The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09
TO ADJOURN ON WEDNESDAY
Only Three More Working Days Left
the Lawmakers.

walkers Bill to Give the Election of
the State school Commissioner to the
People Passed-Insurancs Companies
Apt to Be Required to Pay the Face
Value of Policies.
Atlanta, Ga. Dec. s.-The legislature
has only three working days. 1t will ad-
3ourn Wednesday till next October.
To-day both houses did a great deal OF
grist mill work. passing bills by the dozen.
Many Of them were Of a local character.
but in the lot were also several Of general
Importance.
The bill by Mr.. Branch Of Columbia,
which is designed to strike the reorgani-
cation plan Of the Central railroad was
passed. This makes the Central subject
to state taxation when it shall be reor-
gained. At present the road is exempt
and even under the reorganization would
be, but for the Branch bill.
The penitentiary committee reported
this morning that the Clinch county
buildings were not sufficiently hoored or
ceiled, and that the convicts were being
worked too hard at the Chattahoochee
brick yard. and the committee urged up
on the penitentiary officials to see that
this is corrected. The lack of winter
clothing for convicts at Rising Fawn, and
there being too much water in the mines,
and the fact that the convicts are worked
at night and on Sunday, were commented
on. The present convict lease system is
condemned and a reformatory for Juve-
nile prisoners is recommended.
The bill to establish a state reformatory
will be the special order in the House
Monday.
Mr. Walkers bill providing for the cleo
ton of the state school commissioner by
the people, the same as other state house
officers, instead of allowing the appoint
ment to be made by the governor, was
passed, as was the Dodson bill, requiring
insurance companies to pay the face
value Of policies instead of three-fourths
an case of loss.
The bill by Mr. Holland of Cobb, requir-
ing that all convict made goods shall be
so labeled, was tabled until next session.
Mr.. Jones' bill prohibiting the dance du
Ventre, which was lost last night, was re-
considered. as was the resolution author
izing the governor 10 appoint a woman
as assistant state librarian, and so there
is still hope for Miss Dortch.
The bill to prohibit the working of con-
Victs on Sunday or at night, lost yester-
day, was reconsidered, as well as the bill
prohibiting corporations from refusing to
accept security from employees in this
state
A hot party discussion was had over the
bill providing a registration law for Tay-
Tor county. Taylor county is represented
by a populist, and the bill was introduced
by Mr.. Gray of Houston at the the re-
quest of the democrats of Taylor county.
The bill appeared to be strictly a party
measure, and after both sides had used
their lungs upon 1t, 1t was tabled for the
session.
The Senate this morning passed the
Cummings bill, enabling the state banks
of Georgia to issue bank notes in pursu-
ance of the law that congress may pass
repeating the 10 per cent. tax on the notes
of state banks.
The bill allowing the South Carolina
and Georgia railroad, railroad chartered
in South Carolina, the right of way into
Georgia was passed.
The bill introduced by Senator Monroe
to invest the titles of crops raised on
rented land in the landlord, was, after
some discussion, lost. The bill lacked
only two votes of passing.
A House bill was passed to allow judges
of city courts to appoint stenographers for
their courts. The bill provides no COM
pensation to be paid by the state or the
court.
A bill was passed transferring Dooly
county from the Oconee to the Southwest
ern judicial circuit.
The Senate passed the bill providing for
a state board of medical examiners. This
bill has already passed the House and
now only awaits the signature of the gov
ernor to become law.
A bill was passed authorizing the
comptroller general to appoint one of the
railroad commissioners to act as arbitrator
in cases where the comptroller and rail-
road companies disagree on tax assess
ments.
Gov. Atkinson sent the following appoint
ments to the Senate to-day:
r. M. Higgins, solicitor Of the county
court of Oconee.
C. R. Warren. solicitor of the county
court of Pulaski.
d. NJ. Clark, solicitor of the county court
of Wayne.
Frank Harwell solicitor of the county
court of Troup.
E. A. Jackson, solicitor of the county
court of Walker
George H. II. Harris judge of the city
court of Floyd, for the unexpired term,
and Charles ]. Ship, solicitor of the
county court of Dolly.
In the appointment of Mr.. Harris as
judge of the Floyd county court, there was
much opposition from Rome, and there
was some opposition to the appointment
of Mr.. Harwell in Troup county.
Inc appointments were confirmed by the
Senate this afternoon.
The populists got their first glory in the
House this afternoon by forcing the dem
ocrats to abandon their plan of prevent
ing the passage of populist bills. and
compelling them to allow a batch of them
to go through. The incident was highly
interesting. After lot of democratic bills
had passed, one of the populists asked to
have his taken up, but Immediately there
were lot of objections. Several other
populists tried and met the same fate
then they got mad and would not let the
democrats pass any bills They gave tit
for tat, and the democrats could do moth
ing but give in, or abandon the session.
Time was too valuable to throw away
and they had to agree to let the populist
bills be taken up. The populsts accepted
the proposition and things then went
smoothly enough Mel Branch was the~
called to the chair, the first and only pop-
ulist to occupy it at this session. The
House passed the Fogarty bill, making
the commissioner of agriculture the ex-
ofhcio commissioner of immigration and
requiring him to publish and distribute
hand book showing the resources of the
state.
The bill removing the $50 penalty from
fplHgraph arlfa foy. doll