The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-15
NO HOME FOR THE VETS.
TIE SENATE VOTES TO INDEF-
INITELY POSTPONE.

VIII Never Be offered TO the state
Again But Will Be sold-Two OF
Bacon's Railroad Bills Beaten.
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. 14.-In these dis
patches yesterday it was stated that the
friends of the soldiers home bill, which
passed the Senate yesterday without srik-
ing out the ratification clause, would rather
see the bill go over to the next session than
have it made an issue in political fight,
where it would be subjected Co the trading
of third partyites and republicans, and that
the leading advocates Of the home in the
House would have preferred to have the
bill amended in this respect by the Senate
and sent back to the House, where it was
believed it would pass
This view Of the situation was verii ed
this morning when, through the influence
of MIR. Fleming of Richmond county, the
author and principal advocate of the bill,
a motion to reconsider yesterdays action in
passing the bill was made in the Senate.
The plan was to have the bill reconsideTed,
then amended by striking out the ratifica~
tion clause and passed again, thus sending
1t back to the House for concurrence.
If the plan had been successful the SOL
diers' home would have been accepted by
the state without the necessity of ratifica-
tion by the people. But in their enthusiasm
the friends of the bill miscalculRted their
strength and now the soldiers home is prac-
tically dead issue so far as state legisla-
sion is concerned.
RECONSIDERATION CARRIED.
When the motion was made to reconsider
yesterdays action on the bill it was readily
carried. The opponents Of the bill had
nothing to lose in any event. They knew
that they had strength enough to kill the
bill il they so desired, and had only voted
for it yesterday on account of the ratihca-
ton clause. So they voted to reconsider.
Before a motion could be made to strike out
the ratification clause Senator Davis
moved to table the bill This was voted
down. But another motion Immediately
offered by Senator Persons, to indefinitely
postpone action on the bill, was carried by
vote of % to It, Sixteen votes in favor
Of the home being accepted by the state on
almost any conditions is all the strength the
bill has had in the Senate at any time.
HOW THE SENATORS STOOD.
The following senators voted in favor
Of indefinite postponement: Messrs.
Blalock, Chambers, Crawford, Davis, Dem
nard, Fitzgerald Gholston, Hackett,
HUMPHREYS. McAfee. Persons, Pope,
Reaves, Seattle, Smith Of the Fifteenth
district, Smith of the Nineteenth district,
Thompson, Whitaker. Wilson of the
Eleventh, Wright of the First and Wright
Of the Thirty eighth.
The nays were as follows: Messrs Cor
put. Edwards, Fleming, Jenkins, johnson,
Matthews. Moore, Rembert, Robbie, Rus
sell, Simans, Smith of the Thirty-fourrh,
Smith of the Forty-frst. Wilson Of the
Thirteenth, Wilcox and Wooten.
The motion to reconsider was Joined in
by both enemies and friends, and nothing
Of thefaTe of the bill could be determined
from the vote taken on the reconsideration
motion.
THE HOME TO BE SOLD.
The legislature will not be asked again to
accept the home. Judge w. L. Calhoun,
president of the board of trustees of the
home, in speaking Of the Senate's action TO-
day said: 1.-THE Legislature Of Georgia will
never get another chance to accept a
home for the manned soldiers of
the confederacy. We passed resolution
just after the last legislature adjourned
to the effect that if the present legislature
failed to accept the home the matter would
never be placed in their hands again." A
meeting of the board of trustees will be
called shortly. and there is little doubt but
that they will conclude to sell the home and
return the money to the donors.
when the Senate passed the bill yester-
day" said Mr.. Fleming, the author of the
bill, Il thought they would strike out the
amendment of Mr.. Hill and let the bill be
decided by the legislature itself That was
the plan we had adopted. hoping to accept
the nome directly. The amendment sub
uniting the matter to the people was uncon-
stitutional, and do not believe that the
governor would have signed the bill at any
rate. But we had no reason to expect the
action of the Senate this morning. l can
not explain it. 1t was surprise"
BACoN's BILLS BEATEN.
As soon as the s1ldiers' home was dis
posed of the Senate agreed to the report of
the railroad committee, which report was
adverse TO the passage of two Of Mr. Bacon's
railroad bills. One of the bills wanted to
place railroad schedules under the charge of
the railroad commissioner, and the other
was 10 prevent roads issuing stocks and
bonds, except to a certain amount to be
determined by the railroad commission
The bill to prevent men or corporations
from wrecking or conspiring TO wreck any
railroad company, and making the offense
q felony, passed the Senate this morning.
THE STATE CoNvICrs.
Mr.. Hackett, chairman OF the committee
20 inspect the convicts, submitted the re-
port of the committee The report says
that they found the camps in good condi-
tion, the convicts fairly well treated and
the discipline good. They express no
opinion as to whether or not the system
should be continued.
The bill to allow suits brought against re-
oeivers OF railroads In the state courts was
lost.
The committee on the contested election
case OF Ramsey VS.. Reese reported In favor
OF Reese, ordering the contested election
petition laid on the table