The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
BUSH'S BILL GETS A NEW DATE.
IT Il TO COME up As THE SPECIAL
NEXT TUESDAY.

Election of Judges and Solicitors by
the People Brought Up Again, But
the Session So Far Gone That the
Bin Can't Get ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
From Taxation of Property Owned
Nv Churches and SchOOls-UniOn OF
church and state.
Atlanta. Ca. Nov. og.-Election OF juds es
and solicitors by the people came mp again
in the House to-day. The reintroduction
of the proposition by Mr.. Houston of De
Kalb is the result of the passage on WeG-
nesday Of the Fleming bill for the cleo
tion Of supreme court judges by the peo-
pie Mr. Houston's bill was killed last
session. There is now so much business
ahead of it with only eleven working
days left that it viii hardly get through
this term, either. In fact, with the oppo-
sition that there is TO it, it does not stand
half a chance Of passage and will die with
the close of the session.
The Senate this morning, after dis
cussion that lasted quite a while, passed
the bill proposing an amendment to the
constitution under which school ana
church property from which they may
derive their income from their endow~
ments, may be exempt from taxation.
President Nenable cast the deciding vote
in order to pass the bill by the requisite
twO-thirds majority. Under the present
constitution the state can exempt the
property actually used, but investments
must be taxed.
one OF the most important bills intro
duced in the Senate to-day was one by
Mr. Mccarthy amending the law in re-
gard to the analysis Of fertilizers. There
are two bills. one provides that the or
binary shall be required to send in The
names and brands Of all samples to be
analysed to the state chemist, who is in
turn required to turn the analysis and
samples over to the commissioner of ag-
riculture with the names OF the different
brands the commissioner TO publish the
same in the bulletins OF the agricultural
department and call attention TO such as
fail below the legal standard, or below
what is claimed Tor them. The other hill
allows one brand or name only to be sold
from one formula or analysis.
The Senate passed the bill by Mr.. Keen
regulating the toll to be charged on rice
TO not more than one-siXth.
The resolution providing for the publ
cation of the new code in three volumes
IS recommended by the codifiers, was also
passed by the Senate.
Senator Long introduced a bill TO allow
the state, as owner of the Northeastern
railroad. to be sued in certain cases.
Senator Boyd's bill to approve and make
of force the code OF laws prepared under
the direction and by authority of the
general assembly, and to provide for the
printing and publication of the same,
passed the Senate.
The Senate decided to hold a session on
Saturday, on account of the accumulated
business, and near approach of the end
of the session.
the special order for next Tuesday, and
under this action 1t will be continued I'M
til disposed of.
The House spent most of the session in
q discussion over the resolution by Mr..
Hurst of Walton, in opposition to any
legislation tending toward union of
have been in the House since
the first of the last session
and have been up for consideration be-
fore, but a vote was never reached until
to-day. After giving up most of the session
to the debate the House voted by decid-
ed majority to kill the resolution. Mr..
tomorrow, however, and by striking out
the lengthy preamble, to which the strong
est objection was urged, will undertake
10 secure the passage of the resolution
simply declaring against any union of the
church and state. The most interesting
part OF the debate was the speech against
the resolution made by Mr.. Mcdaniel of
Fannln county, VINO Is hardsheH Baptist
preacher. 1t was expected that Mr. Nc
Daniel would make a speech calculated to
tickle the House rather than enlighten it.
and as he did not find il an easy matter
TO gain the door ii was reported among
the members that Speaker Fleming pur-
posely ignored him, When this came to the
ears of the speaker after the previous
question had been called he made an eX-
PLANTATION to the House in which he dis
tinctly declared that there was no foun-
dalton for any such talk, as he was ready
and willing at any time to recognize the
member from Fannin or any other county,
when he was the first to address the chair.
Mr.. Mcdaniel unfortunately, had always
allowed some one else to get the floor first
In view of the speakers statement the
privilege of making his speech under
suspension of the rules was given Mr..
Mcdaniel.
Mr.. Battle of Muscogee introduced a
batch of bills in the House, in reference
TO the Western and Atlantic railroad.
One provides for new official survey
of the line and for filing the maps; an
other grants a right of way to the Gin
cinnati Southern where its route adjOins
that of the Western and Atlantic; an
other provides for a trade with the city
of Atlanta for certain property on Wall
street, affecting the Western and Atlantic
right of way; another apprOpriates 81. 800
as compensation to the committee that
adjudicated the disputes over the right
of way with the Central railroad and other
parties, and a resolution ratifying these
adjudications.
Mr.. Boynton, chairman of the finance
committee, to-day offered a resolution to
pay $1,000 for the expenses of the special
investigating committee, which went into
the charges of bribery in connection with
the Bush bill
Mr.. Hodges of Bib offered two import
ant bills regulating railroad passenger
and freight tariffs. One is to do away
towns of equal distance, where the same
freight rates do not hold. The other is
10 amend an act regulating railroad
freight and passenger tariffs, and the To-
state. to prevent unjust determinations
in the rate for passenger and freight
transportation.