The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-16
MAKINGU DEFICIENCIES
TIE HOUSE DEvOTEs MOST OF TIE
DAY TO THE BILL.

Enough Money Voted to Assure the
4oOO Widows of Confederate
Soldiers 500 Each-The Question
of Paving Interest on the State Road
Award Brought Up.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 15.-The main bust
ness in the House to-day was 1.-THE deficiency
appropriation bill 1t took up most of the
forenoon session aud special session was
held this afternoon to get through with it.
There were three special sections. The first
was hat to appropriate $40. 900 to the con-
federate widows. Col. Cults Of Sumter
wanted this reduced $4,000. There were
several other amendments and DR.. Baldwin
even proposed $4,000. MIR. Berner made
the leading speech for the bill
and Mr.. Fleming made quite as
eloquent and forcible an argument
for the $4,000 amendment. The House
was with Mr.. Berner three TO one and the
section was adopted as it stood originally
This, with the $50 900 already appropriated
makes $500, 900, or enough for 1000 widows
to get 500 each.
THE STATE ROAD AWARD.
Then came up the question whether the
award of the Western and Atlantic COM
mission shall bear interest. Mr.. Fleming
thought 1t should, though the bill provided
only for the principal lie offered an amend
ment allowing interest to date from the
time the award of the commission was
approved by the governor. 1t was stated
that the represen tative of the lessees had
said publicly only few hours before that
the lessees would not ask for the interest.
with that understanding" said Mr.. Flem-
ing, II withdraw my amendment" The
lessees are clearly entitled to the money, but
IL they don't want it l certainly would not
insist upon their taking it." Then came up
the $4,000 for the Girls Normal and Indus
trial College Mr.. Humphreys of Brooks
made an elaborate speech in opposition.
Mr. Whitfield and Mr.. Calvin spoke for it.
Mr.. Calvin still had the floor when the time
for adjournment arrived, and the bill comes
up again as the unfinished business to-mor-
row morning.
THE APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDED FOR.
The bill provides for these appropriations:
First, $3.50 for the incidental expenses of
the adjourned session. second, $3.50 for sta
tionery for the adjourned session; third,
1925 for the preparation and mailing to each
member of an abstract of the business
pending when this session convened
fourth, 81 900 more to the printing
1und or the railroad commission ;
fifth, $500, the amount used IL
repairing the executive mansion to the
fund for repairs to public buildings; sixth
$4,000 for the years 1891 and 1892 to
pension confederate widows; seventh, $780,
ga "a to pay the award of the Western and
Atlantic commission; eighth, $500 &c for
this year and 81, 900 for next year, salary
OF the assistant attorney general; ninth
$500 to the public printer for compiling aud
classifying the public laws; tenth, $4,000
for purchasing fixtures, providing heating
apparatus, ETC.. for the Georgia Normal
and Industrial College at Milledgeville
The first nine of these have already been
adopted in committee of the whole.
The bill by Mr.. Burney of Morgan, tc
amend section 827 of the Code by substitute.
ing the word property" for the word "of
fee" was lost
The following we're among the bills intro
duced:
BY the committee on special egricultur
TO require owners IT milldams and fac
tory dams across rivers and large stream
to construct fish-ways and to keep the sam
in order over or above the dam.
By Mr.. Leconte of Bartow-To amen
section 4535 of the Code.