GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE AND SENATE GET DOWN
TO REGULAR BUSINESS.
Brief Snmmury of Proceedings of the
Two Legislative Branches.
House—23<f Day.
Wednesday is the regular day for the
introduction of new matter in the
house and the roll call brought out a
number of bills, most of them local,
but some important measures. Among
these are the bill by Speaker Jenkins
to create the office of commissioner of
pardons; one by Mr. Mozley, of Cobb,
making women eligible to the office of
state librarian ; one by Mr. Freeman,
of Coweta, allowing children residing
near county or school district lines to
attend the school nearest their resi¬
dence, and another by Mr. Yates, of
Catoosa, amending tho registration
law so that no new registration shall be
required for voting in elections for
justices of tho peace; one by Mr. West,
of Lowndes, to amend the school law
by establishing a uniform course of
text books and to organize a book
commission; a bill by Mr. Yates, of
Catoosa, to amend the general regis¬
tration law so that no additional regis¬
tration of voters in elections for jus¬
tices of tho peace shall be necessary.
As it is now the election occurring
in January, a new registration with
payment of another year’s tax is re¬
quired by the general registration law.
The bill avoids that.
Mr. Georgo C. Thomas, chairman of
the special committee to visit the
State University and State Normal
school, sent to the olork’s dosk a re¬
port whioh was read. Tho report
showed the university to bo in a high
state of prosperity and commended
the thoroughness and breadth of the
course. The committee had nothing
but praise for the present oonoduct of
the university. tho
There was a spirited debate on
question of adjournment over Thanks¬
giving day, end a parliamentary duel
ensued between Mr. Johnson, of Hall,
and Mr. Fogarty, of Richmond. Tho
scene changed and the duel was be¬
tween Mr. Johnson and Hon. Mel
Branch, of Colombia, The motion
was finally put and was overwhelming¬
ly carried.
House—24t.h Day.
Friday was a busy day in the house
of representatives. No less than seven¬
teen Dills wero passed and sent to the
senate; tho biggest day’s work yet done
by the house. Quite a number of
new bills were introduced and re¬
ferred. Most of the measures passed
were of a local nature and only one or
two of them are of general interest.
An appropriation bill was pat through,
the largest yet acted ou by the honse.
It is a bill to appropriate $2,500 to the
trustees of the Georgia school for tho
deaf.
Mr. Felker’s bill to provide addi¬
tional methods for collecting purchase
money notes when there is a reserva¬
tion of title, was passed. It provides
that the holder of a note where title to
personal property is reserved will not
have to sue in trover, nor attach for
purchase money. It will also do away
with delay when cases arise where the
amount involved exooeds the jurisdic¬
tion of justice courts.
House— 25th Day.
There was a lively debate in the
house Saturday on the Clay county
contest case. The question at issue
was whether the house would send a
committee to Clay county to recount
the ballots in tho election for repre¬
sentative from that county. The seat
was given to A. L. Foster, populist,by
the returning board and his opponent,
W. P. Killingswortb, democrat, is
contesting the electfon. The main
point at issue is whether about thirty
ballots cast for simply “Foster” with¬
out initials shall bs counted for A. L.
Foster. The oounty board Baid they
should be so counted and they de¬
clared the populist elected, the am¬
biguous ballots giving him a majority
of three votes. The resolution was
adopted by a vote of 62 to 40.
A bill providing for an appropria¬
tion of $50,000 for the purpose of es¬
tablishing a state reformatory for ju¬
venile criminals was introduced by Mr.
John T. Boifeiullett, of Bibb, who
thinks the time is opportune for the
state to establish a reformatory for the
care of young criminals who are not
deemed fit subjects for the peniten¬
tiary. House—26th
Day.
The muchly abused game of football
and the deadly cigarette must go.
That is the purport of two bills intro¬
duced in the house of representatives
Monday. One of the measures makes
it unlawful for any person or persons
to sell or furnish to other persons cig¬
arettes and subjects violators to pun¬
ishment as prescribed in the act defin¬
ing misdemeanors. The football bill
makes it unlawful for any person to
engage in a match game of football in
this state and enacts that violators
shall be deemed guilty of a misde¬
meanor. Both bills were referred to
the general judioiary committee.
