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T[-fp ■*■•*■ ■*" J T T^riTQI lsJi-iFV ATHRF A w 1 \Aj. i —-- | GEORGIA’S T AWWTAK’FRS HARD I , AT WORK. I Thp iIie PpnoouHi r ”OCeeaingS r irom n Day tn 10 Day ( Briefly Summarized. THK HOUSE. Tuesday. —VVheu the house adjourned Monday, Mr. Everett, of Stewart, had the floor, and five minutes was left in which the discussion of the railroad in¬ vestigating He about resolution must be wound up. used two minutes of the tine, and then yielded the floor to Mr. Hart ridge, of Chatham, chairman of the rail¬ road committee, who spoke against it the remaining three minutes. The yeas and nays were then called on agreeing to the report of the committee. The vote stood 94 to 86 in favpr of an investiga lion. The senate part of the committee has already been appointed, and those from the house will be appointed soon, and work will probably be begun at once. At 9:40 the first special order was called. This was the bill to require common car¬ riers over which freight is transported to furnish consignor, consignee or their assigns, within thirty days after demand, all necessary evidence to establish upon which connecting line or lines loss or damage default the occurred to the freight, and in railroad which received the goods was to be made liable. After briet discussion the bill was recommitted. Thete were two special orders for the day and the first was quickly disposed of. The second was the bill to amend the fence laws of the state so that the particular section of the code should read as follows: “In each and every county and district in this state the boundary line of each lot, tract or parcel of land in said counties and districts shall be, and the same are, hereby de¬ clared a lawful fence; Provided, That this section shall not become operative in any county or district of this state -which has not heretofore abolished or removed fences, either bv a vote of the people or in pursuance or illegal legislative action, unless the grand jury of the county shall, by a two-thirds vote, recommend that said boundary lines of each lot, tract or parcel of land shall be a lawful fence, and the grand jury shall have no authority to make such recommendation unless a ma¬ jority of the bona fide freeholders of the county have filed a petition to that effect with the ordinary of said county.” After some lively discussion the matter was in¬ definitely postponed by a vote of 72 to 56. A resolution to pay a pension to Mrs. S. A. Eason, widow of James Eason, a confederate soldier, was taken up and considered by a committee of the whole house. It was passed by a unanimous vote. Another resolution was passed to pay Hon. William Jennings, of Terrell county, his per diem for the forty-eight days of the session of 1890, as he was prevented from attending by providential cause. The following bills were intro¬ duced : To incorporate the town of Piedmont in the county of Pike; to in¬ corporate the Seaboard and Augusta Railway Company; also a bill to author¬ ize the city of Augusta to provide by or- in dinance for the registration of voters each ward of the city; for a registration clerk, and to limit the time for registra¬ tion. Wednesday. —The special order in the house Wednesday was the bill to expe¬ dite trials in criminal cases. It was called and several amendments were of¬ fered. One changed the time at which the act should go into effect to 120 days from the passage of the act instead of sixty. The bill as amended and passed reads as follows: Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Georgia: ’1 hat all bills of exceptions in criminal cases tried in the courts of this state af¬ ter 120 days from the passage of this in the act shall, as regards the practice both lower court and in the t-upreme court, re¬ lating to the time and manner of sign¬ ing, filing, serving, transmitting and hearing the same, be governed in all re¬ spects, when applicable, by the laws and rules now of force in reference to bills of exceptions in cases of injunction. And it shall be the duty of the supreme court to give a speedy hearing and determination iu such criminal cases, either under existing rules or under spe¬ cial rules t.i be formulate 1 by said court for that purpose. And if the judgment of the court below is affirmed, in the su¬ preme courr, the cleric of the supreme court shall transmit promptly the remit itur to the clerk of the court from which the writ of error was taken, and upon the reception of the same the clerk shall notify the