The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-14
CHATHAN'S REGISTRATION.
The Bill TO Put Tin the Hands OF the
Ordinary to Go in To-day.

Ordinary 10 10 IN To-Day.
The Members of the Legislature to
Give the Members Of the Opposition
Committee a Fair HearinE-A Bill In
troduoed to Give Grand Juries the
Power to Fix the Salaries of Judges.
1Ir. Wooten Introduces a Military
Bill That Is Sure to Meet With Siren
uous Objection.
Atlanta. Ca. Nov. Representative
Osborne stated today that the bill to take
the registration out Of the hands Of the
county commissioners of Chatham county
and give that function to the ordinary
will very probably be introduced into the
House at to-mOrrow's session. Mr.
Doolan has The bill. He was taken sick
in Savannah Sunday, and was not present
at to-day's session, but telegraphed that
he would be here tomorrow with the bill
There is no danger that the bill can be
put through without fair hearing
from both sides. The announcement
that a committee Of citizens
would come up from Savannah
to present the opposition to the bill was
received with approval in the House,
since there has already been so much
talk about it as political movement by
the Chatham delegation.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Wright, of the
First district, introduced an important
bill, giving the grand jury the power to
fix the salaries of county judges.
Senator Wright's resolution for COM
mittee to see about securing the c. c.
Jones library, passed to-day. 1t will be
agreed to in the House, and the outlook is
that the state win make this valuable
acquisition to its present fine library.
wooTEN's MILITARY BILL.
Senator Wooten's military bill provid-
ing for the reorganization of the state
militia and the governors staff, passed
the Senate
Following out his ideas of military re-
form, Senator Wooten introduced another
military bill to-day This one is likely to
arouse more opposition among the military
men of the state. II provides that the
governor shall appoint graduates of
schools in this state, which give military
instructions to the rank of second lieuten-
ant in the state service, and assign these
appointees 10 duty. This would
place the state forces very much
upon the same lines as the regular
army and for that reason the bill will
probably be fought. If it becomes a law
in the long run, all the offices in the ser
vice would be filled by college men just as
graduates Of West Point WV monopolize
the offices in the army. There would not
be the same fraterna feeling between the
officers and the men nd the high class of
the present service in the ranks would
soon begin to sink TO the level of theregu-
lar army
A BUSY DAY IN THE HOUSE.
The House this morning held business
session. 1t waded early into the calendar
ana passeu quite a number of bills.
The bill by MIR. West, of Hancock, max
ing it a felony for county treasurers to APP
nrOpriate public money to their own use
or lend it out at interest passed. Mr..
West said that heretofore even if a treas
urer stole all he funds belonging TO his
county it was only misdemeanor under
the existing a t. which is very old one.
The bill to peal the act prescribing
that persons shall reside twelve months
in the state nd six in the county, where
the action is rought, before applications
for divorce VIII Ue co lSIdereu
by the courts, was passed by
substitute. The substitute does not re-
peal but amends. 1t still requires twelve
months residence in the state, but Omits
altogether the clause relating to counties.
II was urged that defendants to such suits
had only to move out of the county in
which they had been living, and keep on
moving occasionally, torender divorce i'm
practicable.
Mr.. Harrison, of Quitman, opposed the
change. He thought the divorce laws
broad enough, and extraordinary facili-
ties for divorce should not be pro-
vided. 1t was perfectly proper that
trial of the issue should take place where
the family had lived and were known.
An appropriation of 81 sos 50 was voted
to supply a deficit existing at the Georgia
school for the deaf, and pay for repairs
Mr.. Fleming is still hammering away
to have the teachers paid. Objection was
made to the bill already submitted for
this purpose, and this morning, to remove
all difficulty, he proposed to amend the
general appropriation act for lS93-4 by
the addition of a proviso that requires the
S358, S35 of interest due on public debt to
be paid in bonds.
A new measure of general interest was
proposed by Mr.. Giddens, of Whitfield,
who wants the time for payment of state
taxes extended till Feb. 20, 1894
Mr.. Bennett, of Wayne, then offered a
resolution to suspend the payment of all
state taxes due by Wayne county for the
year 1898, except the special business tax.
Yellow fever and the consequent stagna-
ton of business is recited as occasion for
asking this unusual relief.
Other bills of Importance introduced
were:
BY Mr. Mosely, of Cobb-To make penal
the desertion of a wife, who was married
TO escape charges Of seduction; also to
make lunacy ground of total divorce
also to make life insurance policies sub
ject to taxation.
BY Mr.. Osborne, of Chatham-To ex.
tend the right of eminent domain to all
the counties of this state, in case of con
demnation of land for the purpose oil
drainage