The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-21
LAWMAKERS OF The STATE.
Mr.. Osborne Makes a Statement on
the Registration Bill.

the Registration Bill.
The Joint Committe Reports in Favor
of Quarterly Payments to Teachers
and Pensicners-Mr. Newson's Pen
sion BilILost-A Bill Introduced to
Reouire All Convict Made Goods
Sold in the State to Bear a Mark.
Wooten's Military Bill Passes the
Senate-The Bill Limiting State De-
posits Also Passed.
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 2O.-Representative
Osborne on a question Of personal privi-
lege had the following statement read in
the house to-day:
desire to state that the charge of unfair
ness and undue haste contained in copy OF
the MORNING NEWS now on the desks Of the
members is absolutely false. The course
given the bill in question was the result Of
conference had with the chairman of the com
mittee appointed to come to Atlanta and
confer with US in reference to the same. The
said chairman was promptly notified Of our
action in reference to the bill and ample time
Afforded him to make objection and secure
recommittal. if so desired. On Saturday
afternoon Gen. McGlashan stated in the Sa-
vannah Press that he was satisfied there was
no desire on the part OF the delegation to act
unfairly. or with undue haste. L desire 10
state further that the MORNING NEWS, Wnlch
prints the article, has not had the fairness or
decenCy to print Gen. Nc IlaShans SubSe-
Quent expression Of satisfaction.
The position taken by the Chatham
representative on the Doolan registration
bill, was the chief topic discussed among
the members to-day. The article in the
MORNING News referred to bYMr. Osborne,
was read with close attention, and 1t has
undoubtedly had a good effect in having the
House suspend Judgment until after the
citizens committee has had an opportu-
nifty to present it's argument
PAYMENT OF THE TEACHERS.
The important feature of the House
proceedings to-day were the reception of
the report of the Joint committee appoint
ed to ascertain what amount of money, if
any, is necessary to be raised for the
quarterly payment of the teachers of the
public schools of the state.
The report, which is somewhat novel IN
fits provisions is as follows:
After consultation with the treasurer Of
the state, and an examination of his books,
we have arrived at the conclusion that there
would be ample funds properly belonging to
the school fund to make these quarterly pay
ments but for the fact that this fund is en-
croached upon each year by the payment
therefrom Of the appropriation to widows and
disabled confederate soldiers, which amounts
TO about S46O.OO0 The taxes for the payment
of these appropriations to the widows and
disabled soldiers do not reach the treasury
until December of each year, but heretofore
they have been paid eight nine
months previous thereto. We find that
the condition OF the treasury is such as
will authorize the payment Of salaries to
teachers and also the appropriations to
widows and disabled confederate soldiers II
each Of these payments is made quarterly. II
so paid it win be unnecessary to raise any adj
ditional revenue by issuing bonds, or by
direct taxation. We therefore recommend
the passage Of bill authorizing the payment
of the salaries Of the public school teachers
quarterly, that is to say, one fourth of the
fund to be paid April l. onefOurth on July /,
onefourth on Oct. /, and One-fourth on Jan. /,
in each year. and that the appropriation to
widows and disabled soldiers be likewise paid
quarterly on said dates in each year.
NEwsoN's PENSION BILL LOST.
The pension bill introduced by Mr..
Newson, of Madison, came up for passage
and was lost. The bill was designed to
put the widows of soldiers who have died
since the passage of the act Of 1892 on the
same footing with those who were widows
before that time Under the law widows
who have become widows since the act of
1892 cannot receive pension, although
entitled to 1t BY reason of the same con-
dltion Of facts as make present pensioners
eligible The discussion over the bill was
warm, but on account of the slim at
tendance 1t was lost
Mr.. Martin, of Fulton, to-day intro
duced bill requiring that all goods made
by cOnvicts and sold in the state must be
labelled convict made
Hereafter managers and clerks at ma
tional, state and county elections will be
paid from the county treasury for their
services such compensation as the county
commissioners or ordinaries see fit to al
low them. The House passed a bill to
that effect this morning. 1t was a sub
stitute for bill by Mr.. Walton of Stew
art, who wanted to fix the pay at - a day
for managers and 81. so a day for clerks.
Mr.. Osborne introduced two bills to-
day. One is to provide for the appoint
ment of inspectors for weights, scales
and measures i'll all counties having towns
or cities of 5000 or more in population
The other is to amend the act incorpo-
rating the Electric Railway Company, of
Savannah.
The Senate to-day passed Mr. Wooten's
bill to appoint graduates of the military
colleges of the state to the rank of second
lieutenant, and Mr.. Peason's bill to limit
deposits in state repositories TO $50. 900
Mr. Matthews introduced a bill allow
ing all municipal corporations in Georgia
to control the sale of liquor within their
limits