The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-10
COUNTY TREASURER'S CLERK.
BILL GIVING HIM $500 CAUSES DIS
PUTE IN DELEG ALTON.

Nr. LaRoche Had the Measure Pass
I'd and Mr.. Mcmillan Entered a
Protest-CaIIch tn Yesterday, and
Tabled on Mr.. LaROche's Motion
County Treasurer Russell May
Have TO Do without the Clerk
HIre-MayOr Pro Tenn. Veto Bill
Passed.
Atlanta, Dec. 9.-The Chatham county
delegation supplied lively little incident
in the House of Representatives this after
noon.
The gentlemen from Savannah have
worked together with such good spirit
and harmony thai the House was some
what surprised when MIR Mcmillan got
up as the afternoon session was wearing
to close, and asked TO have a bin by Mt
LaRoche, which passed last night, recon
sidered
This was the bill which proposed to al
low the treasurer of Chatham county $500
with which to employ a clerk. Mr. La
Roche had introduced it al the request of
Col. Waring Russell, and to that extent,
Mcmillan was not present at the night
session last night on account of indisposi-
ton, and the bill, which he supposed had
been sent back to the committee on county
and county matters, as per a former re-
quest made by himself and granted by the
House, was taken up. Naturally enough
there being no opposition manifested, it
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Chatham members were united on it as
they have been on all other matters sub
stanEauy.
As soon as it could be reached this after
noon Mt Mcmillan therefore moved a
reconsideration. stating to the House his
reasons. and saying that had he been
present, he would have entered a protest
against the bin, as he considered the pay
ment of the money asked for unwarrant-
cd The division in the delegation, which
has heretofore been so harmonious, at
once attracted members from al parts Of
the House to the Savannah corner, and
In the explanations that were hurriedly
made, good deal of confusion resulted.
Mr.. LaRoche moved TO table the bill
while Mr.. Mcmillan insisted that ii should
be voted upon and killed. In the midst
of the confusion Mr. Morris of Cobb, think
said that by consent of the author, he
would move to indefinitely table the bill.
Mr.. Morris had mistaken Mr.. McMi. Ian
for the author. This brought MIR. La
Roche to his feet to correct the error
and later on Mr.. Morris, rising to a ques-
ton of personal privilege made an ex-
PLANTATION.
The matter finally resulted in the adop-
ton of the motion of Mr.. LaRoche, and
F1s.rx Iioc an ha f1.n II Ia.
called up again, and then it may not Mr.
LaROche was placed in a rather awkward
predicament about the bill. He had mere
~ introduced it at the request of Mr..
Russell, and while he could not take the
floor to oppose its passage, he did not feel
warranted in openly antagonlzing the
other members of the delegation by in
slsting upon its passage. With matters
standing thus in the delegation, it seems
that if Col. Russell expects to get his
clerk, he will have to find champions out
side of the Chatham members.
MIR. LaRoche will introduce in the House
tomorrow bill 10 have Louis Schwarz
Of Savannah turned over by the authOri-
ties Of the state lunatc asylum, to the
authorities of Chatham county for trial
under the indictment for murder now
pending against him. The bill would have
been introduced to-day but for the press
ure of other business.
Two of the Savannah bills passed the
Senate to-day. They were the bin author
ling Council to condemn property for
drainage purposes, and the bin changing
the time for holding the election of city
officers chosen by the Mayor and alder
men, The bill giving the Mayor pro TEN
the same veto power as the Mayor, has
been approved by the Governor.
Messrs. Mcmillan and McDonough left
for home tonight TO be absent until Mon
day.