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THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
DAILY PROCEEDINGS OF THE
HOUSE AND SENATE.
GEORGIA’S LAW makeiis and what TnEY
ARE DOING TO ADVANCE TUK GRAND
OLD STATE’S INTERESTS.
THE HOUSE.
27th Day —The new matter is all on
the clerk’s desk of the house, according
to the mle adopted by that body of the
legislature, which made Friday the last
day for the introduction of new matter.
Accordingly, the day was spent entirely
with the reading of new bills, and there
were nearly a lull hundred of them piled of
on the table before the call of the roll
counties was finished. There are now
nearly 450 bills before the legislature,
arising i ft the house, since the present
session began. Among those introduced
Frida were several important ones. Among
them are the following: A bill regu¬
lating the sale of tax fi. fas. in Appling time
county. A bill changing the
for holding Floyd county railroad superior coinmis- court.
A bill to authorize the
sioners to appoint a civil engineer w hose
duty it shall be to insp ct the various
railroads of this State in the interests of
the traveling public and the employes of
railroads, and for other purposos. To
incorporate section the 1533 town (C) of of Clarjjesville. the coderela- To
amend
tive to the appointment of chemists and
inspectors of fertilazers, by striking out
the proviso that the salary of no in-
spector shall exceed one-half the fees re¬
ceived by him. A bill to create in each
county a board of equalization subject of all
personal and real property now
to taxation. A bill to amend the act
knowm as an act to make permanent the
fund for the University of Georgia.
A bill fixing the time for holding courts
iu the new circuit of Tallapoosa. A bill
requiring all dealers in fire-arms to apply
for permission to the ordinary by January
1st, and pay a lee of $50, and to require
such dealers to keep a record of all sales,
who the purchaser, etc. To provide Richmond for
the hiring of convicts in
coun'y. To enlarge the powers of the
county boards of education iu this state,
allowing them the right to hire teachers
by salary if they deem best. A bill to
authorize guarantee companies security aud nds. like
corporations to become on b
A bill to repeal the fence law for the one
hundred and thirty-third district of Mc¬
Duffie county. , A bill by request to have
judges and solicitors appointed by the
governor. The house of
28tii Day.— representa¬
tives devoted the entire day Saturday
to the reading of bills the second time.
There was but little new mat.er intro¬
duced.
29th Day’. —The most important busi¬
ness before the legislature Monday was
the consideration of the tax bill in the
house. It was the special order for the
day. Futures are destined to jump clear
out of sight during the next two years.
The tax on firms dealing in futures was
raised from $500 to $10,000 a year.
There is a little change in the tax bill
from what it was last year. The bill was
read the third t me and then, on motion
of Dir. Huff, of Bibb, it
was adpted by sections. The most
noticeable fact is that the rate
of taxation is lower than it was for 1889
and 1890. The tax rate for 1889 whs
four and two-tenths mills. For 1891 it
was fixed at three and five-sixth mills.
For 1890 the tax rate was three and four-
tenilis mills. For 1892 it is fixed at
three and five sixth mills. At 12 o’clock
the house and senate went into joint ses
sion for the purpose of electing a solic¬ of
itor for the southern circuit in place
Hon. Daniel W. Rountree, resigned.
Hon. John It. Slater, of Lowndes coun¬
ty was elected without oppossition.
The paragraphs fixing inhabitant a poll tax of one
dollar on every male between
21 and 60, except blind persons, maimed
or crippled Confederate soldiers, was
adopted, and then several other sections
fixing the same tax on doctors, bank
presidents and firms negotiating loans, presi¬
railroad, express and telegraph
dents as was fixed last year ($10) was
adopted. The tax on circuses is materi¬
ally increased, The last act required for a
tax of $200 on all circus companies Georgia.
each day they may exhibit in
The present act increases this tax to $300
a day. This act excepts histrionic,musical,
operatic and elocutionary entertainments.
