The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-14
A BIG BOOM FOR SCHOOLS.
eHE HOUSE PASSES THE EDOCA-
TIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.

S6ll LAS4I
ATLANTA, GA. Dec. 1S.-The agony is
over aud the general appropriation bill as
{ came from the committee has passed.
irst safely through the committee of the
whole, and then through the House, without
N amendment of any kind, but it took two
essions of the House to-day and plenty of
,ard work to carry the measure through
n its original shape as it came from the
appropriations committee. In passing the
oili theirs was hard fighting all along the
inc, the opponents of the measure never
irving up until the result was announced
IN the passage of the bill Q
Briefly stated, the bill recommended by
he committee was to appropriate
,or all the present expenses of tie
legislative, executive and judicial depart
oents the same amounts as have been
aeretof re appropriated, and TO appropriate
he following amounts for educational pGr-
poses: For the state university, $1,000 ger
lnnum; for the colored uuivers ty N this
.ity, IS, 900 per anuum: for the payment of
The interest known as the landscript fund,
and due the state university, $6,3l4 IA per
snnum; for the school OF technology.
$1,000 for the year 1890; for the branch
college at Dahlo. ega, $1,000 FER annum; for
he branch colleges at Milledgeville, Thorn
ssville and Cuthbert, 5000 each per an
mum; for the general common school fund,
tf6j. 600 fer the year 1889, and $3.50, 600 for
he year 1890.
Mr.. HARRELL's SUBSTITUTE
For this bill Mr.. Harrell Of Webster
offered substitute, which was exactly
similar to the main bill except in the fact
that it provided for no appropriation what
aver for the chronological school or TO the
branch colleges, and gave no appropriation
10 the common school fund. Mr.. Harrell
slammed that he was entitled to the floor, as
he had a right to speak in support Of his
substitute.
The chair ruled that a motion for the
previous question was in order.
HARREIL GETS THE FLOOR.
Mr. HarreIl then secured the floor, and
spoke in defense of his substitute He
termed the appropriation offered by the
committee, a profiigate and unnecessary
waste Of the peoples money, and said that
il was an innovation which was treacherous
and dangerous to the interests of the state
He said that it had been evident that from
the talk in the corridors of the capitol, in
the hotels, and even in the court room, that
members of that committee were trading
with members of the House, who were per-
sonally interested in the appropriation to
the schools.
ASKED TO EXPLAIN.
MI 1lEuOi-DOCo LA6 EtL4LltlIdl IlSdH "
say that members OF the committee on ap-
preparations have been guilty of trading!
Mr. Fleming-Who's trading:
Mr. Harrell-I am 50 informed by the
gentleman from Ware tMr. Mcdonald.
The speaker decided that nothing which
happened in committee should be discussed
upon the floor of the house.
Mr.. Harrell resumed, saying that there
was no doubt that there had been an under
standing among the friends of the bill. He
asked when power was given to the repre-
selta.ives Of the people of Georgia to take
from the states treasury money to appro-
PIRATE to Tom, Dick and Harry-for such
this Appropriation was. He charged that
the supporters of the measure had personal
and private interests in its passage. and for
this reason so~rdently supported it.
THE HOUSE WEARY.
Mr. Howell thought that the House was
tired of witnessing such spectacles as had
been presented, and was tired of hearing
the gentleman from Webster, who had
already made four speeches, continuing to
cast insinuations upon members of the
house, and charged the honorable acting
chairman of the appropriation committee
tMr. Felton, with having personal interests
in the matter. He then called for the pre-
vlous question.
Mr.. Snelson of Merriwether wanted to
make startling announcement.
Mr.. Howell am tired, and think the
house is tired Of hearing these startling an
nouncements.
Mr.. Snelson-I ask it as a privileged
question. The announcement is that no
monopoles-
Mr. HOWELL call for the previous ques-
ton.
Mr. Snelson-It is privileged question.
want the privilege of entering my protest
As a Georgian against the monopolies that
(he was here interrupted by several cries of
''out of order, etc."
THE HOUSE IN UPRoAR.
The House was in an upro9r of laughter,
and several members were endeavoring to
be recognized at the same time Mr.. Smell
son still proceeded with his speech regard
less Of the disorder, Of the chair and the
cries of the members After some moments
partial quiet was restored, and the chair
Tnled that Mr.. Snelson was out of order,
Mr.. Gambler thought that there we're
rules governing the conduct Of the House
which should be observed and its honor
and dignity upheld.
Mr. Snelson aroseto ascertain if it was
the intention of the House to gag the mem
bers of that body.
VOTE TAKEN.
The yeas and nays for the previous ques
ton resulted in 81 yeas to rs nays.
A motion to table the bill, amendments
and substitute was lost.
MR.. FELTON, DEFENDS HIMSELF.
Mr.. FELTON, then spoke against the substi-
tute. He wished to say that he had no per-
sonal interest in the question more than an y
other Georgian, although the gentleman
from Webster (Mr. HarrelD had stated to
the contrary. He said that some gentleman
had asserted, in subst ance, that it
was not his (AIr. Feton's right or
privilege to vote upon this vital
question and had impugned his motives
''It is true | have a son at the chronological
school, )" said Mr.. FELTON,, land | am proud
that the legislature of Georgia III its
liberality erected such a school | renem-
Der that the gentleman from Webster (Mr.
HarrelD, when that matter was before this
body, exerted all his power of oratory and
scaeming e. defeat the measure. lie has
impugped my motives in supporting it be-
cause have a son at the school.
WHY HARRELL HAS NO son THERE.
No doubt that distinguished gentleman
would himself have son there now, but
for the fact that there is some natural
disability. He has, because there are upon
the committee cd appropriations gentlemen
from Miledgeville and Townsville and
Dahlonega. impugued the action of The en-
tire thirty eight members Of that com mittee
! have bten watching closely the action of
the gentleman from Webster, aud no q
that he has in his remarks passed over bis
e.