The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-09
ABBEVILLE WILL RETAIN IT.
BILL TO REMOVE COURT HOUSE
VOTED DOWN ny HOUSE.

fOIEsD DON HI MOI ST.
Minority Report showed That Many
Illegal votes Had Been Cast in
the EIectiOn-NormnI school Com
mfttee Was Appointed and Went
TO Acknowledgements Confirm
ed by the senate-SeveraI Bills
Introduced.
Atlanta. Nov. 8-A Dbeviue will retain
the county seat of Wilcox county for a
ltTle longer. at least, and judging from
statement made in the House to-day
something may have 10 be done soon, for
il is said that the present structure is
hardly better than a large shanty which
is fast going to decay
Mr.. Moore Of Carroll. chairman of the
Committee on County and County Mat
tiers. which reported favorably the bill of
Mr.. Brown of Wilcox to remove the coun-
" site from Abbeville to Rochelle, said
that The Court House was not good
enough for a North Carolina tobacco house
and That the people of the county outside
OF the Abbcville district were so bitterly
opposed TO it's remaining in Abbevlle that
they dominated the county affairs, ana
would not permit any Improvements 10
be made on the Court House, permitting
10 gradually rot down.
The vote in the House was % to s., the
bill for removal being lost because IL
failed to get the requisite two-thirds
vote
Many Illegal Votes.
The minority report submitted TO the
House by Mr.. Everett of Stewart charged
that the registration for this election,
sor.ething over 5000. was almost twice as
Iar as any previous registration ever
known there. and that the number of votes
polled was sixty-nine more than the reg
istration. On this subject the report says:
IN our opinion, the most glaring frauds
were perpetrated on both sides force and
fraud having dominated and prevailed
wherever opportunity offered No fair
election has been held, and no legal ex-
preston of the peoples wishes has been
given whereby we may intellgently be
guided Nearly twice as many votes were
registered for the Court House election
as there were polls in the county, and
sixty-nine more votes were cast at said
election than there were registered vot-
ers.
illegal votes and unclean methods are
not the means by which legislative sane
ton can or should he obtained. We, there
fore, recommend that the contending fac
lions be left where we found them, and
that the bill do not pass"
The report summed the matter up with
the declaration that the election was
thoroughly rotten from Shake Rag to Ma
pie Branch. from Wolf Pit to Abbeville"
Nr. Calvin tried to have reconsidered
his resolution. allowing interested parties
10 go before the Tax Commission to-mor-
row and Friday. but was baked by a
point Of order raised by Mr.. Hardwick of
Washington.
Normal school Committee.
The committee on the part Of the House
10 visit the State Normal School was an
nounced to-day as follows: Mr. Carlton,
chairman; Mr.. Dews. Mr.. Woodan Mr.
Watkins. Mr. Gresham, Mr. Laing. and
Mr.. Everett. They left tonight for Ath-
ems and will spend tomorrow there in
specdng the property Of the State Normal
School.
Ii was understood that Mr.. Willingham
might call up his prohibition bin to-day,
because of the large attendance but Mr.
Brandon quickly moved to adjourn afte-
the Wilcox contest ended. and, as the |
were tired and restless il carried /
and no chance was given for its consideTa- |
tion, If there had been any chance TO cab |
Il UP.
The Day in the Senate.
Gov. Gambler to-day sent the following !
appointments to the Senate: J. H Upton
10 be solicitor of the County Court of
Wilkes county and J. II. Thomas. to be
solicitor of the County. Court of Appling
county.
The Senate also confirmed the appoint
ments Of J. B. Jones and A. J. Bowden. 20
be judge and solicitor, respectively. of the
County Court of Habersham county.
There was a lengthy argument on Seua-
tor Steed' 5 bilI TO require the Judges of the
superior, city and county courts TO in
struct the juries on the law applicable 20
The theories stated and suggested by the
defendants statement in criminal cases
The bill was finally, on motion Of the au-
thor, sent back 10 the general judiciary
Committee.
The following bills were passed:
BY Senator Brannen-To amend section
1923 of the Code of 1885, volume >, relating
TO timber lands
Also a House bill by Mr.. Lane of Bibb-
To amend section 45l7 of the Civil Code so
as TO authorize the court to which an at
tachment has been returned by the levying
officer 10 hear evidence and pass upon the
sufTiciency Of the bond.
By Senator Gross-To amend section 37l2, |
volume >. of the Code i'm reference to dor
NANCY of judgments by adding at the end
of the seventy-fOurth line thereof. after
the word same" the following proviso:
Provided that the defendant has removed
from the county when execution issues.
the entry of the officer made after defend
ants removal may be recorded upon the
execution docket of the Superior Court of
the county where defendant resides when
the entry was made"
VICTORY FOR MOOREHOUSE co.