Dealers in firearms will now pay $25 for
each plabe of business in each county
where the same are sold. The seven¬
teenth section is cue of great confederacy. importance
to the old soldiers of the
This sect ion provides that all blind per -
sons and confederate soldiers relieved
from paying poll taxes shall also he re¬
lieved fioni paying taxes for the perform¬
ance of any game or play, on ten pin
alleys, shooting galleries, on vending
pate -t medicines, and on venders travel¬
ing on the rivers in boats.
30th Day.— In the house, on introduced Tuesday,
Mr. Fleming, of Richmond,
a bill to be entitled an act to declare
dogs property in Georgia. Section 1
is as follows: Be it enacted by the gen¬
eral assembly of the state of Georgia.
That, from and after the passage of this
act, dogs in this state shall be property,
affected with all the rights aud
liabilities of other personal property.
Section 2. Repeals conflicting laws.
Colonel Bob Whitfield, of Baldwin, wants
to look up the $24,000 that has accumu¬
lated to the credit of the educational
fund for negroes for the past three years,
aud have it placed back iu the general
fund of Georgia’s treasury. His resolu¬
tion to this end passed the house and was
transmitted to the senate. The bill in¬
troduced by Mr. Ryals, of Chatham, pro¬
viding for the taxing of railroads by mu¬
nicipal governments, passed the house on
a mammoth follows: vote. O her bills passed
were A bill to appropriate
money for inffexiug the journals of the
house and senate. A resolution for tbe
North and SouthStreet Railroad Company.
Also, to amend the charter of east Home.
To instruct the governor to enquire lunatic into
the amount of insurance on the
j asylum, and to have the buildings insured
i for half the amount of their value. A
resolution that the gov rnor be requested
in making his requsitiou under section
| 1,661, of statutes of United States, for
j arms, that he make them so as they will
j conform to the resolutions of the military
| advisory board. To authorize the
frnvcmnr to make settlement of liti-
gatnon over the Georgia state -ottery.
To fix the time for holding court in the
new circuit known as the Tallapoosa cir-
cuit. To amend the act providing for the
giving in of wild lands for taxation, fio
provide when attachment leins on realty
shull take effect against third Georgia parties,
To amend the school laws of
governing the powers of boards of com-
missioners and teacher’s examinations,
THE SENATE.
27th Day.—A nother fight on the de-
partment of agriculture was inaugurated
Friday in the senate. The bill is by
Senator Vincent, of the forty-first. Its
proposition is brief and to the established point—to
repeal the act of 1874, which
the department, and all acts amendatory
thereof. The Ellington fertilizer bill
passed the senate, practically without op-
position, the vote being 34 to 1. Some
general bills and more local bills come up
every legislature, intended to protect
the farmer against having his cotton
stolen, The most sweeping could meas¬ well
ure of this kind that
he devised was introduced by
Senator Todd. It is “to prevent the sale
of cotton, in the seed or lint, without the
consent of the owner of the land upon
which the cotton is raised.” It is a mis-
demeanor to buy, as well as to sell, with¬
out this written consent. Senator John¬
son, of the thirty-ninth, introduced an
important hill. It is a code amendment,
section 3554. to make only one-half of
the daily, weekly or monthly wages of
journeymen, mechanics and day la¬
borers exempt from garnishment. again
The Twitty hill w’as taken up by
the senate agricultural committee. One
amendment was adopted, and then the
bill was reported favorably. That amend¬
ment was made by the author of the bill,
in lieu of all the amendments. That leaves
the bill exactly as it is for amounts not
exceeding $200. For amounts exceeding
$100, but net more than $o00, 5 per cent
attorney’s fees is allowed; and for
amounts over $500, 2£ per cent. But in
no case—no matter what the amount may
be—shall an obligation to pay attorney’s
fees, in addition to the interest specified,
be binding unless a judgment is rendered.
The bill to consolidate aud amend
the common school laws of the
state, enure up for a third roadiucr
It was ordered printed, and made
the special order for Wednesday.
