The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-15
CARE OF STATE CONNECTS.
Mr.. FoGARTY INTRODUCES A BILL
ON THE SUBJECT.


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Richmond county int reduced in the House
to-day a bill which is the first direct prop
osition for the disposition oil
the state convicts at the expira-
ton of the present lease, which occurs IN
April. 1889. This legislature VIII nave 10
provide a plan for the keeping OF the CON
victs at it's next session and - " 80 IL
pected that much of the prelimin ny WIZ
would be done at the present sess ~ -
until to-day nothing at all had bee ~, a.,
on that line, except to wrangle avn -
the Senate over the appointment On
Joint committee to investigate the pen
tentiaries of the country at large, with
view to arriving at a solution of the
problem in Georgia. This committee, now
ever. remains as yet Unauthorized. Inc
bill introduced by Mr.. Fogarty proposes
the formation of a penitentlary comhlls-
sion, consisting of she governor
the attorney general, the controller
general, the commissioner of agricul-
ture and the principal keeper of the pen
itentiarv. which commission shall have
fuIl poWer to control the convicts at the
expiration Of the lease. An appropriation
of $4,000 IS provided for, with when the
penitentiary commission is to purchase
are to be kept in agricultural pursuits
The commission in selecting these lands
is To have proper regard for fertility ana
also for the heathfuness of their loca-
ton. 1t is to erect the necessary
buildings and to prescribe the
duties of the principal keeper
and the regulations for the government
of the convicts. The races and sexes are
to be kent separate and provision Is also
made for a reformatory feature by keep
ing the young apart from the old ana
providing special facilities Tor the reAor7
nation of this class. The author Oh tue
bill did not introduce it with the hope OF
passing it at this session, but simply 10
make a ground work for the settlement
of the question, which must be disposed
of at the next session.
Disorder on the floor of the House was
a feature of the mornings session TO-
day. After a number of appeals to the
House the chair was obliged 10 call upon
the doorkeeper to restore members TO
their seats and to request visitors 10 leave
the hall until the business in hand could
be disposed of. limitations came TO the
chair that the disorder was being caused
by outsiders and finally a resolution was
izing the material of a permanent char
acter which was saved from the Atlanta
exposition, and is now at the state capitol
a credible exhibit can be made by the eX-
penditure of a very small sum of money
The sum of 5000 would certainly under
the terms offered, enable us to make a
credible display, and l earnestly urge that
you appropriate that sum for the purpose
But for the material collected for the At
lanta exposition, and the liberal terms pro-
posed by President Thomas who offers
space in buildings and transportation OF
our material free of charge, an appropria-
ton of $4,000 would not enable us to equal
the exhibit which we can now make with
S3OO This appropriation can, under our
constitution be made for the support and
maintenance of the agricultural depart
ment either by separate bill or by amend
ment to the general appropriation act.
As to which of these plans it is best to
adopt, / make no suggestion, but leave
it entirely to your wisdom. There is now
in the state treasury nearly 81 800 of the
direct tax fund turned over to the state
by the federal government, very little of
which will ever be claimed. l suggest for
the proposed purpose you appropriate $1,000
of this fund and 81 600 of the $4,000 now
in my hands as the earnings of the
Northeastern railway while operated by
the state, and which will be turned into
the treasury just as soon as settlements
can be had with connecting lines of rail-
way.
Even though needed financial legisla-
offered by Mr.. Burwell of Hancock to
the effect that the law against lobby
ing was not dead yet This put a
quietus on the visitors and business was
resumed.
The debate was over the passage of the
bill to forbid the business of combinations
and trusts from being conducted in Geor-
gia and to make any share in the opera
tons of the trust felonious and Unable
In the sum of 500 to $1,000. After con-
siderable talk 1t went over until to-mor1
row.
The bill of Mr. Berry of Whitfield to
n al In 10 mia
ows was passed. The bill benefits those
widows who have become widows since
Dec. 3 1880 The act to pay pensions
TO confederate widows passed then APP
piled only to those ladies who were then
widows and made no provision for those
who might thereafter be widowed. Mr..
Berrys bill makes the law apply to ali
widows of confederate soldiers.
The bill of MIR. Little of Muscogee, to
provide for the retirement of the state
bonds as they mature, was passed.
Mr.. Titles resolution to appropriate
5000 to meet certain deficiencies in the
public buildings fund, was passed.
The bill to appropriate $4,000 to pay for
the publishing Of the new code of Geor-
gia was taken up and passed.
The resolution to pay Judge Clifford An
derson, and Judge ]. II. Lamar, $3,047. n to
defray their expenses for codifying the
laws Of Georgia came up, and after much
debating, the resolutios was amended so
as TO make the amount $3.50.
Gov. Atkinson sent In message recon-
mending an exhibit at the Tennessee CEN
tenial. In his message he says: by util-
tion is denied us, the period of Industrious
and business stagnation which has so
long affected us cannot endure forever
the spirit Of energy and the genius of the
American people will, in the near future,
not by the aid Of federal legislation, but
in spite of its unwise and oppressive leg
islalon, bring to our country an era of
growth of business revival and of pros
perity. That the people of this state may
reap their share of the harvest they must
take advanced ground as an enterprising
and progressive people"
senator Yancy Carter announced to-day
that he would make answer tomorrow
TO the latest of Senator Battles resolu-
tons. asking the names OF the Judges he
SAID were worse than convicts The replv
- expected to cause a sensation.
The appropriation bill was read the sen.
ohd Tune in the Senate, and the fight over
IL Will begin tomorrow.
The tax act was read in the Senate the
first time. 'H0
Ia, AZ me session Of Che House tonight the