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MACON. GA„ THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER It, 1891. VEST HS1 011 Wanted Immediate Consideration of His Resolution to Limit Debate. THE KILLING OF JAPANESE. Correspondence on the Subject Asked For-OutliwaUe'i Bill for Pooling Is on the House Calendar** Senators In Their Seels* ■VY-asKngton, Deo.-5.—Among tlie bills Introduced In tlie senate dlls morning wore the following: By Mr. Hunton of Virginia, to remit the “time penalties” on the Xorktowu, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Newark. Referred. By Mh Berry of Arkansas, to provldo a temporary government for that por tion of the Ind'on Territory occupied by the five civilized tribes of Indians, to be lieroaifter known n's tlie Territory of the Indianola. Bald on the table for the present. A rasolut'on was offered by Mr. Mc Pherson (Democrat) of Now Jersey (by request) lnsS-uotlng tlie committee on education and labor to Inquire ami re port as to the advisability and ava'la- hlllty of establishing a “national unit c< value of labor” wherow'ih to regu late wages automatically. Referred to tlio eommitteo on education and labor. dir. .Morrill of Vermont, who wa* yes terday':nstructe<l by tho finance com mittee to make an adverse report on some of Mr. Peffor’s flnanc al measures, gave notice than he would, next Wednesday, “seek un opportunity ol submitting some br.cf remarks oil some marvellous senatorial bills aud quack panucoas for real and Imaginary public evils and grievances.” (Laughter.) The resolution offered. Monday by Mr. Lodge (Republican) of Massachu setts requiting tlie president to fpru'sh information as to the deLvory to tho Chinese authorities at Shanghai of two Japanese citizens, wlio wore afterwards tortured and put to death, was laid lie- fore the senate. Tlie following is tho text of the resolut on: "Resolved, That the president be re quested, if not incompatible with the public interest, to transmit to the sen- ute ail conrecipcuideneo or other palters relat. ng to the delivery by the United States consul at Shanghai of two Jap anese citizens to tho CblncsO authori ties, and also to inform tho senate whether file said Japanese were put to death after be ng tortured and whether there was any understand .ng with tho Chinese government that officers of tho Tinted Stales' should aid, assist and give safe conduct to any Japanese cit izens dcB'Vlng .to leave China, and, fur ther, to Inform tEe senate whether tlio United States consul at Hankow was reprimanded by Oh.urse offlolals tor aid ing Japanese cit zens to leave tlie coun try, and whether all Information was refused to the United States consul at Ning-Pow .when ho made Uiqit'iies as to tho charges agi ast cortiiu Japanese c tizens arrested there.” ’ Mr. Sherman suggested that tho res olution should be referred to the com mittee on foreign relations. IMr. Lodge stated soino of tbo prom, iuent facts of the pass as they appeared in Mr. Julian Ralph's report g'veu •:> the public press,' Tlio two Japanese elt.zcns tn question had been glveU up, lie said by tho Un ted States consul at Shanghai, and had boon put to death with tlie most hideous tortures. He regarded their surrender under the circumstances as an act of the greatest possible discredit to tho hu man ty of tlie United States aud to the humanity of all civilized men, Mr. Morgan, chairman of tho commit tee on foreign relations, said that tlio rteolufon seemed to contain i n impli cation against somebody—against tlie president or the secretary of- state or die United States consul at Shanghai. It therefore seemed, to him that It would lie .well not to’ act lu the matter with haste or precipitation. Besides that war was flagrant between Japan ami China, and the least interference on tbo part of the senate of tho United Suites .which might be considered as fa. voring one belligerent or the other would lie an unfortunate orcumstinca at this time. It was known tfcnt over tures for reconciliation were,now being made Through tho assistance of the United States mln'stcra to China aud Japan, and lie thought any precipitate action on the part of the senate would he unwise He therefore favored tlio reference of the resolution to the com mittee on foreign relations. He should not. r»e to ho a party to anything that might cause irritat'on .to either China or Japan, or any other nation, in tho present state of affairs. If the resolu- tlon were referred he would conveus tlie committee and have the cireum- stances looked 'nto very carefully. (After some further discussion, tho resolution was referred to the commit tee on foreign relations. The resolutions offered by Mr. Pef- ter tent Monday, Instruottns the judi ciary committee to Inquire and report Whether Uhe act of the secretary of She treasury, tn Issuing and selling bonds, is authorized by an act of Con gress now tn force, wan tebd before the senate, and Mr. Poffer went on to •rgue tbit Wiere was no legal, authori ty for such Issue. At the close of Ms remarks the rerolutton wjb agreed to witlhnut opposition. Tire -resolution offered by Mr. Peffer on Monday last, calling on the presi dent for a statement of the facts and ctroumsutnc«i WY.oh made the presence sad use of United State* troops neces sity tu Chicago. In July. 1834. was tedd -before the senate, and after some discussion, was referred to the Judi ciary commit tee—yeas, 43: nay*. 