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NOW PROPOSED TO HAVE NO AG RICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. The Ellington Fertiliser Bill Passes the Senate—The Betterment* Question- Last Day In the House For New Mat ter. USLETS Prices marked way down on HIS Novelty suits to be cleared out. Only a few of them left and the prices marked on them are carrying them away rapidly. Underwear for Gent’s, Ladies and Children at popular prices. Blankets and Com- lOrtables in splendid assortment. Wheatley i Ansley, (Successor! to Thornton A Wheatley. Special to Recorder. Atlanta, Deo. 6.—The same old flgbt on the agricultural depart ment. It came up this morning In the Senate—a bill introduced by Vin cent, of tbe 41st. The proposition Ib brief and to the point, to repeal the act of ’74, and all acts amentia' tory thereof, upon- the expiration of the terra of the present commis sioner. Tbe bill will be lost, of course. The vote on It will be Interesting in comparison with tbe sime vote in preceding general assemblies, as showing the growing popularity or relative unpopularity of the de partment. The Ellington fertilizer bill was passed^n the Senate this morning almost unanimously, the final vote being 34 to 2 in Its favor. It is practically certain of pas sage in the house, its author says, without amendment; and It is one of the most Important measures acted upon at thle session. Tbe bill provides that “it shall be law ful for any purchaser of fertilizers from any owner thereof, or agent of such owner, to require of the person selling, and, at the time of the sale or deli very, to take from each Back of the lot sold a sample of Its contents. That said samples so taken shall be mixed together and placed in a bottle, jar or other receptacle as the purchaser may present. It shall then bo the duty of such purchaser and seller to de liver said package to the Ordinary of the county, vho shall label tbe same with the names of the parties and of the fertilizer. That said Ordinary shall safely keep said package, allowing neither party ac cess to the same, Have ns hereinaf ter provided. That should said purchaser, after having used euoh fertilizer upon his crops, have reason to be lieve, from the yield thereof, that aald fertilizer was totally or par tially worthless, he shall notify the seller and apply to the Ordinary to forward the said samples deposited with him (or a sufilcieticy thereof to Insure a fair analysis): to the State Chemist, without stating thw names of the partita, the name of the fertilizer or giving lta guaran teed analyela, the cost of sending being prepaid by purchaser. That it shall be the duty *of said State Chemist to analyze and send a eopy of the result to said Ordinary. That should said analysis show that said fertilizer oomes up to tbe guaranteed analysis upon which it 1b sold, then the statement, so sent by the State Chemist, shall be con clusive evidence against a plea of partial or total failure of consid eration. But should said analysis show that said fertilizer does not come up to the guaranteed analy sis, then tbe Bale shall be Illegal, null and void, aud when suit Is brought upon ally evidence of In debtedness given for such fertilizer, the statement of such chemist, so transmitted to tbe Ordinary, shall be conclusive evidence of the facts, whether such evidence of indebt edness is held by an innocent third party or Dot. That In lieu of the State Chem ist, should the parties to the con tract agree upon some other chem ist to make said analysis, all the provisions of this Aot shall apply to his analysis and report to the ordinary. That, should tbe seller refuse to take said sample* when so requested by the purchaser, then upon proof of the fact, the pur chaser shall be entitled to bis plea of failure of consideration, and to support the same by proof of the want of elTeot and benefit of aald fertiliser upon his oropa, which proof shall be sufflctentto author ise tbe jury to sustain defendants plea, either In whole or In part, whether said suit Is brought by an Innocent holder or not.” Sen. Johnston Introduced a bill to amend Beo. 8564 of the code, so that only halt of tbe dally, weekly, or monthly wagee nt Journeymen, mechanics, and day laborers shall j>e exempt frofn the process and liabilities of garnishment. . Ben. Todd Introduced a MU to prevent tbe sale of ootton.llntor In the seed, without the written consent of the owner of the liSwl on whleb the ootton was raised. Another bill, by Sen. Todd, was to prohibit tbe combination of ex press and Insurance companies for tbe purpose of defeating competi tion. The Senate will pass the Zachry resolution for a conference with