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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1896)
GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE AND SENATE DOING A RUSHING BUSINESS. Brief Summary of Proceedings of the Two Legislative Branches. House—33d Day. After disposing of some little rou¬ tine business the bouse at Thursday’s session again took up the general ap jiropriation bill. The paragraph ap _ propriating _ $29,200 the maintenance . to and support of the Georgia Normal and Industrial college was promptly agreed to, and so was that giving $<5,000 for the same purpose to the North Georgia Agricultural school at Dahlonega. When the Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural college ap propriation was to be considered op position developed and another debate was on. The Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural college failed to get the $3,000 asked for it. The Georgia Normal and Industrial college got $22,900; The Dahlonega Branch col lege, $0,000; the State Normal School at Rock College, Athens, $22,500; the Colored University at Savannah, $8,000, and $0,314.14 cents was voted to pay the land scrip interest due the university. House—34tli Day. The friends of the minority got in tkeir work in the house Friday morn ing and turned defeat into victory. The state university will get not her ive interest, but the $14,500 special appropriation denied her a few days back. The military was given $30,000. They asked for $48,800, but the ap propriation granted is twice as great as that last voted for their use. There was a lively tilt in the house over the admission of a messenger from the senate, which was sent in at a moment when the house was busy in the con Bideration of important matters. A joint resolution to ask the president to pardon the revenue prisoners now con¬ fined in Georgia jails was adopted. House—35tli Day. In the house of representatives Sat¬ urday morning Mr. Raggett, of Lau¬ rens county, called up his bill to abol¬ ish the city court of Laureus county, on which there was a lively discussion between Mr. Baggett and Mr. Dodson, of Sumter, several days ago. Mr. Baggett declared that the court is un¬ necessary, and that it is an imposition on the people to perpetuate it. Mr. Dodson said the democrats of Laurens county had commended tho action of tbe grand jury in approving the city court, and had recommended the per¬ petuation of tho court. Mr. Baggett said he would stand by his bill before his people and that they propose to get rid of the court. Tho people of Lau¬ rens w ould send a negro to the legisla¬ ture on tho issue if necessary, if tho democrats made it a party question. The defeat of the motion to disagree to tho report of the committee by a •vote of 20 to 73 killed the bill. Consideration of the general tax bill was then resumed. Paragraphs 12 and 19 were in order, all others having been disposed of on Friday. Para¬ graph 12 imposes a tax of $50 on lightning rod agents in every county in which they operate. Paragraph 19 imposes a tax of $50 on packing bouses. Both paragraphs were adopt¬ ed. The bill was then read as a whole and passed. It was ordered transmit¬ ted to tho senate. The bill to establish a disponsavy in Fort Gaines, Clay county, and to abol¬ ish barrooms in that city, was called up on a motion to disagree to an ad¬ verse report of the committee which considered the bill. The debate was lively in the extreme. The question on the motion to disagree to the report of the committee w as carried by 69 to 31. The bill was then read tbe second time and placed on the calendar. The house adjourned at this point until 3 o’clock p. m. The afternoon session was devoted mainly to the consideration of local bills aud the introduction of new mut¬ ters. House— 36th Day. The debate of the morning in the house Monday was over the passage of the bill to forbid the business of com binations and trusts from being con ducted in Georgia and to make any share in the operations of trusts felon ions and finable in the sum of $100 to $5,000. Disorder on the floor was a feature of the session. The bill went over. The bill to provide for the wives of Confederate veterans, who have become widows since the general widows’ bill passed, or who may hereafter become widows, was passed. Mr. Fogarty introduced a bill which he thinks will dispose of the convict question, soon to become a burning issue iu the state. He wants a con¬ vict commission created to consist of the governor, comptroller, attorney general, secretary of agriculture aud the principal keeper of the peniten¬ tiary. To this commission he proposes to surrender the entire management of tive convicts. They are empowered to buy two farms and work the convicted felons