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T1IE A TLA XT A 0 EORG TAX. wEDNrspAT, jtTLr r*. iy« BILL 10 CREATE CZAR DEFIES HIS PEOPLE TO DO THEIR WORST; APPEALS COURT CIVIL WAR IS DECLARED BY THE SOCIALISTS PASSESTHEHOUSE P Its Object Is to Light en Work of Su preme Court. WENT THROUGHHOUSE BY VOTE OF 144 TO 4 Alexander Amendment to Strike Out First Three Sections of Slaton Bill Defeated. The Slaton bill to amend the consti tution of Georgia to provide for the establishment of a court of ‘appeals wee passed by the house Wednesday morning, after three hours considera tion, by a vote of 144 to 4. The Slaton bill, providing as It does for a constitutional amendment, will, if passed by the senate, be submitted to the people of the state for ratification. The court of appeals, as provided for In the bill passed Wednesday morning, will consist of three Judges, two of whom shall constitute a quorum. These Judges shall be elected by the people and shall hold office for terms of six years. They shall be paid a salary of 14,000 a year. The court of appeals will have Jurisdiction over certain cases appealed from the city, county and Jus tire courts, and has been recommended by the house with a view to taking some of the work off the supreme court. Election In November. An election for the Judges of the court of appeals, If established, will be held the first Tuesday after the first Monday In November, 1900, and the Judges elected will start In on the du- ties of the court January 1, 1907. At the beginning of the session on Wednesday morning there seemed to be much opposition to the Slaton bill, but by the close of the session the house was practically unanimous In Its vote on the bill. Court of Appeals Bill. On a special order granted last Mon day, the court of appeals bill by Mr. Perry, of Hall, was taken up lmmediat ly after the roll call. Owing to the absence of Mr. Perry, tome members wanted the bill tabled, but when It was stated that Mr. Perry was In favor of the substitute bill by Mr. Slaton, of Fulton, the house voted down the motion to table made by Mr. t Berrien. by Mr. Perry, of Hall, pro vides for a presiding Judge and four as •oclstes, while Mr. Slaton's bill would create a court with three Judges, two of whom shall constitute a quorum. The bill by Mr. Perry was not consid ered, the substitute having been. ac cepted by the friends of the bill. On the motion of Mr. Hall, the house went Into the committee of the whole to consider the bill. Ur. Knight, of Berrien, took the chair, at the request of Mr. Dunbar, of Blchmond, speaker pro tem. Mr. Perry, of Hall, came Into the hall at 9:40 o'clock. Wanted Anderson to 8peeify. Mr. McMullIn, of Hart, arose to a question of personal privilege, and call ed on Ur. Anderson, of Chatham, to •how his hand In the charges he made Tuesday against the Southern Cotton Association ofttcals. Mr. 8tovall, of Chatham, said that as his colleague was not In the hall, he would suggest that the matter br dropped until Mr. Anderson should ar rive. Mr. Slaton, of Fulton, was recogniz ed by the chair to speak for his sub stitute. Waiting for several amend ments to be sent to the desk and read, ho began hla argument, after stating that owing to a very severe cold, he could speak but a few minutes. He said: "This substitute bears my name, but had Mr. Perry, of Hall, been here Mon day when the substitute bill was ord ered printed his name would no doubt have been on the bill. "No Polities In It." "This bill has no politics In It. It has the support of the people. The dally press Is In favor of It. The great dallies In my own city, while differing on many questions, are all supporting this measure. The Atlanta Georgian, The Journal, The Constitution and The News have all come out for this meas ure, which Is purely patriotic and In the Interest of the people." Mr. Slaton then reviewed the meth ods of courts In different Southern states, showing how much more per fect la the Georgia system, the only trouble with which Is the enormous amount of business that must be tried by the supreme court. He said the business of the Georgia supreme court, where the humblest man could take his case without cost, was equal to the combined number of cases tried by the supreme courts of the Carolines and Virginias. "As to the bill Itself," continued Mr. Blaton. “It will take 4t per cent of the cases off the supreme court's docket." Mr. Wright, of Floyd, asked what was meant by the words “city courts