The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
NO ATTEMPT MADE TO BRIBE.
THE Bush BILL COMMITTEE MAKES
ITS REPORT

The Dispensary Bill Made the Spe-
ciaI order for Next Wednesday in
the Lower House-A Great Diver
sity of Opinion a. To the Advisa-
biIity of Establishing a RefOrmh-
tory for Juvenile Criminais-The
Bill Making Drunkenness in Pub
lie Crime Defeated.
Atlanta Ga. Nov. 20-The report Of the
committee appointed to investigate the
charges Of bribery in connection with
the opposition to the Bush dispensary bill
will be sent in TO the House tomorrow
The report is brief and TO the point. II
is in effect that the committee found that
both the opponents and the friends of the
bill have raised funds. but so far as the
committee has been able to ascertain,
the expenditure of those funds has been
legitimate and proper. In the conclud-
ing paragraph the report says that no
member or members of the Legislature
have Deen approached. nor any effort
made to approach them. either directly or
indirectly. for the purpose Of corruptns
them, and any statement or insinuation
20 that effect is false. The committee
refers to the evidence as a complete refu-
tation of the charges.
BY resolution Of Mr.. Willingham
this morning the House ordered that 800
copies of the evidence taken before the
committee be printed so that all the mem
bers of the legislature may have an op-
portunity to read it.
The report of the committee is what
was expected, as no one has ever seri-
ously taken stock in the charge that the
liquor interests Were attempting TO bride
members to defeat the Bush bill.
The dispensary bill was the special or
der in the House to-day but on motion of
the author it was passed over and made
the special order for next Wednesday, the
9th inst, when it viii in all probability
be put upon its passage.
After disposing of the dispensary bill
matter the 0use took up the bill 10 appro-
pirate $4,000 for the purpose Of establish
ing a reformatory for juvenile criminals,
which occupied the balance of the ses-
sion A number of five minutes speeches
were made, both for and against the bill |
which was reported back to the House IA
Vorably by the committee of the whole. /
Before the previous question was called, |
however, Mr.. jenkins OF putnam county
moved that ii be recommitted TO the COM
mittee for further consideration, and the
House gave il this direction The bill is
being opposed on the ground that IL
would put the state to the expense of pro-
viding for practically the whole colOred
putting premium on misdeeds that would
be likely to get the doors into the re-
formatory, where they would have good
shelter and be taught at the expense of
the state how to make an honest living.
While the leading spirits OF the House are
in favor Of he bill there is strong opposi-
ton to 1t and its passage is by no means
assured.
The bin making drunkenness in public
crime was killed by the House this morn
In the Senate this morning the reso-
luton inviting Hon. Fleming duBignon
10 address the general assembly on the
issues of the day was passed. Mr.. duBtg- |
non will speak some time in December,
after Secretary Smith has made his
speech. If there are any other prospec-
tive candidates for the Senate, they Will
also probably be invited to speak.
Prize hghting is to be put under the
ban in Georgia. To-day Senator Whitby's
bill prohibiting smuggling matches for
stakes, was passed by the Senate II will
likely go through the House all right, as
well as the bill which requires all peace
ofhcers or the state TO arrest participants
of prize fights, and makes them amenable
10 punishment If they fail or neglect to do
so.
Another important general bill passed
by the Senate to-day was that by Senator
Osborne amending the constitution so as
TO allow municipal corporations to eX-
empt manufacturing enterprises from mu-
nicipal taxation for such a period as they
may deem eXpedient to induce them to
locate in the respective cities of the state.
Senator Stanford's bill, authorizing the
governor to lease convicts for the unex>
PRED time of the present lease act in
case of the forfeiture of the lease of any
OF the present lessees, and the bill by
Senator Dade. empowering the principal
physician OF the penitentiary TO discharge
subordinate physicians in the service OF
the lessees of the conVcts. were also
passed.
In the Senate this morning the commit
tee appointed for the purpose of investf-
eating the accounts between the peni-
tertiary lessees and the state, made its
report Inc report SHOWS that some or
the lessees are very much behind in their
accounts and the state will have to take
steps TO bring them TO time. The COM
panies that are delinquents are as follows:
no. l. .....---. ........ ........ ......S2,313 43
NJ .-.+.. -.+-.'... 3,ZJ0 %
The amounts are for rental due for las,
year. For this year the companies owe
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10. ..'.'... ....'...-........ ...-.... l53 10
This makes the total amount due the
state from the lessee companies S17,4SS 40
Fl fas. have been issued against the de-
hnquent companies and were levied on
Oct IS, but the money due has not YET
been received into the treasury.
The Senate passed the bill by Senator
Harris providing for the opening of the
public schools Of Bibb county on Oct
!; also the bill amending the charter of
the Macon Savings Bank as to allow
reduction of the capital stock.
Senator Osborne to-day introduced a
bill authorizing the county commission
ers of Chatham county to acquire. either
by purchase or condemnation, any road
owned by any person or corporation upon
which tolls are charged.
The Senate confirmed the appointment
of the following solicitors:
Graham Forester, solicitor Of the coun-
ty court of Stewart.
John G. Hall, solicitor of the county
court of Dade.
]. f. Sheppard, solicitor of the county
court of Marion.
Howard Beasley. solicitor of the county
court of Lee.
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