The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15
THE GRIND DID NOT CEASE.
LEGISLATURES WORK CONTINUED
IN SPITE OF JUBILEE.

Ian on the COmmittee-Chatha m =
LEGISLATION Has All Been Pushed
ThrOuGh-AiIanta City Court Bill
Amended-Senate to Increase Sew
eraI Appropriations.
Atlanta. Dec. 1.-THE legislature strove
manfully to-day to grind out laws, de-
spite the fiutter of excitement over the
visit of the President and the general ju-
bilee feeling in the atmosphere. Be it said.
10 the credit of the lawmakers, that they
succeeded remarkably well IN this deter
mination not to lee the jubilee visitors
interfere with the public business, which
is now rapidly nearing its constitutional
Limitation.
The Senate held fun session, hammer
ing away hard at all sorts of bills, never
pausing until the regular adjournment
hour, 1 o'clock, had arrived, when the
Joint session was convened. The House
held its usual two sessions, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the presidential crowd
did not get out of the capitol until half
hour before the afternoon session was
convened.
This was the last day for the passage
of House bills, through that branch, or
Senate bills i'm the upper house, and nee
essarily the day was devoted to odds and
ends of this kind. Bills that did not get
out of the House, where they originated,
to-day, now have no chance to become
laws this session.
Here it is a matter of satisfaction 10
state that every bill introduced by the
Savannah delegation will be disposed of
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This morning the LaRoche bill. amending
the oyster law, was passed by the House
and ordered al once TO the Senate. wEie
the Senate bill for the removal of Schwarz
from the lunatic asylum TO the hands of
the Chatham county authorities for trial,
came over from the Senate to the House.
These are the last bills having a local in
terest in Savannah. There is not another
delegation in the legislature that has made
such record for successful work as the
Chatham members.
Several prominent Savannahans were
on the floor of the House during the day.
They were Col. G. b. Whatley, Col. Geo.
It. Cam and Col. r. NJ Hui, all MEM
bers of the Governors staff. They came
UP TO participate in the jubilee ceremonies,
and were part of the escort 10 the Pres-
dent. Tonight they attended the Capital
City Club reception, and tomorrow viii
be in the big military pageant, returning
home tomorrow night. The Savannah
ladies also had a special row of seats in
the House gallery. Mr.. Mcmillan was a
member of the House committee to re-
ceive the President.
The committee TO investigate the condi-
ton of the state treasury reported this
morning the result of its findings, recon-
mending several changes in the states
system of bookkeeping. The report shows
an estimated balance on Jan. l, 1899, of
s., 179, 6S7.5S, and an estimated balance on
Jan. !. 1900 of $1,7O40 61.H.
A communication was received in both
Houses from the Governor enclosing an
offer from Mrs. Una Clements, and Judge
j. b. Clements, to donate TO the state two
acres of land in Irwin county, embracing
the site on which jefferson Davis was cap
tured in 1863 The Governor suggested that
the land should be accepted and turned
over to the Daughters of the Confederacy
for suitable Improvements.
A bill by Mr. Jordan of Jasper, to con-
soiidate the laws for the inspection and
analysis of fertilizers, was passed, while
the bin to allow all boards of county COM
missioners in the state to elect their clerks, 1
was defeated for the second time.
A bill by Mr.. Allen of Baldwin, to allow
the graduates of the Georgia Normal and
Industrial College at Miledgeville to teach
I'm this state without q special examination
passed unanimous.
Bills by MIR. Duncan of Houston, to fix
the venue of suits against railroad COM
panies, and by MIR. Beauchamp of Pike, TO
provide for summer sessions of the State
University for the benefit of the teachers
of the state. were passed.
The Atlanta City Court bills providing
for the election of judges and solicitors of
the City Courts by the people of Fulton
county came up, and Mr. Slaton, chair
man of the House committee to confer
with the Senate committee and endeaVor
to reach an agreement, moved TO recon-
slider the action of the House in refusing
to concur in the Senate substitute.
The Senate substitute was then amended
so as 10 establish the Criminal Court of
Atlanta. The purpose of this amendment
was to make it unnecessary to certiorari
cases from the court to the Superior Court.
The action of the Senate as amended, was
agreed to. which settles this, the hottest
fight of the session.
The Senate substitute provides that an
election for judge of the City Court, and
for judge and solicitor of the criminal
court shall be held at the next general cleo
ton The officers thus elected win be an
stalled on Jan. /, 1900. The Governor will
appoint the officials to fin the positions
from the time the terms of the present in
cumbenIs expire until 1900. Under the pro-
visions of the bills as originally passed by
the House, the people were to elect the i'm
mediate successors of the present incum-
bents. The Senate refused to concur an the
House bills, and would not recede from its
position
In the Senate this morning, Mr.. Humph-
reys moved to reconsider the action of the
Senate yesterday i'm killing his bill to
change the venue in cases brought against
railroads for refusing 10 bui.d dep0ts when
ordered to DO so, and his request was
granted.
Mr.. Little moved to reconsider the ac
ton of the Senate i'm killing the Lane bill
to cut the salaries of the railroad COM
missioners from $500 to $1,000 a year but
the motion was lost and the bill is dead.
Mr. Morrison's bill, ato require all sher-
ins to give persons condemned to death a
drop of not less than six feet. so as to
dis,ocate the neck, was passed.
The Senate finance committee is ham
mering away on the appropriation bill. 1t
has already decided to raise the House
on the school appropriation and make II
aoO,0O0 also TO raise the appropriation
TO the State Norrnal School eQ Ooo "a