The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-03
BURIAL OF THE BUSH BILL.
THE MEASURES CHANCES KILLED
BY LACK OF TINE.

Even if 1t Reaches the senate IL is
sure 10 BE Held IN in the Com
mfttee RoOm-The Author of the
Measure Largely Responsible for
the Present ELECTROMAGNETIC
savannah Bills signed.
Atlanta. Ga. Dec. Gov. Atkinson to-
day approved the following bills of local
application to Savannah, which are now
laws:
Fixing the time for electing the clerk and
sheriff Of the city court OF savannah.
Extending the jurisdiction Of the police
so that they may make arrests outside
OF the city limits
Extending the jurisdiction Of the police
court.
Extending the jurisdiction of the mayor
and aldermen for sanitary purposes.
Abohshing appeals from the police
court
Creating a park commission.
Granting to the city of Savannah Ger
tain property in Crawford ward for the
purpose of Strengthening a street.
Tomorrow the Bush dispensary b.l is
on the programme Of the House rs -
special order. 1t is very doubtful, how
ever whether it will be reached, as there
is another special order ahead of u. If
it is carried over to Wednesday it IL not
likely that a vote upon it viii be reached
before Thursday which will throw it into
the Senate the last Of the week. if il
should pass the House, reaching the
Senate Friday at the earliest. Under ;he
law the bill Will have TO be read thrce
times in the Senate on separate Gay :,
which will make il the nrst Of next
week before il can possibly come Up for
ma rlcra in hot hon MT
hung up in the committee several days,
which now seems very likely, IN VIEW
OF the opposition TO it at present
There Is great deal of local legislation
to complete and this VIII be the absorb
ing utter of interest during the last rev
days of the session, as the members of
both houses know how important il is TO
have the home bills passed, especially
those who want TO come back next year
to the exclusion of all other questions.
In connection with the rush OF local Dllls
that always characteriZes the tail end of
a legislature career, IL is not out OF place
to state that the Savannah delegation in
the present assembly has made "A fine
record for getting local business through
than any other delegation has ever made
in the recollection of the Oldest attaches
of the legislative branch of the govern
ment. They have had something like
twenty bills of Importance since the open
ing OF the present sitting and every one
of them will have passed both
houses before. the present week
is out number have already gone
"
governor. AS workers the Savannah boys
certainly deserve the palm.
But to return to the Bush bill, which is
unquestionably the most absorbing mat
ter of interest before the legislature, TAX
ing the situation as it has been stated, 1t
does not appear that the bill Will come
within the distance flag before the session
expires by limitation at midnight, on the
18th inst. Mr. Bush and his advisers have
simply sat idly by while the session has
slipped away, until now nothing, short of
70 pVf ri Al "a M ps
could put the bill fairly on the
road to passage. As all legislation lett
pending with this session dies with the
legislature II seems that this is the sort
of a death that await the famous copy
of the South Carolina dispensary act.
The event of the day in the legislature
was the address of Hon. 5. ID. Bradwell,
president of the State Normal School at
Athens. The Senate and House went into
joint session to hear President Bradwen,
who for half hour argued FOR the in
terests of that institution, urging the
legislature to make an Appropriation of
1880 for IL, providing for the building
of dormitory TO accommodate 200 more
students.
Among other things Capt Bradwen
showed the school had gotten things
down to bed rock in the matter of eco
nomical living, the cost to the attendants
including washing and board, being only
$40 per month.
both houses, and 70 that reason no bills
of any considerable Importance were
passed, only one in this class being taken
up, and it was lost This was the bill
by Mr.. Brannon of Fulton providing tina;
50 per cent. of wages exceeding $25 per
month shall be subject to garnishment
Mr.. Brannon gave notice that he will
make motion to reconsider tomorrow
morning and hopes that the bill will then
pass, when the attendance is larger.
Mr. Polhill of Bibb to-day introduced
a bill requiring street car companies to
furnish separate cars for white and col
ored passengers.
Mr.. Johnson of Hall presented a bill to
allow abstract and title companies to make
copies of any records in this state Mr.
McCurry Of Hart introduced a bill vesting
the executive authority in the president
of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House in case of the death of the gov
ernor.
Mr. Farmer of Coweta introduced a bill
transferring the county of Stewart from
the Southwestern to the Patula circuit.
The Senate spent the session this morn
ing in passing local bills.