The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17
AN EAGLE EYE ON THE SENATE.
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE WATCH
ING APPROPRIATION BILL.

Raised-RniIrOad Commissioners
Salaries RestOred-Warm Debate
on the Educational Fund-A Reso-
luton of Apology to the Alabama
LerisIature-Appoin Made
by the Governor.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 16.-Interest In legis-
lative affairs centered largely in the Sen
ate to-day where the general appropria-
ton bin was under consideration, having
been ixed as a special order by yester-
days action.
Members Of the House left their seats
vacant there. and stood up around the
walls of the Senate listening to the debate
over the bill, and figuring upon the final
outcome of the differences that have arts
en- between the two bodies.
AS has already been stated in these dis
patches, the Senate has evinced dispo-
sition to have considerable say in the
disposition of funds in the general budget,
accepting what the House has done In no
case. as conclusive evidence Of what ought
ca be done. In the Senate committee all
the items passed up by the House were
carefully questioned and in many cases
radically changed. This disposition to chal-
1enge the House has caused an interest
ing breach, which is not likely to be set
tied before the last minute of the session
tomorrow night.
When the bill was taken up in the Sen
ate this morning there was little or no
trouble with the first few sections the
report of the committee being accepted IN
every instance except on the s., 500 increase
for the archaeological School which the
Senate committee had put in. This failed
to pass, but the senators squared accounts
by raising the limit of expense money al
lowed to members serving on visiting COM
mlttees from Sc to $25
The railroad commissioners salaries
were restored TO $500 and the addi-
tional 5000 recommended by the commit
tee for the State Normal School, which
was Topped off by the House, was con-
CURED in.
Special Attorney Cut OF.
The House had recommended $1,000 for
the pay of the special attorney Tor the
state on the Western and Atlantic RAN
road, in spite of the statement OF GOV.
Atkinson in his final message to the leg
necessary, but the Senate did not approve
the action of the House and this $1,000
was knocked out of the bill.
When the 81 100000 recommendation of
the Senate committee, for the common
schools was reached, the real fight OF the
day was on Mr.. McGhee offered to amend
by making the amount 100000. and nearly
every senator on the floor felt impelled to
make a speech before the matter was
disposed Of This debate took up part of
the morning session. ali the afternoon ses-
sion and then a third session was held
tonight to finish it up.
One of the best speeches of the occasion
IN favor of the 81 100000, as recommended
bySthe Senate committee, was made by
Senator William Clifton, who drew forth
warm applause from his fellow senator's
by the eloquence of his remarks Mr..
McGhee led the fight for the reduced APP
preparation.
Apologies to Alabama.
Both Senate and House passed resolu-
tons to-day apologizing to the Alabama
Legislature for failing TO properly receive
that body yesterday upon their arrival in
the city to attend the jubilee. The resolu-
tons were introduced by Mr.. Price of
Oconee in the lower house. They recite
the facts of the visit of the neighborinS
statesmen, and refer to the failure of he
as IAN unfortunate misunderstanding" IN
regard to the time of the arrival of the
visitors. How the Ala bama solons march,
ed up to the capitol and then marched
back again because there was no one there
to receive them except porter, was told
in these dispatches last night. A copy
of the resolutions was ordered sent at
once to the president of the Senate and
the speaker of the House of the Alabama
LEGISLATURE
After thus trying to square" itself the
House undertook to do some routine BUSH
ness, but there was not much accom-
plished. The bill of Senator McLester pro-
viding for county boards of tax assessors
occupied a great deal of the time. Ii
came up as a special order. Mr.. Slaton
of Fulton thought to simplify matters oy
having the bill referred TO the tax COM
mission, to be created under the Ellis
resolution, but after considerable debate
this was voted down. Then there was a
flood of amendments offered which sought
in various ways 90 complcate the bill as
it was passed by the Senate. Finally Mr..
Mclaughlin of MeTiwether moved to table
the whole matter. and this motion pre-
vailed AT the afternoon session the bll,
was taken from the table and killed out
right, this being all that was accomplis he'd
at the session, all business having been
cleared off the clerks desk
NAT hlchardson OF Hart introduced res
o,ution in the House providing that owing
to the low price of cotton tax collectors
suspend the issue of executions for TWEEN
ty days. this suspension applying 10 this
year only
Bitter Fight Ended
This afternoon Gov Gambler sent the fol.
lowing appointments into the Senate. bu,
confirmation was put off by consideration
of the appropriation bill
j. A. Ansley. solicitor of the County
Court Of Sumter county.
A. E. Calhoun. judge Of the Crimina
Court Of Atlanta.
Alfred Harrington, Judge of the Co,nr
Court of Emanuel county.
Frank Parke, Judge OF the County Cour
of Worth county.
j. II. Reese, judge of the City Court o
Rome.
The appointment of Judge Calhoun Il
the City Court of Atlanta. ends The b;tte
night which caused the Senate so mucl