thereon. The bills to provide for the levy and collection of $100,000 to pay off funds of the state as they mature, and to ap- propriate $3,000 to supply the defici ency existing in the fund set apart for the repair of public buildings, were passed. appropriate $33, The resolution to 000 to meet the expenses of publishing the new code was passed. Of this amount $1,200 will, under a contract made with them by the governor, go to J. L. Hopkins and J. R. Lamar, two of the codifiers, to compensate them for their services in superintend ing the publication. Senate-33d Day. Miss Ellen Dortcli sat in the gallery of the senate Thursday morning and witnessed the passage of the bill pro viding tbat the 0 ff lce c f s tate librarian be ope ned to the women of Georgia. q u ^ Q f ad the senate there were only fouf who voted against it . To make the biU a law it i(J only neC essary now for the governor to sign it , an d it is almost certain that he will sign the b yj aQ( j furthermore Do’rtcli that be will app o int Miss Ellen upon the e x p i ra tion of the term of Captain John Mil ledge in September, 1897. What eyer be genera j terms of the bill, ftn( j no twitbstanding it admits the ap pip-ation of all women to the place, JJ* -^r• ip.Hfh has hppn Miieflv f instrn- ; ntal in having the bill pa aed and j s cour8e> a candidate fo v t te place. wre(dc ca8e c f tbe p G huguese bark Allianca off Rebecca .Go Js, near Key West, has at last gotten into court, and the amount of salvage the wreckers are entitled to will have to be 8ett ] ed by j udge Locke, who tele grapbed the deputy clerk at Key West to make tbe bbe i returnable on De cember 21. The marshal wired his Key West deputy to attach the vessel and take possession of her until fur tber orders p be bark wa8 found !vdr jf t by tbe tug8 Q eorge \y. Childs aU( ] George W. Clyde, ’ and was towed j^ ey West. senate—34th Day. Senator Yancey Carter made his re por t to the senate Friday afternoon in answer to the demand of Senator Bat tie’s resolution, demanding that he specify charges and give names under liis remarks, declaring that there were judges in Georgia guilty as some of the culprits they sentenced. Senator Car¬ ter did not give names, nor did he specify charges. He called for a com¬ mittee with power to investigate and summons witnesses. He quoted from Governor Northen’s message, which, referring to reform in this particular, said he, (the governor), in substance, bad reason to know that the inno¬ cent were liable to pay fines and that convictions under the system might be obtained for price. But, said Senator Carter, without a commit¬ tee, he would have to call for voluntary witnesses, and evidence of this kind was hard to obtain. Senator Carter read his report from a typewritten manuscript, clearly and forcefully. When he had finished, he requested that it go on the record of the journal. Senator Robert L. Berner left the president’s chair long enough to pre¬ pare and introduce a bill providing that the thirty-two trustees of the state university be elected by the people. The bill to renew tbe charter of the Atlanta and West Point railroad for forty or fifty years was put upon its passage, but met with objection which resulted in its being tabled. Several bills of minor importance were passed. Senate—35 f h Day. The senate, by formal resolution a few days ago, requested Senator Car¬ ter to name the men to whom be re¬ ferred and to furnish evidence to sub stantiato his charges. This he de¬ clined to do; but declared that if a committee of investigation were ap¬ pointed, he would take the lead in prosecuting such investigation. It was in reply to this declar ation and re¬ fusal that the senate adopted a series of resolutions at Satu r day’s session. These resolutions recite the facts as they have developed at tbe different stages of tbe controversy, and conclude with a declaration that Senator Carter should have furnished the names and evidence to the senate “and should now do so,” so that they “may be transmitted to the house of represen¬ tatives whose special province it is to investigate charges of this character.” The general assembly has gone on record in behalf of the violators of the internal revenue laws, The house resolution, requesting the president to extend clemfency to all violators of the internal revenue laws, was adopted by the senate. The resolution was adopted on the motion of Senator J. Y. Walker, who represents the fortieth district— which includes the counties of Union, Towns aud Rabun—three counties which furnish a fair proportion of the men who follow the delusive “moon shine. ” The senate passed the bill creating a pension commission. Other bills pass ed were as follows: To establish the city court of Baxter; To