The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08
WANTED 1T REC0NSIDERED.
but LA ROCHE TURNED DOWN
OsDoRNE's APPEAL.


to he Continued-Bin as to suits
Against Railroads Was Not Recon-
sidered-The wilcox County Coure
House Fisht-EROrt to Make Pro-
vision for gen KeII--sOme New
BiIIS Introduced.
Atlanta, Nov 7.-Solicltor General Os-
borne made a personal appeal to Repre-
| sentative LaRoche this morning to have
the report of the general judiciary Com
| mittee of the House held up so that the
committee might have an opportunity to-
reconsider It's action at the meeting this
afternoon, and this Mr.. LaRoche refused
to do. The report was accordingly SUBJ
mitted to the House this morning. The
measure takes It's regular place on the
| calendar, and may be reached tomorrow.
1t is understood that Mr.. Osborne has
not given up the tight at all, and that an
amendment win be proposed by Mr.. Bower
of Decatur that the bill shall not become
operative until the people of Savannah rat
| ify It at the October election In 1900
| This has been one of the strongest cards
put forth by Mr.. Osborne, his claim beng
| that the people of Savannah were noe
camorng for the change, and that II was
| aimed at him personally
| 1t was said in the House to-day that
| several members who were absent from
| the committee meeting yesterday when the
| vote occurred are being besieged to Sign a
| petition against Its passage, with those
who were present and voted against It.
| No minority report was submitted this
| morning, but II is the purpose of Mr. Os@
| bornes friends to mass all the strengths
| against II possible.
The bin by Mr. McDonough to elect the
| clerk and sheriff of the City Court OF Sa-
| vannah by vote Of the people is still In
the hands of the general Judiciary COM
mlttee. and has not been considered yet.
MIR. Samuel 3. Adams, attorney for the
| Moorehouse Manufacturing Company OF
| Savannah, appeared before the Senate
| Committee on Agriculture again this aft
ernoon In opposition 10 the pure food bill
| introduced by Senator Steed.
Suits Against Railroads.
MIR. Hall Of Bibb sprung a sensation In
| the House to-day, when Mr.. Mclaughlin
| of Meriwether moved to reconsider the
action Of the House In passing MIR. Halls
| bill relating to the filing of suits against
| railroads in the counties where the home
| offices are situated. Mr.. Hall declared
| that the effort to reconsider was inspired
| by the railroads, and Mr.. Mclaughlin
flushed up and wanted 10 know If the Rcn-
tleman insinuated that his action was con-
rolled by the railroads.
Mr. fIaH said that he had information
| from several members OF the House that
| the representative of the Southern Rail-
road had been to them since yesterday ami
| endeavored to get them to vote for recon-
| sideraiion but that Mr.. Mclaughlin was
not one Of those and that he made nslnu-
ations against no one, but simply stalled
| facts.
Or. Carlton of Clarke said the charge
| made by Mr.. Hall had not been denied,
and he could substantiate It I'm a measure.
He said that In this day of CAPT al and corr
porate aggressiveness, the Legislative body
| of the state should not brook any inter-
| ference upon The part of these corpora
tons In the discharge Of their duV
Reconsideration Favored.
Messrs. Mclaughlin of Meriwether,
| Denny Of Floyd and Park of Greene, IA
vored reconsideration. Their argument
was that Il would congest litigation in tho
| larger cities to the detriment of The coun-
try lawyers. Mr.. Morris Of Cobb charged
| that these members fought the bill last ses-
| sion to compel the Southern Railway 10
become chartered under the laws Of The
state which would prevent the
| transferring OF cases by foreign
| corporations from the Superior and
| City Courts TO the federal courts and
| that they were now singing different
| tune Messrs. Mclaughlin and Park grew
''hot in the collar" and rose to questions
! of personal privilege just before the vote
| was taken, both dlsclaimng that they were
influenced In any way by the railroads In
| their action and Mr.. Park said the South
| ern Railway did not touch his county BY
| eighty-eight miles.
The motion TO reconsider was defeated
| by the vote of 81 20 n on an aye and nay
| vote.
Mr.. calyln's resolution to set apart
| Thursday and Friday for the purpose OF
hearing from the interests affected by the
| Tax Commission bill, was tabled. The
| Committee on Rules reported setting apart
| Thursday for the consideration of Mr..
PAGES college tax exemption bill
wilcox Courthouse Case.
The Wilcox county Court House case
comes uD tomorrow as special order.
| This contest is growing bitter and aggres-
| sive The Rochelle people have sworn
petition OF over 700 names out OF littlc
over ] 900, asking for the removal The
Abbevle people claim that the removal
would destroy their property values. Abbe-
willie Is situated in one corner of the coun-
ty, and the people in the other section are
30 bitter against that town that they will
not repair the Court House and are per-
hitting Il to rot down.
The general judiciary Committee Of the
House. laie this afternoon, by a vote Of
~ to G. decided to report favorably the
bill BY Mr. Han of Bibb, stripping the
Judges of Superior Court of their pow
er to direct verdicts The Legislature
seems TO have resolved itself into Ian and
anti-Hall factions, and the personal allu-
sions are getting TO be moi only sharp and
Incisiye, but more frequent, and the pro-
ceedlngs OF the committee meeting ms
afternoon were strongly marked by these
characteristics
Provision for Gen. KeII.
Both houses have passed a joint reso-
luton providing for a joint committee OF
Ave to report in what way provision can
be made for Gen. J. Mcintosh Kell. This
report is going TO cause locking of horns,
for 1t is claimed that a pension cannot be
voted the old hero without violating the
constitution He cannot come under the
head of the regular pension laws, as they
provide for only INDECENT and invalid Con-
federate soldiers and the widows of such.
Gen Keli owns property at sunny Side,
and II is urged cannot therefore be class
ed as an INDECENT. and his present illness
is due TO a stroke Of paralysis and the