4. The cloture resolutBon offered by Mr. Vest. (Democrat) of Missouri, yester day was Oh tn taken up *nd modified by Sir. Vest so as to mike It provide tut trie committee on'rules shall re port not 1 iter this Uhe fifteenth in stant, * plan by proper limitations and re'trtotions. for terminating debase, end securing final action art 0. fixed time on any pending motion, bill or tesolution, _ _ ’ Mr. Veit idvooaeU toe passage of Xr at a'bTSSiiSfifFShS Tarbulent Meeting of tlio Convention of Jewish Congregations at Itho resolution taxi’d closed by asking the yeas and nays cm tits adoption. I By the itime Mr. Vest haul finished -his remarks, tihe morning hour had | run out -and uficler the rule, -If enforced, cateriiar. A proposition was made by Mr. Harris that it retain pkice on toe table, subject ilo cull. Theft sugges tion was accepted by Mr. Vest, but was objected to by Mr. Aldridh, and toe resolution went to toe calendar. In tthe course of the d".scussflon <w*hlch terminated In thait taction, Mr. Harris, mated his opposition to tho tlme-llmitt.- tiTon fixed In <he resolution, as well p's to any edtiom at all on itJhe resolu tion In *toe absence of Mr. Blackburn, ohafrmdn of toe commiititee om rules. He stilted, ‘hbwever, that Mr. Black burn would be dn the chamber next Monday. Mr. Chandler amide Mr. Vest's speech and resllntlon the text of some sarcastic remarks as to the conver sion wrought by means of tthe recent election. ■ Finally Mr. Vest gave notice itfluat be would, tomorrow, move to take the resolution ffiom 'toe oa&endar arid have a vote of the senate upon 4t, and then after a tfh’ort executive session the sen ate &F 2:50 o’clock adjourned until ‘to morrow. In addition ito itlhe seventy senators Who were present on -the opening day of the session, Senators Dixon of Rhode Island. Muir tin of KKansas, WasShiburn of Minnesota. 'Patton of Midhigatii and Waildh of Georgia, have since taken their seats in the chamber. Mr. 'Hill of New York Is still absent. HOUSE PROCDSDUNGS. Servonty-fivo memibens of mhe house wer In tfholr seats at t)he operOnigo? fne sesaJon- today. Mr. B!a.1r (RopwWtoan) Of New Hamp shire prnsemed a ceeblirtflon asking im mediate consideration thereof, calling upon the presrdimt. Sf not. Incoanpaittble wtitita toe pufbllc interest, to transmit to congress oM tihe oorreoportdetnfce by tol- e**raiph or otherwise with tthu guvrsv- rnemts of China and Japan,*re®aUvo bo tlhe /war pendutig between 1 toede J>un- triefc. Objection was made to Ho present coneldieiwtihn. and the resoflutlon went to Whs oommdittee on foreign affairs. The (first bill called up for sonliSUem* (Eon was one reported from the commit tee on ipubl'ilc lands to prevent toe free use of timber on* toe public lands, to revoke alll permits heretofore gnimted In certain states for that puripcoe. After consl'Jcwalble dtoousston, toe .biW wus passed without drvis’jon. The comrerance reiport on toe bill to regulate toe ipihlnting and dMirCtbuilon bf dooumfcnits. wihflch was before the house yeaterduy, was a g rin oaDled up by Mr. Richardson (Democrat) of Ten nessee. anil was finaMy aigrefcjd to—136 to 95. Mr. OUthiwailte preesanited n resodutloai Cram toe camrmTjt'-ee on rules making toe Will <fo (permit pooling of (business by raJdrkud cSxmpandes undfcH* reguJitaons to bo prepared by .the ln*er-stojtc com merce cammlsialon- the canltlrvulug orier of - ibudlmeeo for toe house during UWo momUmr hour each day umtffil disposed of, oUWect t>n!ly to rovenaie und appno- prlaM5»jbiTJla timid reports from the com- mlfcteeooin rules. The resolution was nigredd <to witlhout division, and tlhe bail was reported to *Jhe house and Its dls- outetsijyn .was entered upon. The bill adds to edeflon five eff toe preSenk 1aiw u provision (Uenmiittfinfj pt»l- i-nig unld oets ouft toe conditions. under w1h3dh i't may be done. Sections 6, 13, 16 and 20 are to be oimfanded to further tlhe dbjedt of t|he ibCM, and a maw section adddd.' The ordere of the aocnmJir^on in rcqpejt to the pooling ajrv^mcnits en- terdi into* under Jftie hill ore mnldo en* forc«Uible tin Whs United Skates couriS. •Mr. Ha tiiors->n Of Tenti’PCbee, who re- t/onted toe bill fre/m toe committee, cx- plaiJned lits