The following senate bills were passed:
To incorporate the Southern National
Railroad company. To incorporate the
Bank of LaGrange. To incorporate the
Merchants’ Exchange Bank to d Trust
company. To incorporate the Columbus
investment company. To incorporate the
Bank of Mon oe. Amending the charter
of tlie Contractors’ Association To In¬
corporate the Savannah Savings and
Mortgage company. Amending the char¬
ter of the American Trust and Banking
company. Amending the charter of the
Germania Savings bank. To provide of a
system of public schools for the town
Calhoun.
28th Day. —The senate committee on
deaf and dumb asylum made their report
Saturday. An appr priation of $6,000
was recommended. Senator Terrell’s bill,
to prevent the combination of insurance
companies to lessen competition, opposition. was
passed bill in the senate Martin, without of Fuiton,
The by Mr. to
make the six months’ appropriation for
the Technological school was also passed.
A senate fight on the Twitty bill was post¬
poned by the bill being referred, by its
friends,back to the agricultural commit¬
tee. The following bills were passed: To
amend the charter of the Macon aud At¬
lantic. To relieve E. J. Murphey and
the citizens of Pike county. To relieve
the British American Assurance Company
from penalty for delay in paying taxes.
To incorporate the North Georgia Rail¬
road Company. To authorize the Sa¬
vannah and Western to 1 av track on cer¬
tain streets in Columbus. To incorporate
the Empire Mutual Accident Association
of Atlanta. To amend the charter of
the American Loan andBanking Company.
To noncorporate the town of Tennillc.
To incorporate the Bank of Mavsville.
To amend the charter of the Eaton and
Machen railroad. To pay the Western
and Atlantic examiners, Messrs. Hillyer,
Screven aud Ciarke, $250 each for their
w< ik. To incorporate the Exchange
bank, of Atlanta. To prevent the sale of
intoxicating liquors within four miles of
Aberdeen church, in Carroll county. To
'amend the charter of the Savannah,
Americus and Montgomery railroad. To
incorporate the United Statc9 Mutual
Accideut Insurance Association of At¬
lanta.
30th Day— The Twitty bill was re¬
ported Tuesday from the senate agricul
tural committee with the recommenda¬
tion [that “it do pass as amended.” A
thin attendance, however, caused it to be
tabled by its friends, to be taken up at
the earli st opportunity . when there is a
full attendance. Senator Todd’s bill, to
make the done barkeeper the responsible for the
damage by man who gets drunk
on his whisky, was reported back by the
temperance committee with the recom¬
mendation that “it do not pass.”
Mr. Ellington’s bill, to allow any
county in the State to supple¬
ment its quota of the school fund
by special ad valorem tax for school pur¬
poses, avas reported back with the rec¬
ommendation that it pass. It was made
the special order for next Thursday. The
bill by Senator Irvine, of the forty-
second, to change the time for holding
the superior courts of the Rome circuit
was passed. The bill by Senator Smith,
of the twenty-eighth, giving the landlord
a lien for “stock, mules or horses” fur¬
nished the tenant, was passed. Pike, The
house bill, by Mitchell, of to re¬
lieve C. W. Oliver, tax collector of that
county, from a penalty of $68.
was passed. Mr. Calvin’s resolution
relating to prolongation of the ses¬
sion wasjjuiueh talked about Tuesday.
Governor Northen has submitted a re¬
port to the advisory board in which he
heartily favors the enlargement of the
military forces, and urges their support.
Gov. Northen vetoed his first bill Tues¬
day. It was a bill to established the
Exchange bank of Waynesboro, and was
introduced by Mr. Davis, of Burke.
ALLIANCE EXCURSION.
MEMBERS OF THE CONVENTION MAKING
A TOUR OF FLORIDA.
