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Southern Alliance Farmer.
W. S. Copeland is the general travel
ing agent in Georgia for The Southern
Alliance Farmer and the National
Economist.
We were delighted to meetL. A. Pou
der, of Monroe county, at Ocala during
the National convention.
Every body who had over seen
Brother W. S. Copeland before, was glad
to greet him at the Nat.onal Alliance.
Me. Ichlebergek, of Ocala, has plac
ed the members of the Alliance and the
visiting brethren and their ladies under
many obligations by his kind attentions
The railroad commissioners will no
doubt be elected by the people in future.
So will the commissioner of education.
So mote it be.
The rank and file of the Alliance of
Georgia is not in sympathy with weak
kneed officials, or candidates who are
afraid of their shadows.
We were glad to meet our old friend,
W. T. Cosby, of Talbot comity, at Ocala.
He is deeply interested in Alliance mat
ters ana goes to all the conventions.
Brother It. L. Burks, secretary of
Georgia State Alliance, visited the Na
tional Alliance at Ocala and enjoyed the
meeting.
The women of Kansas take a lively in
terest in the Alliance, and are at the
National Alliance in good force. We
rejoice to see them, and sincerely hope
Georgia women will rally to us as they
have done.
Hon. W. It. Gorman, of Georgia, who
visited the National Alliance, was at
tacked en route with a severe hoarse
ness, which made it impossible for him
to speak above a whisper.
Our visit to the National was made
exceedingly pleasant by the members of
the reform press we met there. They
were principally western men—good and
true Alliancemen.
The National Reform is a new paper
oi St Louis, Mo., edited by Brother
W. S. Morgan, who will no doubt make
it bright and attractive, yet strong and
to the point.
The bagging business will be settled
by this meeting of the National Alliance>
and no doubt contracts will be made
which will forever wipe out the jute
trust.
One of the sweetest pleasures of our
trip to the National Alliance was a de
lightful visit to our dear old friend, G.
W. Avery and his family at Evinston,
Fla.
The women of Georgia should rally to
the Alliance, and make a strong pull
with their sons and husbands for bettei
government, better laws, and happier
homes.
Members of the Alliance from all oth
er states cannot understand how Geor
gia Alliancemeu could be defeated when
they had 165 members'in the house and
senate. They think Georgia Alliance
men are not in earnest.
One of the most pleasant and inter
esting visitors to the National Alliance
at Ocala was Brother G. N. DeJarnett,
of Greene county, Ga. His genial coun
tenance and happy disposition made him
a welcome addition to every crowd.
The spirit of enmity against the Alli
ance in Kansas is so great that a fine
stallion worth $6,000, belonging to Hon.
B. 11. Clover, president of the State Alli
ance, was poisoned. The enemies of
the Alliance in Georgia are meaner than
that. They don’t poison the stock of
the Alliance leaders, but they poison
the minds of the people against shem,
and keep on hand an able company of
liars and traducers.
NOBLE work.
The National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Udion has immortalized
itself by unanimously condemning the
force bill. Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge has
to followers among the Alliancemen.
eir doctrine is a free ballot and a fair
■ unt. Men from Kansas, Michigan,
Dakota, and Montana, made stirring
speeches against the infamous measure,
aud the party which has so far fathered
the iniquity cannot longer stand by it.
. Let come what will, the Farmers Alli
s are for right against might and for
-•’■■es, not men,
AGAINST LOTTERIES.
The Alliancemen of Louisiana are
unanimously opposed to the Louisiana
State Lottery. President Adams of the
Louisiana Alliance, presented to the
national council of the order an exceed
ingly strong and appropriate preamble
and resolutions, settirg forth the many
reasons why the national government
should take another and greater step
toward the destruction of lotteries;
showing the great wickedness of the
lottery system, and requiring the presi
dent of our national body to memorial
ize congress to pass a constitutional
amendment providing that no state shall
license any kind of lottery.
We hope congress will hear and heed
the voice of the people in this matter.
THE ORGANIZED IRADUCERS.
It has developed at this convention
that the slanderers of the zVlliaace have
not only been organized in Georgia, but
in every state wbc-re the order has de
veloped any great strength. The oppo
sition has organized tor the purpose of
misrepresentation and slander.
In Kansas, the onslaught has been up
on Col. Polk, as an ex-con federate sol
dier and a democrat.
