The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-22
LEGISLATORS GETTING READY
For the Coming One Hundred Days
Session.

Session.
The legislature will meet two weeks fron
Wednesday. Representative Ryals think
the session will last 100 days. The session
usually average about 100 days. and thi
one will, If anything. exceed the average
The redistricting OF the state will take SOM
considerable time, and so will the discussion
Of the world'ssfair appropriation.
Another thing" said Maj. -.Ryals, "that
few people have thought of, is that the find
ing of the railroad commissioners, IN the
arbitration between the Westerna
and Atlanic railroad lessees and
the state, has not been approved by the
governor, though it doubtless will be, as
certainly no verdict could have been rem
dered that would have given more general
satisfaction. The appropriation TO pay the
railroad commissioners will have
! to go through the legisla-
ture, and there will be considerable
discussion upon it. There are eight COM
missioners, and they have presented bill
{ for their services of 81 800 each. Besides
other assistants to be paid, and it will foot
up to pretty considerable bill when all tho
| items are footed up
"Some alliance legislators want to pay
the commissioners about 81 day, don't
thsyr
YES, so I've heard. There are two or our
good citizens on the commission would
like TO see paid" said the major, referring
TO Col Geo. A. Mercer and Maj. J. L.
Warren.
slow about the worlds fairappropri-
ationp Maj. Ryals was asked.
There is plain constitutional provision
against any such appropriation he replied,
'and don't see how it can be passed. The
legislature is overwhelmingly opposed to it
any way The Atlanta Journal wrote me
the other day asking my position on
about IL generally. and l wrote back::that l
was too busy digging potatoes to worry
over 10 just now. would like to sse Georgia
well represented at the worlds fair, but
they will never get an appropriation
through the legislature for it. Most Of the
people in this state are very little interested
In this matter, any way, and care very lit
tie whether Georgia has an exhibit or not.
The manufacturers and the iron and ore
land owners, and the turpentine and lum-
bermen and the big land owners generally,
and the railroads will have to
get together and get up an ex-
hibit of their different industries
and advantages. The various counties
might do something through their county
authorities or their agricultural societies
and county alliances. The legislature will
uOb u6 dOi6 10 90
The State Agricultural Society has been
after me to get up an exhibit from Chatham
county for the state fair" said Maj. Ryals,
but haven't time to attend to it, and the
only way see TO do such thing is to get
good man and pay him 70 get up a really
first-class display. Il is about the same way
with state exhibit at the worlds fair A
good man like Maj. Glessner, who has had
considerable experience in the business,
L. -
deal less than 500, 900.
what other general legislation is there
to come before the legislaturep
well, there will be another big fight
with the Southeastern Tariff Associ-
alton about the insurance laws"
What do you think about itP'
well, l am in favor of repeating the
the S25, 900 deposit clause and allowing free
trade in insurance The $25, 900 deposit
good companies out Of the field"
What about local legislation, major?
How do you stand on the questions that are
coming up from Chatham countyp
Nv hen 1t comes TO the question of elect
Jog county commissioners am in favor of
allowing the law to stand as it is. County
commissioners have the control Of the
county finances, and also of all the state
and county elections, and believe it is an
political ends. The appointment of COM
missioners by the governor on the recon-
mendation of the grand jury is as good a
way as know of getting good
men for the place. The grand
juries are composed OF the most
intelligent and most respectable element Of
our population, and they are certainly
capable of selecting good men to direct the
affairs Of the county. know that there is
"a r1afitfOn uhioh vii kxa Al
Legislature signed by large number OF re-
spectacle citizens, requesting that the COM
missioners be made elective by the people,
but l think it is mistake. Our present
board of county commissioners has man
aged the affairs Of the county as wisely and
as economically as il was possible to do,
and in my opinion they are as good body
OF men as could be selected for the office. y
with regard to limiting the salary of
the county treasurer" Maj. Ryals added,
II shall favor reasonable limitation.
Seven thousand dollars year Is too much
too pay one man simply for the handling of
the county's cash, when just as good men
could be had to do it for one-half OF one
third that amount, don't approve of MAX
ing fight on Treasurer Warning Russell.
| 1t should simply be Limitation of the ex-
pense Of the office. Three thousand dollar,
year and the cost Of the treasurer's bond
would be an amply sufficient salary
| for the office. The salaries
of all the county officers might be looked
into, the tax receiver. the tax collector and
the clerk of the court as we'll as the treas.
urer's. and let limited salaries be fixed for al
the offices il the officers commissions are
running too high. The affairs of the county
should be managed as economically as thos,
of private business concern. Any OF tn
banks Of the city would be glad to haudle
the county's money for less than half what
it costs the county to do IL at present."