provide for a clerk for the supreme court reporter; To repeal an act establishing the city court of Jackson county; To create the city court of Jefferson; To provide for uniform amendment of bank charters; To amend an act fixing the compensa¬ tion of the treasurer or Meriwether; j To authorize the appointment of the commissioner of pensions; To authorize solvent guaranty and | fidelity companies to go the bonds of Btate, oounty and city officials; To decide what is a scholastic month; To change the present corporation limits of Americus: To amend an act to regulate and control certain convicts; To fix the bond of the treasurer of Richmond county; To incorporate the town of Baldwin m Banks and Habersham counties; to incorporate the town of Mitchell in Glascock county; to change the time of holding the fall term of the superior court in Henry county; to pay election managers and clerks in Wilkes county; to amend the charter of the Commer cial bank, of Albany. f'enate— 36ih Day. The senate Monday morning was oc¬ cupied mainly with routine business. The bill of Senator Turner to amend the state registration law so that a new registration shall not be necessary for every special election, and , so that a voter 18 required to register but once in eyery tivo years, was passed. With Senator Brooke m the chair the i senate passed by substitute the bill of Senator Redwine to create a county court in Jackson county. The Atlanta charter bill as amended waa passed. This bill as amended makes it possible or probable that the members of the board of public-works, board of health and members of the water board be paid salaries. The bill of Boynton, of Spalding, to prescribe regulations for conducting th e business of the supreme court un¬ der lts reorganization after January 1, 1897, was passed. ^be house bill of Chapman, of j.1us cogee, making it a felony to passed. poison a well or spring of water, was The message of the governor relat¬ mg' to tbe Nashville exposition was read. Tbe senate passed the house bill renewing the charter of the Atlanta and West Point railroad. The new feature of the charter relieves indi vidual stockholders of liability. The general appropriation bill was then read, PAYING DEPOSITORS. Receivers of the Merchants’ Bank at At¬ lanta Fay First Installment. Promptly at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning the receivers of tbe Mer¬ chants’ bank at Atlanta, which failed some time ago and went into the hands of receivers, began paying tbe 30 per cent, agreed upon, and that the court allowed, to depositors, and in one hour they had paid out several thousand dollars. In all instances the interest at four per cent, per annum for sixty days was added to the amount paid. Along with every check w as also handed a recev er’s certificate for the full amount of the indebtedness and the amount paid was credited on the back. On the back of each certificate were tbe blank spaces for crediting tbe installments as they become due and are paid. The face of the certificate shows that the receivers, as receivers are indebted to the holder in the amount specified. GEN. LEE IS RETICENT. Consul Has No Advices Concerning Ma ceo’s Death. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee consul general to Cuba was in New York Tuesday and in an interview as to whether he had re¬ ceived any private advices concerning the death of Maceo; if president’s he approved the policy outlined in the mes¬ sage, and if he thought congress would do anything for the relief of the insur¬ gents said: “I have no private information as to Maceo’s death and my official position prevents my giving any reply to your other questions. I cannot give my opinion concerning the president’s policy or the course congress should pursue.” RAILROAD IN NEW HANDS. Columbus Southern Has Been Reor¬ ganized But Retain■> Old Name. The Columbus and Southern rail¬ way, which was sold some days ago to J. R. Anderson and E. R. Williams, was reorganized in Columbus last Sat¬ urday, the name of the old road being retained. The officers elected were: E. R. Williams, president; Cecil Gabbett, vice president, and W. Y. Davis, sec¬ retary, of Savannah. For the present there will be no change among the local officials or in the operation of the road. On January 1st the road will be merged into the Georgia and Ala¬ bama. A double daily service from Columbus to Savannah and to Mont¬ gomery will then be instituted. CLEVELAND A HUNTING GOES. Will Shoot Ducks in South Carolina Waters. President Cleveland left Washington Sunday afternoon on another duck shooting expedition. This time he will be the guest of the Annandale Club, on its preserveslin South Car¬ olina. The journey to Georgetown, S. C., was made by railway and the