tbe leasees upou the betterments auestion. The matter, It will be remember ed, was referred to the Finance committee. They referred It to a Bub-commlttee of Sen’s. Cabauiss, iSinitially, an‘d Hays. The sub committee had quite a long confer ence with Gov. Northen this morn ing, and have agreed to recommend the passage of the resolution. The finance committee will re commend It, in turn, Ad a careful count In tbe Senate showB a majori ty In favor of carrying out the gov ernor’s recommendatiou' for a con ference and adjustment of the claim. The committee on the asylum, House aud Senate, decided with out a dissenting voice that there was uo need for the services of aa expert to investigate the accounts of the asylum. That ought to si lence the gosslpand rumor, respon slble for' the call for an Investiga tion. . The school bill, by Sen. Joe Ter rell, was made the special order to day for next Wednesday, The Twltty bill was amended in the Senate agricultural committee this morning, upon motion of Mr. Twltty himself. For amounts not exceeding $100 tbe bill stands as it is—no attorneys foes allowed, in addition to the interest specified, unless a plea is entered and not sustained—on amounts from $100 to$500, five per cent. Is allowed; and on amounts exceeding $500, two and one-half per cent.—hut In no case is tbe obligation binding unless judgment is rendered. With this amendment, the com mlttee recommended the passage of the bill. JN THE HOUSE This was the last day In the house for the introduction of new matter. The tax bill was postponed until to-morrow on account of the large number of local bills introduced. It was a busy day, but few of the bills have any general interest. One by Goodwin, of F ulton, au thorizing the railroad commission to employ a civil engineer whose duty it shall be to Inspect tbe vari ous railroads of the State In the In terest of the traveling public. By Martin, of Fulton, to purchase the original records of tbe seces sion convention of Georgia, nowjn possession of Mrs* Mary A. Steele, Atlanta. One by Berner,of Monroe to makes every citizen from 21 to 60 subject to jury duty, excepting only prac ticing physicians and apothecaries. By Sears, of Webster, to amend tbe aot making permanent the In come of the State University prac tically making the 8tate pay 3% per cent on $870,000, instead of 7 per cent as Is now done, making a difference of $12,050 in. the Income of the University. The tax bill will morrow. SOUTH GEORGIA SHOULD HAVE A RAILROAD COMMISSIONER. THE FORCE BILL CAN'T GO AS IT . STANDS. Judge Allen Fort s Candidate for the Foeitlon—And Will in All Probability Be Appointed—Nearly All Are In Favor of Him—And.All Thle Seotlon. t be taken up to- THE NEW LITERARY CLUB Which Wee Organised Last Thursday Night. Mention was made yesterday of the literary club organized, or re organized out of the old, at the res idence of Mr. U. B. Harrold. This club will be a potent factor In the social pleasure of the city for the future, and It Is a source of much gratification that the formation has taken place. At the moetlng Thursday night the following were present: Dr. and Mrs. E. J. Etdridge, Mr. and Mrs. T. Wheatley, Mr. and Mrs. U. B. Harrold, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Boone, Mr. aud Mrs. H. T. Daven port, Mr. and Kirs. Lott Warren, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ansley, Mr. and Mrs. Earl, Misses Annie Gyles, Susie Taylor, Anna and Ella Lou Harrold, Laura Brown, Bessie Al len, Carrie Shropshire, Smith, Messrs. A. W. Smith, Frank Shipps, Stephen Shipps, Lee Allen, Will Allen and Harrold Boone. Others, of coarse, will be added to the membership, and the club greatly Increased. A committee was appointed to draft a constitu tion and by-laws, which will be acted upon next Friday night when the olub meets at tbe resi dence of Dr. Etdridge. Mr. Livingston is still being in vestigated. We most say, consid ering all the charges made against him, he stands a lot of It. Who will be the new Railroad Commissioner? All South Georgia answers, Judge Allen Fort., t Within the next two weeks the Governor will have to appoint a successor to Judge A. S. Erwin, whose lime soon expires as com missioner. * Who will he appointed in his place made vacant ? Judge Erwin Is a candidate for re appointment, aud only one other candidate is announced. That ie Judge Allen Fort. As to which of the two will be appointed by Governor Northen Is a question of doubt, though Judge Fort’s friends are confident of his success. And it does look as if he should receive the appointment South Georgia, as has often been mentioned, is strangely neglected in all appointments of this kind and it certainly