The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-13
MANY MATTERS CONSIDERED.
CITY COURT BILL WAS put BACK
on THE CALENDAR.

the House-Senate Passed the Bill
Relating to AtInnta's DcpOt-It
Gives the Commission COnsidera-
BILE POsvcr-Biu Relating TO Teach
crs Was Defeated-Frcight Train
BuI Passed-Other Measures Act
ed on.
Atlanta. Dec 12-NIr. Morris Of Cobb
moved 10 reconsider the action of yester-
day in defeating an appropriation of $500
for contingent expenses of the Railroad
Commission. The motion was lost by a
vote OF Sc TO 81.
Mr.. Hall of Bibb then moved to recon
slider the action of yesterday afternoon in
defeating his bill to prevent judges from
directing verdicts. The motion prevailed.
Mr. LaRoche had his City Court bill
taken from the table and put on the calen-
dar and a similar request of Mr. Rawls
OF Efingham relative to the opening OF
polls at county precincts was granted.
Mr. ChappelI of the Committee on APP
propriations reported unfavorably resolu-
tons for the publication of the geological
survey, and to pay Manning White $3.50
for stenographic services rendered upon
the order of Governor Atkinson in a case
against the sheriff of Mcintosh county.
Mr. LaRoches bill to amend the charter
of the Vernon Shell Road Company, per-
hitting it to use electric power and with
drawing the privilege of occupying any
of the public roads of Chatham county,
passed the House tonight.
The bill by Mr.. Park of Greene to require
the fertilizer inspectors to forward TO the
oh quqlNGte demand
any butter or cheese, to be analysed by
him. passed the House tonight.
The other bills passed were:
BY Mr. McCrane of Berrien-To incor-
poratc the town of Sparks.
BY Mr. Gay of Colquitt-To establish
system of registration in the town of
Moultrie; also TO amend the charter of
Moultrie.
BY Mr.. Williams of Emanuel-To incor-
porate the town of Adrian.
BY Mr.. Emanuel of Glynn-To amend the
charter of Brunswick; tabled.
Fertilizer Bill Defeated.
The House defeated the bill by Mr.. Jor-
dan of Jasper this morning, to regulate
the registration, sale, inspection and
analysis of commercial fertilizers, acid
phosphates, chemicals and cotton seed
meal in the state of Georgia. The bill
fixed z per cent. as the minimum of plant
food.
MT. MOTIFS OF AOOD spoke III 1dNOI VI
an amendment by himself TO prevent the
bin from applying to The fertilizers already
mixed under the old law. Mr.. Morris said
the bill would force all the "dry-mix'
fertilizer factories in the state, fifty-two
in number to close down. 1t would cut
down the price of cotton seed meal by re-
ducing the amount in a ton of fertilizer
from 500 to 100 pounds. Mr.. Morris said
the price of cotton seed would be de-
creased one-half The fertilizer trust
would be benefited 100000 the first year.
''If the Commissioner of Agriculture does
not know this bill is robbery from the far
mers he ought TO be put out of office and
a man put in who does know said Mr..
Morris
The fertilizer trust has been at work
IN secure the passage of this bill. under
stand the head of the trust was here Sat
uday working eor the bill" he said.
Mr. Everett of Stewart denied that the
bill would benefit the trusts. He said he
had a letter from one company, reported
TO be in the trust, asking him TO vote
against the bill.
A mirolity report signed by eleven men,
bers of the committee was read on the
motion of Mr. Harden of Wilkes.
Mr.. Swift of Ebert thought The bill af-
foIded needed protection 60 farmers.
MIR. Jordan ON His Bill.
Mr.. jordan Of Jasper denied thai the bill
that the gentleman from Cobb was mis-
taken on that point The representatives.
Of the trust had teen lobbying against the
bill.
Mr. Jordan said for several years he
had been studying the fertilizer laws with
a view to raising the standard and pro
tecting the farmers from poor quality
of fertilizer. He had conferred with the
Commissioner of Agriculture and the pres
emf bill was the result of the recent meet
ing of the Southern States Commissioners
Of Agriculture In Atlanta.
Mr.. Jordan said that there was moth
ing In the bill TO injure the cotton seed
meal industry. So far as the dry mix
ers" were concerned, there was one In
his own county to whom the bill mad been
submitted and by whom it was approved.
In conclusion Mr.. Jordan appealed in the
interest Of the farmers, for protection from
inferior fertilizers so that when they
bought fertilizers, they could be sure they
got what they paid for.
Mr. Jordan said that the provision OF
the bill which allowed the Commissioner OF
Agriculture to appoint fertilizer inspectors
at a salary of SS3 a month, would be a
large saving to the state.
Mr.. Houser of Houston spoke against
the bill claiming there was no necessity
for it.
The vote on the bill stood 90 to 65. AMI
having failed to receive a constitutional
majority il was lost.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole 10 consider the bill of Mr.. Allen OF
Baldwin TO appropriate $1,000 for repairs
on the old capitol building at Nil edge
vile, Mr. Tatum Of Dade in the chair.
The bill by Mr.. Speer of Sumter "a
amend the section of the code which re-
Quires railroad trains to stop at all places
where two railroads cross at grade was
defeated. Mr.. Speer's bill provided that
by the use of interlocking switches the ne
cessity for stopping should be ended.
Mr.. Hall of Bibb opposed the change
He said the present law was wise one.
Mr.. Speer defended his bill saying tha
the plan of stopping did very well in old
en- days, but modern invention had rem
dered that custom unnecessary He sale
there was no question of the safety of tn
interlocking switches. BY vote of A t
81 the bill was defeated.
The city Court Bill.
Mr.. LaRoche's bill to separate the solic