presi¬ dent reached his destination, Winy ah bay, Monday. Mr. Cleveland was accompanied by his old sporting companions, Captain Robley D. Evans, of the navy; Cap¬ tain S. R. Lamberton, also a naval of¬ ficer, and Major Robert O’Reilly, an army surgeon and the Washington physician of the Cleveland family. EIFLES FOR REBELS. THE THREE FRIENDS STEALS AWAY FOR CUBA. The Game Tittle Steamer Said to Be Heavily Loaded With Munitions of War For the Insurgents. A special to the New York Herald from Jacksonville, Fla., says: Acting under the opinion of the attorney gen¬ eral of the United States, regarding the shipment of arms to Cuba, the owners of the little steamer Three Friends started on an expedition Mon¬ day night, w r hicli they hope will reach Cuba in three days. The steamer Commodore was used to transport the aims, ammnnition and fuel to the Three Friends, which was outside the bar at the mouth of the St. John’s river. Ninety-five Cubans arrived m Jack sonville Sunday from Tampa, and joined about 300 others, who had been i n the city for several days. They were under orders of Colonel Emilio Nunez, the delegate of the Cuban junta. The Commodore went to the railroad wharf in the afternoon, and as soon as it was dark the work of transferring the munitions from the cars to the boat was begun. The cargo consisted of about 1,000 rifles, 500,000 cartrid¬ ges, two melinite guns and a quantity of medicines and hospital stores. The cargo had been placed on board at 9:30 o’clock, and the men climbed upon the vessel 'as the lines were cast off. The Commodore steamed down the river and transferred the cargo to the Three Friends after getting outside the three-league limit. This was done to avoid any violation of the neuerality laws. The Three Friends is com manded by Captain W. T. Lewis. It is rumored that both the Newark and Raleigh have been ordered to in¬ tercept the Three Friends. Both ves¬ sels made a hasty departure from Key West Monday afternoon. TRADE CONDITIONS As Summarized for the Past Week by Bradstreet. Bradstreet’s in their report of trade conditions the past week says that there has been no improvement in gen¬ eral trade except in holiday specialties. At Augusta, Louisville, Nashville, Charleston, Chattanooga, Cincinnati and Memphis the condition of business is unchanged. Like reports come from Cleveland, Providence, Chicago, Omaha and Du¬ luth, where activity is confined to the retail demand for holiday goods and requests for staples continued moder¬ ate. The situation at Milwaukee, Galves¬ ton and Birmingham is characterized as disappointing, but at St. Paul and Minneapolis there is more active de¬ mand for drugs, groceries, shoes and bats, and at Jacksonville, Atlanta and New Orleans for staple goods. The tendency of prices is more con¬ spicuously downward, notably for Bes¬ semer pig iron, steel billets, rails, hides, leather, flour, wheat, corn, oats, lard, cotton and petroleum. Compara¬ tively steady quotations are reported for raw wool print cloths, lumber, pork and sugar. Coffee is higher. November gross railroad earnings, as expected, are the poorest for over two years. Total November earnings of 115 companies aggregate $38,154,762, a decrease of 10 per cent from 1895, Avkere there was a gain of 6.3 per cent over 1894. Bank clearings show the expected falling off, amounting to $1,085,700, 000, or 15 per cent less than in the preceding week. There were 381 business failures re¬ ported iu the United States the past week, an increase as compared with the average in recent weeks, and 68 more than in the like w eek one year ago. GIVE M’KINLEY A CHANCE. Chairman Lane, of National Bimetal¬ list Committee, Accepts Verrtict. In an address issued to the bimetal¬ lists of the United States, Chairman Charles D. Lane, of the national bi¬ metallic committee, urges them to accept the verdict of the country and uphold Major McKinley as president. agi¬ He advises them to cease active tation on the subject of free coinage in tbe hope that the theories advocated by the republican party will bring relief, but says the struggle should be renewed until bimetallism is an accom¬ plished fact if the republicans break their pledges and resort to the issuing of bonds to maintain the country’s credit. Bushnell Has Many Inquiries. Governor Bushnell, of Ohio, is over¬ whelmed with inquiries as to whether he favors such recognition of the Cu¬ ban insurgents as would bring hostili¬ ties in Cuba to an end. While he is heartily in favor of Cuban independ¬ ence. be thinks it improper for him to take position in the matter in antic¬ ipation of the national administration. A professob of history is not ne¬ cessarily a person incapable of telling the truth. 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