The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
CITY COURT BILL ON TABLE.
ATTENDANCE SMALL AND ACTION
WAS POSTPONED.

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tion of Senators by the People.
Vernon Shell Road Bill to BE
Amended-Many Bills Passed In
House and Senate.
Atlanta, Dec. 9.-The House passed thlr-
ty-four bills to-day, most of them local
measures.
Nine new bills were introduced and two
resolutions. One of these latter was by
| Mr.. Bond of Madison, and pass
ed unanimously. memoriahzing Geor-
gia's representatives. in Congress
to vote for and use their best
efforts to secure the passage of Senator
| Clay's bill, calling for a constitutional
amendment providing for the election of
| United States senators by the people.
| Mr.. LaRoche's City Court bin came up,
| but he had Il tabled, as there was little
more than a quorum present. He viii
have it put on the calendar Monday. and
the Steering Committee will report II for
action Tuesday.
His bill to amend the charter of the
Vernon Shell Road Company was tabled,
as he wished TO prepare a substitute. The
substitute will prohibit the use of steam
power, will withdraw the right conferred
by the original charter to use any roads
in Chatham county and compel the road
TO build to the extreme limit of their right
of-way so as not to interfere with the
driveway
The House passed Mr.. Slaton's bill to
reduce the punishment in arson cases
where death or manning does not result
therefrom, from death to from five to
twenty years.
Record of Gold Produced.
Another important measure passed was
by Mr.. Post of Coweta, requir-
ing the recording of purchases of
gold gold bullion, gold dust
and nuggets with the oriinaries, quarter
~, who. in turn, must furnish the state
geologist with a record of such pur-
chases. The bill explains that Georgia is
not properly credited with the amount or
gold mined, and these records are TO go
in governmental reports on mines and min
ing statistics.
Dr. Carlton introduced bill to amend
the constitution, so that whenever there
are sufficient funds in the treasury to meet
outstanding bonds due, the sinking fund
tax be not levied.
The bill of Mr., Starr OF Gordon, to pro-
hibit The netting and expectation Of game,
was passed.
The bills by Mr.. Brown of Carroll to
transfer the counties of Heard, Carrollton
and Troup from the Coweta to the Car
rollton circuit and by Mr.. Rawls of Eff
fingham to open the polls in country pre-
cincts at o'clock on election days were
reconsidered and placed on the calendar.
Local Measures Passed.
The following were some of the many
local measures passed:
BY Mr. Walker of Crawford-To amend
an act establishing a public school sys-
tenn for Crawford.
BY Mr. Emanuel OF Glynn-To amend
the act establishing the City Court of
Brunswick.
BY Mr.. Tanner of Coffee-Abolishing the
County Court of Coffee. Also establishing
a Board OF Education in Douglass, Coffee
county
manufactured in Bryan.
BY MT Ford of Worth-Incorporatin the
town of Poulan in Worth.
BY Mr.. Hardwick of Washington-To
amend the charter of Harrison.
BY Mr.. Mitchell of Thomas-Regulatin
the registered vote of Thomas.
BY Mr.. Laing of Terrell-A bill amend
ing the charter of Dawson.
BY Mr.. Williams of blish-
ing Board of Road and Revenue Com
missioners.
BY Mr. Gay of Colquitt-Incorporatlng
the town of Doerun in Colcuitt.
BY Mr.. Johnson of Applng-Regulatin
the licensing of the sale of liquor in APP
ping.
By Mr.. Grassland of Dougherty-Amend-
ing the charter of Albany
BY Mr. Blalock of Fayette.-Trans-
AtAliiS dSGllc County iTOtIl AONeta
to the Flint circuit. Also exempting rail
way postal clerks from jury duty.
BY Mr. Knowles of Fulton-Requiring
the recording of transfers Of deeds ANA
mortgages.
BY Mr. slaton of Fulton-Amending the
code in reference to reporting the decis-
ions of the Supreme Court
By Mr. Adams of Putnam-To assess
damages against owners of stock.
By Mr.. Park of Green-To foreclose bills
of sale like mortgages.
BY Mr.. Calvin of Richmond-Amanding
the section of the code relating to state
banks, so as to define the word surplus
as net profits of said banks
BY Mr.. Grovenstein of the First-To paw
the solicitor of the County Court of 1Sfiing-
ham $3.50 a quarter; aics regulating the
compensation of the clerk OF Efingham
county.
The Day In the Senate.
The Senate adopted a resolution intro
duced by Senator Steed, calling for the APP
pointment of steering committee, and
President Dodson appointed the following:
Senators Steed, Fouche Bum, Terrell AMI
Little.
The following bills were passed:
BY Mr.. Greene Of the Fortieth-To pro-
hihit the driving. transporting or convey
ing of cattle from any point south of the
Blue Ridge mounta ms into or through the
counties of Rabun Townsend. and Union
in this stale to prescribe for quarantine
ing in certain sections of said territory and
prescribe penalty for violation of the
same.
BY Mr.. Dickerson OF the F'ifth-To in
corporate the town of Nichols in the
county of Coffee.
by Mr. Reynolds of Richmond-To
amend section 1888 of volume /, Of the code
of Georgia of 1895 which prescribes the
manner of laying out or changing militia
districts so as 10 authorize the consolida-
ton or abolishing of Old Districts; also to
amend section S3S of volume of the code
of 1895 which prescribes the consequences
of making or changing militia districts, so
as to prescribe the consequences of con-
solidation or abolishing militia districts.
CITY BREvITIES.