The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-25
BOGGS MAKES A BAD BREAK.
MALICIOUS YARNS CHARGED TO
METHODIST MINISTER'S.

He Says He Hears They Are Circulate
ing Reflections on the Moral Tone
of the state University in Order to
Draw Young Men to Emory Col
Iege-A Bill to Cut the Salaries of
State OIiiciaIs-A Long List of New
Bills.
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. A.-Chancellor Boggs
of the State University created stir in
the general assembly to-day. In the course
of his annual address, he took occasion to
touch upon the rumors which have been
in circulation tending to show that the
moral atmosphere of the State University
is not as pure as it should be. DR.. Boggs
said that he wanted to cast back these
insinuations in the teeth of those who ut
tered them. The gossip, he declared, was
absolutely groundless for nowhere was
there more manly set of young men than
could be found at Athens. The students
were God-fearing and upright, and he re-
garded it as his duty to refute the ISLANDERS
being promulgated against them. These
reports, DR.. Boggs went on to say, were,
he was informed, passed around by minis
ters of the gospel, who were biased in
their views because of their interest in
other colleges, which they wanted to build
up at the expense of the university. He
deprecated this deeply, but said it was
nevertheless fact.
At the conclusion of the address of the
chancellor Senator Turney arose and in
troduced a resolution declaring that he
had departed from his province in what
he had said on this line and censuring
him for it severely as an unwarranted re-
Election upon the men to whom he had re-
ferred. Senator Turner is a Methodist
preacher, and he evidently took it that
Chancellor Boggs referred to the efforts
to make Emory College. the college of the
Methodists, a rival to the State Univer-
sity.
The resolution fell like bombshell in
the assembly hall. Senator Gray, presi-
dent pro tenn. of the Senate, was presid-
ing, and but for his prompt action in de-
| claring 1t out Of order, there would have
been a stormy scene. AS 1t was, as soon
as the chairman knocked the resolution
out, a motion to adjourn the joint ses-
sion was quickly made and adopted,
| which cut off further attempt to humili-
| ate the chancellor.
After the incident Chancellor Boggs said
that he did not refer to any one in partlcu-
lar, but, like Sam Jones, supposed that
it wasNa a case where the hit dog yelped.
! He did not suppose that what he said
would wound the feelings of any one in the
assembly, but he was only doing what he
| believed to be his duty in defending the
university from reports of an injurious
nature. He could not go into the pulpit
to make this defense, he said, and he
did not think that it would be becoming
| In to IA in
The only thing that was left him was to
refer to the matter in his address to the
| legislature. Chancellor Boggs asked the
| legislature to give the university an-ap-
preparation of 1900 to repair the build
| ings and erect needed new ones and make
other Improvements. He scored the state
roundly for its failure to give the uni
| Versity proper support and drew some in
| vidious comparisons between the facili-
ties offered for the education of the col
ored youth of the state and the white
youth.
The Senate to-day passed the bin by Mr.
Fogarty of Richmond, prohibiting the col
lection of any county or municipal tax
from drummers travelling for houses in this
| state and selling by sample only. The bill
is now ready to receive the approval of
| the governor, when all the drummers in
Georgia will be placed on the same foot
ing.
Senator Golden to-day introduced bills
| cutting down the salary of the governor
from 200 to $3.50, and placing the sala-
ries of the supreme court judges al the
same figure. His bill reduces the pay of
state house officers and judges of the su-
perlor court to $1,000 per year. 1t is not
| proposed to affect the present incumbents,
but to take effect when the new set is
elected
Senator Wilcox has introduced resolu-
tion calling for the recognition of Cuba's
| g,,Ia NxrnG
were a number of Cubans in the gallery OF
the Senate, and they did not hesitate to
give evidence of their hearty approval.
A number of important bills were intro
duced to-day, among them the following:
BY Senator Comas-To prevent dentists,
lawyers and doctors from practicng their
profession until they have paid their pro-
fessional tax.
By Mr.. Freeman Of Coweta-To place
county chain-gangs under control and SUI
pervision of the penitentiary department.
By Mr. Dodson of Sumter-To regulate
the practice in suits in life insurance
cases.
BY Mr.. johnson of Hall.-To abolish the
three days of grace on notes and other
papers, on which such grace has been al
lowed by law.
By Mr.. Duncan of Lee-To direct coun-
ties working misdemeanor convlcts to pay
costs of insolvent cases to the officers Of
court.
by Mr. Nesbit of Clayton-To prohibit
the sale Of cigarettes and cigarette pa
pers, or any substitute therefor. The Of
Tense is to be made a misdemeanor.
BY Mr.. Bartlett of Paulding-Changing
the commissions Of tax collectors and re-
ceivers to the following scale: On the
first $1,000 3 1-3 per cent. On 5000 to
S3, 900, 21k per cent. On $1,000 to $1,000, Ia
per cent. on $1,000 to s6,O00 2 per cent. On
5000 to $1,000, IA per cent. on $4,000 to
$4,000. TX per cent On $4,000 to $4,000,
~ per cent. on the excess Of $500, per
cent.
by Mr.. Freeman of coweta-To regulate
the practice Of architecture and to estab-
lish a state board of architecture. The
governor Is to appoint FIVE architects to
constitute the board, whose terms are
TO run for two years.
BY Mr.. Calvin Of Richmond-To declare
unlawful all trusts and combinations In
restraint Of trade. This applies to impor-
tation, transportation and manufacture.
The penalty is the forfeiture Of charter