The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-13
LAWMAKERS TALK OF LOVE
The Lower House Gets SpOOney Over
Camps Engagement.

Ham, of Hall, Introduces Resolutions
On the Tender Subject After All the
Members Had Received Invitations
to the Wedding-Mr. Camp Loses
Himself in a State of Eostatio Antio-
ipation-Then Lawmakers Get Down
to Business.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 12 The House
spent half hour this morning listening
to discourse on love and marriage by
Mr.. Camp, OF Douglass. Mr. Camp is to
be married shortly and sent invitations to
his colleagues. Mr.. Ham, Of Hall, who
had received one during the morning ses-
sion, offered a set OF resolutions upon the
tender subject, and when they had been
read by the clerk, Mr.. Camp was called
out to respond. He did so in an unex-
pectedly sentimental manner He fairly
tioundered in his description of the
grand passion, lost himself in a
state Of ecstatic anticipation as it were.
Mr.. Camp was loudly applauded, and
when he concluded Speaker Pro Tenn
Bofeuilett pinned big yellow rose upon
his coat to properly round off the affair
Mr. Mershoa did not show up with his
motion to reconsider the Bacon resolution,
passed yesterday, and the red hot assault
on platform-making by the legislature
went by default.
The House refused to accept the Senate
amendment to the bill for the quarterly
payment of teachers, and conference
committee was finally appointed
Among the bills passed was Senator
Clay's, making it unlawful 10 execute a
criminal in public, and TO advance $1,000
to Glynn county for school purposes.
The bills reorganizing the state militia
and the governors staff, by Senator
Wooten, were passed
The Senate passed the county reforma-
tory bill, with an amendment making it
applicable to counties Of 10000 people
only, and the House concurred in tho
amendment
The Senate also passed the bills to
amend the constitution, as to pension all
old soldiers who are unable to take care
Of themselves and to suppress mob vio-
lence.
PHYSICAL POOLS.
At the afternoon session Of the House,
the joint committee appointed to investi-
gate the subject Of physical POOLS"
made its report. The committee
says that there exists, with headquar-
ters in Atlanta. an association composed
OF the managers of all the southern rail-
roads aud steamship companies, known
as the Southern Railroad and Steamship
Association. What is known as a physi-
cal pool is really an allotment Of freights,
the intention of which is seemingly to
protect the weaker railroads. Under this
allotment it is notified not TO solicit any
more cotton freight Then the weaker
road is allowed to reduce its
afa~hH - II.
received the limit of it's allotment. 1t
is claimed that there is no penalty for
noncompliance. The agreement would
seem to discourage improper discrimina-
tion INDUCED in heretofore, and IL can in
no way iniure the planter as a cotton
shipper, but might, in some circumstances,
result in lower freight rates. In no in
stance can a road refuse a preferred
freight The committee recommended
that no legislation on the subject was
necessary.
The House passed the bill reorganizing
the state militia, by Senator Wooten;
also bill establishing state depository
at Quitman.
Representative Styles, the colored
member from Liberty, had his bill re-
quiring the county commissioners of
Liberty county to publish their minutes
published.
The Chatham county registration bill
was approved by the governor to-day.
Gov Northen also approved the follow
ing bills:
To authorize the city of Savannah to
tax telephone and other poles, and to
own an electric light plant.
To create an honorary direct trade COM
mission.
To authorize Waycross to issue $25, 900
bonds for school buildings.
Regulating municipal elections in Sa-
yannah.
Providing new charter for Jesup and
providing public schools for the city.
At the night session the House killed
the bill authorizing the governor to ap-
point graduates of certain colleges to the
rank of second lieutenant in the state
militia and assign them TO service.