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LAWMAKERS OF The STATE
Pension Bills Cut a Big Figure in the
House.


Needy Confederate Veteran to Keep
Him Out Of the Poor House The
Bill to Appropriate 100000 to
Enlarge the State Lunatic Asylum
Passed.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 9.-The substitute Of
! the committee for the various financial res-
olutions. including what is now called the
Bacon platform, was set as the special or
der Immediately after the reading Of the
journal in the House this morning, but
on motion of Mr. Bacon. the resolutions
were displaced until Monday. Mr.. Bacon
did not want the House to con.
sumo to-day's valuable time, this being
the last day upon which House bills
could be passed, in discussion over a mat
ter that could just as well go over until
next week, when there would be no
press for time, and so asked the House to
set the resolution for Monday, which was
granted
The House passed a number of pension
and appropriation bills to-day.
A NEW PENSION BILL.
The pension business was begun by the
bill of Mr.. Battle, of Muscogee, which
was under consideration last night when
the House adjourned for want of a quo
rum. 1t authorized the county authori-
ties in any county in the state to furnish
money to buy food and clothing for any
needy confederate soldier, instead Of
sending him to the poor house. if he did
not desire to 60 there. 1t passed.
The bill of Mr.. Thompson, of Madison,
to authorize the widows Of confederate
4 org l1f, h1y q faH
after from the effects OF wounds received
IN the war. to be pensiOned, passed almost
| unanimously
The bill of Mr. WOrsham, of Monroe, to
pay Mrs. Sarah Tucker a pension of 500
| for the year 1891, as she did not submit
her proof in time to draw the pension, was
killed.
PROPERTY QUALIFICATION PROPOSED.
The bill of MIR. Wheeler. of Walker, to
amend the pension laws 50 as to prohibit
veteran worth property above that en-
! titling him to homestead, from drawing d
pension, the committee amended by fixing
| the property qualification at S3 600.
MIR. Dempsey, Of Butts, offered as an
amendment that confederate widows be
included.
Mr.. Chaters, of Lumpkin, offered as an
amendment that the property qualiica-
tlOn should be changed so that those re-
ceiving 81 600 year should not be pen
stoned. but the House did not want any
! property qualification and killed the bill.
ENLARGEMENT OF THE ASYLUM.
The resolution of Mr.. Howard, of Bald
win, to appropriate 800, 900 for enlarging
the lunatic asylum was passed.
Mr.. Branch. of Columbia, offered as an
amendment that only $4,000 be appro-
priated for this purpose, and the other
$4,000 should be given to the state mill
tarY but it was lost.
Mr. Howard explained that the cOlored
and white inmates were both sleeping on
pallets, as the asylum was so crowded,
and many lunatics unable to gain admit
tance were confined in the common jails
of the state.
THREE RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
The resolution of Mr.. Fleming, Of Rich
mond, authorizing the House and Senate
committee. which investigated the books
of the treasurer and controller general
during the summer, to add to their pay
roll the amount due them for extra time
was passed as were also the resolutions
of Mr. Fleming to appropriate 500 for
paying the expenses of the clerk en-
plOyed by the treasury Investigating COM
mittee, and to appropriate -, 900 for pay
ing for the services of a special attorney
for the Western and Atlantic railroad
for the year 1894
The bill of Mir. Ham, of Hall, to amend
the constitution so as to change the time
OF meeting for the general assembly from
October to July, was passed by a vote of
125 to 90.
The House adopted a resolution from
Representative Stiles, the cOlored mem-
Der from Liberty, to appoint a COMMITTEES
of five to visit the colored schools at Sa-
vanuah at the next commencement exer4
cises.
The bill of Mr.. Mershon, of Glynn, to
provide for regulating the freight and
passenger traffic by the railroad and td
prevent unjust determinations, was ta@
bled.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate the special order of the
day was the bill regulating the establish
ing of state banks, and the issue of bank
notes, known as the Calvin-Veach bill,
which Mr. Pearsons spoke in favor of as
it passed the House.
MIR Roffe stood by the democratic plat
form. wanted state banks esta blished and
the 10 per cent. tax on state bank cur
rency repealed, but was opposed to this
bill. He thought the bill made provis-
ions for issuing currency that would not
enable banks to make anything.
Mr. Corputt spoke in favor of the bill
and Mr. Hatcher against it.
1t was finally passed by vote of . to
y.
Senator Reese introduced a resolution
which was passed, requiring the governor
to bid the amount of the states liability
as indorser at the sale of the North
eastern Railroad company, and to pur-
chase it for the state.
The Senate recOnsidered it's action Of
yesterday in refusing to pass the bill by
Mr.. Hill of Meriwether, to prevent mob
violence.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The after-dinner session of the House
was largely devoted to appropriation
bills, and Mr. Wheeler, of Walker, and
the other treasury watch dogs squirmed
in their seats.
The bill to authorize the trustees of the
Georgia Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb to erect and equip suitable build
ings for the instruction and training of
the inmates in such industrial and me
chanical operations as may be best fitted
to their condition and qualifications, the
cost to be limited TO -, 500, passed
The bill to appropriate s., 900 to repair
the dormitOries and provide bath rooms
for the Georgia Normal and Industrial
/ college, was advocated by Mr. Howard,
OF Baldwin, who stated that he now APP
/ peared in the interest of $50 as modest
and intelligent girls as the state ever pro-