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IHE LEGISLATURE.
gE ORGIA SOLONS MEET IN REG
ULAR SESSION.
proc ceilings of the Senate and House
Presented in Brief.
Chancellor Boggs, of the State Uni¬
versity, addressed the general assem¬
bly Friday, and for one who has the
interests of that institution so much
a t heart as has Dr. Boggs, it was an
opportunity to be splendidly taken ad¬
vantage of. His was a worthy effort
in behalf of the university, and from
the very beginning he gained the at¬
tention and interest of his hearers.
Jo showed the steady progress of the
diversity since the war and
|,t the attendance was now
*ater than it has been any time
Jice then. There are now 49 stu¬
nts in the university and the en¬
rollment is expected to reach 275 by
i January. He spoke of the splendid
Loral tone of the institute in spite of
I (he misrepresentations of people
throughout the state. He paid a fine
tribute to the boys, and attributed
j their good conduct to the splendid
I regulations. He appealed to the gen
j eral assembly for help. If the uni¬
versity does not profit by its chancel¬
lor’s effort this time it can certainly
tot be laid to his blame, for his appeal
vas an eloquent one.
Little other business was transacted
in the house, as the chancellor’s speech
look up most of the morning’s session.
Several new bills were introduced. A
resolution was presented by Mr. Jen
I bins, of Putnam, providing for the
[jppointmeut of a joint committee of
[three | from the senate with and the exposition four from
the house to meet
[committee I general assembly and that do both adjourn houses of that the
I upon
day and attend upon the celebration in
| | * body. Saturday’s session of the house
was
| | very brief. and There nothing was occurred no quorum
| present, except
the introduction of a few bills and a
| [ lew considered, committee and reports. after Nothing brief session was
a
I the house adjourned. Mr. Pittman,of
I Troup introduced an important uieas
[ore, ■ hindering, which obstructing makes penal the interfering offense of
or
I with sheriffs, constables or their depu
Ities in the execution of an order or
iseutence ry of the court, after prelimina¬
or final trial in criminal eases; to
require sheriffs and constables to pre¬
lent to the grand jury any and all per¬
sons so interfering and to prescribe
penalties for the violation of this act,
and to authorize the governor to re¬
move delinquent officers, The bill
was drafted to prevent the repetition
such acts as that which occurred in
county when a prisoner, after
been convicted and sentenced
hang, was taken from the court
and lynched. Mi. Pittman is
much interested in this measure,
has consulted with several of
superior court judges about it. It
to be indorsed by judges and
and Hr. Pittman will push it
(lore the general assembly.
An important railroad bill was pass¬
im the house Monday. The meas
»was introduced by Hr. Hodges, of
ibb, and further defines the liabili
of receivers. Under the present
receivers are liable for damages
injuries to passengers and shippers,
it not for injuries to employes. Mr.
bill provides that they shall
equally liable in all cases of dam¬
es, The bill passed by a vote of 104
0. Many new bills were introduced
read. The following bills were
a third reading and put upon
passage: A resolution to re
the Brunswick State bank of
interest due the state on a deposit
the state had in this bank
time of its failure. The amount
deposit was $30,449.73, which
! paid in full; A bill to establish a
of public schools in the town
in the county of Pulaski;
provide for the deposit with the
le security by mutual assessment
insurance companies doing busi
s in this state; To fix and define the
bilities of the receivers and trus¬
sed railroads; To abolish the coun
: oart of Houston county; To pro
for the removal of obstructions
the running streams of Elbert
Bill providing that no muni
a lity in the state be allowed to put
upon any drummer taking orders
towns.
a sensation was sprung in tbo
Monday which adds another
'resting feature to the Bush anti
room bill. It is a question of
Dery and at the very mention of
•*ord a red hot wave swept over
[bouse enveloping in its indignant
frienclB and foes of the bill. This
J lution, by Mr. Willingham, of
Cr oe, explains itself: Whereas,
tain newspapers in Georgia that
espousing ‘diis a bill now pending be
house known as the “ant-i
0Ia bill,” have used arguments
we slanderous in their nature
reflect on every member of this
Therefore be it resolved
a committee of five
& ppointed from the house
Power to sammon witnesses and
take testimony in order that sa:
charges may be investigated. One of
the articles which has raised this storm
is from the Wesleyan Christian Advo¬
cate of last week. Another objec¬
tionable article is in a circular seut
through the mail by the liquor men
end printed by tbe Buufort’s Wine
and Spirits Circular, in which it
speaks of having before been put to
considerable expense to defeat a simi¬
lar bill before the Georgia legislature
and asking all the liquor men to get
together and raise a fund to fight this
measure now before the house. Mr.