The house worked itself into a par¬
liamentary The tangle during the session.
trouble oame up on a motion of
Mr. Baggett, of Laurens oounty, to
take up for a second reading his bill
to abolish the county court of Laurens
county. The bill was reported ad¬
versely by the committee on county
and county matters, and under the
rule of tho house the bill went upon
the table. Mr. Baggett, who is a pop¬
ulist, secured tho floor and made
a red-hot speech, asserting that
the democrats had made a party meas¬
ure oat of his bill and reported it ad¬
versely for partisan purposes. He
said it is a local bill and that tho peo¬
ple of his county want the court abol¬
ished in the interest of economy. Ho
asserted that only the judge of the
court, solicitor and bailiffs wanted the
bill perpetuated. Mr. Dodson replied
to tho argument of Mr.Baggett,denying
that politics cut any figure in
the consideration of tho bill.
He said the people of Laurens were
satisfied with the work of the county
conrt, and that they wanted it left
alone. Before Mr. Baggett could an¬
swer the argument of Mr. Dodson Mr.
Calvin obtainod tho floor and made
tho point of order that debate was
not in order on tho motion of
Mr. Baggett to take up the
bill and put it noon its second
reading, ce react to ibe bouse a spe¬
cial rule, introduced by himself sever¬
al days ago, preventing the Beeond
reading of adversely reported bills,
which rule was adopted. He asserted
that the motion would change the or¬
der of business, and for that reason it
was not debatable. The point was not
understood by many members of the
house and the result was that a tangle
which lasted until the hour of adjourn¬
ment followed.
Senate—23d Day.
Senator Redwine, of the Thirty
third district, introduced a bill in the
senato Wednesday placing express com¬
panies operating in this state under
tho supervision of the railroad com¬
mission.
The senate in exeoutiva session con¬
firmed the following appointments of
the governor:
Wm. E. Lester to be judge of the
county court of Jones county for tho
term of four years from Nov, 6, 1896.
F. H. Johnson to be solicitor of the
county conrt of Jones county for the
term of two years from the date of his
qualification. judge of the
W. M. Weaver to bo
county court of Greene for the term
of four years from Sept. 17, 1897,
W. F. Eve to bo judge of the county
court of Richmond for the term of
four years from Sept, 24, 1897.
C. H. Cohen to be solicitor of the
city court for the county of Richmond
for the term of four years from Sept.
24, 1897. •
H. C. Kettles to be judge of the
county court of Screven county for the
term of four years from Sept. 6, 1897.
T. W. Oliver, Jr., to be solicitor of
the county court of Screven for the
term of years from Dec. 8, 1896.
R. R. Martin to be solicitor of the
county court of Terrell for tho term of
two years from Oct. 5, 1897.
George W. Williams to be solicitor
of tho connty court of Bullock for the
term of two years from December 12 th,
1896.
H. J. Brewer to be solicitor of the
county conrt of Elbert for the term of
two years from December 8th, 1897.
Hon. F. G. duBignon to be a mem¬
ber of tho board of trustees of the
University of Georgia, representing
tho state at large for the term of eight
years from August 23, 1897.
Hon. W. E. Simmons to be a mem¬
ber of the board of trustees of the
University of Georgia, representing
the state at large, for the unexpired
term of Hon. H. Y. M. Miller, deceas¬
ed, the term endeng August 23, 1903.
The general judiciary committee re¬
ported adversely on Senator Yancey
Carter’s bill prohibiting members of
the general assembly and state officials
riding on railroad passes.
On motion of Senator Battle, the
senate adjourned until 11 o’clock Fri¬
day morning.
The finanoe oommittee of the house
has reported favorably the bill by Mr.
Knowles, of Fnlton, to appropriate
$25,000 for a new building and equip¬
ment for the Georgia Institute of
Technology.
Senate—24th Day.
The first real argument of the ses¬
sion in the senate came up Friday over
the senate bill No. 5., which was intro¬
duced by Senator Gray, aad defines
the crime of stealing hogs, cattle and
other domestic animals when the value
is less than $20 as being a misdemeanor.