judge of said court, who shall have full power in term or vacation to pass any order, sentence or judgment the necessary to carry into execution judgment of the court.” On the call of the yeas and nays, 97 favored it and 30 opposed it. Its immediate transmittal to the senate was refused. Mr. McDon¬ ald, of Sumter county, introduced resolution to appoint a joint commit¬ tee of ten from tne house and five from the senate to take into consideration the advisability of an early adjournment, Lost. as A such was of great importance. Martin, of bill was introduced by Mr. Fulton, which asked for a charter for the International Railway Employes’ Acci¬ dent Insurance Company, to be incorpo¬ rated in the city of Atlanta where the principal office will be located. Mr. George, of Gilmer, presented the another order prohibition bill. The bill is on of the one introduced by Mr. Peeples, of Gwinnett, and prohibits the sale of liquor within three miles of any church or schoolhouse in any incorporated Norniand, town of Lib¬ or city in the state. Mr. erty, introduced a bill to make effective the laws governing elections in this state. The first section is as follows: Be it en¬ acted by the general assembly of the state Georgia that no election under the laws of the state should be valid unless the law governing such election slmll have been substantially complied with. Mr. Ivey, of Thomas, introduced a resolution to pay the members, principal door keepers and pages of the house and sen a ^ e mileage to and from the capital for the adjourned session us for the regular session. Many other new house bills were presented. —The special _ order Thursday. was the bill for placing companies telegraph, under sleepiug car and express tin*, control of the railroad commission. It was C'lb’A up immediately after bill the journal hacl been confirmed. 1 he begins as follows: “All companies or persons owning, controlling or operating, or that may hereafter own, control or operate a line or lines of express, sleep ing car or telegraph, whose line or lines is or are iu whole or in part in this state, shall be under the control of the railioad commissioners of Georgia, who shall have full power to regulate the price to be charged by auy company or person or persons, owning, controlling or sleeping opera ting any line or lines of express, ears and telegraphs for any service per formed by such company, person or per sons, * A leugtby debate was in dulged in by both its advocates and oppo nents. The bid passed, however, by a vote of 118 to 22, and now goes to the senate, Mr. Be tv, of Floyd, introduced an im poitant bill which amends sectiou 3719 of the code relative to the application for new trial. It provides evidence that the time of filing briefs of shall be ex tended, but shall not exceed ninety days, whereas the limit is now thirty. A bill introduced by Mr. creation Johnson, of Appling, provides for the and organiza tion of a new circuit of the superior court of the state. It is to be known as the Altamaha circuit, and will comprise the counties of Appling, Coffee, Tatnall, Telfair, Montgomery and Wayne. The bill also provides for the election of a judge and solicitor for the court. The senate bill providing for the establish ment of a system ol public schools in Boston, Ga., was passed. On motion a bill providing for a reapportionment of the congressional d istricts was read a second time. The bill for the establish ment of the State Normal school at Rock college, in Athene, as a branch of the University, was introduced by Mr. Huff, of Bibb. It is to form one of the de partments of the University of Georgia, and its object is for the education and training of teachers for teaching in the common schools of the state, who will be required to serve in this capacity for five years after taking a course at the normal. The state school commissioner, the chancellor of the uni versity and tnree citizens will compose the board of trustees, and its officers will consist of a president, professor and teachers. The chancellor of the univer¬ sity will have a general supervision fix¬ of the school, and the salaries are to be ed hy the board of trustees. Tuition is to be free to residents of the state, and $150 to those living outside. The bill also oppropriates $6,000 for the annual expenditures of the school to equip and support it. After a number of other new bills had been read the house ad¬ journed. Thursday the house Friday. —On put telegraph, sleeping car and express com¬ panies under their