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About The Crawford County herald. (Knoxville, Crawford Co., Ga.) 1890-189? | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1891)
\)e (XraofarJr II Gmnty ijcrnto. VOL II. ^LEGISLATURE. IGJA'S LAWMAKERS AT WORK. proceeding A /wlin<re 1 from Dv y ay Briefly Summarized. ; the house U prescription .. c J-jiMt er s \ o Ph,-. „e or are <**' [ 11 { ° c ‘ °P um k then . profession-, t from practicing jgimade ot 1 by a line " •' ) * * u " ( ” KODii the doctor or c i ug clerk for- [hislicense, lhe < oc or or drug ry keeping sober or two years sue reinstated, ana it again found ^he falls “like Ludfer—never to Mr. Johnson wanted t, it br having the law-applr only (doctors were in actual service or jr their services. • Mr. Johnson s foent was agreed, to and the bill psed by yeas, 93; nays, 52, and tiered immediately transmitted to pte. Mr \\ hitfield moved a re- ■aeration of the action of the house bmmitting Gag the insurance bill. The [riininalcourt bills were passed: Atlanta; To establish of to incor- Ue Dalton Spring Place and h railroad, connecting witn the to and North Georgia railroad near fas toamend section 3976 of the code, to require that bonds in illegal- M shall be m double the amount t property levied on under mort- iinstead of in double the amount of lories: to appropriate $500 to jenuuty maps in the secretary or soffice, in the place of those worn morning he resumed his argu- A bill was intro- i which provides that from and af- lspassage it shall be unlawful for or justice, state, county or officer, judicial or ministerial, t drank while executing the func- 1 of their respective offices. For :: a of this injunction the offenders be fined not less than $50 and not than $200 for the first offense. For of their excessive bibulous- culprits shall be subject to for- rc of their commissions and declared 1 ^ re election. Another bill pany county should refuse to so use pthey are to be turned over to the [county F7 so receiving first applying these convicts for them, to pay the °f maintaining them. Roads shall oriud whenever necessary, instead of rtain basons of the year, and every- 13 squired ublic to keep to the right in P roads. Toll roads, toll tes and toil ferries are abolished ^expiration of existing charters, senate announced the passage of ‘'owing bills: To provide for a 6 e fiualization of real and personal ■ w 'th respect to taxation; to tae , UnitedStates " exclusive juris- ■ over property in Savannah, con- 0 the government by the Savan- o unteer Guards; also, as amended, to prohibit the sale of alcoholic, t Sllc h churches or public school ’ ns are within incorporated an r r, |y °f this state. Mr. Goodwin t a resolution granting the use ■ to the veterans for a rally ite i aV n '8 b L which was, of course, j:.' ' The object of the meeting is j? 88 maintenance the Confederate disposition, Veterans’ or hr man, of Liberty, introduced a Shan 0i ‘ book bill, as follows: “That 1 k J * unlawful to teach, other- „ or .' 1 ‘, any history or other school state P ubUc schools of ,h hich refer to the late war be- e State, |» the war of the rebel- S^'ORf^h 1118 ^ fo v. S baJ obtained leave of ab- n day. The regular order was S°f bills the third time, but L Calvin the order was a ud senate and house bills M?? . fne tbe s, ' law c °od for time. the A bill to of i,"*** taken county np and passed. 'Mr. that there were so few w«nt that a of KNOXVILLE, CRAWFORD COUNTY, GA. FRIDAY, JULY 24. 1891. opinion sult m defeat any important bill would re¬ w its for want of a constitu¬ tional majority, and he, therefore, moved adjournment until Monday. The motion prevailed, and at ll o’clock the house adjourned. The follow- ing invitation from the Confed- ------ .. ter association * ns was placed before nr the , house. “Gentlemeu—Under instructions the undersigned committee extends to you an invitation from the Confederate V eterans’ association of Ful- .°t “ M0 “ d ‘ y ^ Monday.