The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-08
LEGISLATURE OF The STATE.
THE SENATE PASSES THE HARRIS
SUPREME COURT BILE.

borne Also Passed by the Upper
House-The same Body Passes the
ThOmasviIIe bond BiIi-A Small
Batch of Appointments sent in by
the Governor and Confirmed by
the senate.
Atlanta. Ca. Nov. Senator Harris
bill providing for the addition of two
more judges passed the Senate to-day and
the House now has that. as well as the
Polhnl bill. TO create an appellate court
the Fleming bill and several others to
wrestle with.
The Senate also passed Senator Os-
borne's resolution to reopen the case of
the Savannah Street Railroad Company
and allow the controller general TO assess
it for taxation, and Senator OsbOrne's bill
to require the labelling Of convict-made
brooms as such.
Mr.. Hopkins bill to authorize Thomas
VILE to issue $1,000 of bonds. passed the
Senate and is ready for the governors
approval
The following appointments were sent
IN to the Senate by the governor to-day.
and confirmed:
James A. Hartley. to be judge Of the
county court Of Hancock.
William A. Brown. to be judge Of the
county court Of Henry.
Robert L. Maynard, 10 be judge Of the
county court of Lumpkin.
J. A. Ansiey, to be solicitor of the cOun-
ty court Of Lumpkin.
President Nenable to-day appointed as
the committee on the part OF the Senate
10 consider and report upon the convict
question 20 the next legislature, Senators
Boyd, Mercer and Sheppard.
State School Commissioner Glenn adj
no ac~feI in mn Mt
to the resolution extending him an invita-
ton, passed on Monday. lie spoke one
hour on the subject of education, mainly
In support OF increased county school ia
cilities. He showed the material ben
eft which the country districts derived
from educational facmues citing as an
said, have increased 300 per cent. IN value
in that county simply by reason of the
superior educational facilities which the
Commissioner Glenn devoted consider
able time to a discussion of the question
of negro education. He believes the negro
Is here to stay and that education is
the only solution to the problem # were
best, he thought, to give him higher cd
ucatlon or no education at all. He
thought the country would not be safe
until this was done, and that lynchings,
which would never be stopped in this
country otherwise, would thereby be
done away with. Mr.. Glenn said he did
not think 1t just that the south should
have upon itself the solution of the negro
problem and the entire expense of edu-
eating him. He thought the general gov
eminent ought to be and could be in
duced to lend a helping hand.
while urging the Importance of COM
mon schools the commissioner said it
was the dream of his official life to see
the university at Athens the head and
center Of education in the state.
The house reconsidered its action in
killing Mr. Polhill's dog law yesterday,
and that measure is again on the calen-
dar.
Mr.. Giles of Houston, who introduced
the bill providing that three-fourths of a
jury is sufficient for a verdict, had il
made the special order for tomorrow.
This will, without a doubt, cause big
much opposed to it,
A resolution by Mr.. Pittman of Troup
inviting Hon. Charles F; Crisp, ex-
resentatives, to address the general as
sembly, was passed. Judge Crisp has not
set the date of his address, but it will be
week.
Mr. Broyles Of Fulton introduced
bill in the House providing for an appro-
priation of $4,000 to the state university
for the benefit of the state chronological
school. Five thousand dollars of this
amount is to be devoted to establishing
a department Of electrical engineers and
the other $1,000 to building a dormitory
for the out-of-town students.
Among the bills added to the calendar
to-day were the following:
By Mr.. Rockwell of Chatham-To pro-
vide for the purchase by the state of 400
volumes of McDonald's Index Digest of
the local laws of Georgia.
by Mr.. Langley of Whitfeld-To fix
the respective salaries of the members
of the railroad commission and the sec
rotary of that board.
BY Mr.. Hopkins of Thomas-To amend
an act Incorporating the town of Meigs,
in the county of Thomas.
BY Mr.. Moore of Bulloch-To regulate
the use and carrying Of Winchester and
other repeating rifles above the regula-
ton 32-calibre
BY Mr.. jenkins of Putnam-To provide
for a commissioner of pardons; to pre-
scribe the duties of the commissioner, and
to fix his salary.
By Mr. Branan of Fulton-To REQUIRE
public officials, where income is derived
from fees. TO report such gross income
at the first day of each year to the or
binary for public record, and to be re-
ported to the controller general