The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-01
FIRENEN WH0 CAN'T READ
The Bill TO Prohibit Their En-
pl0ymGlt Lost in the House.

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Glynu County From This Years
Taxos-A Movement to Pay solici-
tor Generals q Fixed Salary Instead
of By Fees-Ths Legislature Ad-
dressed on Education by Hon. ]. L.
II. Curry.
Atlanta Ga Oct 31-The house spent
most OF the morning in wrestling with
the bill of Senator Smith, Of the 10th,
TO prohibit the employment on any loco
motive engine Of fremen who cannot read
and write.
Mir Hurst Of Walton, spoke against the
bill, moving in conclusion that the bill be
definitely postponed.
Mr. Hendon. OF Troup, offered as an
amendment that the law should not apply
in times of strikes, and any fireman unable
to read or write who is employed at such
time shall not be discharged after the
strike is over.
Mr.. Battle, of A1uscogee, spoke in favor
OF the bill.
Mr.. Mcbride, of HARRISON, was against
it.
Mr.. Hendon, Of Troup, spoke in favor of
his amendment
Mr.. Guerard, OF Chatham, opposed the
bill, which he said would take away from
many men the power of making a living.
The colored member from Liberty, w.
H Styles, made his first speech of this
session on the bill, speaking against it.
He asked what was the sense of the law.
saying there was no law making it com
pulsory for superintendent and other
railroad officials to know how to read and
write, and he did not think it right to
strike at the poor smutty fireman.
MIR. Allen, of Epson, the champion of
the bill in the House, made the closing
speech for its adoption.
On call of the House the bill was
lost. The vote was 80 to 90 but 80 was
not constitutional majority.
RELIEF FOR GLYNN.
An important resolution was introduced
in the House this morning by Mr. Mcr-
shon, of Glynn. The resolution refers to
the stoppage of business in his county on
account OF yellow fever and provides that
the people be relieved from all state and
county taxes for the year 1898.
Mr. BOifeuillet. of Bib, introduced
bill vesting recorders with the authority
TO try offenders for misdemeanors com
mitted within the corporate limits of
pose Of theses cases The bill provides
that in order to give the recorder the ne
Cessary jurisdiction, there shall be amaze
cusatiOn in writing, stating fully the Of
tense, the time and place when com
mitted, and the name of the offender
signed by the chief Of police, and upon
such accusation the person accused or
his attorney shall endorse waiver of in
dictment and trial by jury. Upon
the failure or refusal Of the
accused to endorse such a waiver, the
case shall be disposed of in the manner
now provided by law. The bill affects
only cities having a population of 10000
or more. it is on a similar line to the
local bill of Mr.. DOOlau, of Chatham,
giving the Savannah police court iuris-
diction in gambling cases, which has Gre
ated so much sensational talk.
SALARIES FOR SOLICITORS.
Representative Brown. of FORSYTH.
wants to pay the solicitor generals of the
various judicial courts in Georgia fixed
salary. At present their pay comes from
fees He introduced a bill this morn
ing providing that they re-
ceive 5000 Il year, payable quarterly,
for their work in the superior court and
retain what fees they may make through
practice in the supreme court. One
fourth OF the fees collected is to be paid
into the state treasury and the balance to
go into the county in which the court is
held, while the solicitors pay is to come
from the state
AN ADDRESS on EDUCATION.
Hon. J. L. NJ. Curry, of Washington
trustee of the Peabody fund, addressed
both branches Of the legislature in Joint
session at II O'Clock on the subject of
education. The speaker was introduced
by President Clay. The speaker declared
that the legislators had attended more
fox hunts than public schools the past
year In order to bring education in
contact with every day pursuits, he went
on, manual training has been Incorporated
into the curriculum OF the schools To
the three RS, 'rithmetic. reading and
riting, should be added the three
HIS, head, hand and heart" Mr..
Curry, in referring to the schools
in the state as they exist to-day, spoke
Indignantly of the delay in paying the
teachers, and urged a reform He felt
assured of encouragement through
'Georgia's having the greatest school
governor of the sOuth-GOv Northen"
The Normal and Industrial institute
at Milledgeville was highly commended
The speaker stated that a week should
not pass, however, before co-education
should be established there. Why should
not boys be taught how to teach as well
as girls? Such change would be an act
or common sense, OF humanity, of patri-
otism. In fact boys and girls should be
taught together throughout the Cnited
States
The Senate went into executive session
as soon as the cali Of the roll was com
pleted to consider a number of appoint
ments for county judges and solicitors by
Gov Northen. The judges confirmed
are. II. =. Bailey, Butts county: j. r.
Allen. Baldwin county; w f. Brown.
Carroll county; E. Herman. Dodge
county; G. w. Warren, Jefferson county:
ii. p. Lumpldn, Walker county: II. {.
Kittles, Scriven county; T. G. Hilton,
Wilcox county.
The solicitors whose appointments were
confirmed are: NJ Clements, Dodge
county: D. 3. Nicholson, Wilcox county;
w S Thomas, Dooly county; j. X. Kin
man, Jefferson county: Ben A Way. Lib
erty county: J. W. Oliver, Scriven
county; j. A Long, Terrell county: A. 5.
Morgan, Warren county; d. NJ. Clara,
Wayne county.
AUSTRALIA's BALLOT SYSTEM.
q Bill fo- It's Introduction Into
Georgia to Be Presented.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 31.-Representative