The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-12
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
DECISION OF SUPREME COURT
IN THE CASE OF CONNALLY VS.. THE
ATLANTIC CONTRACTING co.

In Part the Decision of the Superior
Court Was Sustained and in Part
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Commissioners
Are Embarrassed for Funds be
cause subscriptions Are Paid So
sIowIy-Need Money for the GeOr-
gia Building.
Atlanta, May 1.-THE Supreme Court
to-day decided the case of Connally VS..
the Atlantic Contracting Company and
others, in part affirming the Judgment
of the Superior Court of Chatham, and
in part reversing it.
b. D. Greene and the Gaynors were
also made defendants to the suit, and
the Supreme Court holds that where
an attachment is sued out against four
parties, and the return of the levying
officer shows that the property seized
was levied on as the property of only
one of them, the attachment was prop
erly dismissed as to the other three
The Supreme Court, therefore. sus-
tains the dismissal of attachment as
to Greene and the Gaynors, but re-
verses the decision dismissing the at
tachment as to the Atlantic Contract
ing Company. The case will therefore
go to trial upon the attachment against
the Atlantic Contracting Company,
From the City Court.
Other Chatham county cases decided
bv the Supreme Court are as follows;
Young VS.. Central of Georgia Railway
Company. damages, before Judge Nor
wood. reversed; Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company VS.. jackson
damages, before Judge Norwood, ar
frmed.
Paying Up Too slowly.
The Georgia commissioners, who nave
charge of erecting the Georgia building
at the St. Louis Exposition, are meet
ing with some embarrassment, as the
result of slow payment for subscrip-
tions. Only 81, 400 has been paid TO date
and over $4,000 is still. due. Oh tne
amount paid 81 600 was in lumber, 10
mated by the Georgia Sawmill Associa-
ton, and 81, 100 has been spent tol
freight. The building is now aoou'
half completed. and the commissioners
say they need the money at once
The largest amounts are due by AT
lanta and Macon.
S35.OOO Due Georgia Soldiers
Judge c. G. James, who is looking
after the collection from the United
States War Department of the back
pay due Georgia troops in the wal
with Spain. finds that the amount due
in this state is nearer $S5, 900 than $685.
600. He will proceed at once to get uI
the evidence and necessary papers
which will take the balance of this
year. He is to receive 10 per cent. fol
doing the work. Other states have
paid Washington attorneys from 20 tc
SO per cent. for collecting similar
claims.
DIR. Harris Appointed.
DR.. J. Frank Harris of Pavo Thomas
county, was to-day appointed by Gov
Terrell member of the State Board OF
Eclectic Medical Examiners, in place OF
DIR. M T. Johnson of Lawrenceville
resigned.
Savannah OfRcers' Commissions.
The following commissions were is
sued to-day from the office of Adjt
Gen. S. w. Harris: William G. Austin
captain, Company D.; Robert ]. Travis
captain, Company c.; Alexander P.
Adams, first lieutenant, Company c.
First Battalion Heavy Artillery. Sa-
vannah; Frank P. Mcintyre, first lieu
tenant and battalion adjutaht. First
Infantry, Savannah.
Revising the School Laws.
The special committee appointed to
consider the matter of revision oil
Georgia's school laws. met in the Of
fee of State School Commissioner Mer-
rift to-day. . Mr.. John N. Holder, OF
Jackson was made chairman, ana Mr..
Bell. of Milton, secretary. Many fea-
lures of the school laws were dis
cussed Perhaps the most important
recommendations decided on were 70
change the beginning of the school
term from Jan. l to July !, ana TO
grant the right of eminent domain i'll
locating school houses.
The committee will meet again on
June to prepare its report to the
Legislature. t
May Avoid a Primary.
To save the necessity of having a
primary for Judge of the Augusta cir
cult, Chairman E. T. Brown has pro-
posed by letter to the members of the
State Executive Committee an amend
ment to committees rules, making the
calling of a primary unnecessarys II
by a certain date, to be named by the
chairman, only one candidate has APP
peared in the field. 1t is stated that
Hon. Henry C. Hammond, recently APP
pointed by the Governor to succeed
Judge Gary, would be the only candi-
date and in this event, it is thought II
will be advisable to dispense with a pri-
mary altogether. The members of the
State Committee will no doubt unani-
mously indorse the proposed amend
ment.
Is Against Instruction.
Congressman L. F. Livingston, of the
Fifth district, has come out with Others
against an instructed delegation to st.
Louis. In an interview to-day he op-
poses instructions being put upon the
delegation by the convention, but says
the delegation should go under the unit
rule. >