The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-17
LAST OF THE LEGISLATURE.
LAW OF LIMITATION ENDS ITS SEES
SION AT MIDNIGHT.

and Goes TO the GONernOr-hr.
MhippIe's Attempt to Make Ii Car
ry Through His Proposed Wire
grass Circuit Fails-Thc Vote on
the Chatham Circuit 1913 Ayes to
Nay.
Atlanta. Ca, Dec. 16.-The House this
morning passed the bill by Senator Geiger
dividing the eastern judicial circuit, or
rather creating a new circuit, to be known
as the Atlantic" circuit, with Bryan, Eff
fingham Liberty and Mcintosh counties,
while Chatham, the fifth county of the
present circuit, is left to become the sole
county in the eastern circuit.
The bill had a narrow escape, however,
on account of an effort by Mr.. Whipple
of Dolly to tack on to it an amendment
creating another new circuit, to be known
as the wiregrass circuit
Gov. Atkinson will undoubtedly approve
the bill. and it win then become a law.
Under the bill creating the Atlantic CIR
cult out of four counties of the present
eastern circuit, there viii be no division
of the circuit untl Jan. 1, 1893 The bin
does not take effect until that time, and
the judge and solicitor for the new cir
cult viii be elected by the next legisia-
ture.
Maj Meldrlm's steady nerve and good
generalship is what brought the new cir
cult bill through. Without his able man
agement it would undoubtedly have been
killed. When it came up, Mr.. Whipple,
whose original bill TO create the wiregrass
circuit was killed last week. undertook TO
ride through on the GeigeT bill, which he
saddled with an amendment so as to pro
vide also for the creation of another new
judicial circuit, 10 be known as the Wire
grass circuit. composed of the counties of
Dooly, Worth and Colquitt. Mr.. Whipple
made a strong fight to secure this circuit,
but the bill with the amendment failed OF
a majority.
Mr. Meldrim of Chatham Immediately
made motion to reconsider the bill, say
tng that Mr.. Whipple had agreed to with !
draw the amendment. This motion pre-
vailed and Mr.. Whipple stated that he had
offered the amendment in the interest OF
the people of his circuit, but inasmuch as
it had failed he had no desire to interfere |
with the passage of the original measure.
The amendment was accordingly with |
drawn and the original bill was placed up |
on its passage. 1t received the nattering |
vote of 103 to / The reason for establish |
ing a new circuit TO be composed solely of |
Chatham county are of the strongest, and |
the sentiment in favor of it was almost |
unanimous
An effort was made to reconsider the |
adopting the stock law to erect fences, |
which was killed yesterday, but the mo- |
ton was voted down after some debate.
Senator STAIRS bill regulating the de |
posits required of building and loan assoc |
Citations was passed with an amendment by |
Mr.. Freeman of COweta, so that the GER
tifcates issued by such depository or trust |
company shall state on its face that the |
securities so deposited have not been ex- |
amined by any state authority in order to |
ascertain whether or not 70 per cent of the |
assets of such association have been de- |
posted.
The House refused to vote its thanks to |
Fultons representatives this morning for I
having been 'wined, dined and toasted. |
during the legislative session of 1867 |
The members willingly subscribed to the |
resolution of thanks. ETC. which was Of |
fered by Mr. Hill of Troup, until their at |
tention was directed by Mr.. BalOck of |
Fayette to the fact that 1t recited how ev-
cry member had been ''Wined and dined" bv |
Fulton's members. Then there was whole
sale agitation. Mr.. Blalock wanted "wined |
and dined' struck out as he hadn't been
wined and dined ne said though he was |
in hearty sympathy with the sentiment of |
the resolution. Neither had Mr. Bofeuil-
let been wined and dined, but he was will |
ing to scatter flowers along the pathway |
of the worthy living" in the words of the
resolution.
drank any of the Fulton gentlemen's wine.
This is not fit subject for us to legis-
late upon anyway" said Mr. johnson of +
Hall, land l move that we lay it on the
table" This motion was carried with
only one no" which came from Mr.. Cal
win Of Richmond.
Mr.. Hill of Troup was amazed that it
did not go through in a trot The fact
that the House didn't pass the resolution
as no reflection upon Messrs.
Knowles. Slaton and Fielder, who are
three of the most popular members in
the House, but is attributed to a belief
that the member from Troup had brought
thing before the House that had no bust
ness there.
The special committee appointed to in
Nesugate as to the right of the Hon Rob
ert L. Hardeman, late state treasurer. to
certain fees collected from building and |
loan associations to-day reported that it
had decided that these fees rightly be-
long TO the estate of the late treasurer. l.
This is another Knockout blew to the |
Blalock committee, not a Solitary recon- |
mehdatlon OF which was accepted and /
made operative by law.
When the convict bill was reached In !
the House this morning. the fight was be- |
gun on section II, which was revised in
the Senate. One amendment placed no
restriction on the hiring of convicts al
lowing them to be worked in any industry
and their physical abilities The bill. as
IL passed the House, prohibited them be- |
ing worked in fOundries, cotton factories
and machine shops
Mr.. Boynton Of spalding opened the fight
with motion to disagree with the Sen
ate's amendment
me argument lasted for nearly an hour.
many speaking on both sides of the CON
foVersy. This ground was fully gone over
when the same question was under discus
sion in the House before.
Another amendment was struck out. the
provision that the conVicts could be worked
IN any industry consistent with their phys-
zeal abilities when not in competition with
skilled labor. Both of these amendments
tended to the one conclusion, that the con
Vlcls should be allowed to engage in any
labor. A vote on the motion to disagree
with the latter amendment was taken and
lost The amendment was then concurred
in. On the motion to disagree with the
other amendment the ayes were 80 and
the nays were Sc. This was the most i'm
portant issue involved. and was the cause
of the hottest fight While the bill was in
the House.
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