In the south, it has been upon the lo
cal Alliance officials aud Dr. C. W. Ma
cune. While Dr. Macuue has been a life
long democrat, he has been called a pie
bald republican from Illinois. A tiicks
lin villian and everything mean.
Our local officers, who have had the
will to do right, the brain to plan, and
the nerve to execute, have been system
atically slandered and accused of ail
manner of evil conduct.
The Georgia press which opposes the
Alliance, has an emissary in Washing
ton, who occupying a subordinate posi
tion, under Alliance officials, has been
paid to manufacture malicious reports
and gives them out as inside facts..
This miscreant his not only furnished
such matters to Georgia papers, but has
sent out his poisonous articles to all
sections of the country, making the tote
and object of bis lies, lit the peculiar
temper aud prejudice of the section to
which they were sent. The informa
tion sent to Georgia has been of that
kind to especially suit the men in Geor
gia, who paid him for ic, and then the
men to whom it was sent, put the finish
ing touch of iniquity, before publishing.
The object now is to control or crush
the Georgia Alliance, and published in
last week’s Atlanta Daily Journal aud
other papers, shows to what extent our
enemies are prepared to go in this in
famous scheme.
The time has come with Georgia Alli
anccmen, when they will no longer stand
the persecution put upon them by the
subsidized press of Georgia. We are in
dependent of them and do rot fear them
or the effects of their reports.
Oiganized malicious persecution will
not longer be tolerated by Georgia Alli
ancemen.
VINDICATED.
We publish in this issue of our paper
a telegraphic report of the action of the
committee appointed at Ocala to invest
igate the charges made by certain one'
mies of our order against President Polk,
of the National Alliance; Dr. C. W. Ma
cune, chairman of the national executive
committee, and President Livingston, of
the Georgia State Alliance. While we
have not received the official report, we
have no doubt as to the accuracy of the
resolution as published.
The action of this committee, taken
from the national delegates, after a rigid
investigation, will command the full con
fidence of Alliancemen all over the state
and Union. The main thing and that
which most concerns the Alliatce is the
overwhelming refutation which this re
port gives to the charges of corrupt con
duct and disloyalty to the order which
have been so slanderously circulated and
made against the gentlemen named.
After the fullest investigation this
wholly disinterested and independent
committee pronounces them absolutely
false, and affirms the entire confidence
of the Alliance in the integrity aud loy
alty of each and all of the officers at
tacked. The force of this endorsement
is heightened by the fact that where th a
committee could not agree with the pol
icy of certain acts of each of the gentle
men under investigation, while recogni
zing the honesty of his purpose, they did
net hesitate.to express dissent from its
wisdom.
The vindication of these gentlemen by
a com nittee so independent and out
spoken, from the false and malicious
charges made, will, we hope, now silence
the envious tongues of those who have
so outrageously slandered the Alliance
and them.
The Alliance is to be congratulated
upon the outcome of this investigation.
It heals all breaches, promotes harmony
and restores confidence in our leaders
and order. This is the effect of the re
port, and is no loss evident in the vindi
cation of these gentlemen than in the
points wherein the committee disagree
as to the wisdom of certain steps taken
by each of them concerning the senate'
rial race in Georgia.
In regretting the writing of Colonel
Polk’s letter to Mr. Norwood this report
relieves from all criticism or disapproval
the conduct of the Alliance Caucus in
nominating Mr. Calhoun and disapproves
of the action of those persons who have
sought to condemn the members of the
order who nominated and voted for him
in the senatorial contest. In like man-
SOGTHEKW AIXIANCE FARMER, ATLANTA, GA, DECEMBER 9, 1890.
ner it was doubtless thought that an en
dorsement of Colonel Livingston’s anti
Dr. Mscuna’s action might be construed
as a reflection on some brethren who
support Hines or Norwood or some other
candidate, and that the course pursued
left all men without regard to whom
they supported, who stood by the Alli
ance principles and platform without
criticism from the convention and with
their approval, thus healing all wounds
and reuniting the order. We congratu
late the convention on the wisdom of its
action and the Alliance and the gentle
men named on their overwhelming vin
dication.
INVESTIGATING THE REPORT.
At the afternoon session Chairman
McDowell presented the report of the
committee appointed to investigate the
charges and insinuations affecting the
official conduct of Polk, Livingston and
Macune. The committee finds:
1. That we have been unable to ascer
tain a single fact implicating, in any
way, shape or form, the high character
and standing anil personal and official
reputation of our worthy president, L.L.