proyislons to too house, be ing listejwd to v;ltii an nUenfclon that bettr.'jke an unusual degrea of lnjterrist In lUhe question. Mr. Balttontoiv guve nollloe of a few amendment he wouM nsk to Jhav'c mude by iddrectfon -of too carram'LCtee. One of them was of some i’mporiiance. icluanidjeid to mike tfha act af^atny agenlt or bmcer at a railroad fn rciatkra to toe provisions of flh*e bllfl (he act of Itlhe conporaJlon, wfito'aut any QualUfktoiBknrs. •Numbem of questions were atsked by various imamJbuns i™ tlhe line of eluclda- t.on Of toe purposes of to© bill, , W hioh Mir.. PiatiteTWom answered. Then, at 5 ^Jjounrhod untlfl to morrow at 12 o clock. WANT FASTER MAILS. Cincinnati Business Men Call on the Postmaster General. New Orleans. DR. WISE COMMANDED ATTENTION Mr. Levi Created Considerable Feeling Between the Orthodox and tho Reformed Elemente In the - Body by HU Oration, New Orleans. D«. 6.—Judaism -would seem tn be .torn up Into two rival fac tion's, if the deiesutius retpreBentlng the Hebiw cortyr.isrttona thait are now in B.-ssion" tune accounted retprcsenuulve men. The undent fottfi of Israel, ac- cont-nw to Bhe viaw of the average Gen tile, la bdng aetuckwi from wi-thtn Its own oUtadol. and Uhe gtortous t-rodltiora of die undent faitti would seem to have been h-amlled of late in rather .uncere monious fashion, or, ob the profane iwoUM say, ‘'without gloves." Tlie annual oration of Mr. G'.uree .Led of Galreoton provoked such an amount of advehse crj-s.-ltmC ns well an favarSMe comnient), that nit tlhe uftCT- nocn session the' delegoiWs were plungwl Into a vortex of tlio most ''ptippery" cll-MUcitar. There was lots of ginger i-n- conporailed In to the necdlon nflaa, anil ilS surrouraBngs were In marked con- Cra-st witih the placid events wlhleih pre ceded it. ’ The oration of Mr. Levi coiMpreh.'-nd- ed a series of severe strictures on tlio alOtneks of reformed Judutem, m-lhtclh, it was oroertod, was OnUangerl-nB Uhe very edifice of the Israelite. The' apeake-r seas savore mn Uhe iuiUbte, rand ctimir.ig closely on tlhe heels of a sort of an “unspoken desire" to shut out "the ralb- ibls from future conivenvlkina," the sen sation hecumvi accontpltahed. air. Lavl -was ttoooided thanks for his Uteiary -work, as well as a motion to print tlhe oration. As coneftriKtetl nit present, the confer ence seernes to be composed of a major ity of refoisnierB. At least the (ay elele- gates uue. It in even raid that Mr. Levi iwlntse oration has caused such a hub-' hub. Is dcsiorObed «s a reformer, and re- iiliibie authority ha3 ft thal: tho rc-ver- enld ralbbls are nearly to a man in sym pathy -wllffii ttre principles of Uhe reform elamenif. The attack bf Mr. Levi was. of course, miented by tlhe ratobis prra- t-ut, as being in a great meanure an Qt- -rack “upon, the doth.” and blnvefore -to be vigorously fought. Dr. Wisa is said to represent Judaism, and tho cote-go over whldh toe presfido? la naturally the i-xpononit of the teneta bf thot3c views of ith admlolstratllon of the amdem-t fhtth. Briefly laid butt, the tliffereneeB be tween -the two echootla of thought amount to ithite: The ortihctdox Jow be- V.nvea tw the closest) okllreremce to tho ara.’lenh ritual, d-'octrlnoa and prttoUccs. He accepts tho Bible ns tilse dhsoluto revealed work of God. and to strict In Hus ntw-titllon to all dietary and' o'lhdr rtrlea-tf the church. He reultls also that Judaism ts accompiuthod. The Reformed Jew accords more lib erty of thought than dees the orthodox member of the faith. ■ He is not always -ilrm our dltatalry rules arid ibellovea that forms and ceremonies -moans lit tle and are certainly not osscntJHils. For Uhe Btblo he has a great respect, but does not accept It as Kterully in spired. Indeed, tthe Jewish reformer Is -a sort of freelance, holding ollry views on matters for centurleB consid ered as vital truth. He is a broad- igaiuged man, "giving nud flaking," and who lives on good terms wlllh Mm- self -and the rest of the world. The flrBt -business of the meeting tb day was a protest from tthe rabbis to bo m-alie part of -the primed Levi ora tion. The protest denounced -the Lovi strictures its unjust, mijustltl.itilc, the conclusion erroneous. The protest was signed by Dr. Wise, president of the Hehrew college, and other leading lay and' clerical delegates. This predlipi'tillted tho discussion which, at times, aasumd a very per- solnl character and In all resiieets the meeting was about as turbulent as a ward muss meeting. Finally Dr. Wise rose and a huBh fell on tlhe noisy meet ing. Uhe nestor of American Jewdom stood -at this full height and -hlB eye tlacked :ih he fl(»k 1n the meeting. "With withering scorn, he lashed tbo Washltjpton, Dec. 5.