The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-09
CHATHAM MAY BE A CIRCUIT.
NEW BILL DRAWN UP AND Is LIKE
IY TO BE PASSED.

The Measure Already Read the First
Time in the senate and Referred
TO Committce-Comm Recon-
mendS 1t FaVOrabIy and 1t Can he
Passed by the senate Tomorrow.
senator Wooten's Bill Changing
the Registration Laws KilIed-Two
Bills by Senator Carter Also
KILLED.
Atlanta. Ca. Dec. S-Chatham county
may YET he made a judicial circuit by it.
self despite the defeat Of the Brannen bill
in the House yesterday.
This morning the committee from the
Savannah bar reached the city. and after
a conference with the delegation in the
House ana Senate, a bin was drawn up
providing that two circuits be made Of the
counties now comprising the eastern,
Chatham being one. and the other four
counties comprising the new Atlantic cir
cult" the new judge to assist in the east
en circuit when necessary.
The bill was introduced in the Senate,
read the first time. and referred to the
judiciary committee. That body at once
!
II viii be read the second time tomorrow,
and can be passed on Friday if the Senate
favors IT, which seems probable. There is
time enough left TO get it through the
House. and the Chatham members are
hopeful of success despite the crush at
the tail end of the session.
The Senate to-day killed the bill of Sen
ator Wooten from the Fifteenth, changing
the registration laws The bill provided
that the tax collectors In the different
counties Of the state prepare last Of all
voters who have paid their taxes, the tax
collectors to furnish one of the lists to
the county ordinary and the clerk of the
court, they in turn TO furnish one to each
justice of the peace in every militia dis
trict Any person left off this list to be
placed upon it by the ordinary in cases
where proper showing is made. This was
to make a personal registration on oath
necessary.
The bin of Senator Cartar, providing for
the appointment of election managers, was
taken from the table by unanimous consent
and then killed. The bill gave the chair
man of each county executive committee
Of every party represented in an election
the right to name one manager at each
precinct The manager named is to be
appointed by the ordinary.
Senator Carter's bin giving sheriffs,
deputy sherlns, police officers and bailiffs
the right to carry arms concealed was also
killed by vote of p to IA.
The resolution of Senator Battle, giving
the governor power to convey the right
to the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern
railroad to use property of the state at
Marietta was passed. The resolution pro-
vided that the railroad company might he
allowed to use a strip of land fifteen feet
in width and of considerable length upon
the payment of $500, if the lessees of
an Western and Atlantic railroad do not
object. This to be perpetual. In case
neither party agrees TO this, then the gov
ernor is empowered to make such con-
tract as he may deem best. not however,
TO extend beyond the lease now held on
the Western ana Atlantic railroad
The cigarette bill, making the sale of
these articles unlawful was killed.
This afternoon Senator Yancey Carter
introduced a bill providing for the passage
of what is known the Initiative and
referendum law. which is a plank of the
populist platform.