—S ome lively discussion was provoked by the action of the senate in' regard to the house resolution to appoint a joint committee to consider the senato- rial district reapportionment bill. This bill was introduced by Mr. Fleming a week ago, accompanied by 55 *-s esolutTon to appoint the joint commi 5 ft- e which resolution passed the house and was transmitted immediately to the senate The m c88 age from the donate MondaV morning stated that they had not con- curred j n tbe resolution. Just after the call of the roU for t[ie i ntroduction of new matter had been completed the mess- age came j nd after it was rea(i Mr Fleming took the floor. His speech was a i engtby and lively one, scoring the senate for what he claimed to be gross d; . JT l i- •, . T ^ r j * ■ JP J T T , ‘ s )n r °~ clerk d ? s desk »« in thi p, house • baiting 0 the ., , , ® , S seemed ^ to be Lfe to refer nerrWonSed i* to a ioint conf ee it the senate ’ but since the defeat of the reso- ’ lutioQ b tbe senatc the question of it disnosition P seems to be entnmrlino- nn After the reading of the house V- Mr. of Baldwin a ed con8ent to have the biu introduced by Mr< bright, of Effingham, taken up anil put on its passage. The bill provides for the protection of property owners by preventing outsiders from hunting or fishing on their ,and,; and the con- sent bemg given, the bill was read the hird time and passed. A bill was in- troduced to exempt from taxation cutum dunng the year following the year in which it was grown A bill was intro- duced which provides for an appropria- tien of $4,000 to aid in the bui ding <>i the Confederate \ eterans Children s I dustrial school, for the whole south. This schoo is an important institution. It vull be located at ^ pringyi 1 le, A a., and appropriations will be made for it by all the southern states. The longest b 11 which has been before the house this scs- sion, or nerhaps lor many a year was in- troduced by Mr. hitfield, of Baldwin. The bill was one to amend, revise and alter the several acts of the charter of the city of Milledgeville. It. co\eied about fifty pages of legal cap, contained sixty- three sections, and required nearly three- quarters of an hour to read it. - r( :r°' lution introduce i bv Mr. Han , o a- ker, which provides that a committee of three members from the house and two from the senate be appointed to m\ hind esti- gate how the proceeds of landscnp have been expended hitherto, and wl.at is the present status of that fund, vas passed. Two hundred copies of the house bill Relating to the special tax to be A put upon aogs were ordered printed. bill was passed which stipulates that the railroad men will be allowed to work only twelve hours, and between working penods they may have a rest of at least ten hours. I he bill to require all P T0 ' prietors of public gins to provide and keep daily records of their work. Also a bill to provide for t^® registration of pTsed Next in frder was the’ bill provide, for ,„c datWD. oI the two races by the railroad., andbiacksloreZin "in the cars which are assigned .0 by the con, = The colored member, Crawford, from McIntosh, such measure, is vioen w ic e if ^ unjust discrimination gamst h , 8 race. _ He spoke against the bi and had die floor when the house a j . THE SENATE. Thursday.—T he local option bill, es- pecially championed by Senator Todd, came up as a special order at 11 o clock. The intent of the sposors of the bill ap- peared to be that there should be no , miles of liquor selling within three any church or schoolhouse in the state, but that the law should not apply to incorpo- „„«! cities o, ton™ Tttn t r,t sect,on ““ ^imblv^fthettote rfGwreil persons to sell, w vend, or offer to sell or . -alcoholic malt vend, any Jr spirituous, or liquors in any , mentities quautmes within withm a radius of three miles of any church or public of °«PF or private schoc-Ihonae m the state gia; provided that the provisions of this act shall not apply to »ny incorporated second town or cit, in .h» state.” The tection prescribes he penalty and con- elude.: "Provided, that theprortnonsof this act shall not apply to any person or persons now selling liquor under a license until such license shall have expired. Provided further, That nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit the sale of domestic wines.” Immediately after the routine business in the senate the special order, which was Mr. Lane’ts bill to provide and for a board of equalization of real personal property subject to