The alliance excursion, composed of
the delegates of the late national conven¬
tion, mid their friends, began leaving
Ocala Tuesday on their tour through the Florida tne
state. A long special train of
Southern lailroad was crowded with
aiiiuncemcn, ladies nud newspaper men,
numbering in all 283persons, from thirty-
five different states. The trip. was a
continual ovation to the farmers. They
were met with bands of music and sp ak-
ers at stations along the route, and at
Brooksville a procession of public school
children, headed by the cornet band,
met the excursionist at the depot
and escorted them to the courthouse
square, where a barbecue of tropical
fiuic awaited them. At Leesburg the
party stopped long enough to hear Colonel a wel¬
come speech by the mayor. thanking the
Polk, iu his response, after
people of Leesburg for the reception,
aid the time had come when it must be
decided to have self government. At
Brooksville, Colonel Livingston, of
Georgia, said the farming masses had
never had such an ovation before, and
they would appreciate it. They were
'iling to rule tilts country for decades.
At Tarpon Springs Tuesday night the
town b.azed with bonfires as the train
drew up, and the houses were brilliantly
illuminated and decorated with Chinese
lantern Wednesday they went by
steamer from Petersburg to Port Tampa,
and from there to Kissimmee aud Or¬
lando.
A RAILROAD COLLAPSE.
THE THREE “c’s.” ROAD PLACED IN THE
HANDS OF A RECEIVER.
A Knoxville, Tenn., specw'Yt a ■—* *»s-
day says: The three “C’s.’j 4*g
the han Is of a receiver, e£n offered *'
at Jonesboro, has aptj of Science
late, Of McmpHis, it ?
member of the firm of Jp^j 1 on mien
& Co. The road is one mid mode s
through Johnson City, and s ",
to Minneapolis, Ya. The WSf ,1)11
thirty miles of the track laid
in Tennessee from North Carolina
north. It is said the company owes
about $800,000 to the contractors and
engineers. The Massachusetts and South¬
ern Construction Company, which is
building the road, goes into the hands of
a receiver also. It is said the road owes
McDonald, Sh a & Co., c.early $500,000.
Mr. Tate will take possession at,once.
INSURANCE MEN
OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA MEET
AND ORGANIZE.
The general life insurance agents of
North and South Carolina held a meet¬
ing at Charlotte, Friday, and organized
the “Life Insurance Association of the
Carolinas.” The following officers were
elected: J. D. Church, of Charlotte,
president; W. J. Roddy, of South Caro¬
lina, and John C. Drewery, of North
Carolina, vice presidents; S. L. Adams,
of Durham, secretary and treasurer. A
big convention was appointed to be held
at Charlotte the third Tuesday in Jan¬
uary.
MORE RESOLUTIONS
AGAINST THE CONGER LARD BILL PASSED
BY NEW YORKERS.
The New York Chamber of Commerce,
. a Thursday, passed resolutions that the
Conger lard bill, now before the United
States senate, was unwise and unjust, and
that all legislation on this subject should
lie included in a general food adultera¬
tion act, which will prohibit injurious
adulterations and insure the sale of non¬
in juriousarticles of food for what they
are.
THE REASON FOR IT.
“That man,” said Tie proprietor, “is as
rich as Croesus, yet ne kicks like a made
every time he pays hs bill.”
“Still, it's natural enough to kick that
way when he's well heeled, you know.”
—[Philadelphia Tines.
Administrator’s Sale.
By virtue of an erder of the Court oj
Ordinary of said c -unty, will be sold,
before the Court House door, in the
town of Knoxille, on the first Tuesday in
January next, witiin the legal hours of
sale, sixty acres, more or less, of lot of
land, number twqhundred and forty-five
(245) in the second district of originally
Houston, now Oawford county, being
the widow’s dower in the estate of James
D. Eubanks, diseased, Sold as the
property of the eflate of said James D.
Eubanks, deceased, f for J. A. distribution. Eubanks,
Administrator.
December lst^i880.
ORDINARY’S NOTICES. |
election result. 1
EORGIA. Crawford County. —At
VJ the election held in and for the
532nd District, G. M., said county, on j
ft ,1890, on the
question, “For Fenc CD ” or “Stock Law,”
there was a majority of votes cast lor
“Stock Law,” and the result is hereby
declared in favor of Stock Law, in and
for said District; and it is ordered, by
the authority in me vested under the laws
of said State, that all provisions of law,
regulating and controlling same, go into
effect in said Militia District within six
months from this date. Wi ness, ray
hand officially, this the first day of De¬
cember, 1890.
