Mr.. Dismuke of Spalding spoke on an
amendment In such way that the chair
had to threaten to call in the assistance of
the sergeant-at-arms to compel the mem
bers to take their seats aud preserve order.
The bill amending the charter of the Title
Guarantee and Loan Company OF Savan-
nah was approved by the governor to-day.