Polk, but we regret his writing of the
Norwood letter.
2. As to Brother Livingston, president
of the Georg’a State Alliance, we do not
find anything derogatory of his personal
or official high standing, but your com
mittee is not quite prepared to endorse
his course in the Georgia senatorial con
test.
3. That in the case of Dr. C. W. Ma
cune nothing has been found to lessen
our confidence in his personal integri y
and loyalty to the order. However, we
regret his official connection with the
Georgia senatorial contest.
The National Alliance and Industrial
Union in holding its annual session at
Ocala, Fla., this week, and on the re
turn of Editor Brovin, whois attending
the meeting, a full account of the pro
ceedings of the body will be reported.
This meeting is one of the grandest gath
erings of the kind ever held in the Uni
ted States.
From advices already received, we are
able to say that it will be a great occa
sion in the Alliance movement, and its
results will bo productive of much good,
and be greatly to the advantage of our
order. Already it has voiced the senti
ment of the farmers as to the force bill,
and the practical workings of the non
sectional plank in our platform, has
brought forth unanimous aud ringing
resolutions speaking for the west as well
as for the south, demanding the defeat
of that infamous measure. All ques
tions of difference between persons in
the Alliance, or differences as to policy
are not being allowed to disturb the
brotherly harmony of this great 1-ve
foast of Alliance brethren; nor are they
smothered or postponed as political
conventions usually manage such things,
but committees are carefully and faith
fully hearing all parties, and deciding
all questions; thus leaving the older iu
magnificent trim and sending it forth
with ranks closed up, to tight the battle
with the oppressive legislation, which
menaces the farming interests. It is a
strange case that while this is the case,
that certain journals in this state, pro
fessing to be friends of the Alliance, are
industrially engaged in spreading sen
sational reports, without foundation,
most injurious in their character to the
order.
These papers are full of the attempt to
make it appear that the Alliance is about
to form a “third party;” that tneie are
deadly feuds between its high officials,
and especially do they seek to create the
impression that Brother Macune and the
officials of the Georgia State Alliance
are under the suspicion of their breth
ren. We do not allude to this to deny
the truth of these false insinuations. It
is unnecessary. But in order that Alli
ancemeu may understand the motives
behind these professed friends, who
really hate the Alliance and who—fear
ing to attack the oiaer —seek to accom
plish its ruin by assailing its officers,
their integrity aud fidelity.
It was —as we have said before—this
animus which inspired the assaults maae
on inis paper ami your officers during
the senatorial race. Confident of our
position aud of the real sentiment of the
people cf Georgia, we did what we did
and have uo apology to offer; but, on
the other hand, feel that we acted and
worked in good faith for the advance
ment of the principles of our order, and
so did the leaders of our order who op
posed Governor Gordon’s election.
No fair minded man can claim there
was auy difference between any of the
candidates presented by the Alliance for
the United States senate. Calhoun,
Hines and Norwood had all put them
selves in line with our platform—-sub
treasury bill and all—submitting their
claims to the legislature on their merits,
aud we claim and maintain that Mr.
Calhoun, owing to his position, was tn
titled to as much credit as either one of
the other gentlemen named: on account
of the open stand he took, for the people.
And insteid of The Southlekn Alliance
Farmer being condemned by the broth
ers, we are receiving letters aud resolu
tions every day commending our course
in the matter aud condemning that of
Alliancemen who did jiiot obey the in
structions of their constituents.
But what we wish to call attention to
is this same assault on the Alliance
which these papers are again nuking
under cover of reporting the news.
They attempt to make the country
believe that we are divided by factions;
that wo want to make a third parly in
the face of the splendid service just
done the south and union iu our resolu
tions on the foroe bill, and they attempt
inuendo our leaders. , '
We do not care personally for these
invidious attacks, but as your organ we
feel it proper to point out these facts.
That our brothers may fully under
stand, we will be foitiid at all times
rqady to defend their cause and at the
same time, tell them the false chaiges
that are being made against their lead
ers, in order to cause aivision hud strife
among us. Our cause is just, aud we
should stand together; shoulder to
shoulder and fight for our principles,
and pay no attention to men who are
trying to cause dissension and strife iu
our ranks. If you dothat, the farmers
of the country will get the relief they
need and demand.
THE LEGISLATURE.
