The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-05
LAWMAKERS OF The STATE
The Registration Bill up Before the
Committee To-day.

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Several of It's Objectionable Fea-
lures Eliminated-Guano Men Just
Too Late-The House as Cold as an
Ice House-Posting Of Lands and
Protection of Fish Discussed.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 4.-The Chatham
county registration bill viii be taken up
by the judiciary committee Of the Senate
tomorrow. Senator Wright will not op-
pose the bill, but says that several feat
ures now objected TO will be eliminated.
The amendments, which he says will be
made, change the time of registration,
making it earlier, and strike out
the section making the exhibition of
one years tax receipts prima facie evil
dence that the holder is entitled to reg
lister. Maj. Ryals came in to-day, and is
preparing to make a fight against
the whole bill tomorrow. He will pro
pose that if the Chatham delegation is
determined to take the registration out of
the hands of the county commissioners
that the authority to appoint registrar be
vested in the judge of the superior court.
The point made by Mai. Ryals is that the
registration should not be superintended
by any man whose office is elective. and
who depends upon the votes of those who
register before him for his Office He
quotes Capt. Dillon as being more than
willing to give up the registration if it is
put entirely out of the control OF politi-
clans.
ANALYSIS or GUANo REPORTS.
Messrs. Baldwin, Wilcox and Huger, of
Savannah, appeared before the agri-
cultural committee of the Senate this
afternoon in opposition to the bill of Mr..
West, of Hancock, which requires guauo
manufacturers to give a quantitative as
well as qualitative analysis of their
goods. The bill went through the House
before the guanO men were
aware Of its provisions. They are
opposed to il because they claim that it
will work q hardship upon them. and
finally prove a burden to the farmers them
selves, as an increase in the expense of
manufacture would mean an increase in
the price of the guano.
Mr.. Osbornes bill authorizing counties
to exercise the right of eminent domain
in Condemning land for drainage pur-
poses, passed the Senate to-day, and is
now ready for the governors signature.
The bill to establish "A board of road
commissioners for Bryan county also
passed.
The bills to establish a registration law
for the county Of Liberty, and to require
the county commissioners of Liberty
county to publish their minutes were
passed by the Senate.
The Senate has passed the bill author
izing the appointment of physician to
every coroner in the state.
FORECLOSURE or MORTGAGES
The bill introduced by Mr.. Hatcher to
hasten the foreclosure of mortgages on
real estate by requiring the sheriff TO at
once put the purchaser in possession, met
with opposition. Senator Humphries op-
posed the bill He thought the present
law just as merciful, and he did not want
it changed. Mr.. Hatcher said his object
in introducing the bill was to allow the
land owner TO better be able TO use his
land as collateral He thought the bill
would do no borrower any injustice, but
only require him to stand up 10 his CON
tract.
Mr. Corput moved to table the bill for
the present, and the bill took that
course.
The House bill exempting agents at
depOts who sell accident insurance
tickets, from paying the insurance agents
tax. was killed.
The committee to Investigate the treas
ury are still at work. They have found
that the Columbus bank has on hand S}OI -
43O, the LeGrange bank Sl59, 732, and the
Atlanta bank Sl57 1856, out Of total de-
posit of $S900O0. The Millen bank has
S612, some others under 81 800, and some
as high as $50 600. The committee are
now investigating how some banks happen
to nave so much more than others.
The Senate in executive session CON
tirmed Judge w. II. Fish as trustee Of the
University of Georgia in place of b. p.
Hollis, deceased, and Howell Cobb in
place Of Andrew Cobb.
COLD DAY IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day it was so cold that
the speaker was forced to have hot
bricks set to his feet. When first put in
the bricks were 50 hot that the cloth
they were envelOped caught fire and to
prevent a catastrophe, porter was sum
moned and hastily bore the smoking bun
die into the lobby. After wrestling with
it for time the bricks cooled off and were
again carried TO the stand and placed at the
speakers feet. There were not enough
bricks TO accommodate all the members,
so they huddled around the two CRATES in
the hall or sat mufiled up in their over
coats until the end Of the session.
The bill Of Mr. Jones, Of Decatur, MAX
ing it misdemeanor to hunt on any unIn-
closed land that had been posted, was
killed by the House this morning.
1t was championed by Mr.. Hall, of
Thomas, who said IL was 4 bill TO protect
land owners from unprincipled scOun-
drels, who hunted because they were too
lazy to work.
Mr. West, Of I4Owndes. led the fight
against the bill and asked Mr.. Thomas
il he meant TO call every man who hunted
on uuclosed land IAN unprinciped scoun-
drel.
Mr.. Thomas replied that he meant
nothing Of the sort, as he knew there
were a number Of gentlemen who were
good men who hunted, but they could
easily get permission TO hunt on these
lands
The House seemed to agree with Mr.
West that this bill was a dangerous one
and killed il.
Mr.. Hall gave notice of motion to re-
consider tomorrow.
There was more fish talk to-day over
the bill Of Mr.. Bryan, Of Floyd, to pro-
hibit emptying or depositing gas tar,
coal tar, or other poisonous substances in
sewers or running streams.
Mr.. Worrell OF MusCogee said IL would
be a great hardship on the factories Of the
state
Mr. Bryan spoke in behalf Of his bill
aud of the fish.
Mr.. Harrison, Of Quitman, spoke against
the bill and Mr.. Smith, of Gwinnett,
spoke in favor Of the fish, of which he is
very fond
MIR. FELTON,, Of Macon chairman Of the
committee on general agriculture, being