The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-16
REILLYS BILL PASSED.
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENTs IN STORE
Fer THE SOLDIERY.

An Appropriation OF $1,000 Voted by
/ the Lower House-The Victory Con-
sidered an Entering Wedge - DR..
Felton's Appropr alton for the State
Lunatic Asylum Passed.
| ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 15.-Mr. Feltons
bill approprlating S1s,3OO to the lunatic
asylum passed the House to-day.
A bill to amend the law concerning the
inspectors of oils, so that their compensation
shall in no one year amount to more than
81 500. passed.
The bill was also passed to require rail
roads to deliver freight on through bins of
lading on the tender by the consignee of the
exact amount charged for carriage in such
bills
TRADING IN RAILROAD STOCKS.
A bill was introduced by Mr. Harrington
OF Emanuel to prohibit illegal trading in
railroad charters. 1t provides that no
charter shall remain in force after the ex-
piratiOn of five years from the date thereof,
unless within that time as much as ole
tenth of the line of which it authorizes the
construction shall have been completed. 1t
also forbids the sale of any charter before
one-tenth of the road is complete
COL. REILLYS MILITARY REPORT.
The House took up for its special order
to-day Mr.. Reilly's military bill, which the
author has labored for earnestly in and out
of season. This bill provides that the state
shall appropriate $4,000 to keep up the
state military, for tue expenses of the ad-
vis)ry board inspection, transportation and
encampmelt. There shall be allowed an
nually for all the expenses OF the ad-
Jutant and inspector generals department
exclusive of the above salaries and in
elusive of travel, stationery, reports, ex-
penses of the advisory board, and every
thing else necessary to maintain said
department, to be expended under the
direction of the governor, the sum of $7C0,
making the entire expenses of the said
department $1,000 per annum, which said
sum is hereby appropriated for the ex-
penses OF the said department annually.
ANNUAL. ENcAMPMENTs
In order to properly train the military
force of the state, and to make it practical
and efficient body, there shall be annual
encampmenis, so that each command shall
DO ordered for one week annually by the
governor into camp, there to be drilled,
disciplined, and taught the practical duties
of camp life. The advisory board is directed
to provide a camping ground, upon bids to
be invited by the said advisory board,
"hASh IOdiu Sh1ll Ilidho = ScltCblOu
SAID bids, having regard to the desirability
OF location, dimensions, sanitation, and
other elements of desirabiity.
THE APPROPRIATION.
In order to carry out the objects of this
act the sum of 81, 200 is appropriated, to be
expended under the direction of the gov
ernor, who may graduate the same with
the advice and consent of the advisory
board. SO as to give preference to the pro
vision for the annual encampments, the
bill was consid rcd in committee of the
whole. Mr.. Reilly made the leading speech
for the bill, giving statistics, showing how
literally other states provided for their
military, while Georgia gave nothing.
Messrs. Gordon, Hardeman of Bib, and
Whitaker of Troup also supported the bill.
The appropriation was fin1lly reduced to
$1,000, and the bill passed by vote of 116
t. It, Col. Reilly and other friends of the
bill are greatly pleased at it's passage, al
though they wanted more money. Still, it
is considered an entering wedge to placing
the Georgia military on substantial and
independent footing.