The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-08
LAWMAKERSOF THE STATE.
Vests Fertilizer Bill Reported to the
Senate Adversely.

The Senate Refuses to Reconsider It's
Action in Killing the Jury Exemp-
tion Bill-Each judicial Circuit in
the State to Have a Stenog~apher.
The Juvenile Reformatory Bill Killed
by the House.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec, THE fertilizer bill
by Mr.. West, of Hancock, requiring
fertilizer manufacturers to give their
formula, was reported adversely in the
Senate to-day and recommitted to the
committee on agriculture. There is very
little chance of the bill being heard from
again.
The Senate refused to reconsider its
action in killing the Persons bill, doing
away with jury exemptions.
A bill by Mr. Reese to provide for a
stenographic reporter in each judicial
circuit in the state was passed The bill
provides that stenographers shall be paid
81, 200 each, each county paying its pro
rata according to its taxable property,
but in counties where there are two di-
visions of the circuit court, each division
shall have a stenographer. In civil cases
the stenographer is allowed five cents Il
hundred words for furnishing the record
Senator Robbie introduced to-day one of
the most important bills of the session.
The bill provides that the treasurer shall
give bond signed by some fidelity insur-
| ance company, and that the governor
shall select the company and pay the fees
to the company for the risk out of the
contingent fund.
The Senate this morning finally disposed
of the report of the bill Of the committee
| that went to Augusta to see if shad could
climb the dam there, accepted the report
as information and discharged the com
mittee.
THE REFoRMAToRY BILL KILLED.
After continuing the debate over it for
three hours this morning, the House
killed the bill To establish a reformatory
for Juvenile criminals because it required
an appropriation of $4,000 During the
| debate, there was some sharp fighting.
Mr.. Wheeler of Walker, who has made
record for opposing everything that
costs anything, declared that il would be
an outrage to give S15, 900 of the people s
money to provide a refOrmatOry that
would reform nobody, and he was called
down by a half dozen members for his
| intemperate speech, but this did not deter
| Mr.. Short, of Marion, from ridiculing the
| philanthropy of the friends of the bill
MIR. Davis, of Heard, in speaking for
the bill, said he was almost as stingy as
| MIR. Wheeler, of Walker, but there was
| no excuse for stingincss on such ques-
| tion as a reformatory.
| Mr.. Harrison, of Quitman, who argued
| for the passage of the bill, said the record
| showed l4l children conviCts, from 10 to
| l6 years of age, in the Georgia peniten-
| tiary.
On a call of the yeas and nays the vote
stood 10 yeas and 81 nays, lacking 0 of a
| constitutional majority.
A joint resolution asking the states
national representatives to use their best
| endeavors to secure adequate compensa-
| tion for G. p, Goodyear, of Brunswick,
| for his work in deepening the bar at
| Brunswick, was passed by both houses.
NO MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD.
The bill to establish medical examin-
! ing board for the state was killed by the
House tonight, after a lively debate
The House passed the bin appropriat-
| ing 81, 900 each for three codifers to pre-
| pare a new code. This is n plum for the
| lawyers, and the governor will be be-
| seiged with applications for appoint
ments.
Mr. Boifeuillet, of Bibb introduced an
| important bill tonight. 1t provides for
| the issuing of $3.50 900 Of 4l5"per cent
bonds to fund the Northeastern railway
! bonds, upon which interest has been de
! faulted, and for which the state is in
dorser. The proposition, which is in
| dorsed by the state house officials, is to
retire the Northeastern bonds at once by
new 20-year bonds, the new bonds to
cover the amount Of the interest already
| defaulted also, so that the state will not
| have to pay out any cash at present.
| The Northeastern bonds draw per cent,
and mature in 1896. IL is believed that
| the holders Of these bonds would be will
| ling TO accept the new bonds. II the bill
goes through the state will sell the road
and put the proceeds in the treasury
About Sl00,0OO of the Northeastern bonds
are held in Macon