-Nlne gentlemen, representing commercial bodies in Cin cinnati, O., called on the postmaster gen eral today for the purpose of securing a better exchange of the malls in the tcr- rlfory south of tho Ohio. They bellevo that ton hours' tlms can be saved In the transmission of correspondence between Ohio and Texas,and also that a good sav-, ...... „„ ing or time can be made between that author of the adverse critique on tlhe state ana Florida. The ‘postmaster gen- Jewish rabbi and scored the turbulent erai mrormed the gentlemen that he character of tho meatlng today would do all he could consistently for! said: them In the matter and would take it under advisement, Tho delegation was as follows: R. M Nixon, president board of trade: John A Gano, chamber of commerce; J. Milton Blair, Manufacturers' Association; George M. Clarke, Ohio Mechanics’ Institute; A. M. Bommerfleld, Young Men’s Business Club: E. V. Eversolo, Builders', Exchange; B. IV. Campbell, Manufacturers' Business Association; E. E. Looke, Builders' Ex change, and E. P. Wilson, Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association of Cin cinnati and the freight bureau. NO INFLATED CIRCULATION. Mr. Blssell Will Shut Out All Wildcat Newspapers. Washington, Dec. 5.—Postmaster Gener al Blaset! has Issued an order that when ever the general character and manner of Issue of a periodical publication Is changed ip the interest of the publisher or of. on advertiser or other person, by the addition of unusual quantities of ad vertisements, or of matter different from that usually appearing In the publication or calculated to give special prominence to seme particular business or otherwise —especially where large numbers of copies are circulated by or (fl the Interest of any particular person—or where there Is to be an excessive number of alleged sample copies mailed, or where the Is- sue Is to be sold at a special and differ ent price than that charged for the cus tomary issue, the second class rates of postage will bo denied that Issue, and It there be repeated Instances of such irreg ularities the publication will be excluded from tho matt as second class matter. MR. WALSH SWORN IN. Washington. Dec. 5.—Shortly before the adjournment of the senate today tho credentials of Mr. Walsh of Georgia, showing his election by the legislature of his state to fill the unexptred term of the late Senator Colquitt (until Mart-h 4. 186) were presented by Mr. Ransom and the .oath of office was administered to Sir. Walsh by the vice president. EXCHANGE ADVANCING. Washington.'Dec. 5.—Foretgn exchange haa advanced within the put few days to a point that leads the treasury offi cials to anticipate that gold may be ex. ported this week. The treasury gold re serve stands today at 41U,(W,-M). Tho mewspaper men are here and your prooocdtngs will lie published to the world. Wliat position does it place you and me in? You repriwent Jewish congregations, I tho rabbinate of America. .What Id the position we find ourre-’.vcs in? Are yon going to allow euoh strictures to be olet upon the Mb- blrwto without a protest? To do bo would be an outrage? arid must not be permitted.” Much more -the dootnr said, fund one tiling ho wus accorded ..iat no other speaker wits granted, and that was an absolutely quiet ami respect ful hearing throughout. Trie speaker referred to tine compromise made be tween tho orttvodox and reformed Jews, when the college was first or ganized, and told haw It wus agreed that ail dehiitabte or controversial sub ject* should be molded. Dr. Wise was •oddly applauded as lie resumed his sent. Tlie protest then came up for de bate on tlio motion to have It spread on the minutes of the conference. Tho chnlntpan ruled that the ayes had it, nnd the motion vvor ordered spread on the mSmitos. The session then ad journed.' DENT ACQUITTED. Result of an Interesting Murder Trial at Knoxville. Knoxville. Ga„ Dec. Ct—(Special.)— W. H. Dent, on trial for the murder of O. P. Wright, In Crawford superior court today, was acquitted.. The trial was commenced yesterday, wla Judge Hardeman presiding. It bx* some time' to get a Jury, but af ter this was done the trial progressed rapidly, although .there were a targe numbsr of wltnesrM examined. The court room wan crowded throughout <h? trlrtl on account of the prominence Of both pirtleg to the tragedy, nnd when the Jury returned n verdict of not gritty Dent’* friends gathered, around him to extend songratuktilons. Dent killed WriglH several months ago with a pitchfork and was blms.df badly injured. NEW TORPEDO BOATS. Washington, Dec. 6.—Secretary Herbert today Issued advertisements for the three torpedo ■ boats, the proposals to bo open ed February 13 next. SOUTH CAROLINA’S JUDGES. One by Oae the Old Legal Lights Are Taken Down. Columbia, S. c„ Dec. B.