Willingham s ate 1 in offering
the resolution that he felt it
necessary, by reason of the ever
ready suspicion that “tbe hit
dog yelps,” to say that he had been a
favorer of the measure in question and
that his views on the subject had al¬
ways been well known. At the same
time he considered it a slur upon every
gentleman in the house, which conld
not hut be a disreputable insinuation
on the way in which each member cast
his vote when the hill comes up for
passage. He, himself, repudiated the
slanders, aud in spite of his previous
friendliness to the bill would refuse
to vote for it unless the charges were
sustained or retracted, referring par¬
ticularly to the Wesleyan Christian
Advocate’s article. He denounced the
story as a lie in tito. Mr. BuBb, the
father of the measure in question, then
arose and repudiated the articles
and proceeded to eulogize the
probity of the members of the house.
He said the writer had simply lied.
Tbe resolution was then put to a vote
and passed unanimously. The inves¬
tigation committee were then appoint¬
ed and are Messrs. Willingham, Price,
Hopkins, Traylor and Hall. When
routine of business was taken up, a
number of new bills were presented
and the following were passed: A bill
to amend the charter of Guyton in
Effingham county; A bill to provide
for the removal of obstructions from
the running streams of Forsyth
county. To prevent the sale of liquor
in Elbert county; To amend the char¬
ter of the city of Dalton. A great
deal of debate was raised by Mr. Flem¬
ing’s bill to make the personal earn¬
ings of a married woman her own
property and not, liable for the debts
of her husband. The bill finally
passed by a vote of 98 to 29.
Immediately after reading the jour¬
nal Thursday morning the senate took
up the special order of the day, which
is a bill introduced by Senator Starr
to increase the number of supreme
court judges from three to five. Mr.
Starr explained the bill and the neces¬
sity for its passage. The bill proposes to
It seems the state will need more
money than it has in the treasury, not
otherwise appropriated, to pay off
about a half million dollars of the pub¬
lic debt maturing in July of next year.
To provide for this Senator Lewis,
chairman of the finance committee, in¬
troduced a bill in the senate Friday
morning authorizing the issuance of
$2-12,000 of bonds to discharge this
debt. The bonds are to bear four per
cent interest, and shall mature in
1926. Senator Long introduced a bill
to reineorporate the town of Elberton.
Senator Cumming introduced a bill
amending the law funding the pub¬
lic debt, so as to authorize new
registered bonds to be issued in
lieu of the old bonds. Quite
a number of house and senate
bills were read the second time. Gov¬
ernor Atkinson sent a communication
to the senate ho had received from
President Collier, of the exposition
company, asking the appointment of a
joint committee to assist iu arranging
a program for • Georgia day at the ex¬
position. The governor expressed the
hope that the legislature would ap¬
point a committee for the purpose,
and that they would aid in making the
occasion a grand success. At 11 o’clock
tbe senate went into the hall of the
house of representatives to hear Dr.
Boggs’ address, and afterwards ad¬
journed until 10 Monday.
Ex-Speaker Crisp, of the national
house of representatives, has notified
Speaker Fleming that in response to
the resolution of the house he will ad¬
dress the general assembly on the
political issues of the day next
Wednesday evening at eight o’clock.
Mr. Crisp will speak in tbe hall of the
house of representatives and it is
needless to say that there will be a full
attendance of senators and members
as will as a large attendance from the
general public. The hall will be
thrown open and every one will be ad¬
mitted.