of Atlanta, Savannah and like courts.” Mr. Slaton said the courts of Atlanta and Savannah were constitutional courts, and that city courts like that at Bamesvllle were not “like courts." The bill, he said, meant that the busi ness from county and constitutional city rourta would go by writ of error to the new court of appeals. He con tinued his argument for the bill, ex plaining the different clauses and sec tions. Following Mr. Slaton, the chatr rec ognised Mr. Aiken, of Bartow, who was Informed that he had 12 1-2 minutes. At this point there was considerable discussion as to the time to be al lowed for the debate on the bill In the committee, the chair holding that the committee had been Instructed to re port the bill back In one hour and thirty minutes, and that 25 minutes had been taken up In reading the bill. An attempt was made to- go back to the house for further Instructions, but Mr. Aiken, of Bartow, would not yield the floor for such a motion. Mr. Hall, of Bibb, attempted to In terrupt to give some Information to ** r - Aiken, who would not yield, and who. Instead, fired a rebuke at the gentleman from Bibb. He said: Takes Shot at Hall. “The gentleman from Bibb always tries to give Information, which Is very often erroneous. On this bill, I have no Idea of allowing the time of the op ponents of the bill-to get Information from a >source which, I have no doubt, will furnish Inaccurate Information On this measure." Mr. Hall—Will the gentleman yield? Not after that remark? Mr. Aiken—I- refuse to yield. Mr. Hall—All right; I Juat wanted Ao tell you something. Mr. Aiken then launched out In hla argument against the Slaton bill, claiming that it was not properly drawn, made unnecessary provisions and left out Important ones. He said he thought the bill was full of politics and should not be Injected . "Into , a, heated campaign like this." Mr. Felder, of Bibb, spoke In favor of establishing a court of appeals, but did not desire It to be mixed up In the present turbulent political condi tions of Georgia. Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb, made a fiery talk. In which he claimed that the legislature was about to pass, to rail road through, a dangerous piece of work. I "Dangerous,” Says Alexandsr. "This bill," continued Mr. Alexander, “Is crudely dVawn. It Is unnecessary and absolutely dangerous. You will fasten In your constitution detailed principles never Intended to be there. "Why, I am called on to point out the errors, but I haven't time, owing to the way they are railroading this bill through the house. This bill Is full of errors. I want to Introduce an amend ment which will remedy the defects of this bill, for three long pages of It ore drawn up In apparent absolute ignor ance." Alexander’s Amendment Mr. Alexander's amendment was as follower and on It a bitter fight was made by the friends of the Slaton bill: Amend the 81aton substitute by striking out sections 1, 2 and 2 and Inserting In lieu thereof the following: "Article VI, section 2, paragraph I, of the constitution, by adding at the end thereof the words following: 'But If the general assembly should here after create some other appellate court. It shall have the power to define the Jurisdiction of the same and designate what cases shall be reviewed by the supreme court and what cases shall be reviewed by the court of appeals. . , The committee reported back to the house and secured an extension of time for debate In the committee, Into which the house again resolved Itsqlf. Mr. Alexander took the floor and con tinued his argument against thei bill. The gentleman from DeKalb h«ld that the general assembly had the right now to establish the court of appeals, that It was against the provisions of the consUutlon to Inculcate In It all such details as are In the Slaton sub stitute. He said the salaries hadnt been fixed In the bill, and that the terms of six years for the Judges were danirerou*, for th6 reason that twre might be reason to want to shorten the terms, though such could not be dime If the Slaton bill was passed. He claimed that the passage of the bill would mean 120,000 expense every year. "I call on you, gentlemen, to ko slow I do not say we should not pass a measure to relieve the supreme court, but I do say we are Increasing the qx- pendltures at an alarming rate. Lawrence 8peaks for Bill. Mr. Lawrence, of Chatham, called attention to the work of the supreme court and the necessity for some re lief He said It was necessary^ to pt£- troops trying to subdue Infuriated peasants, while that on the right shows a crowd of peasant revolutionists barricading tracks and stopping the progress of trains. Czar, Through Premier of Russia, Issues His Defy to the People By Private Leased Wire. .'St. Petersburg, July 25.