The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-21

I three 10 eight months on their taxes. as
+ IS shown by the records in the office OF
I the state treasurer. The small taxpayer
must meet his obligations to the state at
maturity; the large property owner viz
the interest upon the amount ia default.
/ IN otler words the poor man pays the
state lyJ per cent upon the dollar: the rich
Z corporation but 80 or s..
1t was for this reason says Mr.. Oar
by 10 his friends, that / moved for
reconsideration Of Senate bill No. 2 be
heVlng that u would operate 10 the adj
vantage Of the rich, rather than Of the
poor. Ny bill, on the other hand, would
have extended relief to all alike. pro-
Nlueu Jhey paid a reasonable rate OF In
b is. however. no more than just TO the
( railroads to say that Senator Chipley has
stated that the Louisville and Nashville
has paid its taxes, and that Senator Hart
ridge has declared that the Savannah.
ioIlua ana Western viii not avail itself
DR. Gaskins was fortunate enough TO
secure the passage, Thursday, Of his bill
Incorporating the Farmers Mutual Fire
insurance Association, and the insurance
men IN the lobby are already telling them
selves how easily il will die in the Sen
ate. The bill strikes the average observer
as a seasonable messure-one that viii
give the farmer the protection from fire
ne mas long been deprived OF. At all this
the insurance men smile the smile or IN
creduuty. They base their objection to
the bill on the ground that such a COM
pany will give poor insurance at a high
rate ana that its early demise may be
confidently counted upon. But, as a mem
Der from the rural districts sagely OBJ
served: If you think it's no account,
what are you so afraid of II for? Dead
dogs don't bite"
Talking OF this insurance bill. and the
opposition thereto, brings TO mind the
curious fact that between the lawyers
IN the House-and there are half dozen
OF them there-and the legislators
mas grown up feeling OF antagonism,
which has now become so pronounced that
any measure favored by the party of the
nrst part Is tolerably certain to - opposed
Dy the party Of the second, and vice versa.
IL Is, perhaps, quite natural. but II has,
nevertheless, a tendency to retard legisla-
ton; and when such important issues as
the election law and the railroad COM
mission bill come up, may upset some
plans that have been very carefully laid
one Of the most important measures
YET introduced in the Senate is Senator
Chlpley resolution concerning the bal
ance of the S567,O 600 due to the state by
the general government as shown by the
report Of the third auditor of the treas
ury. TINS balance includes. among other
items, the per cent. accruing to the
state from the proceeds of sales of pub
lie lands which would alone add to the
school FUND $4,000; and the money from
the cash indemnity sales, at least S50000
more. The payment of these large sums
would still leave in the United States
treasury over 100000, which the secretary
may pay at his discretion, under the stat
ute relating to states in default or inter
est on bonds issued by such states and
held by the general government in trust.
Inc OBJECT OF Col. 0nipley timely reSO-
luton is TO Induce the Secretary Of the
treasury TO exercise the discretion vested
in him by the law, and turn over to the
state as much of the sum involved as
may prove practicable. The RECENT of
this money by Florida just now would
prove Of inestimable value, and 1t is much
to be hoped that the resolution will do
its work in Washington as easily as Il
has in Tallahassee.
Col. Chipley, by the way, who has long
been as prominent in politics as in rail-
road circles, has already taken a place
in the front rank of the Senate His
norid face and crisp white. hair, his portly
figure and square shoulders, make him
easily one of the most distinguished look
ing men in the chamber: and his natural
bonhommie, his indomitable spirits and
restless energy have given him strong
hold upon the affections of those who
come In contact with him.
The loss of foliage brought about by the
February freeze has given the horticul-
turists of the state an excellent oppor-
tunity of waging war upon such insect
depredations are much more to be dread
ed than those of frost and blizzard. ].
II. Harp, chairman Of the House COM
mittee on agriculture, some time ago in
trodueed a bill providing for commits
sion In each county to stamp out these
parasites. Certain features in the
1t was consequently withdrawn, while the
presence at the capital of several emil
nent authorities upon the subject was
solicited Among those who responded TO
the invitation were Prof. II. j. Weber,
vegetable pathologist and physiologist,"
Of the United States department of agri-
culture located at the sub-tropicar expert
ment station at Eustis; and Prof. y. f.
Rolls from the agricultural college at
Lake City These gentlemen have emf
ployed all means in their power to interest
Legislators in the good work. They have
spoken at the Leon hotel: they have held
an informal leVee at the capitol; and. above
all they have drafted a bill, whose adop-
ton will, il is believed, do much to pre-
vent the Introduction and spread OF in
d f-
the hands OF the printers and will proba-f
bly, be introduced tomorrow.
one of the bills whose death would not
be mourned, beyond the place of its birth,
is the perniciOuS measure thrustlng upon
the county commissioners the duty of des-
ignating in each county an official paper
which shall be the sole repository of Of
fetal pap in that immediate vicinity. Moth
ing that has thus far bobbed up in the
legislative stream has brought forth so
loud a vail of indignation from the press
throughout the state. and its early eN-
tinction is confidently predicted.
The action Of the House Thursday In
making Memorial day a legal holiday
draws attention to the interesting tact
that the Hon. A. w Gilchrist has been
selected to deliver the address here upon
that occasion, and he will without doubt
air his eloquence to some. purpose on
day dear TO the hearts of all southern peo-
Much of the ease with which the Senate
dispatches business is due to the skill and
Industry of the accomplished secretary
r / kpplevard, an old newspaper man
ana preprietor OF the Gate City Chronicle.
Sanford's favorite paper. This is Mr.
| Appleyards first term, but he has had sufti-
| cient experience at Tallahassee to manipu-
late the confused mass of material that
| daily comes through his hands in manner
| that readily brings order out of chaos.
| pr. William Forsyth Bynum-who, since
1860 with the exception of one term, has
| been chief clerk of the House-is again
| behind the desk; and. in spite OF advancing
/ wears. continues to turn out work with a
| regularity that might profitably be emu
! lated by some Of his juniors.
! rPhe committee on legislative expenses
| has not yet reported. When it does,
sweeping reductions all along the line are
| looked for Should the members, however,
| reduce the pay of the clerks and attaches,
| while leaving their own untouched the
| impression raised would, perhaps, be the
| reverse of agreeable. In the session of '91
/ Mr. Turnbull of Leon proposed cut in
/ the pay of the members first Of ALA pro-
| position which was not only contemptu-
ously rejected, but which subjected its
author to a charge of insincerity. A few
more such men as Turnbull in the House
this year would not injure Florida TO any
appreeiable extent.
10 a member from the back country,
! where calico is the only wear, and where
| the houses are a mile apart, belongs the
| l1nioue distinction of coming new word