The senate transacted a great deal
of business Monday morning, most of
it local in its nature. The Dodson
insurance bill, which requires all in¬
surance companies to pay the loss
sustained upon property covered by
policies of insurance up to the full
amount expressed in the face of the
policy, was reported from the judiciary
committee with a recommendation that
it do pass, and was made the special
order for Thursday, November 14th,
at 10 o’clock. Among the new bills
introduced were the following: Bill
to require judges of the superior
courts to select and appoint an official
organ for legal advertisements in the
several counties in the state; Bill to
prevent prize fighting in Georgia;
Bill to adopt the code of laws prepared
by the codifiers; Bill to allow the gov-
ernor to appoint military officers,
whose term shall expire with the term
of the governor. Tbe bill
they shall not receive any silary. The
following bills were passed: Bill to es
tabbfth tbe city court of Gwinnett; a 1 no
bill repealing the bill c-eating county
courts so far as they relate to Gwiu
nett county; also, bill providing for
the selection of a judge in cases where
county judges are disqualified; To an
thorize the county commissioners of
Glynn to issue bonds; To provide for
revising auunally the jury lists iu
counties within whose limits there is
an incorporated town of 10,000 peo¬
ple; To amend the law exempting per¬
sonalty, so as to require parties claim
ing the exemption to put in their
schedule all .the real and
property they pos-sess; four bills
amending the charter of Rome, and
bill amending the charter of Dalton,
The senate held a brief session
Tuesday morning. The time was
mostly taken up with the reading of
bills by titles for the second time.
No bills were passed.
NEW POPULIST PLATFORM.
The Subtreasury Abandoned and New
Features Added.
The populists of Georgia Lave
abandoned the sub-treasury plan,
That has been one of the prominent
features in their platform heretofore,
but the platform adopted by the ex
ecutive committee, which met in At
lanta a few days ago, contains no
reference whatever to it.
The executive committee held its
meeting with closed , , doors , , but . the .,
latest issue of The j. enple s I arty
Paper contains an official report signed
by Chairman Watson and Oscar Par
ker, secretary. This gives in full the
platform which, in the sense of this
committee, the next national conven
tion of the people’s party should adopt,
In many respects the platform is
the same as has been adopted by the
partv since its existence, but there are
sorne new features.
The platform declares for the abol
ishment of the internal revenue sys
tern advocates the election of the
United States senators by a direct
vote of the people, declares that
chureh and state shall be forever kept
separate and no public office is to be
appropriated for any private or sec¬ of
tarian purposes; declares in favor
the state supplying books to the pu¬
pils as well as the teachers, advocates,
the abolishment of the convict lease
system and the fee system, and closes
with the declaration for a state dispen¬
sary system under which liquor traffic
shall be controlled, the element of
profit eliminated and the barrooms
abolished.
The first paragraph of the platform
is upon the money question, and is as
follows:
•‘The direct issue of all money by
the government; abolition of banks of
issue; no more bonds to be issued;
gold and silver to be coined upon equal
terms at a ratio of 16 to 1. The vol¬
ume of currency to be increased to
$50 per capita.
‘‘Government revenues to be raised
by graduated tax upon incomes, and
by a tariff tax upon the luxuries of life,
the necessities of life being plaeed
upon the free-list and the internal rev¬
enue system to be abolished. ”
Government ownership of all trans¬
is still advocated as is shown
by this paragraph:
“Government ownership of trans¬
portation lines which are the high¬
ways of modern travel, the telegraphs
and telephones to be run as adjuncts
to the postal service.”
It is said in the last plank of the
platform, that relating to the dispen¬
sary Bystem, that perhaps tne greatest
effect on local politics may be found.
The platform has naturally created a
good deal of talk in legislative circles,
where everything which lias any bear¬
ing on state politics is closely watched.
PITTS SHOT THREE.
A Sensational Tragedy Enacted in
Tennessee.
The story of a sensational tragedy
was received at Nashville, Tenn.,
Tuesday night from Macon county, on
the Kentucky line. The scene was at
a stave factory on Long Fork creek.
It seems that John Kirby, Jim Liv¬
ingstone and Jack Moulder, three of
the factory hands, were drunk and at¬
tacked the factory boss, Captain F. G.
Pitts. They rushed upon him with
clubs and knives and he retreated
Borne distance, but finally drew his
pistol and fired four times. He brought
down all three of the men. Kirby was
6hot in the abdomen, Livingston
through the side and Moulder in the
side. Kirby and Livingston are dy¬
ing. No arrest has been made.
HEIR TO SIX MILLIONS.
Nephew of Hie Late Anthony Drexe
is Fortunate.
J. Cummings Drexel, of Peoria,
Ill., a nephew of the late Authouy
Drexel, of Philadelphia, lias received
information lliat by the death of an
aunt, Mrs. C. E. Kenilworth, of
Brighton, England, he is the heir of
an estate valued at $6,000,000. Mr.