taxation, was taken up. The bill provides for the appointment of five as- “s the bill by amendments and to reduce the compensation of the assessors from $3 to *1. All failed and the bill was passed with some amendments. The following bills were read the first time: To provide for the registration authorize of ordina¬ voters in Ecbols county; To nes and county commissioners to pur¬ chase “track hounds” to be used by the sheriff, persons a° guilty of assaulting them to U guilty of mWemSaaor. A house message asking for a joint committee on tbe apportionment of congressional dis- tricts was read. The following bills were read the second time and recommitted: To incorporate the Tallapoosa Street Railroad Company; to incorporate the Thomson and Lincolton railroad. Bill to amcad the registration lawsof Appling county was read the third time and passed. The house bill requiring an amendment to the constiiution so as to pr ovi f f ° r th ? el ^ tlon of the 8ta ^ school , commissioner . by the people was re P ort e^ a ^ v erselvfromthefinan6ecom- "*ttee. On motion of Mr. Vincent the re P°r twas disagreed toby 24 to 16, so the bill may be called up at any time. Friday.—A n important bill was passed in the senate Friday without a single dissenting vote. It constitution provides that an amendment to the graded permit- tin £ the Jev y iQ g of a income tax be sumltt ed to the state at the next gen- end election. . The bill was transmitted to tbe bouse to be acted upon. If it ^ ’ ^ b /o £ f eoplc U at thc election in 1892 . When he call for new bills was concluded, [ Mr Ellington moved thftt the , 10U8e reB o!utioi)S ' )vJdes disagreed j» to. it4 Tuis r.solu- flffCen tion ‘ n t t acomm of from the houBe and eight from thc SCQ . a te be appointed to re-apportion the senatorial districts. Mr. Ellington S wag ogpd tQ the biU because he though jt ghould have originated in the 8ena t e> The motion caused considerable discussion> but the senate Wfls sed to it and a vote res uit e d-yeas, 25 ; ; nays, ^ u Everv senator who had k n ' the ^ ged t re districting ” state. Sev- vprv important ho ge biUg were reacl ' the first time# The biil changed providing that ^ be constitution be so as to pay i eg * i s i a t or s a salary was reported * aIl c6tton unfavor- seed A bill to require a to be sub j ecte to analysis and in- spection as a condition precedent reported favora- to be- j ng offered for sale was Jt wag gsed and trnnsmitted to tfae houge Tbe bill providing permitted that draw the coun t v * court judges instead be of twelve to a tabled.' j urv 0 f eighteen chartering Tal- was x be house bill bo ft oa aa d Western railroad was passed, And at 12 .20 o’clock the senate ad- j ourned until 10 o’clock Monday morning, “ Saturday.—T he senate stood adjourn- pd u£jtd Monday Monday.—I n the senate the following billg were ren0 rted and passed: To abol- ‘ Tatuall county; igh thg count y court of q'o incorporate the Tallapoosa Street Ea jj roa d Companv, and to incorporate Railroad tfae Xhom , )S ou and Lincolnton aQV The following bills were in- troduced and read the first time: To reg- “ deliver good, consignees in this state, for overchar- re-pon- siblo directly ggjfc‘JS*™\ to ^ J-^ " second t time all coont a9 read tbe . The bill to regulate the registration of voters in Echols county was tend the third time and passe d; and so w as the bin whicb> - n effec% requires aU phjsi estab¬ . . Q (j eorg ' taj wbo propose to lish drug stores, to obtain licenses from the state board of pharmacy. House bill to create the criminal court in Atlan¬ ta was read the second time and recom¬ mitted. Like Melican Man. f'hattanooo-a TannHrvman disnatch savs- Y'ee Mod, . jh.nese tanndn’m.n pmnloved emplo^d« at b J shooting himself through the head ago f*om New Orleans, known for the deed. It is said Yee was crazy. One hundred and five dollars were found in his pocket. The State Department is notified of the official acceptance of It Persia has been to participate intima in tbe unofficially, World’s Fair. that the Shah of Persia Sli himself journey to Chicago. THROUGH DIXIE. NEWS OF THE SOUTH BRIEFLY PARAGRAPHED Forming an Epitome of Daily Happenings Here and There. General Tom Brown, who represented Indiana in congress for several