What the Georgia Legislature Did
Wednesday 3d.
electing judges.
The election of judges for the Chatta
hoochee and Tallapoosa circuits and a
solicitor general fur the latter was the
chief work cf the Georgia legislatuie
last Wednesday.
At 11 o’clock the joint session met in
the house for the purpose of holding the
election, at d after the re-ding of the
resolution calling ths joint session the
business was at once taken up.
Mr. Gilbert, of Muscogee, nominated
Hon J. M. McNeill for the judgeship of
the Chattahoochee circuit recen ly made
vacant by the death cf Judge James
M. Smith.
The nomination was seconded by
Messrs. Williams, of Richmond
of Cobb, and Senators Beck and Nun
nally.
Mr. Montgomery, of Taylor, nominated
Hon J. H. Martin, of Talbot county,
which was seconded by .Messrs. Hill,
Hardeman, Gill, Lunsdaa, Todd and
Lew is.
Mr. Atkinson, of Coweta nominated
Hon W. T. Butt, which was seconded
by Mr. Jackson, of Heard.
Mr. Hull, of Bibb, nominated Hon.
Mark H. Blandford which was second-d
by Mr. Ildtzciaw and Senator Williams
The vote proceeded with the roll call,
resuliing on the fourth ballot thu»:
Mar .in 87, McNedl 50, Butt 42, Btandtord
10.
Neither received a sufficient number
of votes to elect, and the second ballot
was tak n, resulting as follows: Martin
117, McNeill 47, Butt 29, Blandford 3
This gave the judgeship to Mr. Mar
tin.
THS TALLAPOOSA CIRCUIT.
One ballot settled the race for the
judgeship of the new circuit. There
were three candidates.
Mr. Huff, of Bibb, nominated Hon.
Pike Hill, which was seconded by Mr.
Goodwin, of Fulton.
Senator Cabanise, aud Mr. Mann, of
Telfair, nominated |!on. A. L. Bartlett,
which was seconded by Roberts, of
Douglas, Perry, of Stewart, Chappell of
Laurens, and Dennard, of Wilcox.
Senator Golden, of the 28th, nominat
ed H>u. C. G. Janes, which was second
ed by Branch, Reid and S bley.
The vote resulted thus: Janes, 113;
Bartlett, 65, and Hill 17, giving the ne w
judgeship to Air. Janes.
Mr. Richardson, of P ilk, had a walk
over for solicitor general of the new cir
cuit, and received 185 votes.
THE STATE ROAD.
Mr. Jackson, of Heard, introduced a
resolution to the effect, ‘That a commit
tee of five from the house and three from
tne senate be appointed to investigate
and report back to the general assembly
at an early day what amount is due, if
any, by thestate to he outgoing lessees.’
The resolution was put on me table
until tomorrow, according to the regular
rule of the house.
Mr. Atkinson, of Coweta, offered a
resolution that a committee should be
appointed to be known as the committee
ou the Western & Atlantic railroad, an' 1
that all matters relevant to the road
should be placed in its bauds.
Mr. Berner, of Monroe, brought in an
other bill yesterday for facilitating mat
ters in granting charters. This time it is
for the railroads.
The bill provides that any bill to incor
porate a railroad company need only give
the names of the incorporators, the name
oT*the road and the amount of capital,
the two terminal points and the general
direction of the road. It also provides
that the matter of powers aud privileges
shall conform to the general railroad
laws of the. state.
WHAT THE CLERK REAU.
The appropriation bill granting $2,000
for the contingent fund was read the
third time and passed.
Both the tax and appropriation bills
were read the second time.
New matter:
Mr. Cason, of Ware—A bill to amend
the charter of Waycross.
Pearson, of Tatnall—A bill to abolish
the county court es Tatnall.
Williams,of Richmond—A bill to amend
the act regulating the the passenger and
freight traffics of this state, inserting
the word depots in the title of that
act.
Curtis, of Sumter—A bill to repeal
the act granting registration laws for
Sumter county.
Rembert, of Murray—A bill to exempt
all confederate soldiers from payment of
poll tax and from road duty.
Rembert, of Murray—A bill to pro
vide for payment of witnesses in crimi
nal proceedings the same as witnesses in
civil suits.
Holtzclaw, of Houston—To provide a
system of waterworks for the city of Fort
Valley.