control, and now comes a measure to stnl further extend their power. Mr. Berner, of Monroe, introduced a measure Friday, which, if passed, will put the railroads of the state almost entirely under the authority of the commission. The object of the bill is to give the railroad commission supervision affect¬ over the sales, leases and contracts ing railroads in the state, and to authorize it to institute proceedings to set aside illegal sales, leases and con¬ tracts, and to fix a penalty for viola¬ tions. The bill also provides that before any railroad may make a con¬ tract or issue bonds, they must be sub¬ mitted to the railroad commission for appioval, without which such con¬ tracts or bonds shall be void. This is one of the most important measures session, to come before the house at this and the fight on the it will nuber be a of strong aides-de- one. A bill to limit camp on the governor’s staff was intro¬ duced. The hill provides for one from each congressional district and two from the state at large. Another bill for reg¬ ulating the traffic in baking powder in such a manner that the label shall show whether the presented. powder contains Mr. McAfee, any ammo¬ of nia was Crawford introduced a bill to change the manner of granting licenses for tae sale of spirituous liquors, code. by amending Dunwody’s sec¬ tion 1419 of the Mr. bill to establish a whipping boss for county and municipal chaingangs, came had up for a third reading. The bill been recommended favorably by the gen¬ eral judiciary committee, and a substitute was submitted to the house with the committee’s approval. After a lengthy discussion the bill was passed by a vote of 96 to 7. The bill amending Atlanta’s charter was passed. The measure authorizes the transfer of bills and executions for the purpose of laying curbing, improving the streets and sewers. It empowers the city to condem lands for public parks and other purpose-. It authorizes the issuance of $5C'0,000 of bonds to buiLd new water¬ works, and prohibits the opening of cem¬ eteries within four miLes of the center of the city. The last provision is furnished that the police uniforms shall be by the city, and shall be its property. It was decided by the house that the tux collector of any city shall have the right to issue process of garnishment corporation. for taxes bill due such city or The provides that when no property can be found to be levied on for taxes, garnish¬ ment cun be issued to obtain payment of sucht.xes. It w r as passed by a vote of 69 to 0, Mi, Clifton’s bill to pay jurors ift the city courts of this state the same as allowed jurors in the superior courts of such counties where city courts a re located «n- passed. Other lolls passed wore ns foil ws: repeal of the act requir ing (ticks record of the of superior superior courts charters; to pre pure a court amending section iu?t> of the code of ’82, relating to the granting of charters of corporations by the superior courts; the bill to require which arc state depositories to deposit with the treasurer $50,000 in the bonds of the state, and to pre scribe what banks may become state de positories; incorporating the Atlanta, Americus and Florida Railway Company; amendiug Georgia the charter of the Cincinnati, and Florida railroad; incorpo rating the town of Hazlehurst, in Appling county. mittee The investigate house portion of the com to the railroad leases and contracts to see if any charters have been violated, was appointed by Speaker Howell. Mr. Berner is chairman, and the other two members are Messrs. Twit ty, of Jackson, and Huff, of Bibb. The investigation will be begun short ly hy the joint and committee, and Senators Callaway Ellington will act with the members appointed from the house. A bill was introduced which provides tor an amendment to section 3554 of the state code, so as to make daily, weekly and monthly wages garnishable in certain casts. This is an important measure, and was made a special order for Tues day. A number of bills were read one time and the house adjourned. Saturday. —The day’s session oc upied iu reading bills the second time. The bill introduced by Mr. Seay to tax all unmarried male citizens except widow irs (l4t; proceeds to go towards the sup port of the branch colleges at Dahlonega. Milledgeville, Cuthbert, Hamilton and Forsyth) had a narrow’ escape from a serious amendment in the comruit tee on sanitation an 1 hygiene. An amendment was offered making it apply to only members of the pres wtt.rds sent only legislature, the counties and of Floyd after- and to Monroe. The bill proposes to tax all unmarried persons between 30 and 35 years of age to pay an annual tax of $25; between 35 and 40, $50; 40 and 45, $75; 45 and 50, $100; 50 and 55, $125; 55 and 60, $150; and all over sixty years of age, $200 per annum. the house Alter completing rou-. ad tine business at 1 o’clock journed until Monday. THE SENATE. Tuesday.