O. P. WRIGHT, Ordinary.
RESULT OF ELECTION,
f* EORGIA, Crawford County.— The
U vote polled in the 529th District, G.
M., said county, on the 22nd day of N -
vember, 1890,” on the question, “For
Fence” or “Stock Law,” at an election
hi Id in and for said district, stood on
consolidation thereof fifty-seven majority
in favor of fence, and the result is so de¬
clared by me as required under the laws
of said State. Witness my hand offi¬
cially this the fiist day of December,
1890. O. P. WRIGHT,
Ordinary.
Administrator’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Crawford County.
Under and bv virtue of an order of the
Court of Ordinary of said county I will
sen i e.ore ilie e urt-house door, in the
town of Knoxville, said county, on the
first Tuesday in January next, within
the legal hours of sale, to the highest
bidder, the following described property
to-wit: All of the land lying on the
west side of the A. & F. R. F., in the
second district of said county, and be¬
longing to the estate and home place of
J. W. Lowe, deceased containing
seven (seven acres, more or less, adjoin¬
ing lands of W. S. Bond, Cicero ^fil¬
lers, J. W. Stroud. Sold for the benefit
of him and his creditors. Terms cash.
Mrs. J. B. Lowe,
Adm’tuc of John \V. Lowe, deceased.
De\ 2d, 18JO.
NOTICE.
All teachers who wish to secure license
to teach in the pub.ic schools of Cra w¬
ford county for the year 1891, will meet
me in Knoxvdle on Dec. 20th, to stand
the public exam nation. day
I will pay off tranchers on that for
teaching iu the public schools this year.
II F. SANDERS, C. S. C.
Dec. 2, 1890.
NOTICE.
Oak Grove School will open the 5th
day of January next. Wouldfbe glad
if the patrons would send in the first day,
if they can conveniently do so, as it is
much better botii for teacher and pupils.
ADAB. WILSON,
Dec*. 1st, 1890. Teacher.
?iOTIC£.
There will be -a c unty meeting of the
Alliance on the first Monday in Decem¬
ber next, and a full attendance of dele¬
gates from all the lodges is requested, as
there will be business of importance be¬
fore the body. Every Alliancemau in the
county is invited to attend the meeting
on December first.
Geo. W. White,
i'resident Co. Alliance
Nov. 6, 1890.
Notice of Local Legislation.
Notice is hereby given of intention to
apply to the next General Assembly for
the passage of a Law to be entitled An
Act to amend tbe act entitled An Act to
prescribe the mode of granting license to
sell intoxicating liquors in the counties
of Jefferson, Burke and W shington.
So far as the same i elates to Crawford
and for other purposes.
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CRAWFORD SHERIFF’S SHIES
GEORGIA, Crawford County-01-
iice of Ord nmy <>f said C >unty : The
1< <juis ; te number < f Freeholders as p ro ^
v ided by law, of .he 529th District G
M of said county, have filed with ru fc
, petition ask that election,
their ng an
submitting to'.hi qu 05
j strict tie questi u •• be “For Face” or
“Stock Law, to held and
/ of S aid district, Ik i* there-
f>>re ordered by the Authori-
ty in me vested that such election |. c
held on Saturday the 22nd day of Nov<?n>
ber, 1890, alto the order has been ad¬
vertised as provided elect by be law held in such
cases. Said on to as the
laws of said State directs. Witness my.
hand officially this the 20tli d iy of Octo¬
ber, 1890. Crawford O. P. WRIGIIT,
Ordinary of County, Ga.
#"tEORGIA, Crawford County.—No-
tice is hereby given i f intention to
apply to the next Legislature for the pass¬
age of a law to be entitled An act to pre
vent the sale of liquor within three miles
of Mount Carmel church, in Crawford
county, and for other purposes.