The bill was reported adversely by
oommittee and the motion to agree to
the report of tho committee was then
adopted by ayes 20 ayes, nays 17 and
the bill was killed.
Senator Sheffield’s bill requiring
connty tax collectors to make monthly
reports and turn over to the state
treasury or to the state depositaries
the amount of money in hand at the
end of each month, was reconsidered,
and after a brief speech by its author,
was passed by a vote of 34 to 0.
On motion of Senator Hopkins, the
bill providing for the election of
judges and solicitors by the people,
and which has received an unfavorable
report from the committee, was made
a special order for Wednesday.
Senate— 25th Day.
The senate spent Saturday morning
in routine work. The only thing of
general interest was the passage of a
bill incorporating the town of Fitz-
gerald. It was a very long and elabo¬
rate document and covered everything
necessary for a municipality.
Senate—26th I>ay.
Two new bills represented the total
now development of Monday’s seesion
of the senate. One of these was by
Senator Carter and it aims at prevent¬
ing double taxation upon certain
property. It provides that a man
holding bond for title for property
shall only be taxed on his proportion¬
ate interest in that property. The
other bill was introduced by Senator
Comas and provides for the repeal of
the act establishing the county court
of Appling county. The balance of
the session was devoted to reading
senate and house bills the second time.
MANY SPANIARDS KILLED.
Maceo Repulsed the Onslaught of
Weyler’s Men.
The Ward line steamship City^ of
Washington, which arrived at New
York Wednesday from Havana,brought
some interesting news of the engage¬
ment which occurred recently near
Mount Rubia between the Spanish
troops and the insurgent forces, head¬
ed by General Maceo.
One day last week the government
organ, La Lnoha, called for trains to
convey 1,000 wounded and sick sol
diers from Candelaria to Havana.
This was the first intimation that had
been received that the engagement had
been serious in its results.
One of the passengers on the City
of Washington, who, for obvious
reasons, did not wish to have his name
mentioned, gave an interesting ac¬
count of how the battle was fought,
and this to a great extent, it is
thought, explains why General Weyler
returned to Havana so soon.
Mount Rubia is twenty-six miles
west of Havana and about twelve miles
from the northern coast of the island.
General Weyler had spread his trocha
across the island in its narrowest part
to prevent Maoeo’s forces moving to¬
ward the east.
Then the remaining forces were di¬
vided into three detachments, one of
5,000 men, another of 10,000 and the
third of 20,000, the latter being led
by’ General Weyler himself. These
detachments moved toward the moun¬
tains from different directions.
The detachment of 5,000 reched the
mountain first, and after heavy fight¬
ing was repulsed by Maoeo’s forces,
with 700 wounded and it is not known
how many dead. When the second
detachment of 10,000 men, under com¬
mand of General Eohagne, arrived and
began to storm the mountain they
found that the enemy had disappeared. approached
General Weyler, who
from the trocha, did not have a chance
to smell powder.
Details are lacking, but it appears
that Maceo had another engagement
west of Mount Rubia, in which 1,000
of tho Spanish troops were injured.
Five hundred of the wounded were
brought int@ Havana by rail and 200
were brought by water, leaving 1,000
sick and wounded on the field.
Weyler’s failure to locate Maaeo
would appear to have been the cause
of his hasty return to Havana.
GOV. OATES INDIGNANT.
Says Alabama Is Not So Deep in Debs
As Reported.
The report of the oommittee of the
Alabama legislature to investigate the
condition of the state’s finances has
caused a lot of talk by the people of
the state.
Governor Oatee, in an interview con¬
cerning the matter, said:
“The report undertakes to find the
true state of tho treasury on Deoember
31, 1896. They find thatthore will bo
a deficit at that time of $568,068.84.
To find this they include in liabilities
then due $50,500 to tho First National
bank of Mobile, when it is not duo
nutil February 10, 1897. They also
fiud the $100,000 to the Selma bank due
January 1, 1897. This is an error to
the extent of $150,000.
