The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-23
In the Senate.

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in the Senate.
The Senate transacted a large amount Of
business today, the greater part of which
was Of IA local cha acter, and consisted of
passing bills.
The bill to amend the constitution so as to
provide for the erection by the state OF q
suitable house for disabled and INDECENT
confederate veterans, and a home for in
digent widows of confederate veterans was
passed.
The bill to require every person or corpo-
ration issuing scrip or other written evil
deuce of indebtedness to employees for la or.
toredeem them in cash at their face value,
passed.
TIE regular order was dispensed with, and
the aDpropr alton bill was taken up for
the DGrp Sc of considering the action Of
the House on the Senate amendments. The
first amendment in which the house refused
to concur was that increasing TIE number
Of Senate pages from four to six. The
Senate receded from the amendment bat
refused to rebede from the amendment iu-
creaslng the pay of its porters to So per
diem, and insisted on it.
THE LUNATfc ASYLUM
Tic House had refused to concur in the
Senate amendment increasing the lunatic
asylum appropriation. but Mr.. Viii hi
moved that the Senate insist upon its
snen.,neu.. Ii speaking Of the necessity
ol tao appropriation Mr.. Whitfield
el0queu.ly deaoIuo ed the charges made
against tie management of the asylum
Mr. Rec, who is member Of the finance
conan .tse. also urged that the Senate
sand by its amendment The Sesnts
n.sstc.l upon its anne ldment increasing the
Appropriation to $4,000, but recedee from
TIE amendment appropriating $500 for
erect = a ware ouse
The Hon e had refused TO concur in the
Senate amendment striking out the branch
coli &c apron ations, and Mr.. Whitfield
moved that the Senate recede from its
amendment The yeas and NAYS were called
and the vote was 70 yeas to IL nays, and the
motion prevailed.
THE SPECIAL TAXES.
The House had refused to CONCUR in the
Senate emsndmaGt adding to the common
school appropriation certain special taxes,
and the other 8at Of tie rental Of tho
Western and Atlantic railroad On motion
OF Nj Hall tue Senate insisted upon its
amendment and asked for special commit
tee Of conference on the amendment
The House had refused to concur in the
Senate amendment increasing the aupro-
pr tioa for public buildings from s., 200 TO
$1,000. The Senate insisted on this amend
ment.
TIE House had concurred in the other
Senate amendments
Mr. Bartlett moved that the Senate ask
for a committee of conference upon all the
amendments except the school fund amends
rneDt, for which Il special COMMITTEES will
DO asked under the previous resolution.
The motion prevailed.
THE BLAIR BILL.
The Blair bill resolution came before the
Senate on report by Mr.. Hale, which was
favorable. Un0er suspension OF the
rules II was taken up. Mr.. Hale offered a
substitute for the re olution, requestil pnr
representatives in Congress to vote for )
bill, which substitute was received in lit /
Of the original. Mr. Bartlett made a sneeci
against the resolution He did not want
the federal government TO have superv. sion
Of the educational system Of Georgia. Mr..
hale made strong speech IN favor OF
the ADOPTION Of the resolution When asked
by Mr.. Slroiher If lie did not think the
denocrauc ? llcf was against the Blai.
bli, he said that he did not know what
the democratic policY was at present
After some discussion, President duBig-
non took the floor, and prefaoing bis re-
marks by statement that he was not IL all
Mel ana ana IN no condition to make a speech,
sald mat no wanted 10 say however that
ne was heartily In favor Of the bill. He
SAID that he had received letter
irom tie autaor Of the bill. stating that
De dld not think il was poss 80 10
pass the measure at this session, and tastt az
TINS was 50. he thought that to discuss tue
matter any further would be ef,croscninr
upon the valuable time of the ses,oss va
the efore moved 10 postpone further conslo-
Grafton OF the MEASURE until The s1rtr1er
session, ard that it be made the sfs III or
Der Tor the third day Of the I'D .o1r ii a.
hon- ms motionwas agreed ~
Mr. DUBIGNoN's HIT
Tho fine reputation that Pr ..is.,. IN.
biHnon has made here as an eloo ana air.
ana vel equipped presiding Oh .lsei
the galleries Of the Senate 10 D.. ,, vii /,
iaules as soon as IL was knov. ...t Al
oubiguon was 10 speak and yyhs ,, lam [,
known IA the House that be ha 3, no..
many Of the members " thar g. -.
~ 10 lear m on the Blair hi. .oo
cDiniaending agood deal Of ntterr . .ro- ,
tns members Of 10th bralcaes al B. ye,.
era assembly. s
GAZE OF sEE.sAg
The Senate and House engage -.-,
OF see-saN this afternoon aud 81
soclock considering the difereu
tne bodies on the tax act and an
mll-. Conference committee,
pointed, and when they failed 10 ,
report. other conference conn
substituted. The issue on tbs
as % whether the real or perso,
represented IN the capital stock So,
should be taxed both e. stock q T., 49,,
assen or whether the taT sbos o..
We STOCK repre- euted 10 he ! Tf5,
''enat lnzSiel upon TIE lalts, - Az