The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-17
HARD ATITI THE HOUSE
LIVINGSTON GIVEN THE HALL FOR
a SPEECH.

SIN ETH.
The Appropriation for the Girls Nor.
NAL and Industrial School Discussed
in Committee of the Whole-A Vote
in Favor of Giving $7,5oo-Tht
Liquor License Taken Up.
ATLANTA. GA. Sept. 16-The deficiency
appropriation bill was taken up again il
the House this morning. MFR. Calvin con
cluded bis speech in favor Of the SIS, 600 ap
preparation for the Georgia Normal and In
dustrial College.
Mr.. Sears Of Webster spoke against it.
He dragged the common schools into the
discussion and alluded to the appropriation
as useless extravaganza.
Mr.. Chappell of Laurens favored it. SO
did MIR. Lark of Clay.
Mr.. Swain of Gordon favored substitute
by DR.. Phillips of Hsbersham, to aPpropri-
ate $500.
Mr.. Graves Of Newton made an able ar
gument on behalf OF the appropriation.
Mr.. jackson Of Heard spoke also for the
$4,000
Mr.. Gilbert Of Muscogee made speech on
behalf of the military be seemed 10 oe
ucN6 LU6L III AuhilHCAA -
reference TO "the military frohc' that had
cost the state a large appropriation had cast
a stigma on the soldiers
Then Mr.. Gilbert spcke in favor OF the
SIS, 900 for the girls school
Mr.. Burge Of Barlow opposed 1t.
Mr. Huff of Bibb made a red-hot speech
In favor OF the appropriation and particu-
larly in answer TO the speech yesterday by
Mr.. Humphreys of Brooks. "Ireat God"
said Mr.. HUFF, "who ever heard such state
ments made in the Georgia legislature"
Then Mr.. Huff went on in his usual vivid
fashion to talk about 1.-THE cheek of a
country lawyer" Mr.. Humphreys, and
after quoting from Mr.. Humphreys speech
he exclaimed fervently: God pity such
cheap demagogism as that"
HUMPHREYS INTERRUPTS.
az want TO say a werd," interrupted Mr..
Humphreys
man would not allow me to interrupt him
yesterday, and l will not let him interrupt
me now. l will yield nothing to him"
II rise to aquestlon of personal privilege"
said Mr.. Humphreys.
1T don't make any difference" said Mr..
Huff. II will not be interrupted"
MIR. Humphreys persisted and Mr.. Huff
persisted at the top Of his lungs and the
acting speaker b hammered for order, 50 there
Finally Mr. Huff came out victorious,
drowning out and quelting both Mr.. Hum
pbreys and the speaker.
Mr.. Sibley of Cobb made the shortest
speech Of the session in favor Of the appro-
priat,on. There were exactly twenty-four
words in it.
Mr.. Humphreys replied to Mr.. Huff, ex-
planning some Of bis former statements and
celebrating upon his argument against the
appropriation.
MIR. Smith Of Greene defined his position
as opposed to the appropriation, but not to
the school,"
Mr.. Everett Of Stewart spoke in favor of
the IS. 500 amendment.
Mr.. seay Of Floyd spoke for SIS, O00
DR.. Hand Of Baker opposed it.
THE FATHER OF THE BILL.
Mr.. Atkinson OF Coweta, "the father OF
{ the school," followed. He made a good
deal Of fun of MIR. Humphreys. whose tao
ties be described as those of a mad bull in a
china shop. After Mr.. Atkinson had been
talking for ten minutes, Mr.. Walker Of Nc
Duffie interrupted to say that "the House
was tired OF 50 much talking tor buncombe's
sake" Mr.. Atkinson, however, went on
with his argument. He declared that if
the state would not appropriate the money
needed he would sell all his own property
and devote it to that use.
Atkinson.
Air. Atkinson replied to Mr.. Sears. Then
the House adjourned.
THE HALL RENDERED TO LIVINGSTON.
The following resolution by Mr.. jackson
the afternoon session:
THAT the use of the hall of the House of
Representatives be rendered to Hon. l.. F.
Livingston on Friday night, Sept. is, at
o'clock, for the purpose of addressing not
only the legislature, but such other persons
as desire TO attend"
Thsn the House went back into the commit
tee of the whole TO consider the appropriation
for the Girls Normal and Industrial Col
lege. Mr.. Whitfield got in one last eloquent
plea: If the legislature can't give what
the school needs" said be, then give it
what you can" This was a surrender of
the SIS, 900 clause
Mr.. Sears of Webster made another
speech. IF q thing is wrong in whole"
was his text, lit is wrong in part. Now is
the time 10 SIT down on this sort of thing
The question was first on the adoption of
the 50, 800 amendment by DR.. Phillips.
Il move" said MIR. Atkinson, that the
amendment be adopted"
The vote was 76 to IS.
PUSHED TO 1T PASSAGE.
There was a verbal amendment and then
the tnal tug of war on an amendment by
Mr.. Sears to strike out the whole eighth
section so that DO appropriation at all
would be made for tue school The yeas
were AZ and the nays 6S
The bill was then taken up in the House
by sections. MIR. Fleming called for the
yeas and nays on the widows' pension SEQ
ton. The vote was first on an amendment
by Nj. Fleming TO make the appropriation
$4,000. Mr.. Fleming in explaining his
vote, made a forcible argument for the
amendment. The yeas were 81, nays 96.
The yeas and nays were called again on
the girls college section, to appropriate
$500. The yeas were 90 and the NAYS 46
The bill was then passed as whole as
amended.
Mr.. Sears introduced a resolution TO
change the name Of the "Girls Normal and
and Industrial College" to the ''Atkluson-
Whitfield Female College" 1t was declared
out of order.
THE TAX ON LIQUOR DEALERS.
Mr.. Huffs bill to increase the tax on
liquor dealers from $50 to 5000 came up on
third reading. The report Of the COMMITTEES
was unfavorable. Mir. Wheeler of Walker
moved TO disagree TO that report. MIR.
Fleming opposed the bill. "This Is part of
the plan proposed said he, ito raise money
needed by the state. 1t is q special tax on
special class; IN effect it is
local tax, for only the cities would be af-
fected by it, since the sale OK liquor is pro-
bibited outside Of incorporated towns and
cities. Don't levy this local tax on the cities
TO make up money for state purposes"
mir. Twitty made the point that the city
dealers might afford this extra tax, sine