—The following manifesto has been Issued by Pramjer Stolypln In the shape of a telegram which has been gent to gov ernor generals, governors and prefects throughout Russia and to the viceroy of Caucasus: ' "In conformity with. Instructions received from the emperor with the view to securing full co-operation between the different local authori ties, I hereby Inform you that the'government expects you to exercise vigilant rend untiring supervision over your subordinates, so that order may be promptly and definitely restored. Disturbances must be suppress ed, and revolutionary movements must be put down by all legal means. The measures you take must be carefully considered. The struggle begun Is against the enemies of socjety, and not against society Itself. Conse quently, wholesale repression cannot be approved of. Imprudent and Ille gal acts are likely to give rise to discontent Instead of conducing to calm and cannot be tolerated. "The Intentions of the emperor are Immutable. The government firm ly desires to assist In the amendment .of the legal procedure laws hith erto enforced, which no longer serve their purpose. The old regime will be regenerated, but order must be fully maintained. You must act on your own Initiative, as you are Invested with responsibility. Firm and vigor ous steps taken on these lines will doubtless be upheld by the best part of society.” / LE 7 TERS SHO W THA T WHITE TRIED TO PROTECT THA W; MOTHER TO ASK INQUIRY New Story Told About the Life of Beautiful Evelyn Nesbit Thaw While at . Boarding School. By Private Leased Wire. New York, July 25.—Locked In a safe deposit vault In Pittsburg today are letters which, It Is said, will prove that Stanford White acted as peace maker and protected Harry K. Thaw from a contemplated action on the part of Mrs. Charles J. Holman, mother of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. > These letters were written by White In answer to those of Mrs. Holman recently printed. The letter which caused Mrs. Holman to write "I wish you would allow me to punish that Thaw” Is among them. Had to Hide Letters. According to persons who have seen the fetters, White In all of them en deavored to protect Thaw. In answer to her wish to punish Thaw, White appealed to her to do nothing against the man. Roger O’Mara, employed as a detec tive by Thaw, endeavored to get pos session of these letters, but Mrs. Hol man refused to give them-up, saying that she would hand them over to the district attorney only. The hunt for them became so acute that she Anally placed them In a safe deposit vault. Will Aek for Inquiry. Unable to win her son from his plan to go to trial and plead Justification, Mrs. William Thaw, It was declared today, will apply, as nearest of kin, to the supreme court for an order direct. Ing an Inquiry Into Harry Thaw's sam Ity. This action will be unprecedented In criminal procedure. If such a test, at which all the evi dence gathered by Black, Olcott, Gru ber A Ilonynge could be presented, should result In a verdict of Insanity, It was-believed today that Thaw’s In carceration would be ordered with his mother as a committee of person and estate. White Paid the Bill. A new story was said to have come Into possession of the district attorney today regarding Evelyn Nesbit Thaw’s attendance at the boarding school at Pompon, N. J., before she married Thaw. It was asserted that It would shown that she was not sent to the school at first by Thaw, but by a the atrical man, and that the purpose In sending her was to get her out of the state at a time when the district at torney was supposed to be Investigat ing certain charges made concerning his alleged relations with the girt. This man subsequently failed to pay all the tuition expenses and her mother appealed. It Is said, to White, He went paying for the girl at the school II she became 111, and then sent her to Europe with her mother. vide another court, or to Increase the cost of carrying a case to the supreme court to such a point that It would be Impossible for a poor man to go to the h '“As'm™frlend h from ^Ibb said, these supreme court Judges have ha.1 almost to work themaplve* to death. Why postpone giving these men relief. You have the opportunity to give the people md the supreme court relief, and you should not delay." ... ■ • Alexander Amendment Attacked., Mr. Hall, of Bibb, answered ¥ r - ii.v.n<t.r of DeKalb. claiming that — the Slaton bill being dan-‘line, after the word 'therein.’ the fol- gerous, the Alexander amendment was the most dangerous he had ever heard Mr. Aiken, of Bartow, asked If It was not true that great commercial powers were behind the Blaton bill, but dr. Hall did not agree with him. -Well, I do," said Mr. Aiken. Mr. Hall then spoke for his amend ment, which had been accepted by the friends of the bill, and without which he would not vote for the bill. Mr. Hall's amendment, which was In the Interests of trials by Jury and the preservation of the verdicts, was as follows: "Amend section 2 by Inserting In the fourth line of said section, ifter the word 'entire,' In said line, the following words, to wit: "In law and equity.’ Amend further byjnsertlng In the fifth lowing words, to writ: ’Or carried thereto from the court of ordinary.' Amend further by Inserting In the said fifth line, after the word 'of,' the fol lowing words, to wit: ‘Convictions of a capital.'" Mr. Hall’s amendments were all adopted. People to Elect Judge. Mr. Felder’s amendment to strike out that part of the bill making the Judges appointive by the governor, providing instead for their election by the people for terms of six years, was adopted. This amendment also calls for an elec tion the first Tuesday after the first Monday In November, I90«, with the terms of the Judges to start January I, 1907, and the Judges to be elected In Foreigners Are Flee ing From the Rus- Capital. sian EMPEROR’S YACHT) READY TO RESCUE Dictatorship May Be Declar ed with Grand Duke Nich olas Nicholaivitch as Dictator. Case Against Patrolman Jones Causes Much Talk. The ceae against Patrolman Georgs F. Jones, under suspension following charges of larceny, may bs heard at a special meeting of the police com missioners before the regular meeting on the second Tuesday In August. The case will occupy a great deal of time, and aa the routine of the monthly meetings always occupies several hours. It Is believed that a special meeting will be called. Chief Jennings has received written reports from the officers who sre said to have withheld Information from him, and these will be submitted to the po llen board . reach him until a late day, and while he -has refused to etate whether or not charges will be brought by him against these officers, It Is be- lltved that such charges will be made. No formal charges hnvn yst been submitted to the commissioners. By Privet; Leased Wire. Bt. Petersburg, July 25.—Great con sternation and extrema excitement pre vails In BL Petersburg today because of the terrorists' proclamation sentenc ing to death the esar. General Tre- polf, M. Pobledonoetxeir, former pro curator general of the holy eynod; Gen eral Orloflf, the "pacificator" of the Baltic provinces, and others. Civil war haa been declared by the iputles of the league of the Social ist Democratic ana Socialist revolution ary parties, and the movement Is to ba lolned by workmen In every part of Russia. Foreigners Are Fltelng, So desperate Is the situation today that foreigner!, Including the wife and children of United States Ambassador Meyer, are fiselng from St. Peters burg. Mrs. Meyer and the children left i the Northern express today. The Imperial yacht Is anchored oil Peterhof, with steam up, ready to take the exar to a place of safety at the f danger. officers spending vacations at Austrian watering places have bean telegraphed to return at once, and the orders Indicate that the army la to be placed on a war footing. It Is uncer tain, however, how far the troopa can be relied upon. May Dtolare Dictatorship, In a proclamation telsgraphed to thr governor generals, governors and prs fects throughout Russia, and to the viceroy of Caucasus, Premier Btoiypn declares war against revolution and or ders them to strike and spare not In the effort to preserve peace and "crush the enemies of society." A dictatorship Is to be declared, and, Is believed, Grand Duka Nicholas Nicholaivitch, cousin of the esar. Is to be appointed dictator. More than 100 members of the diaper returned from Finland, prepared for revolution and ready to form a new government BUCK TO BALTIMORE GOES SYRIAN LEPER By I’rivste leased Wire. lUlltraoro, July 26.