The morning news., 1898-12-21
DEPENDS ON THE TREASURY.
BILL TO PAY SCHOOL TEACHERS
MONTHLY Is IN DANGER.

Governor Gambler Has Called on
the state Treasurer for Informa-
tion Before Signing 1.-THE Gov
trnor Hard at Work signing Bills.
lie Has S6.O0O to Distribute Among
His omcinI FamiIy-Mny Yet visit
the Third GeOrgia-GOVernOr's
Niece Very Sick.
Atlanta. Dec. % -(SpeciaD.-There is
possibility that the bill passed at the re-
cent session of the legislature providing
for the monthly payment of teachers of
the common schools may never become a
law
While no positive statement can yet be
made in regard to the action of the Gov
ernor on this bill. it is known that he has
laid il aside until the state treasurer can
prepare a statement showing the ability
of the treasury to meet this new require
ment.
There is a considerable doubt as to
whether the treasury can supply the
funds necessary to comply with this new
law II things can be arranged so that
the payments can be met. then there is no
doubt of the approval Of the bin by Gov.
Gambler for no man in the state is a bet
ter friend to the school teachers and
would rather see them better treated, than
he. But if IL is found that the financial
condition of the state is such that monthly
payments could not be made, the Cover
nor may not give the bill his approval, as
1t might produce complications.
Gov Gambler is as busy as he can pos
sibly be. reading and signing the bills piled
UP on him during the last hours of the
session. This consideration of legisla-
ton on the roundup is one of the most
arduous duties of the chief executive of
the state. but the new Governor is going
AZ it like he does everything else and the
result will be that he viii sweep the deck
clean before the limit of the law is reach
ed
The Governor has been so busily en-
gagged ever since the day of his inaugura-
ton that he has not yet had time to set
tie some of the important little details that
concern his official family. one of these
unsettled things is the apportionment or
the fund allowed for the clerical force OF
the executive department. The law al
lows S6, 900 for this purpose. The size OF
Gov Gamblers official family is the same
as was Gov. Atkinson's. He has two sec
of Gov. Atkinson. however there had
never been more than three in the Office
among whom to divide the $4,000.
Mai Wnrren's Salary.
lust how Gov Gambler will divide up
the fund no one knows. but IL is no secret
in the department that the friends of the
venerable Mai. James w. Warren are
urging the Governor to restore him to the
salary he received prior to the Atkinson
administration, which was slightly in eX-
cess of that of any of the other secreta-
ries Mai Warren has been quarter OF
a century at the same post in u exec
utive office, and is one of the official land
marks of the state
After the holidays Gov. Gambler will
have some little leisure for the first time
since his Inauguration. The pressure OF
offiee-seekers and official business neces-
sariiy following the opening of a new ad-
ministration, has prevented him from tax
ing part in various functions to which his
distinguished presence has been requested.
He was compelled to abandon a visit to
Savannah 70 see the review of the Third
Georgia Regiment and Lees corps, and
again forego a visit to Augusta. He was
very anxious TO go to both places, as
he IS highly popular in both. He says
he may yet get to see the Third Geor-
gia before it sails for Cuba. if departure
IS delayed much longer, but has no definite
plan for such a visit.
Gov Gamblers niece, Miss Price, who
was his guest for the winter, has been
extremely low with typhoid fever for the
past two weeks. Her sickness was con-
tracted as the result of the bad plumbing
at the executive mansion and she was
removed to DR.. Holmes sanitarium. Hope
OF her recovery was almost abandoned yes
terday, but to-day there was a slight
change for the better and the doctors give
some encouragem for her.