The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-27
MONEY TO RUN THE STATE.
The House Begins Consideration Of The
Appropriation Bill.

APPROPRIATION Bill.
The Friends Of the State Militia to
Make a Hard Fight to Secure $50, 900
for 1895 and Similar Amount for
Next Year-The Amount Recon-
mended for the State Lunatic Asylum
to be Increased $40, ooo-The Amount
for the archaeological School to stand
as Recommended by the Committee.
Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 25.-The appropria-
ton bill and the governors message oc-
cupied most an the time of both houses
Of the legislature to-day.
In the House the appropriation bill was
the special order Of the day, and as such
was taken up Immediately after the mes
sage was read with Mr.. Boifeunet Of Bib
in the chair. the House being in committee
Of the whole. The consideration Of the
appropriation bin had been only partially
completed when the House adjourned.
Tomorrow the work win be resumed and
it is likely that it win consume the whole
day, as there is a wide division on the
military appropriation. The finance com
encampment but Mr. Hodges of Bib has
offered an amendment to the appropriation
bill giving the military $4,000 for each of
the years lsgJ-6 The fight viii be upon the
acceptance Of this amendment. The cham
pions Of the military are determined that
they VIII leave no stone unturued to have
the appropriation inserted before the bin
IS allowed 10 pass. The appropriation for
the executive. judicial and legislative
branches of the government are all the
same as heretofore.
To-day the debate was upon the aunro-
priaton 20 the state school of tech
nology and the lunatic asylum. In the first
case the report of the finance committee
will stand, but in the latter the House
viii amend it, Chairman Boynton agree
ing to the change which adds $4,000 TO the
appropriation. The committee recon-
mended 80 800 for the chronological school
Mr.. Hurst Of Walton, the watchdog of the
treasury, wanted this cut to $4,000. claim
ing that this was the amount heretofore
received by the Institution except in 1892
when an extra $500 was allowed to p1Ir-
chase machinery. Chairman Boynton Of
the committee, however produced the
records and showed Mr.. Hurst that the
was mistaken.
Speaker Fleming, Mr.. Brannon of Full
ton and Mr.. Humphreys of Brooks
strongly advocated the recommendation
of the committee
Mr.. Hurst withdrew his amendment
50 the archaeological school will get
SZZ5OU. The school wanted $4,000 moro
than this, but the finance committee i'm
view of the hard times. adopted the rule
OF increasing no appropriations when it
could possibly be avoided. and declined
10 make such recommendation
An appropriation of 5000 900 for each of
the years 1885 was recommended by the
committee for the unatic asylum. Mr.
Hopkins of Thomas amended bv making
1t $4,000 for 1895, and $3.50 900 for 1896 He
delivered a strong speech in favor of this
increase. showing that the amount rec
commended by the committee would not
support the institution
MI Willingham Of Monroe also entered
a convincing plea for the asvIum He
quoted the record, showing that the in
sututlon is run on plan of such econ
omy as to place the cost per canita Of
maintaining its inmates far below mai
OF any other similar institution in the
united states. He also took IN the in
crease in the number Of inmates and
the large number of applications now
penang but which cannot be received
on account Of lack of accommodation and
showed so plainly that the approximation
recommended would be insufficient. that
at the conclusion of his argument Chair
man Boynton arose, and said the com,
mittee had made its recommendation nm
utr misrepresentation of the situation
Nhen the bill comes up again to-morrov
chairman Boynton viii agree to the in
creased appropriation for the ASYLUM. and
II VIII in all probability be made. Chair
man Boynton said the finance committee
mad wanted to hear a recommendation
from the asylum committee but had heard
nothing about the needs of the institution
and therefore concluded that the same an
preparation as made for last year would
be sufficient
Inc populists are after the snaps Of the
secretary of the Scratc and the clerk of
the House Mr.. Walden of Glasscock to-
day introduced bin reducing the nav
OF the former from $50 to $40 per dav ana
Oh the latter from $50 to $50 per dav. II
Is popular idea that the secretary and
clerk have a fat snap, and every session
they are kept In a sweat by the economic
members.
Both houses to-day received a renort
from the special joint committee on relief
OF the supreme court. The committee re-
ported adversely on the Bailey hin ia
submit another constitutional amendment
Tor two additional Justices to the peop1e
on the idea that such a course would NOT
be advisable in view of the fact that
the people only short time ago rejected
such an amendment
Mr.. Bcifeuillet Of Bibb introduced a res
olution to-day authorizing the governor
TO appoint woman to the Office of assist
ant Librarian, If he sees fit. 1t is under
stood that Miss Ellen Dortch desires this
position, and If the resolution offered to-
DAY Is passed she will probably get it.
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