—Ualttuiore still has George llossett, the Hyrisn leper, much to Its illsmsy. The Baltimore and Ohio rail road, ,which has been carrying (loorge between Elkins, W. Vs., lo lisltlmore, to Philadelphia, and again to this elty, has washed Its hands of ths man, sod has turned him over to tbs llaltfmore county authorities. M Ths leper Is still In s box car In the ihurba, and will be fed and cared tfor ■e s wild beast, until local health an- thnrltlea learn whether they can send him In North Brother Island, New Turk, whore, It Is understood, a leper colony exists. Two Atlanta Firmx Creditors, 8pedal to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., July 25.—W. E. Light, foot, a mercahnt of Fort Gaines, filed a voluntary petition In bankruptcy In this city yesterday, his liabilities being { Iven at 11,716.11, and hla aooeta at 1,1(1.17. Two Atlanta flrma are among tho creditors. RESENTS ATTACK OF AJEWSPAPER Says His Honesty on W. & A. Lease Bill Was Im pugned. DEFENDS HIS POSTTfON Bill Tabled, But Made Spe cial Order in Senate for Next Tuesday. j Meetings are being held today; In dos- ena of houses In St. Petersburg and Just across the frontier railway em- iloyets, peasants, Socialists and revo- utlonlsts are discussing the plane for the overthrow of the government. The strictest censorship over news Is main tained here. manner elihllar to that of the election of Judges of the supreme court. Alexander Amendment Lost. Tho amendment by Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb, on which a fight was made by the friends of the Slaton bill, was voted down overwhelmingly. Mr. Felder moved that the bill be reported bark to the house with the recommendation that It "do. pass" by substitute as amended. The motion was sustained. On the motion of Mr. Knight, of Ber rien, the session of the house waa ex tended until the bill should have been disposed of. ... Mr. Knight, of Berrien, as chairman of the committee of the whole house. was entitled to 20 minutes. He extend ed the floor, to Mr. Perry, of Hall, who urged the passage of the Slaton sub stltute, as amended. , 144 to 4 the Vote. Tha vote on the substitute as amended was 144 to 4, receiving tha re quisite constitutional majority. Those voting against the bill were Messrs. Alkln, of Bartown: Alexander, of De Kalb; Cara, of Towns, and Trammell, of Harris. The house adjourned at 1:16 o'clock to meet at 2 o'clock Wednesday after noon. Tuesday Afternoon Session. Tuesday afternoon Associate Justice Cobb addressed the members of the house and senate on the need for some relief for the supreme court. His ad dress was In the Interests of ths bill to eatablls'h a court of appeals. The bill by Mr. Russell, of Musco gee, to appropriate 160,000 for a state exhibit at the- Jamestown Exposition, was taken from the table and consid ered In the committee of the whole. Mr. Russell, Mr. Longlen of Troup: Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond, and Mr. Williams, or Laurens, spoke for the bill, while Mr. Hall, of Bibb, opposed It, on the ground that It was unconsti tutional. Tha committee of the whole reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. The house adjourned at 6 o'clock. New Bills Introduced. - The following bills were Introduced and read for the first time: By Mr. Clifton, of Tattnall—To amend charier of Vldalla. By Mr. Mann, of Dougherty—To amend act establishing the city court of Albany. By Mr. Whitley, of Douglas—To In irporete tha town of Winston. By Mr. Smith, of Calhoun—To create the city court of Calhoun. By Messrs. Bowden and Walker, of Monroe—To repeal act creating a board of roads and revenues for said county. By Mr. Hill, of Dooly—To amend acts Incorporating the city of Ash- born. By Messrs. Hardman and Holder, of Jackson—To amend the charier of Commerce. By Messrs. Smith and Clifton, of Tattnall—To amend act establishing ty court of Reldsvllle, , By Mr. Parker, of Appling—To cre ate a new charter for the town of Alma. By Mr. Wilcox, of Owen—To fix an nual license fee for retailing Intoxicat ing liquors in Turner county at $20,000. "I want to say to the newspaper that has attacked me and my bill In Its editorial columns that no railroad or railroad Interests on earth sre behind me. in my last legislative days 1 want to do aomethlng for my atste and my tople. That la my answer to the cry ' Yasnn fraud In this bill." Ho stated Senator W. S. McHenry Wednescday morning In advocating hi< bill to lease the Weatem and Atlantia railroad at the expiration of the present