Holtzclaw, of Houston—To provide
for a rostorof Georgia troops in the con
federate army; to provide a sum of
money sufficient for that object and other
purposes.
Goodwin, of Fulton—An act, by re
quest, to compensate Charles P. McCalla
for services rendered the state.
Kemp, of Emanuel—A bill to make
drunkenness a crime.
Kemp, of Emanuel —To empower
clerks of superior courts and judges of
county courts to enter up judgment for
other purposes.
Hogan, of Lincoln—A bill to forbid
white and colored convicts being chain
ed or housed together.
Atkinson, of Coweta —A bill to amend
charter of Cotten Mills Bank at Newnan.
Alorton, of Clark—A bill to incorpo
rate the Athens & Cornelia Railroad
Company.
Also a bill to have county commission
ers of agriculture appointed in each
comity wffiea recommended by the grand
jury.
Hill, of Cherokee—A bill to prevent
the buying or selling of farm products
on plan ot futures.
Sharpe, of Carroll —A bill to amentil
charter of Carrollton Street Railway
Company.
LeCpute, of Bartow —A bill to author
ize the several mnniscipal corporations
iu Georgia to make their tax assessments
and levies at any time after January Ist
each year, to. provide for the distribu
tion of the collections during the year,
and for other purposes,'
Boifeuillet. of Bibb—To warrant the'
issuance of SIOO,OOO sewer bonds for
Macon.
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IN THE SENATE.
Senator Zachary took the betterments
bull by the horns. He proposes a com
mission of five to be appointed by the
governor.
A board of arbitration, whose decis
ion shall be binding upon the lessees, if
accepted by the legislature.
His resolution was referred to the com
mittee on finance.
The Twitty bill was taken up in the
s“t:ate agricultural committee. General
Gill, of the 10th, befoie any discussion
was had, moved to recommend that the
Dill “do pass.” But the committee
wanted to hear the argument
Colonel Joe Warren, of Savannah;
Hon. W H. Fleming, of Richmond; Mr.
Louis Gholstin, of Atlanta; Mr. T. B
Neal, of Atlanta, and Mr, Jacob Haas, of
Atlanta, argued against the bill.
Mr. Twitty, the -author of the bill,
alone spoke in favor of it.
This conc'ud. d the argument, but tbe
hour for a joint seesionof thelegiilatnre
having arrived, the committee adjourn
ed, to meet tomorrow.
OTHER MATTERS.
The time of the senate was taken up
today with tbe reading of house bills a
first time, ai.d of house and senate bills
a second time
Only one bill was passed—be one by
Senator Williams, of the first, to provide
a tuneril law for the amending of rail
road charters
THDKSDAY—4TH,
A resolution was introduced bv Mr.
Dismukes, of Spalding, for an adjourn
ment sb e die of the general assembly
on the 15th cf this mouth
The resolution was referred to the
committee on adjournment.
There aje three very important issues
that, have not yet been adjusted by tbe
general assembly , which must in some
way bo settled before adjournment.
They are the tax bill, the appropriation
bill aud the question of betterments of
the State road lease.
Notwithstanding this tbe legislators
are working hard for an early adjourn
ment. and will go at ouoe into these
questions.
To-morrow is the last day for new
matter to bo introduced iu the house,
according to a resolution passed a few
days ago. After this the time will be
given to the disposition of such bills as
have alrea ly been introduced.
THE GENERAL TAX BILL
The bill will require several days dis
cussion in the house, and perhaps just
as much in the senate. Sa will the gen
eral appropriation bill, which will come
up next in order.
More than 375 bills have been intro
duced in the house, and not more than
forty or fifty have been disposed of in
any way.
Thus it is not hard to predict that, tbe
general assembly will hardly be. ready
to adjourn by the 15th, according to the
resolution by Mr. Dismukes.
THE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
Mr. Boifeuillet, of Bibb, has succeed
ed in pushing his bill to make the state
school commissioner elective by the
people, through the house.
There were only two.votes cast iu op
position to the bill out of the whole roll
call, who were Hcl zilaw and Dismuke.
AS TO LAWYERS’ FEES.
Mr. Hand, of Baker, introduced a bill
yesterday entitled “An act to protect lit
igants against (excessive attori eys’ fees
and for other purposes.” The bill seeks
to prevent lawyers from charging it suits
of recovery more than 10 psr cent of the
amount granted in the judgment, but
states that tbe sum paid them need not
be less than SSO
Tbe lawyer who violates this law shall,
according to ono of its provisions, be
made to forfeit all of his claims on the
amount granted by the court
Many of the lawyers say the bill is un
constitutional.