— In the senate, Mr. Ca¬ bas iss, from the general judiciary^ com¬ mittee. reported criminal favorably tne bill to establish the court of Atlanta, which was read the third time and pass¬ ed . It now goes to the governor again, but so amended as to make it purely a local bill. The following senate bills were read the first time: To establish the Georgia school book commission; To amend the act establishing the Southern Exchange bank. The following house bills were read the first time: To amend the charter of Athens; To amend the charter of Hampton ; To amend the gen¬ eral oyster law; To incorporate the Geor¬ gia Savings bank of Quitman; To estab¬ lish the city court of Hall county. A message was received from the governor nominating certain county judges and solicitors. An executive session was or¬ dered and after a few minutes the doors were opened and the senate adjourned. Wednesday. —The following senate bills were read the first time; To estab¬ lish a public school system in Calhoun; To incorporate the town of Lyerly; To incorporate the Exchange bank of For¬ syth; To prescribe the medium for legal advertising; T<> reduce the fees of solic¬ itors general and county solicitors, in re¬ duced felony cases, to $5. Several house bills and resolutions were read the first and second time. Mr. Cabaniss, Irom rne general judiciary committee, reported unfavorably a bill to make the non-compliance, by laborers who have re¬ ceived advances, with contracts a mis¬ demeanor, which, on his motion, was ordered printed and made a special order for next Tuesday. President Mitchell appointed Senators Ellington and Calla¬ way as the senate members of the joint committee to inquire whether railroad companies have violated their charters. Thursday. —The following house bills were read the third time and passed: Hall A bill to establish the city court of county—ordered immediately transmit ted of the house; To provided requisi¬ tion law for Jefferson county. Two bills to amend the act incorporating the Pro¬ peller Towboat Company of Savannah; To amend the act incorporating the Sa¬ vannah Dredging Company so as to au¬ thorize an increase of the capital stock; To amend the several acts creating the city court of Macon; To give Douglass- kill¬ ville a new charter; To regulate the ing of game and fishing in Chattooga county between certain date-. A number of bills were read the fist and 'second time. The following bills were read the sec¬ ond time and recommitted to the committee on corporations: To amend the charter of Hampton; to amend the charter of the Savannah and amend Lighterage and Transfer Company; to the charter of Athens; to amend the charter of Atlanta so as to give the marshal and clerk a salary and turn their foes into the treasury. The motion, by Senator Beck, to disagree with the adverse re¬ port of the general judiciary committee on the bill to make penal non-compli¬ ance with contracts by laborers who had received advances was made a special order for Tuesday. The adverse report of the general judiciary committee on the bill to permit justices of the supreme court to deliver opinions special ore order, tenus which was agreed to. The was a bill to amend the constitution so as to limit all sessions of the legislature to 100 days, was set aside, and the bill was laid on the table to be called up at any time. The senate bill relating to pools, trusts nml conspiracies was made the special oider for Thursday. Mr. Ileruer’s bill to extend the powers of the ta lr> nd commission was referred to the railroad committee. Friday. —-When the senate met Friday morning, a number of new trills wore in troduced, among them a bill by Senator Nunnnlly to mnk • it a misdemeanor to ' sell or dispose of, in this state, any chem- ! ical fertilizer of any inferior grade to whut it is represented to be. Also, a bill by Senator Warren, amending the code so as to make it a misdemeanor to sell, or in auy way dispose of spirituous liquors on Sunday. The resolution providing for the payment of the pu - diem of Mr, Jennings, of Terrell, who was sic.lt during the entire >e*t'iou, was |as?el. The resolution