The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-06
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
TEE SENATB's ACTION ON THE
HATCH BILL.

ment hccOn9ldered-A Bill LOOKING
to Enlargement of the Lunesic Asy-
lum-County Chsin-Gengs May GO
Into Other Counties-The Twittv Bill
Comes Up in the House.
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. SIN the Senate
to-day the resolution calling on Georgia's
senator's and representatives in congress to
urge the passage Of the Hatch anti-option
bill, came up again on motion TO recon-
slider the Senabe's agreement TO the House
amendment TO the resolution. This amend
ment struck out the preamble and OF hers
wise aids the resolution.
Senator Scaife opposed the resolution. He
the Oh legislation like that contemplated
by the resolution Of doubtful propriety and
held that the senators aud representatives
knew better how TO act on this Hatch bill
than the members Of the Georgia legisla-
ture. The senator read an extract from
Hubbard, Price 81 Co.'s cotton letter Show
ing that the market had fallen Off Quarter
Of oent on the reported action Of the
Georgia legislature in favor Of the Hatch
bill. and used 1t as an argument why the
passage OF that bill might work hardship to
the cotton producers.
CORRUPT OPPOSES RECOMMENDATION.
Senator Corput opposed the reconsidera-
tion Of the resolution faToring any meas
ure that would tend 10 break up gambling
in futures and oontending that the effect Of
the legislature's action was conhned TO the
future and not TO the spot market.
Senator Pinson of the Thirty sixth didn'h
believe the Hatch bill would stop dealing
in futures and doubted IL 1t would help the
farmers IL it did. On the motion to recon-
sider, the vote was ayes IA. nays 10, the
Senate reconsidering its agreement Co the
amendment of the House. The Senate's
action now stands without change.
warm debate arose over the House bill
to allow counties having chsin-gangs TO
eSta blish convict camps In other counties
for the purpose Of obtaining material for
public roads and streets. The bill came
from the penitentiary committee with an
amendment allowing the county Judge TO
give the requisite consent. 1t was finally
passed.
ENLARGEMENT OF THE ASYLUM.
Senator Robbie introduced an Important
resolution providing for the appointment OF
q joint committee Of two from the Senate
and three from the House 10 take into con-
sideration plans for the enlArRement OF the
facilities Of the state lunatio asylum and
report to the next legislature This resolu-
tion was referred TO the asylum committee,
which met immediately on the adjourn
ment of the Senate and agreed TO report 10
favorably.
Mr. Wilson of the Thireeenth introduced a
bull providing for the holding OF annual and
monthly state teachers Institutes.
Tho Senate will meet hereafter at Q
o'clock, instead OF 10, the resolution of Seua.
tor Wilson Of the Thirteenth to that effect
having been agreed to this morning.
In the House.
The most important matter before the
House to-day was the minority report OF the
general judiciary committee on Mr. John
sons bill TO repeal the Twitty bill, which
declares void all obligations TO pay attor-
ney's fees in addition TO interest on auy
note. The minority report agrees that the
Twitty bill was IAN impolitic piece oflegis--
lation, }" but also declares that ito repeal
the Twitty bill would remove one class Of
evils but exposes US to another olass."
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The general appropriation bill was made
the special order for Tomorrow Immediately
after the reading Of the journal and the bin
appropriating money for the state
chronological school was made the special
order for tomorrow to follow the consider
alton of bill No. ~. 1t is expected that the
fight on the university and branch colleges
which began when the Dill was under cons
alteration last week will be reopened-
The absence Of the agricultural commit
| tee from the House this morning, forty
members, which went 60 visit the experi-
mental station at Griffin, created big gap
| In the body and no measure of grave Inn
| port was taken up.
THE PHARMACEUTrCAL FEE.
There was a short but spirited debate on
| the bill to amend the pharmacy board act,
making the fee 10 be paid by applicants to
| the board for druggists licenses $40. Mr..
Rankin said this was very exorbitant Zee.
too much for the young who devote their
lives to compounding pills TO have to pay
upon their entry into the pharmaceutical
arena. He therefore amended the amend
ment by moving to strike out $50 and ins
sert $40.
Mr.. Hendon of Troup offered a substitute
for the amendment, fixing the fee at SIS.
which, he said, was just enough, and that
the majority Of druggists were willing to
payiit This substitute was.overwhelmingly
carried. The bill was tabled, on motion OF
Mr.. Hendon. until full House could be
secured.
Mr.. Fleming introduced a resolution.
which was adopted, providing that no Sem
ate amendment TO House bill shall be CON-
CURED In by the House by vote less than
the constitutional majority OF eighty-eight,
whenever one-flfth Of the whole House
should demand such constitutional major
ity. The House passed the Senate bill maxi
ing 1t a felony to throw missiles at passing
trains.
Among O number Of other bills passed
was one to give she lien of attachments
priority over that of an ordinary judgmenb
obtained on a suit after the levy OF the at