THE WESTERN AND ATLANTIC COMMITTTE.
Mi;. Atkinson, of Coweta, gained the
passage of his resolution providing for
the appointment of a committee to be
known as the Western and Atlantic rail
road committee yesterday.
The committee will consist of the fol
lowing members: Atkinson, of Coweta,
chairman; Graves, Berner, Huff, Tatum,
Holtzclaw, Goodwin, Calvin, Whitfield,
Dunwoody, Trammell, Morton, Reid,
Hartridge and Seay.
All matters pertaining to the State
road will be submitted to the consider
ation of this committee, and it seems
that the members will have much to con
sider, too, before they are done with the
matter.
THE JOINT SESSION.
A message from the governor yester
day, announcing tbe resignation of Judge
Janes, of the solicitor general's office in
the Rome circuit, caused a joint resolu
tion calling a joint session to elect an
other solicitor.
It was held at 12 o’clock in the house.
Senator Callaway nominated Mr. W. J.
Nunnally, of Floyd, which was seconded
by Roberts, Graves, Boifeuillet, Hogan
and Sibley.
Senator Walker, of the twelfth, nomi
nated lion. H P. Lumkin, which was
seconded bv Wheeler, of Walker, and
Tatum, of Dade.
The vote proceeded with the call of
the roll.
And the result was:
Nunnally, 125.
Lumpkin, 75.
Giving tbe election to Mr. Nunnally.
ABSTRACT COMPANIES.
There was a lively little tilt in the house
yesterday over the bill of Mr. Hill, of
Cherokee, granting abstract companies
full i ight to copy county records, provid
ed they give a contract at the time to give
them free of charge to the counties in
case the county books were ever destroy
ed or lost.
Mr. Atkinson was opposed to tbe bill,
and opened the debate only to be followed
by Messrs. Hill, of Meriwether, Martin,of
Fulton, and Whitfield, of Baldwin.
Messrs. Martin and Hill strongly urged
the passage of the bill while Mr. Whit
field opposed it violently. He said the
mysterious disappearance of Fulon boun
ty’s books some years ago was a warning
against this bill.
The bill was tabled temporarily until
200 copies are printed for the use of the
members.
HOUSE ROUTINE.
New bills introduced were:
Mr. Walton, of Clinch—-A bill to amend
the act creating a board of commission
ers of roads and revenues for Clinch
county.
Mr. O’Neal, of Coffee—A bill to pro
hibit intoxicating liquors being carried
to church, and to prevent drunkenness in
churches.
Mr. LeContc, of Bartow—An act to fix
and regulate the liabilities of all officers,
agents, employes or others doing busi
ness for an insolvent corpptation in Geor.
gia.
The following bills were put on third
reading:
Mr. Harper, of Carroll—A bill to incor
porate the Atlanta and Birmingham.
Past ed.
Mr. Graves, of Newton—A bill provid
ing for paying board of education in
counties $1 per day when working for the
county. The bill was lost.
Mr. Martin, of Fulton—A bill amend
ing the corporating laws of the Merchants
and Mechanics’ Banking Loan Com
pany.
Governor Northen sent a message to
the house announcing that Mr. D. W.
Rountree had resigned the office of solici
tor general for the southern circuit.
OTHER NEW BILLS.
Irvine, forty-second—To incorporate
the Alabama Eastern Railroad Company.
Lanier, ninth —For the protection of
landlords: providing that the titles to all
crops grown on rented or leased prem
ises shall vest in the landlord until the
tenant has fully paid the landlord his
rents, together with all tbe advances
made bv the landlord. It is made un
lawful for the tenant tojsell or encumber
the crop without the landlord’s consent,
until the rents have been paid fully. To
agricultural committee.
Terrell, thirty sixth.—To pieventcom
binations or pools of insurance compa
nies or their agents, tending to defeat or
lessen competition in the business of in
surance.
THE SENATE.
Tbs Todd bill, the anti barroom bill,
was killed again yesterday in the senate.
Then Senator Todd introduced an
other temperance bill. It’s on a new
line.
This bill, like the other one, was
drawn by Mr. A. A. Murphey, of Atlanta.
Sfl Senator Todd states.