appropriatin' $500 to furnish counties i — the state without maps with maps was passed. The bill authorizing the ordinary of Gilmer countv to submit the question of bonds for the purpose of erecting a new court house to the quali fled voters of the county, was passed, Other bills passed were a* follows: Ac¬ preprinting $50 to the widow of Mr, E l son, of Douglasville; incorporating the Bank of Commerce, of Summerv lie; to amend an act to iucoiporate the .southern Exchange bank, of Aewortb, define its powers, etc.; to incorpotate the Exchange bank, of Forsyth; to make the county administrator ex officio county guardian, prescribe his duties, etc.; to incorporate the Commercial Bank of M con: to in corporate the South Atlantic Railroad Company; a bill entitled an act to amend an act to incorporate the Cirrdltou Southern Railway Company. Adjourned till Monday tit 10 o'clock. Saturday.—N o session of the senate. A RUMPUS IN CAMP. The “Colop Line” in the G. A. R. Convention. A dispatch of Tuesday from Detroit, Mich., says: There is one serious dispute which threatens to mar the serenity of the silver encampment of the G. A. R. It is peculiar that, after the organization has been in existence a quarter of a cent¬ ury, it should be threatened with disrup¬ tion by the ever-living “color question,” but such is the fact. Men in the south¬ ern states who were loyal to the union in the dark days of ’61, are the ones who insist that the negro has no place in the social gatherings of the Grand Army of the Republic. Col. George T. Hodges, commander of the department of Louisiana and Missis¬ sippi, is reported as saying: “Unless the thing is straightened out during this en¬ campment, thete won’t be a white mem¬ ber of the Grand Army of the Republic south of the Ohio or Potomac a year hence. They are outnumbering us in posts, thus putting us directly under them. That we will not stand. Now, we want to rule ourselves and have col¬ ored people go by themselves. Seven out of ten of the colored posts of New Or¬ leans are in favor of it, but, as you know, there are always some kickers, and I un¬ derstand a delegation from the colored posts is coming to fight us. We have re¬ ceived information that two of Chicago’s most influential colored men are on their way to assist us, ^and we think we will gain our department, point. All embracing, we ask for is Florida, a pro¬ visional Louisiana, Mississippi and Texts.” As there tire two sides to the question the outcome of the matter will be looked for¬ ward to with considerable interest. WAR TO THE DEATH. The “Redbones” Defiant and Strongly Entrenched. More news was received at Lake Charles, La., Wednesday, from Lock, Moore & Co.’s logging camp, where a battle was fought with fatal results be¬ tween the white and other employes, Sunday night. The body of a man by the name of Willis, of the crowd known as the “Redbones,” who attacked the ■white people woods of the by settlement, was found in the a man named James Bagget, of the white faction, who had been concealed in the woods since the battle of Sunday night. This makes the total number of killed in the affair, as far as discovered, nine men. Bagget reports the white settlers ns be ing frantic, and those that can are leav¬ ing as rapidly engaged as possible. in Five of the white men the battle are un¬ der arrest awaiting a preliminary trial. Officers have gone to the camp where it is expected an attempt will be m ide to arrest the leadets of the “Redbone” gang. They are concealed in the dense thicket near the settlement, a id declared war against those entering therein. Should any one of the officers lose his life attempting the arrest of these out¬ laws, a great loss of life will be the result. The outlaws are well prepared for the ex¬ pected raid on their hiding place. » BREAK IN RANKS. The Prohibitionists of Ohio Cannot Agree. Chairman A Springfield, Wilber Ohio, Calv.n, dispatch of the Clark says: county prohibition central C. committee, L. Stager, and one other member, A. re¬ signed Saturday. The patty is split in the county, anti as Calvin is one of thc most prominent prohibitionists in Ohio, the split will probably extend over the state. The trouble grows out of the fight in the late convention over the one-sided platform. The letter of resignation charges the prohibition party with being an aunex of the people’s party, and that it endorses measures revolutionary and positively detrimental 'o the best inter < sts of the people. Calvin is the ac¬ knowledged leader of the