—Tin? gen eral assembly of South Carolina in Joint session today completed the reor ganization of the judiciary of the state begun with the ndvenit of the reform administration, four yted-is ago. One by cue the Judges on tlio beach in 1830 have been retired. Only the chief jus tice of the supreme court and one cir cuit court of tlie old set have been re tained. The remarkable feature of the elections today was the selectlou of- (ten. Joseph it. Earle, a brilliant ut- twmey, mho was attorney general In tlio uilniilnlw-nitlun which TlXm m or iginally begun his uprising against, nnd llie man who as u candidate for gov ernor made the first fight against Tlll- m-Jiui and reform lu tlie caxnpalgn of 1890. Two years ago he began to con fess -tlr.lt he saw something tn the movement' inaugurated by Ttllmtm. The result Is he was nude Judge of the Eighth circuit today over the present -Incumbent, Judge Norton, and unaUiot- strong reform candidate, getting 100 out of the 156 votes cast. Tho reorganlza- tlcei of ’tore Judiciary was made com plete by making the young attorney general, O. W. Uuchannun, Judge of the'Thlrd circuit, the Incumbent, Judge Frazier,' being overwhelmingly de feated'. Tho general neaemby has been in ses sion fl-wo week3. Some -notaiblo changes In laws are proposed. A bIH to pro vide for "Jbn crow" separate oars for the races ‘I* pending, aji unfavorable report beOng given It today. Owing to bhe recent uasissIriatOon of ai county treasurer, nitrile out In bhe country coMeotllug taxes, flho tow requiring treasurers to make sudh trips will be abolished. < 'An Austra.tt.io ballot sys tem bill was Introduced in both heusos today. In view of the doubtful regis tration Caw* and the recent charges of election fmud-s, it -will likely puss. Under a. -bill iwmling, paitent medicine venders, unless licensed as druggists by tlhe state, cannot sett -their goods In South Carolina. This bill will pass. Commlssiort 'merchants are to be de nied the -night, to collect commissions on uiriy class of produce, etc., unless It -pusses directly through flhelr ihuuds. A Joint commOtleo is to be appointed to examine Into She financial condition of -tlhe staita dispensary olid be present when st-ook'ls flakcai iat tho erid of each quarter. Senator Bfird -today Introduced a bill tn the senate providing for the holding of an election for delegates to the cone aMtutiivn.il! convention and enacting a special law fbr that occasion. It Is an nd-iralnistratloil measure and will be come a.law..The bill provides for the registration find voting of those citi zens Who udder the present law are disqualified, it Is intended to eliminate In this one election -those features of tlhir present election mnehluery, 'the ctaot stltuHomriltyoif wheit ts question.-dand which are how being tested by donator Butler In the state supreme oea.-l,- and which will probably soon be paz*a" sp oil in the United States mtpreme oou.t. It is proposed that this law shall appl- to only- the. one election-for comstltu- tlonal convention doJega-tos. If Ino present election law is knocked, out it is-expected to make tho notion of the oonVentlon legal and constitutional. DUTY ON COTTON "oil. It W1B Be, -More Tuan Doubled by the .Gentian Government. Washington, Dec. B.-Indlcatlons seem to multiply of a determined purposo on the part of Germany, bpenly or by Indt- rcctlon, to interpose obstacles in tho way of tho Importation of American products in Germany, so long as the illserlmlnat- ing duty against German beet sugar Im posed by the existing now tariff law Is maintained. First, on a pretext of tlio transmission of Texas fever (proved to be Impossible) 'tho Importation of llvo c&ttlo from tho United States Into Ger many was prohibited. Next, restrictions were placed upon American canned goods. Then a commission wns appointed to In vestigate whether American cot'on could not be supplanted by other kinds of Ger man hunufucturc. Now tho department of stato has been notified through Its consular.-, representative, at Bremen of a propose! change In the German customs tariff hill by (which tho duty on cotton seed oil will bo increased 250 per cent, over the present rates. Among the many additions to existing duties, this seems to be the most Import ant, and it lu said to meet tno wishes, not only of the- protectionist oil manu facturers of Germany but of the Agra rians ns well. The present duty on Airierli-au cotton seed oil Is 4 miii-kH (It) and It la to be raised to 10 marks. If, howover, tho Imported cotton seed oil Is to bo used for soap, It may he officially drugged until unfit for food, when It Is admitted at the rate of S3 cents. The returns of ths correspondents of tho statistical divsion of tho deportment of agriculture relative to the amounts of wheat fed to stock. CBtlmato the quantity already fed, that is to say up to Ocober 30, a 40,030,000 bushels, and the estimated amount to bo fed at 29,213,0(1) bushels, making a total of 16,303.000 bushels These figures on. wheat aro merely the m'ugre estimates from those states wherein correspondents have compiled with the request of tlie department and must not bo taken an anything more than un attempt nt approximation for tho total feeding of wheat from the present supply. The severity and length of the winter will necessarily Influence the final findings upon this question. GOVERNOR OATES’ MESSAGE. HB Itocommnjda tthe Posh." go af a Con test Lctuv. Montgomery .Ala., Pec. B.