The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-02
WAY CLEAR FOR LAWMAKERS.
JUDGES AND SOLICITORS NATTER
SETTLED YESTERDAY.

senator Humphreys Introduces "
Bill Relative to Railroads BefuS-
ing to RuiId DepOts when Ordered
by the CommiSSiOn-BilI TO Exempt
Emory College Realty From Taxa
tion-Presidents Gilmore and Will
son Invited to Address the Legis-
Iature on Education Tonight.
Atlanta. Ga. Nov. Judges and solic-
Hors again occupied the attention of the
legislature to-day. The list was com
pleted. however. the new Atlantic circuit,
being the last one supplied and now the
assembly has clear way ahead to do
business without detention. This was the
last time the legislature viii have the
privilege of elecung the Judiciary, unless
the constitution is changed and the pass
ing of the judiciary election takes away
from the life OF the legislature one Of its
most attractive features.
In the Senate the only business trans
acted before the joint session convened
was the introduction Of bill by Mr.
Humphreys of the Seventeenth district,
providing that hereafter, in cases where
railroads refuse 10 erect or improve de
pots in obedience to the order of the rail
road commission. suit for the penalty shall
be filed in the county where the site in
controversy is located instead of in the
county where the railroads main Office
is located.
A number of new bills were introduced
IN the House before the joint session.
During this work there was little pass
lion
mond, who Is the Nestor of the House,
end Mr.. Swift of Ebert. The latter want
ed to have a bill read the second time
when Mr.. Calvin called him down, BY say
ing bills had to go to the committees un>
less engrossed, before being read second
time. Mr.. Swift replied that such was
not the case, and that his request was
strictly in order, but the speaker Upheld
MIR. Calvin.
Mr.. Pace of Newton introduced bill,
the purpose of which is to exempt from
taxation the realty held by Emory College
as endowment. Last year a similar bill
was introduced and killed, the lines being
drawn between the friends OF Emory and
of the state university There was a live
ly fight over il, and il promises to be re-
peated this session.
Mr.. Morrison of Cobb offered a bill re-
curing the judges OF City and Superior
Courts to decide motions within thirty
days with a penalty of removal from or
fee except where the delay is for provi-
Dental causes.
Mr. Morrison had another bill read, max
ing il unlawful to discharge firearms on
Sunday except in self-defense.
President Gilmore of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity and President William T. Wilson
OF Washington and Lee, who are in At
lanta have been invited to address the
legislature in the House tomorrow night,
on the subject of education.
United States Senator's Clay and Bacon
go down TO the Eleventh district tonight
to help Congressman Brantley in his cam
paign. Congressman Bartlett will also be
in the party, the three remaining in the
district making speeches until the election
is over. Senator Clay left here tonight
at IL O'Clock. He will be Joined in Ma
con by Senator Bacon and Mr.. Bartlett,
the three going to Waycross, where they
viii branch out in different counties OF
the Eleventh district.