The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-11
TEMPERANCE SIDE-TRACKED.
THE FIGHT DECLAUED OFF IN TIE
LEGISLATURE.


SDeciaI Orders for the Eighth Day
of the Next ScSsion-rhe Senate
Tnsses the Dortch niII-.The House
Takes Up the Appropriation Bill.
An increase in the Appr0prin ton
for the Comn,on schools Agreed
on-Tax 3sII 30 Come - To-day.
Atlanta Ca, Dec 1O.-The temperance
asht was declared Of. for tbs session in
the Senate this mornias. The anti-bar
room bill ny Senator farmer was reached
as a special order, but On account OF the
rush of business Senator Turner moved
that the bill be postponed and made the
special order for Wednesday, the eighth
day of the next session. An aye and nay
vote was called for on this proposition and
1t was carried almost unanimously
While they were at IT the senators
thought they might as well dispose OF all
the temperance bills, and they therefore
made the Gray anu-barroom bill a special
order for the same day next session.
There is no chance for the anti-barroom
bill introduced by Judge Boynton in the
House TO get through that body this ses-
sion. and thus the temperance fight is
STAYED off for another year.
The Senate this morning passed the bill
making women eligible to the office of
state librarian, generally known as the
Dortch bill, as it was introduced in the in
terest of Miss Ellen Dortch's application
for that position. There were only five
votes against it. so Miss Dortch has al
most the unanimous endorsement of the
entire assembly to back up her claim on
Gov. Atkinson She occupied a seat in the
gallery when the bill passed.
The House this morning reconsidered its
action of last night in staying the possum
bill. 1t is now again on the calendar. and
has another chance to become a law.
The resolution by Mr.. Boifeuillet of Bibb
providing for the appointment of school
book commission, the Senate amendments
TO which we're concurred in yesterday was
also reconsidered this morning. One of
these amendments provides pay for the
commissioners.
A resolution was introduced this morning
allowing the committee on privileges and
elections to sit during the summer recess
of the legislature for the purpose OF de-
termining the contests in Baldwin and JET
ferson counties, no reports on Whlch nave
yet beer agreed to.
The main business of the House to-day
was the appropriation bill. 1t occupied all
of the morning session and the afternoon
session, which was held in lieu of the night
session. because at the night sessions al
ready held, Chairman Little stated, II hau
been found impossible to get enough mem
hers to consider the bill. 1t was absolutely
necessary, he stated, that the bill be pass
ed to-day in order to make way for the
tax bill which comes up tomorrow as
special order. Both of these bills must be
passed by the House this week in order 10
get through the Senate next week.
The whole discussion at the morning
session was over the 100000 increase in
the common school appropriation Mr..
Mosely of Cobb offered an amendment cut
ting down the increase to 100000 and MI
Boynton offered another amendment cut
ting off the increase entirely and leaV-
ing the Appropriation the same as II was
last year, $500, 900. The state normal school
at Athens was given an increase of 49,
500 for maintenance, making total or
S22 500 instead of the $4,000 1t has re-
ceived heretofore.
A further effort will be made in behalf
of the normal school in the Senate to Sc
cure an appropriation for a dormitory.
this item having been lost in the House
yesterday.
The girls normal school at Milledgeville
was given the usual appropriation of SZ2,-
800, the branch college at Dahlonega got
5000, the branch college at Milledgeviile
$1,000 and the Savannah college for negro
youth 5000. The state university was
voted the interest in the land scrip fund,
amounting to $6,31415.
The House kept hammering away on the
appropriations at the afternoon session, but
did not finish the work, and it goes over
again until tomorrow, with the military
still undisposed of.
The amendment of Mr. Boynton of Cal
sIaa erIaa
priation down TO $4,000. was first voted
upon, and was lost. Mr.. Hall of Coweta
offered an amendment, making the appro-
priation $500 900 for 1897 and 81 100000 fol-
1898. This was practically the same as
the proposition of Chairman Little of the
finance committee made earlier in the
day. The original report of the commit
Tee made the 81 100000 available at the last
quarter of 1897. but Mr.. Little had agreed
10 make the first of the big increases
available at the beginning of 1898. This
was the proposition finally agreed to- s.
the common schools will get for 1897 onl!
the 100000 which they received last year
but for 1898 they will get an increase o
100000, or a total from all sources o
100000.
Mr.. Phinizy of Richland tried to get il
an amendment to make it $4,000 for 1898
but this was voted down, as was also
proposition by Mr.. Mclaughlin OF Meri
wether to make 1t $4,000 for 1898
The military was the last item reaches
on the list The appropriation recon
mended by the committee was $4S,S0O to b
used in equpping and training the forces
Mr. Niles of Macon county moved I
make this S240O0 even, and Mr. Boynto
OF Spalding offered another amendmen
making it $4,000.
Col. Usher Thompson Of Morgan, chair
man of the military committee, made a.
elaborate argument in favor of the fu
appropriation, the House adjourning unit
morning upon the conclusion of his speec
without taking a vote upon the question
Some shaving of the appropriation is ex
pected.
Mr.. Conner withdrew the bill. al
lowing the ordinary of Appling count
TO issue Jail bonds.
The Senate passed the bill establshlu
tho county court of Appling
None Of the Savannah commission bill
were reached in the House to-day TIL
only one now through the House and
the Senate is that abolishing the con
missioner of public works Mayor Myer
and Alderman Garrard were expected i
Atlanta to-day to oppose the commissio