Drexel is twenty-seven years old aud
during his residence in Peoria has
been in the employ of the business
department of a newspaper.
TITPOTTriTT liUUlxIl (r O F l AHHl (YR CrT 1 A. A
rjITS OF NEWS GATHERED FROM
OVER THE STATE,
Being a Summary of Interesting Hap¬
penings From Day to Day.
Brunswick’s new union depot, just
completed, is said to be one of the
haudsomest in the state. It is built of
pressed brick and Georgia marble, and
cost about $i0,000.
Senator Tatum has given the proper
legal notice that he will introduce a
bill in the legislature to prevent camp
hunting in Dade county, and to pro
Libit the sale of whisky in the county.
Dougherty county is setting a good
example in her road work, and claims
the best highways of any county iu the
state. Instead of brush and pole bridges
a general system of tile drains has been
put in operation.
According to Colonel W. W. Dews,
the general inspector of fertilizers in
the state, who ought to be good author
ity on the subject, 40 per cent less fer
tilizere have been sold in the state this
year than ever before,
The University of Virginia and the
Vanderbilt football teams will contest
{qj . supremacy on the gridiron Novem
ber 16th. The game will be played in
^ tlftnta and both team8 wi n endeavor
tQ wiQ the victor „ With th ® players
will come a S'
Rnd thfl colora of tlie two S'
wi]1 flutter to the breezes,
Receiver H. M. Comer, of the Cen
tral railroad, has issued an order giv
ing each of the employes in the me
chanical department of tbe Central
railroad a live days’ leave of absence
with full pay in order that they may
be enabled to visit the Atlanta exposi
tion. They are also given free trans
portation for themselves and families,
The Seaboard Air Line announces a
rate of $5 from all points on its lines
to the Atlanta exposition. This rail¬
road means to bring passengers from
all points on the road north of Abbe¬
ville, S. C., for this most reasonable
fare. It is to facilitate and increase
the* attendance of strangers at the fair
and it is not intended to inaugurate a
rate war on the associated Southern
railroad.
Messrs. Howell, Rockwell, Wright,
Giles and Battle have been appointed
as the committee from tbe house to ar¬
range a programme for Georgia day at
the exposition. They will get up a
rousing big celebration. Messrs. Hall,
of Coweta; McDonald, of Ware, and
Peeples were appointed as a commit¬
tee from the house to accept the por¬
trait, tendered by the Atlanta Bar
Association, of Hon. N. J. Hammond.
The annunl session of tho North
Georgia conference will convene at
the Methodist church iu Elberton on
November 20th. Rev. J. II. Mash
burn, the pastor, aud the church have
made overy arrangement for entertain¬
ing the delegates, The members of
all the churches throw wide open their
doors and will do all in their power
toward its success. Homes have al¬
ready been provided for every dele¬
gate. Bishop Keeuer will preside.
The Seaboard Air Line has come to
the front once more with a passenger
rate war. This time it is with the pur¬
pose of encouraging exposition traffic.
Tho Seabo»rd makes the offer openly
that it will sell tickets to the Atlanta
exposition north of Abbeville at $5
from any station, no matter-how far
up the line from Atlanta that station
may be. These tickets will be good
on special dates, which will be proper¬
ly advertised by the Seaboard.
D. C. McCuilock, of Laporte, lud.,
well knowu in the Grand Army of the
Republic and political circles through¬
out that state, has become a member
of a syndicate which has purchased
100,000 acres of land Indiana in Georgia on
which will be settled an colo¬
ny. The projectors of the colony have
already laid out the embryo city of
Fitzgerald, which it is proposed to
rapidly build up. It is estimated that
the emigration from this state will
reach 40,000 before next fall.
The Southern Dental Association,
after an interesting session of three
days at Atlanta, adjourned to meet
next year in Nashville. The work of
the association was very satisfactory,
and the clinics were well attended.
The following officers were elected:
Dr. John S. Thompson, Atlanta, pres¬
ident; Dr. L. P. Botterer, Charles ton,
first vice president; Dr.W. E Walker,
Bay St. Louis, second vice president;
Dr. E. P. Beadlep, Danville, corre¬
sponding secretary; Dr. S. W. Foster,
Atlanta, recording secretary; Dr. II.
A. Lawrence, Athens, treasurer.
Stuckey (io4s to the Penitentiary.
