The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-31
SOLONS GOING TO THE FAIR.
The State Pays Them $50 to Talk the
Matter Over.

MdllGI UVeT.
No Objection to the Waste of Time
Raised by the Populists-Represen
tive Branch Laying His Plans to Have
the Central Railroad Made Subject to
Taxation if 1t Is Reorganized-A Pro-
posal Co Amend the Insolvent Traders
Act.
Atlanta, Ga, oct. 3O-The state paid
not less than $50 to-day for discussion
as to whether or not the members OF the
House should attend the Dixie Inter-
safe fair at Macon, yet not a single popu-
list raised his voice in protest. The de
rectors OF the fair association sent an in
Vitation to the members of the House to
attend the show on Saturday, and after
dozen or moro speeches on the ques-
ton Of changing the day to Friday the
invitation was finally accepted as ten-
dered.
Hon. Daniel Meadow of Madison moved
that If the members did attend the fair
that their per diem be deducted for the
time lost but that was too much for the
House, and 1t was voted down.
Some of the members were in favor OF
going and receiving their pay. others
We're willing to go and receive no pays
while others were in favor of staying
mere and attending to business.
Mr. Doolan Of Chatham introduced a
resolution to the effect that the day
spent in visiting the fair should not count
in the regular fifty days session. but be-
fore this could be acted upon the House
adjourned
The legislature will go to Macon Satur-
day morning on a special train, and viii
visit the Midway Plaisance in a body.
Aside from accepting this invitation, and
finishing up the election of judges and So
Icitors, very little else was done by the as
sembly to-day.
When the Flint circuit was reached, the
election of Hon. Marcus Beck to the
bench made the Office of solicitor vacant.
NO candidate had been put out for this
position by the caucus but the House de-
clded to go on with the election any how,
as but one candidate appeared, he being
o. II. p. Bloodworth. Mr.. Bloodoworth
gave the populists the first and only OPP
portunty to vote in the judicial elections
according to their plan of procedure) in
asmuch as he was not put out by the DEM
ocratic caucus, which has caused them so
much chagrin. They all voted for him,
giving him the distinction of being tho
only man unanimously elected by the Leg
islature.
Mr.. Hall of Coweta, the law partner OF
GOV. Atkinson, introduced a resolution
providing for estate building and exhibit
at the Cotton States exposition to be held
in Atlanta next year The expense of the
exhibit and building are to be taken in
equal proportion from the appropriation
Tor education, the department of agrfcul-
ture and the geological department, while
the state house officials. with the COVER
nor as chairman, and the commissioner of
agriculture as the executive officers, shall
constitute the board of control.
Mr.. Branch of Columbia, the populist
leader, to-day introduced a resolution call
ing for a detailed statement from the
state treasurer showing the cash on hand
and how much remained in the various
state repositories at the end of each
month during the past year. Mr.. Branch
evidently thinks he is going to get up some
sort of row. His resolution went over
until tomorrow under the rules
Tomorrow, Mr.. Branch states he will
introduce bill that will create a sensa-
ton. It's purpose, he said tonight is to
subject the Central railroad to state tax-
atom, the same as all other roads built
since the adoption of the constitution Of
1877. He claims to have discovered a
mares nest in the general railroad law.
passed two years ago, which would allow
the Central to enjoy exemption from tax
alton after reorganization. He thinks this
by railroad lawyers, and declares that
he Is going to have 1t corrected before
the Central can be reorganized under IL.
Mr.. Ferguson of Lee introduced a reso-
luton this morning to abolish the special
agricultural committee created by the all
lance legislature of 1890. Mr. Ferguson
said that this was not an alliance legis-
lature, and there was no need for a spe-
cial agricultural committee, and ha
thought it should be abolished.
Mr.. Williams Of Screven introduced n
resolution providing that the speaker OF
the House appoint a special committee
to confer with the state school commis-
sioner and ascertain the most ayA,sz lie
method to pursue that the present u in
the free school system of Georgia MY be
filled. and that they may continue as
heretofore, except that the payment of
teachers be continued quarterly
In the Senate Mr.. Lumpkin introduced
bill changing the law for the appoint
ment Of a receiver for insolvent traders.
by requiring enough creditors who have
matured debts representing one-third in
amount Of the unsecured debts to apply
before receiver can be appointed.
Senator Bush proposes a radical change
in the management OF the Georgia pen
itentiary and he has introduced a bill to
that effect, which proposes to do away
with tho office Of principal keeper OF the
penitentiary, and the assistant keeper, and
that the entire management be placed in
the hands Of the principal physician to
the penitentiary.