The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-22
eEoRe1A's SOLDIERS. HOME.
Sears Introduces a Bill Intended to
Cut Out Acceptence.

S0b OAb ASCcpSAnCo.
ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 2l.-The opposition
to the acceptance of the soldiers home
materialized to-day in the introduction of
a bill regarded by the friends of the
soldiers home bill as the entering wedge in
the fight against that measure introduced
In the House this morning by Mr.. Sears Of
Webster. IL provides for submitting TO the
people an amendment to section Of article
z of the constitution. which would make ii
read as follows: ITO supply the soldiers
who lost limb or limbs In the military
service OF the confederate states with sub
stantial artificial limbs during life, and to
make suitable provision for such confederate
soldiersIas may have otherwise been dis
abled or permanently injured In such serv-
Ice or who by reason Of age or inhrmity
ars unable TO support themselves; and for
the widows Of such confederate soldiers as
may have died in the service OF the con-
federate states or since from wounds re-
ceived therein or diseases contracted
therein"
SEARS RECORD.
Mr.. Sears was one of the most pronounced
opponents OF the soldiers home last session
and also in the finance com ittee fight this
session. The friends of the acceptance OF the
soldiers home hold that this bill is stab at
the proposition and that its advocates have
no idea of its passage. 1t is practically the
same bill which the last House passed under
s ress Of the indignation aroused 10y its re-
fusal TO accept the home, and which was
defeated in the Senate. The OBJECT OF Mr..
Sears bill, it is contended by the friends of
the home, is to discredit the acceptance Of
that institution by protesting to undertake
to care for all the disabled old soldiers in
the state at their own homes, a proposition
which would involve the addition OF
another Sl50,000 or 100000 to
the pension expenditure. An invita-
ton extended by Col. Calhoun for
the members Of the general assembly to
visit the soldiers home tomorrow was pre-
scented to the House this morning and &C.
cepted.
A CONTEST DECIDED.
The report Of the committee on privileges
and elections on the contested election case
from the county Of Douglas. in which G..
w. Barnett was the contestant and Hon. j.
D. Camp, the sitting member, was the con-
testee was submitted by Chairman Elem
ing this morning. The report decided that
J. d. Camp was entitled to his seat. This
disposes of the last Of the three election con.
tests in the present House.
One Of the most important bills 30! make
its appearance in the House this morning
was one from Mr.. King OF Fulton TO author
ize owners of railroads 70 acquire the prop
erty and franchises OF other railroads, to
authorize the railroads commission 10 de-
termine what property shall be so acquired
aud as what terms, to authorize railroads
to cross each other at grade level, to
authorize railroads of the same gauge
TO connect their tracks with each other, to
provide method Of ascertaining the COM
pensation to be made when any property
or franchise is taken under the provisions
of this act and to provide for the payment
thereof The bill contemplates meeting
such emergencies as that which has Kept the
Georgia, Carolina and Northern road out Of
Atlanta