terms, died Friday. J. H. Bonnell & Co., ink dealers, Louisville, Ky., were, on Friday, placed in the hands of a receiver. The sheriff of Favette county, Texas, has been indiettd by the United States grand jury for unlawfully interfacing with the United States mails. It has been the custom of the sheriff to open all the'mail matter of prisoners in his charge, whether received or sent by them, hence the indictment. The census office, Monday, made public Total the tobacco statistics of Virginia. during number of planters in the state the census year was 24,034; total area devoted to tobacco, 110,579 acres; total product, 48,552,655 pounds; and the value of the crop to producers, esti¬ mated on a basis of actual sales, $4,323,- 649. Colonel John Polk Prior died at Frank¬ fort, Ky., Saturday night. He was a neai» relative of President Polk, and be¬ fore the war edited The Eagle and En¬ quirer at Memphis. He was in Forest’s command in the confederate army, and “Life of Forrest.” He had been in Frank¬ fort for twenty years as a newspaper writer. Nearly the entire business portion of Glasgow, Ky., was destroyed by fire Fri¬ day morning. Woods’ sadlery shop, a newspaper office, Morris & Co.’s dry goods store, Boles’ ball, pos-t office, the Ganby house, and other stores and sev¬ eral residences w'ere burned. The loss will reach $150,000, and the insurance is about one-half that amount. Near O’Brien, Fla., Monday, Will Davis was buried alive by the caving of the sides of a phosphate pit that he was working in, Mac Sistrunk, his compan¬ ion, got out of Lhc pit when the sides began to cave, but Davis remained, in¬ sisting that the caving was over. Sis¬ trunk immediately dug down to Davis’ head, but found life extinct. The thirtieth anniversary of the first battle of Manassas was celebrated at Charleston, S. C., Tuesday, by a military demonstration and the unveiling Wash¬ of a monument to the soldiers of the ington Light Infantry who died during the war. The shaft is erected on Wash¬ ington square and is intended to replace one erected in 1870 for the same purpose at the cemetery, but which has decayed. A dispatch of Saturday from IIouatoD, Tex., says: Overproduction in the saw¬ mill industry is having its effect in the great milling section of Texas. Several east Texas mills will shut down entirely, and a large number will only run on three-quarters time, and some, of course, will temporarily run full time. All would shut off at least a part of the time, but for the law, which would punish them from forming a trust. The First National bank of Palatka, Fla., suspended payment Friday owing to a heavy run made upon it and its in¬ ability to make temporary loans in New York. This run was due to the recent failure of tbe Lake City bank, W. A. Winegar, president of the Palatka bank, having been involved to some extent in the Lake City failure. This impaired and confidence in the Palatka bank, the run on it has been heavy for a week or ten days. At Pinetucky gold mine, in Cleburne countv, Ala., thirty miles south of An- niston, a shaft caved in Monday. At the time of the cave-in several miners were working in the shaft. They were buried under the mass of stone and dirt, and re- mained there some time before they could be rescued. When taken out one of tbe miners was dead, his body having been crushed into a jelly. The boss miner and two other miners were terribly bruised, and one of them will probably die. The Merchant’s National bank, a t Fort Worth, Tex., by a vote of its directors, closed its doors Monday morn¬ ing. and the bank was placed in the hands of Bank Examiner Spaulding. liabilities The assets are $1,200,000 and ^500,000. The trouble began six months a g° when rumors caused the heavy with- ^ o( ||00-000 » itli , d ,„ by of which $85,000 was taken o ut A Dallas telegram says: The slate railway commission was crowded with business and delegations of shippers from many towns of north Texas Tues¬ day. The representatives of these.towns and complain of the inequality of cotton else. grain rates- more than anything Texas iron manufacturers complain that NO. 26. the railroads d'scriminate to the advant-* age of Birmingham, Ala., and the Texts people will co-operate in their petition that