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neOCneu8 ana
the Suit Instituted by Georgia in
the supreme Court Is Dismissed.
News and Notes from the National
CRpital-GeOrgin Delegation Inter
ested in Primary--New LegisIatiom
offered.
By r. M. Larner.
Washington, April 1S.-In the Su-
preme Court to-day the legal represen-
tatives of Georgia and Tennessee an
nounced that an amicable adjustment
has been reached in what is known as
the Ducktown sulphur case. Attorney
General Hart and his associate, L4ig-
non Johnson of Atlanta, were present
in behalf of the state of Georgia. Mr..
Johnson stated to the court that an
agreement has been reached by which
the smelling company proposes to
abate the sulphur burning nuisance in-
volved in the case, which is entirely
acceptable to the state of Georgia. In
accordance with this explanation. Mr..
Johnson requested that all the COM
plants be dismissed. The chief JUS
tice made an order to that effect.
Talked Georgia Politics.
Attorney General Hart. while at the
Capitol was entertained by Represen-
tatives Brantley Howard and Bartlett
of the Georgia delegation. In a gen
eral way Georgia politics was discussed,
and the sentiments expressed were to
the effect that the Georgia Democracy
is prepared to give loyal support to
Judge Parker.
The congressional primaries to be
held next Wednesday naturally interest
the members of the delegation, and
| they have their ears open ready to
| hear the verdict of their respective con-
| stituencies. The delegation as now con-
| stituted Is regarded as the strongest
and most representative delegation On
the minority side. 1t has the best
committee assignments, and as a dele
CATION, wields more influence in the
| House than that of any other South
| ern state.
LivinRstOn's Amendment.
Representative Livingston, with the
| consent of the Committee on Appro-
! priations, to-day changed the language
| of the additional appropriation for the
prison at Atlanta, so that the $4,000
| may be used for purposes other than
ment now reads the amount may be
/ used for all objects of miscellaneous
expenditure at the United States PEN
itentiary Atlanta.
Trying to Help Brunswick Ont.
The Senate Commerce Committee to-
! day reported the urgent river and har-
/ Dor bill back to the Senate, with
number of amendments for surveys.
| which were denied by the House. The
| resolution for a survey of Brunswick
| harbor, so vigorously pressed by Rep
| resentative Brantley in the House and
| Senator Clay in the Senate, has been
| provided for in the bill by the Senate
| Committee.
Provision is made for a survey of the
outer bar and inner harbor of Bruns-
wick, to furnish estimates showing the
cost of a channel twenty-seven to
thirty feet deep at high tide.
The contest will come in conference
to keep the Senate amendments in the
bill.
For south Carolina Rivers.
Through the efforts of Senator Lati-
mer, the committee also incorporated
in the bill the surveys for the Wateree
and Santee rivers, in South Carolina.
Senator Tillman introduced the reso-
luton for these surveys, and in his
absence his colleague kindly looked
after them IN the senate. Kepresen-
tative Scarborough introduced similar
resolutions in the House.
south Carolina Notes.
The Supreme Court to-day affirmed
the decision of the lower court In
awarding $6,500 damages to James s.
Carson, a South Carolina fiagman, who
was injured I'm an accident on the
Southern Railway.
Senator Latimer is still in demand as
good roads crusader. He has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an ad-
dress on the subject in Boston next
Saturday
Representative johnson has been no.
titled that his request for two adj
ditonal letter carriers in Spartanburg
has been reported upon adversely by
the posto.Iice inspector, who investi-
gated the subject.