lool^p as it is tims for some man from this section to he able to add his voice to questions of State interest. Then tbe ltailrond Commission was organized tinder a resolution presented by a South Georgian, and iii fact, Judge Fort himself. He has always stood foremost in the ranks of those who worked for tbe Interests of his people, and Is the man who presented the resolution forming the Railroad Commission. More than this he led the fight, for fight there was, for Hb passage. Knowing more about the relation ship of the people with railroads, he saw the necessity of such a com mission, and pushed tbe passage of his bill with all his power. He succeeded in having It carried by a majority of one, the vote standing 88 to 87. It was only by his per sonal efforts that this small major ity was obtained, and but for the hard work of Judge Allen Fort the formation of this bqdy would have been long delayed, If passed at all up to this date. As it stands now there le no man who takes more Interest In railroad matters, aud knows more of the status of things In this respect than he. Then a commissioner from this part of the State 'le almost or quite a necessity. We have all those things raised and shipped by North Georgia, and more besides, They have no naval stores, no tur pentine or no timber In our shape. On account of tbeso things, and many other reasons it amounts to a necessity that we should be repre sented, and have a voice in arrang ing tbe rates on such articles. Who this man should be, is with out doubt tbe candidate announced, Judge Allen Fort. That he Is emi nently .apable, no one will dispute. That he knows as much or more about such matters is a patent fact. Besides these reasons, any one of which Is sufficient to urge his ap pointment, there are many other points bearing upon the Governor which will have weight. A majority of both the House and the Senate have requested his ap pointment. All this seotlon of the State is heartily for him, and if he is not appointed will be greatly dis appointed. No abler man was ever a candi date for office, and no man who by bis services deserves such a posi tion now. He now holds the Judgeship, which Is quite as good a position, both financially and as a place of honor, and his appoint ment as commissioner would not benefit in any way that we can see, except that it gives him a place where he is better up than almost, any in tbe State. He want# to work for the people, and wll) be In a position to do much good for this seotlon In the place. In talking of this the other day tbe Judge said It any other South Georgia man whom the Governor thougbtoould fill the position, and who wanted the position, he would be perfectly satisfied with the apr polntment. What be it after la a representative from this section. In tbe opinion of tbe people Judge Fort is tbe man, and listen ing to their wishes* he became a candidate! Tbe people want him, and can lee no reason why he should not be appointed. The appXntment will be made within the Text two weeks, and we hope for and look for the appolnt- t of Judge Fort. down this way Is for ' be terribly dlsap- receives the ap- A Loos Democratic Speech—The Be- apportlonment BlU-Btsnler in Wash ington—The Macon Conspiracy Csss— Other Neire From the Ospitol. Special to Recorder. Washington, Dec. 6.—There was no excitement in the Senate to-day when the consideration of the force bill was resumed. Mr. Gray, a Democratic Senator from New York, obtained the floor and made a long speech In opposition to the hill, to which a few nervy Senators sat aud listened. Senator Gray’s best hold is not oratory. Senator Falkner, of West Vlr glnia, offered; several amendments to the bill to-day. If It passes the Senate it will be ebauged so that It will have to ,'go again to jibe House and thou there will be a scrap. The democrats are now In serious consultation on the subject of a new apportionmcntbill. The quin her at which tbe house member- slilp could be held in the interests of the Democrats Is 332. Bat It -is Impossible to unite them .ou the figure, as Indiana, Maryland, Ken tucky and South Carolina would each lose a .member. Tbe republt can figure Is 354, which will suve these states a loss, but will give the republicans an increased advan tage. The situation Is perplexing. Chief Justice Fuller to-day re. fused to entertain a petition for habeas corpus, filed by Washington Dessau yesterday In behalf of Hall and Lancaster, tbe persons charged with conspiracy and murder In Dodgo county and now awaiting trial. This sustains the Federal Judge at Macon, and insures an early hearing of tbe case In ques tion. Stanley, the explorer, reaches here to-night, and will