mills far distant from Texas are crushing the life out of them through unequal rates. Ex-Governor David 8. Walker died at hie residence in Tallahassee, Fla., Tues¬ day night, aged seventy-six years. Gov¬ ernor Walker was born in Logan counly, Kentucky, coming to Florida about fifty years ago. He was the first state senator from Leon and Wakulla counties after Florida became a state. Several years before he was the recognized leader of the whig party. In 1865 he was elected governor, holding the office till 1868. He held several o ffices of trust at differ¬ ent times, and was once a candidate for the United States senate. WEATHER AND CROPS, The Outlook as Reported for Past Week. The weather bureau’s weekly crop Bul¬ letin for week ended July 18, says: The week has been cool in all districts east of the Rocky mountains, except in New England, New York and southern Texas, where a normal .temperature has pre¬ vailed. Condition of crops in the various sections are as follows: Alabama—Farming interests in excel¬ lent condition; crops doing well in most sections; cotton in a few localities is suf¬ fering from disease. Mississippi—Heavy showers at a few places in the central part of thc state, elsewhere none, or very light; favorable weather for cultivation and growth of cotton and corn. Virginia—Low temperature and de¬ ficiency in rainfall, injurious to corn; tobacco Arkansas—General promising. weather conditions fnvorable, although the rain was badly distributed, particularly in the eastern portion of the state; cotton somewhat retarded by cool weather; corn excellent and the crop assured; fruit will be an average crop. rain North Carolina—Heavy in some portions of the state, generally which favorable to corn and tobacco, shows a slight improvement, but weather too cool and cloudy; cotton is at a stand¬ still. -ai*. South Carolina—Cool, dry weather, unfavorable to cotton and corn. Thc drought continues in some portions of thc stat^. Louisiana—Rainfall deficient, but ben¬ eficial; the corn crop is made and the yield promising, cotton is fruiting well, enne growing luxuriantly. The lnying by of stubble canc is nearly completed; early rice heading; crops somewhat grassy; all reports favorable. Texas—Warm and dry weather have injured cotton in west and southwest Texas; in other portions good showers have great'y benefited the crop, which promises a heavy yield. The corn crop is below the average! threshed; Tennessee—Wheat mostly in good condition and fine yield. Cotton blooming late; bad stands and prospect poor. Corn and tobacco doing well. Oats but half a crop. Hay crop large and tine. GOLD AND SILVER. ‘ Production of the Precious Met¬ al in the United States. A census bulletin relating to the pro¬ duction of gold and silver in the United States was issued Friday. Production during the year 1889 was: Gold ounces, 1,590,869; coinage value, $32,886,744. Silver, ounces, 5,354,851; coinage value, $66,396,988. Total value, $90,283,732. j n go i d t b j s i s nearly 28 per cent of the world’s pioduct, and in silver 41 per cent. Tbe expense of production through the year is $63,451,136. A table of the approximate dis- tribution of thc gold and silver product shows the following values: Alabama, gold, $2,539; silver, $100. Georgia, gold, $107,605; silver, $464. North Caroliua, South gold, Carorina, $146,795; silver, $3,879. gold, $46,853; silver, $232. Tennessee, nv> report. Virginia, gold, $5,100; silver, $13. California produced Colorado the the greatest amount of gold and great- est amount of silver, and Colorado is second in gold production, while Mon- lana is second in silver. Nevada is third in the value of gold production and Montana fourth. Utah is third in silver ™lue and Nevada fourth. Next in tbe order of value of product come Idaho, Dakota, Arizona and New Mexico. American Artists Honored. hibition The judges at Berlin, the international art ex¬ at Germany, have awarded great gold medals to the Amer¬ ican artists, Forbes, Stanhope Shaunon and McEwen, who were among tbe ex¬ hibitors. Waterhouse, an American -ar¬ chitect, has also been awarded a great gold medal. Stewart, Bridgenaen and Story, American painters, and Pettie and Stone, English artists, were awarded ■mall fold medals.