one-idea fac¬ tion and has a large following. ARTFUL CUPID. A»I went went walking «i<: n the dak Master Cupid ran beside me, And with many a winsome tale Laughingly the trickster p d me, Seeking with his subtle art Entranco to my guarded heart. “Nay.” saidl, “’tis no avail." Yet the little rogue defied nie; “Ah,” said he, “I never fail: None hath ever yet denied me. Thou shalt see what cunning art I can practice on the heart.” “Braggartboy! I pass unharmed; Boasting hath undone th-v, stupid.”" On I walked, forewarned, foraroted, Smiling back at Master Cupid, Vainly with his vaunted art Seeking entrance t<> urv heart. As I looked I saw he wept O’er the sad defeat before him.. Ab, my sentries must have slept As I bent in pity o’er him, For the imp of wondrous art Leaped into my open heart. -Willis B. Hawkins, in Detroit Free TV***. HUMOR OF THE DAY. The board of health—Three square meals a day. Adam was proudly conscious that he never made a mistake in his boyhood.— Texas Siftings. The work of a tramp is very scarce, and the demand for it is very great.— Chicago Tima. The detective who is going round at all hour 3 reminds one of a hunting case watch.— Puck. Women look into the back of a book first, because they always want to have the last word.— Pack. True to some deep, mysterious student. law Unfatliomed by the The furnace now begins to draw That all the winter wouldn't . —Sc tv York Pres a. When you begin to argue with a man and he talks loud, walk off and leave him. You can’t convert him. — Gfalcestou News. “Tramp—“Can you put me on to something?” Farmer (whistling)—“No, but I can put something on to you.”— Epoch. Riches have wings. What they need, according to the average man’s idea, is a tail that will steer them hi3 way.— Somerville Journal. “I am going to Venice,” said the banker. “Whatfo:?” asked the cyni¬ cal friend. “To sea how they keep banks afloat.”— Truth. “Does stamp collecting pay?” asks a contributor. It does. Several men have made large fortunes out of stamp collec¬ tors .—.New York Recorder. “I really don’t know how to get rid o< young Van Arudt. lie is such a persis¬ tent and devoted admirer of mine.” “Why don’t you marry him?” He was a man who bragged about His lineage so much that he Was by his neighbors taken out And hanged upon his family tree. — Detroit Free Press. Mr. Oldie—“Why, daughter, you broke that young fellow all up.” Daughter (who knows him)—“Oh,that’s all right. It’s his normal condition.”— Washington Star . “I have such an indulgent husband,” said little Mrs. Doll. “Yes, so George says,” responded Mrs. Spiteful. “Some¬ times indulges too much, doesn’t lie?”—» Boston Transcript. When he was young be thought ho knew About as much as anyone , But now he thimes he made a slip— He is “not in ii" with his sou. —Puck. Mrs. Brown—“I wonder why Dr. Finn didn’t bow!” Mr. Brown—“De¬ votion to his profession as a surgeon, you know—he delights in cutting peo¬ ple. ”— Munsey’s Weekly. In regal'd to modern languages, it is said that the Chinese is the most difficult. We find this out when we try to explain to our Chinese laundryman that a pair of socks are missing.— Texas Siftings. With He money plenty, life tuat’s an l headless; uo care, spends a declare And in two smses we He is A man that is needless. — Patk. “I guess Nippum can hold his own in the world,” remarked one of that gen¬ tleman’s acquaintances. “No doubt of it,” was the reply. “His own and a good many other people’s.” — Wishing ton Post. “Where is that black cioud going to?” Asked the boy of his grandma dear; head And the old lady said, as she shook her “It’s goiug to thunder, I fear.” —Detroit Free Press. Clergyman (looking at the contribution boxes)—“Judging from the ntckles and pennies, you must have thought when 1 asked you to remember the poor that re¬ collection would do just as well as col¬ lection .”—Detroit Free Press. The summer girl Now takes a whirl In zephyr-wooing clothes; Her ribbons gay With the breezes play. And she has bows and oeau.t —.Veil’ York Recorder. What fear hath chilled the giddy throng? What terror stills the merry song? ’ What numbs the dancers’ flying feet? What woe hath come the house tn greet? The guests from banquet table fly with a pallid cheek and glaring eye; the landlord groans, the feeble clerk turns off the gas, and all is dark. Of light and love and mirth bereft, the lone* ly tavern still is left to hear Miss Dell Sartay recite how “Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight."— Burdette, in Philadel¬ phia Press.