“They estimated receipts to the
treasury from November 17 to De¬
cember 31 at $280,000. But the re¬
port says nothing of the receipts into
the treasury during the first three or
four days of January, whioh this year
was over $500,000 and next January
will be as much more—very likely
more.
“The only true method of ascertain¬
ing a deficiency is to take the proba
blo receipts for that year and the lia¬
bilities for the same time, including
that whioh was due at the beginning
of the fi-cal year, October 1, and what
the receipts lack of discharging the
debts is the deficiency.
“It is utterly unfair to take January
1 and find what the money in the
treasury the day before lacks of set¬
tling the claims then dne, and to oall
that the deficiency.
"The report in this way ignores the
incoming revenue. The amount claim¬
ed by the report of the committee as a
deficiency of the revenues is not true.
It is misleading, and no good business
man can sanction it.”
Will Stop the Fight.
The Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight can¬
not be pulled off in Brooklyn, N. Y.
This was definitely settled at a con¬
ference Saturday morning held in the
office of Foster *L. Backus, district at¬
torney of Brooklyn, The law is
against it.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON NEWS AND NOTES
OF INTEREST.
What is Daily Transpiring at Uncle
Sam’s Headquarters.
The November treasury deficit, from
official figures issued Tuesday is §7,-
621,000, and for the five months of the
fiscal year to date of $40,500,000.
The committee work on the appro
priotion bills began at "Washington
Monday in response to a call by Chair¬
man Cannon of the house committee
on appropriation of the several com¬
mittees.
George Y. Coffin, the famous car¬
toonist of Washington, died Saturday
afternoon at his apartments in the Gar¬
field flats from a complication of dis¬
eases, the culmination of an attack of
locomotor ataxia.
The president has made the follow¬
ing appointments and removals of
postmasters: Illinois. Evanston,Charles
Raymond vice David P. O’Leary, re¬
moved; Missouri, LaPlato, W. Over
street vice William E. Cole, dead;
Mexico, Luke W. Morris vice John
W. Mason, removed.
The First National bank of Tyler,
Tex., failed Monday. At the date of
its last report the capital of the bank
was $200,000 ; due by it to other banks
$9,000; due individual depositors
$231,000; borrowed money owed $224
000. Bank Examiner Cannon has
been placed in charge.
A change in the postmastership of
Memphis, Tenn., will be made in a
few days, though the new appointee
has not yet been selected. This is the
natural result of the shortage of over
$12,200 found in Postmaster Armour’s
accounts, and whioh has been under
investigation by the department. The
report of the inspector says the short¬
age has been made good by Armour’s
sureties in whose hands the office is
now being run with the assistant post¬
master in charge.
Consul General Lee says the rnmor
that he may not go back to Havana
because Spain objects to him has no
foundation in fact, He oertainly
would have heard of it if there were
any truth in the idea. Eis relations
with General Weyler have been cor¬
dial, and when they parted several
weeks ago they exchanged photographs
bearing autographic expressions of
friendship. There can certainly be
nothing personal against him, and offi¬
cially as consul general of the United
States in the present situation Spain
could hardly take an exception to his
performance of duty.
That congress will either recognize
the independence of Cuba or the bel
belligerent rights of the Cabans
during the first few days of the
session is practically the unani¬
mous opinion of those senators and
members who have already arrived
in Washington, But few of them
believe that Spain will, in oou
sequence, deolare war against the
United States. They believe Spain
will make a big bluff, but they know
that the Spanish government is in no
condition to go to war with the
United States, and that the good sense
of the government officials will prevail
over the anger of the populace.
Internal Revenue Collections.
The collections of internal revenue
for the month of October were §13,-
275,205, a deorease from those of Oc¬
tober, 1895, of $475,008. The amounts
credited to the several sources are:
Spirits, $7,908,945; tobaoco, §2.633,-"
167; fermented liquors, 02,597,590;
oleomargarine, $97,874; filled cheese,
$813; miscellaneous, $36,805. The
only inorease was $22,087 from fer¬
mented liquors. For the four months
ended Ootober 31st there was a de
crease of $424,600 in the total receipts
from those of the same period in 189o.