lease, and defending himself from edi torial utterances of a certain paper. Honesty Impugned. My motives and my honesty have been Impugned by this paper through Innuendoes. All 1 hare to say Is that my actions are open to the scrutiny of any living man, and I am willing to abide by tha vardtet. I replied to tho courteous editorial Inquiry of one pu rer, but I considered the other too con*, temptlble for notice." In advocating hla bill Senator Mc Henry said that he had vlatted On. ln- natl and made careful Inquiries ns to that city’s lease of the Cincinnati Southern. He said Cincinnati had le • cd that line for a period of alxty-iu * years, for which they would be paid »7».000,000. Senator McHenry clearly stated his rasltlon, and went Into details concerti ng his treasure. Special Order Nsxt Tuesday. Senator Miller spoke against the Mil, deeming It too far ahead to consider tho subject of leasing again. Senator King moved to table the Mil temporarily In order that the senators might consider It. The motion prevail ed and the bill waa set for considera tion on next Tuesday, Immediately af ter the reading of the senate JournaL Could Not Rseonsidtr. When the senate met Wednesday morning. Senator A. O. Blalqck at once moved reconsideration of the Hokkii resolution to trend convicts to Athena. He had not proceeded vary far when Senator Miller raised the ptilnt that a- the resolution had been reconsider...! once. It could not be so treated again. President West sustained ths I*.Ini, and this ended ,the matter so fur us the senate Is concerned. Senate Bills Passed, By Senator Foy: To amend the tut creating the county of Jenkins, House Bills Pasted. By Mr. Ashley, of Lowndes: To amend the charter of Lake Park. By Mr. Whitley, of Douglas: To cg- ulate the sals of alcohol In Douglas county. Senator Strange's bill to provide for the payment of coat to officer* of courts and witness fees where convicts ure worked by the county, waa lost. It re ceived an unfavorable report from the general ludlclury committee. At 12 o'clock the senate adjourned until to o'clock Thursday morning. COMMITTEE LAUNCHES MEAT INVESTIGATION Continued from Page One. necessity for a rigid Inspection of all meats killed here, and who did not full to ezpresa himself accordingly. He •Aid! "An Abattoir Nesdod.” 'Atlanta needs a public slaughter pen, where all cattle can be Inspected before and after slaughter. Inspector Waaser does his duty, but It Is Impou.l- bls for him to do the work by himself. The city should have Inspection tna-, and no meat without such a tag should ba sold." “I bare often seen meat sold In At lanta wmeh wpa really unfit for ue ." said William C, Sparks, In speaking to the committee. "Wily, not long ng . I saw a whole wagon load of meat that waa not sound and the eating of which would positively endanger u person'* health, yet It waa carted about until aold at a cheap price. It would be lm- possible for meat Inspectors to keep up with such unlesa the Inspection lag was required. 1 hope action to this effect wilt be taken soon, for It is cer- I H. Bullock, a meat dealer, eras In favor of a public abattoir and thorough Inspection of ail meats. Local Inspection Urged. The talk of W. H. White, inspector for the Swift Company, was heard with Interest, owing to the chargee that have been made against ths big Western irecklng houses by Upton Sinclair, In hla novel, "The Jungle," recently pub lished: In The Georgian. 61 r White said that he believed there should he a local inspection, and that a tag shmgd certify that meat has been Inspected. Jentxen Wants Abattoir. Chief Jentxen was in favor of a pub lic abattoir, as were many others who •poke. Inspector Waaser created the sensa tion of the meeting when he told of the actual conditions at preaeot agisting lo Atlanta's packlngtown. It was easy to see that councllmen and aldermen were shocked by the revelations made by him. The committee was unanimous In tha opinion that come action should be taken on short notice, and an ad journment was taken until next Tues day, when the city attorney will he in vited to be present and advise with the committee on the legality of any a. tlon they may decide upon. Infant of Mr. and Mr«. J. C. Zachary, The Infant of Mr. and Sirs J. C. Zachary died at the Grady hospital on Wednesday morning. T: - t....i> was taken to the undertaking establishment of Harry O. l'ig>le A Co., trending the announcement of fumuai arrange ments Which Will be decided upon later.