—Governor Oates setrt ft long merisaie to She as.-'in- biy today. Its dhOdf feature ts the urg ing of an tnirsursa In the tax rate of half a mill and the Improvement nf the nitHeesmon* tows. lit also advises Jiat the pnrtut movumunt to take tht con- tic's out lit the mines be oheckd, so ns to make them (u'-fnuslalnfrvg; that flic numdier of Judtctol circuits bo Inerecued ho as to expedite tlhe odmUnf strut Ion of Jufi:l»\ as a check to lyni.'hinera; the making a felony of carrying concealed wvaiponn, In opder to eupiprusM dhe prac tice. Beoauue of tlhe r -peal of the i-’cd- n.-UJ sli?o.Ow) law*. Ihe odivlscfl she aboil- til.vi r.f ttre prtwent separation of Kioto Ism! federal cCnntilosi*. lit) rncommendH tlia-t a la*w rguljitltvg corttosta for iliaJtc unices ba panaed. whLoli Is im ncCord wfih tlhe PtwY.Jl d-in ir.'l. In view of the probable repeal at Uhe stain bank to:; by oongre.n, he Hu.-ie v.ls the enact- m -nt of a state Ixink’Jtvg Utw, based en d-gpo-V-s «03b tine Vitale trejourer of nJlvent Feicira-I. utate, county or mu- nlel.onl borids. The oilier fensure* of (the message aro of mlrfvr hnportunce. The due that ex- cltut fl-o most comment W the recom- m-j.idiitlm of a content law. The bulk of opinion ta fhar. the part has been ogadntzt Btidh an c-naolmont. m wan de mon I.noted by 4he failure of (he asrm- Hjr two yearn azn to adopt a «"««U«r ro •..nmi'suljraon by -Governor Jones. Toe notation cif Its .Opivorrflits is that only She s-sjrrrfo'y, aa a/t jcgnertta/iould be charged with (he power of going Into a matter of suoh greart magnAude an l concern as a content for a (rate of fice. nnd that toy statutory regu’. ttSoo wvsill put • premium on ouch und -r uk- me* and lend to chaos, as In West Vir ginia some years ago, | REGISTRATION BILL F1NISHFD It Will fie Placed Upon Passage in tho House of Representa tives Today, BRANNAN IN A COMIC ROLE. Tlio Senate Report on the Appointment of Women to Uffloe-rhe Kxpost* tlon Appropriation Dltcueied la the Home* Atlanta, Dec. G.—(Spoolil.)—Tha gen eral Ics'-slatlvo b'll received tha tiulsU- lns touches In the tutted til'.* mornlfig and, after being printed with nil tho amendments wit ch the house has been tacking on since Inst Saturday, It will be taken up ns a sjieciol order tomor row morning and put upon its passage. Tliero aro only seven more working days of tlio sessslou remaining, and bo-th houses avRl have to not promptly or somo of the important measures now pen&ng will not get through. The ap propriation bill is yet to bo disposed of and with tho controversies over tho military, the University, Girls' Normal School and several other appropria tions, a good part of tho Umo will bo consumed. - Tho Vonablo lt»uranco bill will also bo pressed in the house, to say nothing of tho many local bills that tnomhera will want to “got through or bust” along toward tho close. One bill -that promised to play bavoo with tho legislators was shelved today for tho session. Tills was tho Bush nntt-lbariroonr d'spcnsary bill, which was to have oomo up as tho epeclat or der in tha senate. It was postponed Indefinitely at tho request of Senator Mercer, who ts ouo of tho lending ltd- vooatea of this form of tcmperanco leg islation. There was a socno of unusual hilarity In the house this morning when iho registration bill was completed, Mr. ItranTun of Fulton be'ng tho star en tertainer. 'Mr. Urn.limit Had had printed a copy of tho Fulton oouuty registra tion act and offered ft as a subsiltuto for itho oommittoo's bill. In doing so ho took tho floor to mako a speech. Under tho rules adopted, ho avas al lowed only five minutes' time. Rut, not to (bo thwarted, Mr. Br.rmitm moved that tho house hoar him longer, lu a qpirlt of good nature tho house agreed to tho motion, accompanying tho an nouncement of tho vote with a round of applause. Tlio member from Fulton -then wont ofn with his spoooh, wliioli was flelivcTCd in a stylo of vchomenco and cxcitomeint that would have well befitted a caso where tho issuo was ono of life nnd doatb. 