W. A. Stnckev has beeu placed iu
ja : l again, the supreme court having
affirmed the decision of the lower
<• urt. Ho had been sentenced to
twemy years’ imprisonment at hard
labor fur murdering Ira Tailor, his
brother-in-law, a little i<ver a year
a on in n passenger coach of the Macon,
Dublin ami Savannah railroad.
Previous to the murder Stuckey
iviiH considered to be n law-abidingoit
zen and had amassed considerable
property. Since the tragedy his laud
and other personal effects have been
turned into mouey to defray the ex¬
penses of his trial, and today he is
utterly penniless and a physical
wreck.
Gus Fambles Must Hang.
The motion for a new trial in the
case of Gus Fambles, colored, for the
murder of old man Nobles iu Twiggs
county, was argued at McRae, a few
days ago before Judge Smith, by Col¬
onel Cooper, of Macon. There were
twenty-eight grounds in tbe motion.
Colonel Cooper argued tbe case for
two hours and a half, aud argued that
as Fambles was tried jointly with Mrs.
Nobles and the other accused, that he
did not get a fair and impartial trial.
Also that he, Fambles, was under the
complete control of Mrs. Nobles. His
greatest point was the abandonment of
counsel. The judge dismissed the
motion, The case will be carried to
the supreme court.
To Hold a Poultry Show.
The Georgia Fanciers’ Association,
composed of several poultry raisers of
the state, has been organized, and a
stock of birds will be exhibited at the
exposition. Rare birds, both foreign
and domestic, have been entered, and
will be placed on exhibition. Soma
of the leading fanciers of the state are
members of the newly formed associa¬
tion, and they have determined to
show what can be accomplished iu
Georgia in the way of breeding fine
birds. Several shipments have been
made from England aud Russia and
other foreign consignments ure ex¬
pected in a few days. Awards will be
made December 5th to 12th, inclusive.
Much interest has been manifested in
the coming show, and the public will
be given an opportunity to see the
best poultry display ever given before
in the south.
Dr. Battey Laid to Rest.
The funeral ceremonies and inter¬
ment of the remains of Dr. Robert
Battey at Rome was witnessed by a
great throng of people, many of whom
came from different sections of Geor¬
gia and adjoining states to pay a last
trilmte to the memory of the distin¬
guished surgeon.
Rev. Dr. Warren A. Candler, presi¬
dent of Emory College, Oxford, and a
life-long friend of Dr. Battey, assisted
by Rev. S. R. Bolk, pastor of the
First Methodist church, and Rev. Dr.
George T. Goetehius, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, conducted
the services.
After the ceremony which was a
lovable tribute to a noble life, the
doors of the spacious resting place for
the dead were thrown open and ten¬
derly the pall-bearers, selected from
his friends and associates, carried the
casket inside where it was laid to rest
iu the Battey vault.
The Battey infirmary will be con¬
ducted in Rome as a lasting monu¬
ment to the great specialist.
Free Whisky Wins.
The treasury department at Wash¬
ington has settled the question regard¬
ing the free distribution of samples of
whisky and wines at the Cotton States
and International exposition which
has long vexed tho officials. Freo
whisky has finally won. Among the
many foreign exhibitors are several
houses which deal exclusively in wines
and liquors. They had samples left
here put up in small bottles which
they distributed free among the peo¬
ple who visited their exhibits. Under
the law all articles imported for the
exhibition were permitted to come in
free of duty, provided an indemnity
bond was filed by tho importer to pay
duty on all articles not returned after
the exhibition. On articles sold dur¬
ing the exposition the usual duties
attaching to such articles are imposed.
The foreign wine and liquor deal¬
ers contending that their wares,
unlike all other wares could
only be judged by consumption ; that
the quality of their goods conld not
be determined by looking at the bot¬
tle containing the liquor or in smell¬
ing tbe cork with which it was bottled.
They were perfectly willing to pay
duty attaching to the liquors aud
wines sold, bnt askod that duty on
sample quantities of liquors distrib¬
uted free be remitted. The treasury
department officials have endeavored
in various ways to reach some satis¬
factory test of the quality of the liquor
other than by drinking it, hut without
success. The Kentuckians said the
whisky must be tasted. So Secretary
Carlisle has fallen back "on the old
treasury regulations applied to the
world’s fair and the California exposi¬
tion, which permitted-the free entry
of liquors for free distribution as sam¬
ples, at the Atlanta exposition.