The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-10
VICTORY OF THE TROOPS.
THE OPPONENTS OF THE APPRO-
PRIATION DIE BARD.

The Rfort to Secure Reconsideration
of the Vote Giving Them $4,000
Defeated-Rumorist Ham Has Lit
tie Fun at the Expense Of Mr.. Rankin.
Some Of the Hard Workers.
ATLANTA, Ga. Dec. 9.-The opponents
Of the military died hard In the House to-
day with their feet kicking in the air, as
Mr.. Rankin of Gordon, who has put him
self on record In Georgia as the bitterest
enemy Of the soldiers, moved reconsidera-
tion Of yesterdays action on the sppropria-
ton bill 90 far as the military item was con-
cerned.
Mr.. Ham, the humorisr Of the legislature,
was on his feet in an instant and before he
had proceeded far Mr.. Rankin was sorry he
spoke. Mr.. Ham riddled Mr.. Rankin's ar
gument in the style peculiar to himself and
made Mr.. Rankin the laughing stock Of the
House. A brass button, to Mr.. Ran
kin. he said, seemed to be equal
TO shaking red rag In
front Of a bull. He paved the earth and
tried to throw dust In the eyes Of the men,
bers. He didn't know anything about the
military. Finally he found himself run
ming against the locomotive Of public
opinion with the result of being con-
graduated on his pluck but sympathized
with for bis poor Judgment.
Mel Branch for once showed himself pos
sessed Of little common sonse. He said he
had opposed the military as far as reason
justified, but the business of reconsidering
small matters and ignoring vital interests
OF the people had gone far enough, end al
though he had followed the tattered banner
of the gentleman from Gordon (Mr. Rankin)
for two days, he fully realized that his
side had been fairly and squarely con-
Quered and he was willing to throw up the
sponge. Mr.. Branch closed by saying that
he would vote against reconsideration and
hoped his friends would do likewise. This
carried the third party against reconsidera-
tion, and on the yea and nay vote called for
by the irrepressible Mr.. Rankin reconsider
alton was defeated by 90 to 43...
DU BIGNoN's HARD WORK.
The military Of Georgia should never for
get Fleming duBignon. He staid up last
night fighting reconsideration of the $40, 600
appropriation, and was In the House again
this morning getting in his telling work. IL
Is safe 10 say that Mr.. duBlgnon changed 80
or 4O votes on the question. He
has polled the Senate aud got
a majority to favor increasing the appro-
priAtiOn there, and the outlook now Is that
the military Will get at least $3u, UOO, and
possibly more. II the House conference
committee refuses 30 agree with the Senate
on a decent appropriation the entire gen.
eral appropriation bill may be jeopardized.
Lieut. Satterlee was before the Senate
finance committee this afternoon for an
hour and succeeded IN convincing the mem-
| bers OF the necessity OF giving the soldiers a
larger appropriation than allowed by the
| House.
Anothar man Gaorofato aoldiaro oua a
great deal is Bob Hodges, Bibb's genial
young representative. He made q power
ful speech in favor Of the military aud ao-
complished great work in lobbying among
his colleagues. Mr.. Hodges Ia one Of the
shrewdest members on thu floor.
Mr.. Hopkins OF Mcintosh, chairman Of
the military committee, must NOT be for
gotten. He was up night and day during the
fight, using convincing and persuasive argu-
ments and urging members not to hold the
Georgia legislature up TO the world in the
disgracesul attitude OF refusing to support
or recognize the power which has protected
the homes and families of the citizens for
years.
Messrs Osborne, Dooian and Guerard
have almost worked themselves sIok for the
military bill They have slept but little for
the last seventy-two hours and each repre-
sentative has talked himself hoarse In be-
half of the soldiers. They lelt that they had
duty to perform and they performed it to
their full ability. They prepared statistics
and fired unanswerable arguments at their
opponents. Their efforts were largely In
strumental in getting a reconsideration, as
some OF their opponents appreciated their
untiring work.