1 Glir. Bnannan was frequently ap plauded. Ho declared that his substitute, of which ho bad bad nt third edition printed, -was absolutely perfect, nnd ho offered a regard of ?2,000, to bo paid to tlio Girls’ 'industrial School, if any •member would point out a defect in his bill. Dodgers had also been distributed on tho desks, offering prizes in clothing und furnWrilng goods to any member finding a' flaw In the bill which Mr. Brannon wn r tcd The bouse to adopt. These dodgers were issued by u well known clothing house. Nobody, how ever, undertook to claim either the 12,000 offered by Mr. Hrannan, or any of tho clothing stone's prizes, but when the vote was taken Mr. Hrannan a blit. was burled clean out of sight. Ths I'opullsts were about tho oniy members who voted for it. After the completion of tho registra tion bill tho resolution to appropriate 125,000 for a sta/to exhibit at tho Cotton States Exposition, vow taken up. Tho tvsolulon, which was introduced by Mr. Hall of Coweta, gets around constltu- ilonal difficulties by simply Increasing the appropriation to tho rtepnrtmcnt of agriculture 425,000 nnd directing that department to use the motley for the exhibit, Thie'cxblblt, howover, 1a to bo supervised by a board composed of ono member of the legislature from each congressional distntat, and! tho gov ernor, attorney general, school commis sioner, treasurer und comptroller gen eral. After being reported favorably by the finance committee tl\e bill was sent to the general Judiciary commit tee to receive a report as to constitu tionality. This committee returned a major!y vote in favor of it and a mi nority report against It. This minority report, witch was made on the ground of uriconstttutlonaUly. was signed by Messrs. FtoucWe, Moll, Bailey, Dodson, Rawlins, Farmer, Worley, Bush, Hum phries, McWhorter, Spence. Taylor, Hodge, Reagan, Wlfilngbain, Wilkins, Harrison ond McCurry. Chairman Boynton of the finance committee, Mr. -Mlddlebnooks and Mr. Fogarty made speeches In favor of tho appropriation. Mr. Fouehe, who head ed the minority report, had Just begun hW speech in opposition, when the house adjourned to continue the dlBcus- Hlon over-the exposition nppropriatlon- at a. night session. Alt l»i» (tight sirfm speeches were mtn-Ie tn favor of the exposition oppro- prta'Uoo by Messrs. McMMiael, Hall, Gray and -HoOlanH. MesHrtt. Fouctio and Worley rtpbke atgaltnMt it.. The bill -wtta mt put to a vote tonight, but guua over until tomof-row. IN THE SENATE. The CUglbibiy at women to appoint ive offices, tn tit- gift at the governor Is a. bone of contention that may prove troublesome to «he tegtstoture. Two re ports -were submitted In tho sent to to day on tthe toll of Scndtor Roberts mak ing women eligible to these office*. The majority report wan agalndt the bill anl Ihe m'-rxrity tor It. fiertrtor Wtttittov today introduced a trill dhat *s tmrortant. It provbVc for Mppetotl terms of count (» give speedy trims to nape arid munler cases. The Broughton MU, which tneorpor- atns beoov-flenrt tmtltu-Jono onil In verts them with full powers of guardl- flhlp, pom-it today. It originally gave tlet In’ltsiffons a portion of the school fund, practically making stato rtifoneltortco of them, but flhte section of the hill was otrickoa out. THE NORTHEASTERN ROAD. The Cam'mlttee's Report Recommends the Silo of tile Property. , Atlanta.-, Dec. B.—(Special.)—The re port of -tlhe Joint committee to Invest- gae (ho Nortlhaastern ratlrod wtas re ceived In the thousc today and ordered printed. Tho report recomjnenUs the sale of the read as provided -for under tho bill by Senator Lewis, now pend ing in Che senate, , A largo amount of -tthe Northeastern bonds are bold tn Maton-. According to tlie report of the committee, which' g-ics lnto'detutlfl tit length, h- bouded tUd-ebtodness of the road ontlorsckl bjt ■tho state Is $200,000, These bonds ore secured by a first montgu-ge -upon ull the property of the Northeastern Rail road Company, Including the tlno ex- temflng from Athens to Clayton. The bonds bear 7 per cent. Interest, ttndl fall duo on Uhe first of May, ISM. Tlhe Interest per annum Is $18,200. Tlio present uarnlmg capacity Is $12,000 per year. -The committee finds thait by far tho largest portion of tho first monrgago bonds outstanding of tho Northeas tern road aro owned by citizens of this state. They wore purchased on tho failth of the state's endorsement almost; ftself. The following plan of adjust ing these claims Is recommended: Tho state Shull invite s£t holders of ■the- Nortthc-apitofm railroad bonds to de- posit them with the Arauurer on, or be- , for-- itlhe flint of hllm-h, I stir.. In .irvt- r to receive tn exchange for Ihe prlndpa! thereof new 4 per cent, bonds of the stato of Georgia, running tor twenty, - years, or, It -the Ibondholdero prefer, to receive tn lieu thereof, thq. money, for itho same. In either case tlhe ac crued Interest will he pal'd In -cash. When as muny n« threo-tout'ths nf tho bonds have been filed-with tho treas urer. lie shnH tbo authorized to ;wm* merteo -tlhe delivery of now bonds In exchange for flho same, arid to Bril such portions of tihe bonds ob may be neces sary to moot the In'lercrit and to pur chase such endorsed bond* hh tthe hold ers hhere.'