Its object is “to make any person who
shall himself, or through an agent, sell
or furnish any alcoholic liquors which
shall cause the intoxication of any per
son, liable to damages to any husband,
wife, child, guardian or employer, or
ocher person who snail be injured by
such intoxicated person or in conse
quence of such intoxication.”
Section 1 provides that “every hus
band, wife, child, guardian, employer or
other person who shall bs injured in per
son or property, or means of support by
any intoxicated person, or in conse
quence of intoxication, nabitual or oth
erwise, of any person, such husband,
wife, child, guardian, employer or other
person who shall himself, or through an
agent, by selfing or furnishing alcoholic
liquors, have caused the intoxication in
wnole or in part of such person, for all
damages actually sustained, as well as
exemplary damages; and all suits for
damages under this act shall be by civil
actiou in any of the courts of this state
having jurisdiction thereof.”
MONEY FOR CONFEDERATE WIDOWS.
The following resolution, intioduced
by Senator Bick Johnson, of the twenty
first, was passed in the senate yesterday:
Whereas, It is now reasonably certain
that the present general assembly will
pass a law carrying into effect the caange
iu the constitution allowing pensions to
confederate widows, and whereas there
is not now in the treasury auy funds
with which to pay said pensions; there
torn be it
“Resolved, By the senate, the house
concurring, that his excellency, the gov
ernor, in the event said law does pass at
the present term of the general assem
bly, be empowered and requested to bor
row such sum of money as may be neces
sary to carry into effect the said law, on
such terms as may to him beadjudged.for
the best interest of the state.”
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To regulate the sale of domestic wines
in Effingham couney. Passed.
To amend charter of city of Macon,
passed.
To make an appropriation to supple
ment the contingent fund of 1890.
passed.
To amend the registration laws of the
county of Worth. Passed.
To incorporate the electric railway
company of Savannah. Passed.
Amending the act confirming certain
ordinances of the city of Augusta.
Passed.
To repeal an act approved January 19,
1872, to create a county in each county
of this state except certain counties
named. Passed.
To incorporate the town of Cecil, Ber
rien county. Passed.
To amend the act of 1874, granting a
new charter to the city of Atlanta.
Passed.
To incorporate the Flovilla Banking
Company. Passed.
THE ELLINGTON FERTIZEH BILL.
The Ellington-Brady bill, what Sena
tor Ellington calls his “compromise” on
the famous Brady bill, conies upon its
passage in the senate this morning.
The special order for today.
The bill is a very important one, the
provisions of which have already been
printed.
Its main feature, as was the Brady bill,
is the provision for a plea of failure of
consideration.
THE TWITTY BILL.
The Twitty bill was taken up in the
senate agricultural committee again, but
no report was agreed upon.
There is another meeting of the com
mittee tomorrow morning, and it is ex
pected that their report will be made
Friday.
AN IMPORTANT INSURANCE BILL.
An important bill to prevent combina
tions and pools of insurance companies,
made with a view to lessening competi
tion in the insurance business, was intro
duced in the yesterday by Hon.
Joe Terrell, of the thirty-sixth.
Lt is the same as that introduced iu
the house by Hon. Bob Whitfield, of
Baldwin. The bill is aimed particularly
at the Southeastern Tariff Association,
a pool in which a great many insurance
companies iu this section of the south
are interested, with headquarters in At
lanta.
The insurance men are about all op
posed to it.
Tue bill is similar, in some of its pro
visions, to the Olive bill of the last legis
lature. It provides for annulling the
charter to do business in Georgia of all
companies iu such pool or agreement;
and such charters are to be reissued-only
upon the making of an affidavit, by tbe
proper officers of the company, that such
contract or agreement is null ana void.
Any citizen of the state may make
complaint of such combination or pool
to the insurance commissioner. This
officer is empowered to summon wit
nesses, compel attendance, and generally
to make thorough investigation.
The senate bill was referred to the
finance committee, and considered by
them yesterday afternoon.
They report, unanimously, in favor of
th.e bill.
THE ZACHRY RESOLUTION.
The resolution by Senator Zaohry, call
ing for a commission to confer with the
lessees on the betterments claim, was
taken up yesterday afternoon by the
finance committee of Ihe senate.
No final action was taken. A sub
committee of three was appointed to
confer with the governor about it.
Senator Terrell appointed on this com
mittee Senators Cabaniss, Nunnally and
Lamb.