The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-20
OF INTEREST TO CHATHAM
MANY IMPORTANT MEASURES BE-
FORE TIE LEGIs LATURE.

Maj. Ryals Opposing the Raiuey Eli
for AL Ee Is Worth-The County
Officials Salary B;l'-The Ballot Re
form Lew-M~. Bourquin's Read Bill
The Red,str.cting OF the Stete-The
Centrars Lease-Mej. RYels on the
Alliance.
Representative Ryals spent yesterday al
home To MORNING News reporter he
gave an interesting talk on various matters
now before the legislature concerning Sa
vannah.
Maj. Ryals expressed himself plainly con
corning the action of the Senate in defeat
ing the House resolution to draw from the
appropriation for 1892 to continue the
Chickanauga encampment. 81 think,
said he. THAT it was a most impolitic thing
not to allow the grant asked for. and give
ell the state troops an equal encampment.
The appropriation gave cut because Of the
expense incurred in the erection OF build
ings OF the encampment ground and rail-
road transportation. Over 5000 was spent
on the grounds $50.
what is the sentiment of the legislature
on the Rainey resolution and the posi-
bility OF its pas sageF
THE SCHOOL RIDER.
"Ihope for its defeat, replied Maj. hyals'
'tThe school rider will Of urse, to certain
extent. create favorable impression among
certain representatives but still think
there is a sufficient number favorable to the
military TO defeat the measure. When tho
resolution comes back from the committee
there will be one OF the biggest fights made
by the friends OF the militia that has
ever been seen in, a Georgia legislature.
IL will not do for the state to be short
sighted in dealing with the military. 1t Is
an arm Of the state service, the maintenance
of which is vitality necessary. The wisest
statesmen of times gone by saw the neces-
sity of a strongly disciplined militia in this
country, and the time is coming when the
force must be increased. The state must
recognize the men who give it their service
in this manner, and l believe when TIE leg
stature carefully considers the Rainey reso-
luton it will defeat IL
"There is no earthly reason why the
military appropriation should be turned
over 90 the school fund. Every demand Of
the schools is, and has been. recognized and
every dollar asked for has been appro-
prlated. The schools haven't asked for the
miiitia's money, and there is no reason for
Representative Rainey's resolution. The
whole trouble in Georgia Is that the people
who pay the least money to the treasury
and take out the most are the ones who are
constantly bowling about economy in the
matter Of appropriations"
"You can say concluded Maj. Ryals,
''that Chatham's representatives will leave
no stone unturned TO defeat the meas
ure, and can always be relied upon TO stand
by the military"
THE COUNTY OFFICIALS SALARY BILL
what have you done about fixing a sal
AIRY for county officials instead Of the fee
systemT
- have introduced bill,n replied Maj.
Ryals, ITO paw hereafter directly TO the
board Of education or some bonded officer
that ii may select the school appropriation
instead Of having it pass twice through the
hands Of county tressurers. Chathsm's
appropriation Is now SIS, 900, and the county |
treasurer receives a commission Of 4 per |
cent for receiving it from the state treas |
urer and ! 4 per cent. for disbursing it to |
our school board. This means 81, 125 paid |
out for practically nothing. 1t lie jus. 81 |
much lost TO eiuca ion without a reason.
"My bill is general, affecting every |
county treasurer in the state. Il was re-
ferred to the committee on education and |
by 1t TO a special committee, which will re-
pert favOrably upon IL or q similar measure
Tuesday. In presenting the bill stated TO
the legislature that was not particularly
welded 10 my bill but wanted something
that wonld save 70 education the amount
now unnecessarily tasen from it every
year in county treasurers' commissions.
The bill will meet with little
if any opposition either in the House or
Senate, and I am satisfied it will be
promptly approved by Gov. Northen.
When the school fund is removed from the
hands OF Chath ms treasurer he will still
have weary stipend from other sources OF
something over g., 200 year, which con-
slider ample remuneration for the pos ton"
FOR BALLOT REFORM.
win the present legislature pass ballot
reform lawW
Il think it will answered Mai. Ryals.
The general sentiment of the people is
Tor ballot law that will throw around the |
voter all the safeguards possible, aud make It |
practical inpossibilty to carry on bribery /
and corruption. | don't know that the |
Australian ballot system will be the accepted |
idea, but some good law on the subject will |
most likely lie placed upon our statute |
books. The legislature will be almost IA |
unanimty on this score. l am in favor |
personally of a secret ballot law with some |
eort Of ed1cational qualification. | believe !
Chatham'S representatives will stand to- |
gether on the ballot question"
Mn bDt lkgGlN . EtOAD BILL.
Maj. Ryals is on enthusiastic supporter of |
Mr. Gugie hoGrqUu's road law hill intro
duced few days ago by Representative
Clifton The bill is consolidation and
eOudensatlon of ell the sec, ions Of the code
relating 70 road matters. The present law
contains something like 100 sections, scat
tered all over the code, many OF which are
a dead letter. and Mr.. Bourquin's bill retains
the good elements and discards the unnec-
essery. 1t also provides fer a road tax.
which NAV be paid either in money or labor
on the highways.
sit is one Of the bess measures before the
legislature" sand Maj. Ryals, land there is
no doubt that it will become the law. 1t is
an equalization all around. The present
laws are the most unequal probably that
can be found anywhere. For instance,
own large farm and run quite a number
OF carts over the public roads leading there
to. Because | happen 10 live in Savannah 1
am exempt from road tax or labor, while
my farm hands who have no other interest
in the matter except the fact that they work
and live out there, are compelled to do road
duty. Now this state Of affairs is altogether
wrong. | use the road and l should be made
TO pay my tax or work the road as well as
my farm hands. The bill is now in the
hands of committee, which will no doub
report favorablY at an early day. It's pas
sage is almost assured"
THE DISTRICTS TO STAND.
'What possibility Is there of the redis-
tricting of the state for senatorial purposes
and Savannah being made a separate dis
trictg'
s'None, whatever" answered Mai. Ryals.
"The House tried TO get the measure