.-if mn-y profer to MW for cash. In no case ctiall airy at Itlie bonds bd sold for lens than par,, and If, on offer ing the bond* in- market a higher prllro should be Kid for the same, Uhe ettmo shall hawo tho privilege of bo selling (hem. Thie committee then- recommends that so tsnon as this ndjuHtmorJt with (ho bondholder* has been made, nnd its much n* th-rce-fourths or tho bonds thus refurwlril or paid, thait tlio governor bo authorized and Ulrooted to offer tho road for sale, at public outcry, to the highest blddor. after a renHjnahle nd- vertUsemealt af tho Hnmo. In case the rerd Sltould not sen for nm omoui-t • cquaf to Dhio stn-tWa liability, Mien ths govornor be o-uttu.rlzed to buy In tho ibaid and toko tihe ttWile (h the name In tibo n-arne ctf flilto state, i-n.itho tatter ease It Is recommended Unfit 'the operation of tho ronrl con-tlauo tiivu) fuither legisla tion cam bo had. or j* riiore proipifious time to sell th Bam bo fourth' , Terrible PERsnouTfoN. Mrs. Bohannon Driven Mad by -Mid night Visitors. Atlanta, Deo. B.—(Special.)—A Shock, ing story comes from- the suburbs of the city out near Westvlew cemetery, the neighborhood of uncanny fume gained am account of tho recent mur- defis of Forest Crowley and. Mrs. LILy, which occurred there. Several days ago Mrs. Bohannon, an old lady, living In a sequestered spot In tho neighborhood, became n raving lunatic. Physicians and- neighbors were culled In, aud to this way tho story eiunlc ou-t. For somo time past Mrs. Bohannon has had living with her ns her solo campnnlon a Mrs. Ray, who cu,ire hero from Charleston. Sira. Ray Is a middle- [tiffed woman, of good appearanco nnd lnteHIgcneo. To tlio neighbors silo told fin astonishing tnlo of tho persecution wlilchhnd finally resulted in driving Mrs, Bohannon crazy. Mho says for. months pnnt, at the fiend hours of night, unknown persons havie visited the ptaco, and, -by beating upon tlio -2? ™rh^? n e n ?i , an<1 dolnB 1111 ranmter ■of nnheiand of things, so terrorized her- !S f “£ d J! la old ludy that nt l«rt tho latter e rip/iechi govt* wny. tn M . r if; Sf* an , nou ""JOY* » life-interest «• property upon which she lives, having been granted it by Mr. A .O. , nn rt'oflh'rio Englishman of wealth, who lives alon-e soma distance off. Mr. Bohannon, who died recently, had rendered somo valuable service to the Englishman during tho war, and, waa provid'd with tlie property ns a recompense Mm. Ray sayiT that “ito was ordered to leave itho place soon af- Bohannon died by Htanding, and she believes the eccentric Enaltalmtin miitofiS 0 ?? b » r0 i f ° r noctu mai perse- cutlorifl that ha.v'o driven Mm. 3J.>h*in- he? to'S,^ ° bJcat b0,nB 10 Si charter amendments. ilsyor Horne Conferred With the Bibb Delegation. tors tlio mayor devoted himself partlcu- th ta charlor ttmenfJmcnts Intro duced In tho eenato by Senator Harris. Inene amendments, as already published by tho Tc-Segraph, are acceptable to the Macon delegation and will In all probabil ity be passed through tho legislature promptly. Mayor Homo has not yet had his bond bills Introduced, but will hold a further conference with the bond commission b< - fore ho takes thi» step. Ho Is, however, wedded to the street paving bonds, nnd If the bill Is not passed through the leg islature he will urge the possago of an ordinance by council for tho Issue of tho bonds,council having this right under tho charter. In any,event, the people of Ma con will vote upon the paving bond jrtan. Mayor Home's position Is that it would bo bettef to havo the bonds authorized by tho legislature than to Issue them under on ordinance, as they could bo floated to better advantage under tho former plan. IN THE CLASSIC city. ! Happenings Within ths Confines of Ath* ens Yesterday, Athens, Deo. 5.—(Special)—The officers of the university football team were se lected today. They were: H. W. Stubbs, captain; J. W, Morton, manager, and K. • C. flyals, assistant manuger. The team will b* even stronger next year than it was this year. A deaf and dumb negro knocked a little white boy named Nell Williams In tho head with a heavy stick this afternoon In this city. Tho wound Is painful but not dangerous. t Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Ioimpkln celebrated their golden wedding near Alliens today. Tlio mock ceromony was performed In tho same room and on tbo samo spot where they were married fifty years ago, and by tho eon of tho minister who married tlierr. After these ceremonies MIssBuhIo May Patman of California, tho grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lampkln, was married to Mr. S. B. Dlsmuke* of this county. It was an unl<iuo and Interesting > atlalf