The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01
FARMERS HURT BY FREEZE.
INDICATIONS THAT THE GEORGIA
DAT CROP is INJURED.

Woman Lawyer Declared by Law
From Practfcing in Georgia.
Blanks Sent to County school
superintendent for Information to
Embody in the Annual Report OF
Commissioner of Education-COun-
~ Democratic Chairmen Favor
Primaries TO Control vote for
United states senator.
Atlanta, Feb. 2S.-Commissioner of
Agriculture Stevens said this morning
that the indications are that the oat
crop has been injured to large extent in
this state.
q am afraid" said he, "that the oat
crop has been injured to such an extent
by the recent freezes of the ground that
the farmers will suffer considerably from
the loss. If the ground had not been so
wet during the freeze the injury would
not have amounted TO anything but after
the freeze, the ground being wet, 1t spew-
ed up and loosened the roots of the oat
plant; then followed another freeze while
the root was in this condition with little
to protect it, and l have heard that the
crop will be somewhat shortened 10y 1t.
We cannot tell now what will be the eX-
tent of the injury. We have not received
full reports of it, but as the rains were
general and the freeze followed extending
to nearly every part of the state, no sec
ton escaped"
Gov. Gambler received a letter to-day
from Mrs. Bailey of Georgetown D. C.,
who says she is a resident of Rome Ga,
and having graduated in the study of law
at the Georgetown University, wishes 20
be admitted to practice in Georgia, and
asks if she can be under the existing law.
Gov. Gambler investigated the law on the
admission of persons to the practice of
law and found that the act governing the
same provides that the candidate must
be a male person. The Governor wrote to
Mrs. Bailey informing her that the Geor-
gia statute does not allow women to prac-
tice law in this state. This is probably
the first time that this question has arts
en- in an official way.
Assistant Commissioner of Education
WoodaA sent to-day TO the superintend-
ents of education of che different counties
of the state the forms for the annual
statistics of the schools. The blanks,
school facilities and educational condi-
tons of each county and this information
is embodied in the annual report OF the
Commissioner of Education.
In response to the following questions,
propounded by the Journal of this city
TO the Chairman of the County Democratic
Executive Committee, a great majority
that have answered SO far favor the plan.
DO you favor submission to the people
of your county of the question as to who
should be elected to the Senate by the
next Legislaturea
"Do you think that the Democratic
Committee of your county will submit this
question to the voters of the county?"
Chairman Charlton of Chatham county
saws: 81 do not favor the first PROPOSE
ton. AS the Senator is to be elected by
the Legislature and as the matter is con-
fided to their judgment and their response
bility under their oath, do not think
they should be hampered in their choice
by the result of primary. Conditions
might well change between the
time when the primary is held
and the time when the senator
is elected IF the Legislature is TO be
bound by popular expression given months
before he is called upon discharge mis-
duty, it might well happen that he will be
in the anomalous position of voting for a
man who neither his conscience approves,
nor the interest of the state would toler-
ate. If there be any need of change
in the recognized method 1t seems to me
this can be met by sending to the Leg
islature members in whom the people of
the state have entire confidence.
LAS to the second question, 1 am I'M
able to answer that, as 1 have not dis
cussed it with any member of the COM
mittee."
The Minis forces have been trying for
the past few DAYS to get Mccullough to
wit hdraw from the mayoralty race In
favor of their man. but the ex-Councilman
was obstinate. He was promised, if he
withdrew, the Minis votes for Alderman
from the Fifth ward. Mccullough says
he refused to consider the proposition,
and that he expects to be elected Mayor.