No More Gold Certificates.
There is no likelihood that the treas¬
ury department will voluntarily re
same the issue of gold certificates for
bullion gold deposited. sterling
Within the past week ex¬
change has steadily grown stronger
until now it has reached within a frac¬
tion of the gold exporting point. Dar¬
ing December and January it is usual
for exports to be heavy, as a result of
whioh gold has to be sent abroad in
January and February to meet the
payment of the goods thus imported.
At present the gold reserve is $30,
000,000 above the reserve limit and
the treasury rather disoourages than
otherwise the receipt of gold, as it re¬
duces its supply of currency. In round
figures it has ou hand net $70,000,000
in currency available for daily bnsi
ness.
Treasurer Morgan’s Report
The aDnnal report of Dauiel Mor
gan, treasurer of the United States,
just made public shows the total re¬
ceipts from all sources during the fis¬
cal year ending June 30th last to have
been $326,976,206, as against $313,-
390,055 for the fiscal year 1895, an in¬
crease of $13,586,123. The receipts
from enstoms aggregated$169,021,7ol, iaternalrev
a gam of $7,863, 134; from $3,341,
enue $146,762,864, a gain of
192; from sale of public lands $1,005,-
«* , a loss of $97,823
! hots
060 ia
were
4.rvP 400 le of * n v bonds t recei sold P ts from the *
1896 in icq,
tne report were §294,164,295. Coa ’
“In ordinary says:
nary circumstances times and ^
flow of gold the,,
which often is to».,d ta
paoity of the treaty ooi, h
apecie The prodnet ,
finds its „f „
way to th e .
paid for by checks and tW
«eated at the counters of
treasuries, or through the
house in New York, ss curie;
gations. The result is an in
the gold reserve and
the available balance of
ver certificates. Gold import
form of bullion or foreign
usually the c
same course.
GEORGIA DEFEATS Ai
In the Annual Football Coni
Score of 12 io 6. j
The University of Georgia
ball great match annual at Thanksgiving Atlanta,
defeati
burn by a score of 12 to 6.
It was unquestionably the b
bition of scientific football
ever seen in the Bouth. The
ianB contested every inch of
and worked with splendid i
face of defeat.
Between 8,000 and 10,009 y
the battle. It was the largest a
enthusiastic throng of epeetsi
ever witnessed an athletic’
south of Mason and Dixon’s lj
There were few accidents at
juries of a serious characti
game was played in sports
style, and victors and losers
of the contest without bitte
ward their rivals.
For the fourth time the God
Alabama football champions I
in an anuual Thanksgiving di
before an Atlanta audience. |
Twice have the Auburn n
for the second time have the i
the University of Georgia v
triumph. "With precise rej
the two teams have alternated
victories, First the Alabam
umphed. That was in 1892
there was an intermission of t
when the teams did not me
trustees of the Georgia univer
hibited the game at that in
for two years, The Auburn
have alwajB encouraged athle
every year sinoe 1892 the
ians have turned out a sti
In 1894 the Georgian? vitl we
allowed to compete
old-time rivals, and they
brilliant victory. The follow;
1895, Auburn was again
tor, and this year the Geor
nailed another victorious flag
masthead and evened things
their rivals.
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SIVLKR MEN TO BANQ 1
Bryan Expected to bo P reS
Make a Speech.
The Bryan Lagne, the new
zatiou of Cook county silver <
will have an elaborate baaqt
hotel in Chicago to be naan
special committee appointed
arrangements at a meeting o
ecutive committee.
The date will be January
anniversary of Andrew •
birthday. An invitation baa t
to Mr. Bryan, at Lincoln, at
ho returns from Colorado a
acceptance is expected. decs - 11
to have other prominent
the speaking hst. •
The treasury department of beita ~
a call for redemption amounting!
■6 per cent bonds,
000,000 face value, waned
July 2, 1864, in aid of cerw
3 These bonds are c<
railroads, sixes anil
known as currency
due Janna rv 1 st TitXt
FREEZING IN NORTHYj
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weather wbieh 1 S
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sets in Sto*. ™
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reach his own, u
lies buried in a
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