The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-12
ANEXTRA SESSION AVOIDED.
The Harrison Resolution Defeated BY
Strategy.

Could Get the AlsnL-Ol- W ay-Ihe
Scheme Works to a Charm-The House
Passes the Venable Insurance Bill.
The General Registration Bill Put
Through by the Senate-An Explana
ton Made About the Railroad Bill.
Atlanta, Ca. Dec I1.-That the victory
does not necessarily belong to the strong.
was aptly illustrated in the House this
morning. When the House adjourned last
night it was with many misgivings on the
part Of the conservative leaders as to
what the outcome OF to-day would be.
The speaker himself feared that one result
would be an extra session. The expressed
spirit Of the House was plainly in favor OF
the adoption Of the Harrison resolution.
which required a two-thirds vote before
the House could concur in Senate amend
ments to House bills. AS the Senate had
already put a lot Of important amendments
on the general appropriation bill. some Of
which the House would never accept by a
two-thirds vote. it was easy to foresee a
pretty mess should the Harrison resolu-
ton be passed. With a constitutional ma
jority already declared in its favor the
only thing the conservatives Of the House
could do was to defeat it by strategy. and
thus prevent any further widening of the
breach between the House and Senate.
No one realized the delicacy of the situa-
ton more than the speaker. and he and
some of the conservative members under
took to outgeneral the House. which they
nit oh ~
left the radical majority wondering where
they were at. Under the rules 1t requires
a three-fourths vote to displace the regu-
lar order of business. on this regular or
der after reading the journal, House bills
with Senate amendments are called be-
fore House resolutions. With this rule in
mind the seaker and his friends undertook
to hurry the transmission of the
appropriation bill from the Senate
into the House. and plan
was also laid for flibustering
TO prevent the progress of the regular
order after the reading of the journal,
SO as to give the Senate time to get the
bill in the House and allow it to be taken
up under the regular call for action be-
fore the Harrison resolution, which was
especially antagonistic to the Senate
amendments TO the appropriation bill,
could be reached. The majority in favor
a three-fourths vote to suspend the regu-
lar order, and had to submit The scheme
worked like charm, although the appro-
priations bill was handed over by the
Senate just in the nick of time 1t was
Immediately taken up and the Senate
amendments were passed upon by the
old majority rule.
1t was hoped that a majority could be
mustered on the acceptance of the mil
itary appropriation of $21, 900. but the
amendment was rejected by a vote of 9S
10 S. which leaves but little hope that
the House would ever agree to it. So the
military gets no money for the encamp-
ment.
Messrs. Howell of Fulton. Fogarty.
Rockwell and Hodges addressed the
House in support of the military appro-
priation. but to no avail. The speeches
against it were made by Messrs Harri-
son, Dempsey and Reagan.
To redeem it's action on the military
appropriation, the House agreed to the
Senate amendment giving $4,000 to the
Normal College at Athens. and 50, 900 for
repairs on buildings at the University.
This is the first dollar the state has ever
given to the Normal College, which has
been supported two years by subscrip-
tons from the city of Athens and from
the Peabody and Gilmer funds.
The Senate amendments giving 5000
Tor the salary of the special attorney of
.
the western and Atlantic railway and sew
eral other minor amendments. were also
agreed to, but the request for an extra as
slstant doorkeeper and extra page in the
Senate was refused, while the $1,000 added
10 the $4,000 appropriation to the deaf and
dumb asylum was also shaved off
Inc House met the Senate half way on
the bind asylum appropriation, agreeing
10 $1,000 Increase for maintenance over
the original $4,000 given, but refusing
q Nh1rs G N
buildings
The Senate wanted to pay the chaplain
"a per day, but the House thought 50 per
DAY was enough for their prayers and re-
fused to grant the raise
The bill was sent back to the Senate for
concurrence in the action of the House.
1t will be passed by that body to-mor
row morning.
Both houses passed a large number of
local bills to-day and several of general
Importance, though the appropriation bill
ana the registration and insurance bills
monopolized the interest. So far as the
appropriation and insurance bills are CON
cerned the agony is now over. Both syere
passed at the afternoon session of the two
houses The Senate, however, amended
the registration bill in several instances
and 1t win have to go back to the House
for concurrence.
In the House, although there were some
We're
cast against the Senate insurance bin
An amendment, requiring policies of com
panies represented by brokers to be
stamped across the face with the words
this company has no agency and no de-
post in this state" was all the change
made in the bill 1t will be promptly ac-
cepted by the Senate, as it is probable will
be the Senate amendments to the registra-
ton bill
Mr.. Hall of Cowetta offered a substitute
for the insurance bill, but it was rejected.
Mr.. Reagan of Henry, who spoke against
the bill, had formal protest entered on
the journal, and Mr.. Hodges of Bibb asked
to be excused from voting because his in,
terests were affected by it, which disouaI-
fed him
All the populists except Mr.. johnson
voted for the bill.
In the Senate there was a protracted
discussion over the registration bill Mr..
McGregor made a speech against it. and
tried to have action postponed until next
session, but the Senate felt it to be its
duty to settle the question at once and
would not hear to such motion.
Mr.. Doolan of Chatham arose to a
question of personal privilege this after
noon and made the following statement
TO the House.