hold a re ception In the House press gallery to-morrow at 11 o’clock. Messrs. Stewart and Carleton of the Georgia delegation answered roll call for the first time to-day. Fourth class postmasters were appointed for Altoona, Bartow county, Dawsonvllle, Baker county, Dewgrase, Albert county, Dowdy, Madison county, Five Points, Jbnes county, Ila, Madison county and Stolton, Milton county. WILL WALLACE, OF ALBANY, SHOOTS HIS WIFE. Three Shots Tired While Two Xisdlse Tried to Shield Her—Only One Takes Effect—He Mokes His Escape and is Being Hotly Pursued by Offlcers. PERSONALS. Capt. W' M. Hitt has returned from Augusta. Mr. Joe Johnsoh leaves for her home In Columbus to-night.' Mr. T. S. Benton, of Smithvllle, was In tbe city yesterday. Mr. R. L. Maynard Is expected In the olty to-day and to-morrow. Mr. W. L. Gunnells has returned to the olty, after an absence of sev eral weeks. Judge Fred Watson, of Smith, vllle, spent yesterday In Amiri- cus. Mr. Will Brumby will ieavu for North Georgia and Alabama in a few days. Miss Marie Bones Dougherty Is expected in the olty to-night on a visit to Miss Alice Wheatley. Returned from Augusts. Capt. W. M. Hitt has returned from Augusta, his old home, and, says the olty Is making big prepa rations for the carnival to bo held there In January. Tbe Captain Is in enthusiastic Augustian and like everybody else, believes in a great future for the olty. However, when the Fountain City lost Capt. Hitt, she lost a citizen any city would be proud to claim, and he shows what a head be' has on him by coming to Americas. He says we lead tbe list, and wants to show it to Augusta by sendjng over a float to represent us In the carnival and trades display. Special to Hecobdeb. Albany, Ga., Deo. 6.—Our city is in a state of nnparalelled excite ment, and wrought up to a state It hae seldom reached. To-night about eight o’olook Will Wallace, husband of the proprie tress of the hotel, fired three shots at bis wife, and did his utmost to' kill her. Only one shot took effect, striking her In the leg and making a palcfui hat not thought to be serious Wound. Wallace married her last Jane, she having been divorced from her former husband, and aooordlng to reports has threatened to kill her several times since. Last night about eight o’clock he went Into her room and again threatened to kill har. She rushed out and ran into the room of some ladles across tbe hall and locked the door. Against U rushed the man, but It withstood the shock. He tried to break It down, but failed In the attempt. The transom was tbe only route left and through it be went. Iniide were three cowering women, tbe two occupants trying to shield Mrs. Wallace with their bodies. They In one corner, Wallace # not far off with drawn pistol. Thrice he fired in qulok succes sion. The first two. missing their mark, the third striking Mrs. Wal lace In the leg. She fell to the floor, and one of the othersjexclalmed: "Oh I you have killed your wife.” "Well If I haven’t," said Wal lace as he walked out of tbe door, “I will come back and finish It.” He then made off In the direction of the river. Parties are now ont searching for him. The allslLls the sensation of the olty, and enlted groups are at this ' hour standing about discussing It. 8 . THE COLORED UNIVERSITY. The Committee Met Yesterday Organised. Our colored citizens are heartily working for the cotored branch of tbe University to be placed In Amerlcus, and will do all In their power to have this done. The following committee was ap pointed at the colored folks' meet ing the other night: C..A. Cat- ledge, G. W. F. Phillips,. J. A. Ca rey, Elbert Head, J. W. Bussell, J. H. Martin, W. C. Banton, F. D. Lowery and R. Monson. Thle committee met yesterday and came to an ‘organisation. Monday they will wait upon the city oonnotl and ask their oo-operatlon. -i K. ofP. Please take notioe that a meeting 1 of great Importance will be held Monday, Peb. 8th. All moneys due the lodge will bo collected also. S. M. CoHSir, . Master of Finance. __________„ s: f- . ' Mneh Financial Aid. Yesterday some of the friends of Mr. Castleberry, tbe gentleman who lost bis house by fire Wednes day night, got np a subscription for his benefit, and' » neat earn was presented the gentleman. All who aided, helped In a good oanee and their assistance Is heartily appre ciated. «vlt Dyspepsia troubled me fora num ber of yean and I was nervous and weak. A fried got me to nse Dr. Bull’s Sarsaparilla, and everything I now eat agrees with me. My Stomach now gives me no pain and I enjoy my food.—H. T. Randolph, Des Moines. Highest of all in Leavening Power^-U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17,1889. ‘ i .■ f* '