The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-07
POOL OF THE INSURERS.
THE SENATE PASSES THE BILL TO
BREAK IT Up.

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Passage by the HoUse-The Senate
Apt to split over the Twitty Bill
The Opposition 70 the Tariff Law
Military Matters Before the House
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. $50 far Gs the
Senate is concerned the insurance pool
question is settled. That body Is over
whelmiugly in favor OF breaking up tee
posts, and to the extent Of its power has
opened the way for competition in rates b.
passing the Terrill bill. In support Of his
measure Mr.. Terrill quoted figures from the
controller generals report showing that
there are fortv-ssven foreign insurance
companies doing business in Georgia which
had realized from their patrons
in this state alone during the
last fiscal year s86l,OOl. These companies,
he said, carried on business all over the
continent, and some of them in Europe,
yet the sums wrung from the citizens OF
| this one state constituted nearly seventh
| Of their entire net earnings. This showed
how the people of.Georgia were being i'm
posed on. His bill proposed to break up the
pool, and put each company before the
public on its merits.
BUT LITTLE OPPOSITION.
There was little or no opposition to the
bills passage. This action of the Senate
win not unlikely decide the House in taking
a similar step. The latter body, though
inclined to hear from the other side, is at
present strong in its anti-p oil sentiment,
and unless some effective lobbying is done
quickly there is little doubt but that Mr..
Whilfeld's or Mr.. Terrilrs hill, which ere
one and the same. will be put through. a
strong pull will be made to prevent this
MONDAY, when the House finance commit
tee is to accord O he4ring to the repre-
sent&tives of the southeastern tariff associa-
ton, and others who are to appear in the
interest of the pool.
DOWN on THE MKINLEY Law.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Cabaniss
calling on the Georgia delegation in
congress to use its best efforts 10 obtain the
repeal modification Of the tariff law and
tho passage of some measure for an increase
in the currency was adopted unanimously.
THE TwITTY BILL.
The Twitty bill promises TO split the
Senate when the vote is taken very near
the middle The frequent protests from
the commercial boards of the various cities
have not had the effect of killing the adj
miration entertained for the measure in the
farmer legislature, ana to-day a big mi
nerity of the upper house tried hard to rush
it through. On a motion to recommit the
vote stood l6 to Is.
THE DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM
The committee appointed to visit the
deaf and dunno asylum recommended that
$4,000 be appropriated for repairs press
ingly needed. The committee thought the
inmates were well cared for and the finan-
cial accounts properly kept.
The finance committee reported favor
ably the supplemental contingent
fund appropriation, and the amended
House resolution to pay the
examiners who made an inventory of the
property of the state road under the lease
act $3.50 for their services met with no op-
position when placed upon its passage.
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SCHOOL.
The House bill to appropriate 1900. or
SO much of that sum as may be necessary,
to meet the expenses incurred by the
trustees and teachers of the state techno-
logical school in keeping the institution
open in 18S9-90, during six months for
which no appropriation had previously
been made, also managed to scrape through.
though the "technologicaln is no favorite-
with an assembly half mad on the common
school question.
The appointment of j. c. Matthews
as county judge Of Sumter and
of s. j. Jones and T. N. Hopkins
Doughertv and Thomas county courts, was
confirmed. The governor has also APP
pointed John w. Bennett solicitor of the
county court of Wayne, but his confirms
ton seems to have been delayed.
In tho House:
This mornings session Of the House was
almost entirely barren of interest except for
the introduction by Mr.. Gilbert of a reso-
Int ri1ip no
board to receive bids for a per-
manent location for the annual en-
campment Of the Georgia volunteers,
and to locate their camp in whatever part
of the state the members may believe most
desirable. This is the resolution formulated
by the advisory board yesterday, and
strong effort will be made to secure its
passage.
Gov. Northen is said to have in prepara-
ton special message on military affairs,
IN which he win press upon the legislature
the advisabillty of rendering more effsctual
aid to the state troops The governor
Is In thorough sympathy with the efforts of
the advisory Loard TO increase the efficiency
of the militia, and as his accommodations
have never failed with the assembly he
Will prove powerful ally.
ABsENTEEIsM.
There were 50 many places vacant to-day
HAoV ~ vas WlsA OIl41SUltJ Ludt Oue lOu6 Dill
managed to obtain a constitutional major
ity on its passage and the legislative atten-
ton was, for the most part, confined to small
fry measures.
The direct trade convention, when it
assemblies in Atlanta the second Wednesday
in January, will, under a resolution passed
by the House. be given the use of Repre-
sentative hall for its meetings.
The bill forbidding, blacklistiug of dis
charged employees has been favorably re-
ported. Under the proposed act the master
may furnish in writing true reason for an
employees discharge.
Monday has been agreed on as the date
for considering the general tax bill, and
Wednesday the appropriation act will be
taken up.
A BIG COTTON FAILURE.