Q PATE OF GEORGIA, CiiAWKmuv
County. —The re< uisite number of
freeholders in the 532d District, G. M..
of said county, have filed with me in
terms of the law, a petition said district asking for an
election in and for on the
question, “For Fence” or “Stock Law,"
and it is hereby ordered by the authority ic
me vested that said election be held on
the 22nd day of November, 1890, and fur¬
ther that same be held in strict compli¬
ance with the law in such cases made and
provided. Witness my hand officially
this the 20th day of October, 1890.
O. P. Wright,
Ordinary.
G EORGIA, Crawford County.
James A. Eubanks, Administrator of
James D. Eubanks, deceased, has applied
to me for leave to sell sixty acres of laud
belonging to the estate of said deceased,
and such leave will be granted on the
first Monday in December next unless
good objections are filed. Witness my
hand officially October 21st, 1890.
O. P. WRIGHT,
Ordinary.
EORGIA, Crawford County.—W ill
\ I be sold before the court house door
in the town of Knoxville, said couny, on
the first Tuesday in January next, within
the legal hours of sale, to-wit: the following Lot de¬
scribed property, of land
number one hundred and twenty-nine
(129) in the 6th district of said county,
containing two hundred two aud one
half (2024) acres more or less; sold a<
the property of the estate of A. G. Allen,
deceased, under and by virtue of afi fa.
issued from the Justice e -urt of the
532nd District, G. M., said con ty, in
favor of M. E'kan vs M. A. Allen, ad
ministratrixof said A. G. Aden, deceased. ,
Said property found in possession of Thos.
G. Dickson, now executor of said M A.
A len, who is now deceased. Term'
cash. Witness my hand officially.
B. A. HARTLEY, Sheriff.
VJ / T EORGIA, Crawford County—
Thomas J. Pierce has applied tome
for letters of guardianship for the per¬
son and property of James Holmes, and
such letters will be granted by me on (he I
first Monday in January next, nnle-
good objections are filed. Witness my
Hand officially this Dec. 1st, 1890.
O. P. WRIGHT,
Ordinary.
/ W EORGIA, Crawford County—J.
Vj E. McElmurrav has applied to me I
for letters oi guardianship of the person
and property of Ella and Hallie MeE
murrav, minor children of Alonzo MvEl-
niurray, deceased, and such letters will
be granted applicant on the first Moud.-n .
in January next unless good objections I
are filed. Witness my r hand officially,!
this Dec, 1st, 1890.
O. P. WRIGIIT,
Ordinary.
G EORGIA, Crawford County— Will
be held before the court house door
in the town of Knoxville, said county,
on the first Thursday in January next,
within the legal liouis of sale, the fellow-
ing property, to-wit: One house aud
iu the village of Musella, said county;
said lot lying west of A. & F. R It,
near theieto iu said v Huge, and immedi-
ateiy south of lot on which storehouw of
J. S. McGee is located, and containing
one acre, more or less. Sold as the pror
erty of J. 8. McGee to satisfy a li la
issued from the superior c urt of sai
county in favor of Potts & Potts «s. Mc¬
Gee Pros., a firm compost <1 of Jeff D-
J. S. McGee. Terms, cash.
Witness my hand officially, tins
cembtr 2d, 1890.
B. A. Hartley, Sheriff.
J 'I EORGIA—Crawford County. authority^
VJ Under and by virtue of
in us vested by the last will and test:'
ment of Gray Andrews, late of ssk
county, deceased, we will on thefir ?i
Tuesday in January next, between
legal hours of sale, sell before the court
house in the town of Knoxville, Id' sat'-
county, lot land No. 178 in the 2d 1
of the county aforesaid, for distubuti' 1
aud the payment of d< bts. Terms cask
A. M. Andrews,
J. T. Andrews,
4t Executors-
/ ^ EORGIA Craw ford County.— Mr*-
VJ 8. A. Kelley, guardian of Nora K
ley and Abigail Cochran, ha9 her3aidgu»t applied
me for her dismission from
dianship. and her application will “
passed upon at my office on the lust Mot-
day in January next. Witness w*y k ft! J
officially ihU Dec. 1st. 1890. WRIGHT-
O. P.
Ordinary, j