The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-13
FOR THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Provided the People of the State Ratif
the Action in January.


the Action in January.
The bill for the acceptance of the Soldiers
Home was ohe passed by the house Thursday
amended SO as to have the people ratlfy the
action at the next county election TO oe neiu
ON the first Wednesday of January, 1898.
The home will be accepted. There IS not
the remOteSt shadow Of a doubt about 1t.
The action of the senate, of course, is not
known, but with the encouraging vote in
the house yesterday, the friends OF the
measure have taken hope that the trouble
is all over so far as doubling that the home
will not eventually be accepted
1t is possible that the senate will pass the
measure striking off the Hill amendment
which asks for the ratification of the people
at the next election. If this be true, 1T Is
possible that the home will throw open its
doors within the new year to the homeless
and war-worn veterans who followed Lee
and Jackson in the trying days of the COS
This, of course if tho house should concur
in the senate action i'll striking Off the Hill
amendment.
kill the bill entirely. The chances are more
in favor of the bill passing that body with
the amended provisions stricken off.
However this may be. it is certain that
the home for the old soldiers will be estab-
lished now. The house has acted and acted
well for the old soldiers and the action of
that body Thursday cannot be construed in
any other sense than as victory for the
friends of the home.
The aye and nay vote was as follows:
Those voting in favor OF the bill with the
Hill amendment submitting it to the people
were; Adams. Arnold, Ashburn, Aycock. Ba
con, Battle, Bennett: Bloodworth Of Monroe
ton. Booker Brady, Bridges, Crimson. Brow,
Burt Calvin. Camp, Charters, Cochran of
Cobb: Cumming Dean; Dennard Doolan
Hall Of Spalding Hall of Thomas. Ham, Har
rison of Crawford, Harrison of Twiggs, Hend
ley, Hendon, HEATH, Hill OF Mcriwether. Hill
Of wilkes. Hodges. Hodge, Hogg, Hopkins
Howard. Howell, Hudson OF Baker, Hudson
of Harris. Hudson Of Schley; Hurst. johnson
OF Fulton. Johnson of Clnch, Jones of De
catur, Jones Of DOugherty Jones of 1ckens
kendricl OF Terrell, Kimsey, King Knight
Lane, Latham, Latimer, Little Martin, Me
Bride, Mcdonald. Mccarthy, McLemore, Nc
Kay. McWhorter, of Greene: Mershon, Mitch
ell Morton. Motley Ncel of Barlow, Neel OF
Floyd, Norman, Nnnnally; osborne, =, Over
Pike Pickett. Price, Rambo. Ramsey, Ran
kin, Reagan, Render, Richards, Roddenbcrry
Rowe, Smms, Sinquefeld, Stapleton. Steele
Of DeKab Stewart OF Rockdale. Stewart OF
Randolph. Styles. Tatum, Thomas. Thomson
Walker, West OF Hancock, West OF Iowndes
Wilson CT Ware, Wilson OF Camden VIM
Wnrril Worsham. Total, 12i:
bill with the Hill amendment submitting the
issue to the people, were. rs follows: Allen
England. Ferguson: Gaines, Goodman. Gordy.
Hall Of Warren, Harrell, Harrison Of Quit
ferrc. Kennedy Rser, NG MeWis Iumsdea,
Marsengiil, McCrimmon, Morris, Nesler
Perkins. Sears: Strickland Short, Smith OF
Thomps:n Of Charlton. Thompson Of Madison
Thurmond, Walden, Walton, Wheeler, WI
Those not voting: Kendrlck Of Decatur
McWhorter Of Oglethorpe, Graham. FELTON,
Dickey. Cain, Butt. Bryan and Bell. Total,