The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-12-07
APPROPRIATIONS GET The AK.
ovv1TTEE CUTS DOWN SOAP
RJLLOFEXECUTlYE MANSION.
wn,,ary Appropriation Almost wiped
ont. Porters' Paw and Decrease OF
Servants Among the WeIghty
Questions COnsrdered.


Servants Among the Weighty
Questions COnsIdered.
.,,xrA. GA.-At the meeting OF the
1,onriations committee last night
Spr was a whole lot of haggling over
ou oxnenses, such as cutting down
.artors nav and the like. The ques-
!a, If the number of servants employ
sot The mansion and the amount of
~. consumed there was also under
Tpigbty consideration, with a view to
reducing the tax rate.
One item presented to the committee
nos q 80 for repairing a lawn mower.
The story goes that when one of the
economists, who thinks the governor
onobt to do his own cooking, made
obont this kind of point: II don't
coo what we want to keep grass cut
for M for. Why couldn't the govern
or have his cow led around to the
front ward and have it eat the grass
off and save the cost OF lawn now
or9n There was also much talk about
c1e worth of starch and the soap bill
If The executive mansion. The whole
thing ended III the adoption of
rasoIDtion cutting down the fund to be
nspd for the mansion and the capitol
from $1,000 to $751; 900.
The story is that one member of this
committee went to Mark Gambler, the
governors private secretary, and ask
cd him if the mansion could not get
along with TWO servants. The govern
or, son. 1t is said, told this "reformer"
that they could get along without any
50 far as the states pay is concerned,
if the state is too poor to pay the bill.
Military Appropriation Is wiped Out.
Among the items considered was the
military Appropriation.
Mr.. Laing of Terrell moved to fill
the blank by making the appropria-
ton $lj 600 instead of $4,000, hereto
fore allowed. This was amended by
Mr. Freeman of Coweta, who proposed
4 %2500 Mr.. Morris of Cobb moved to
4 make it $500, as substitute for the
B whole
Then the debate began, the gentle
man from Washington, Mr., Hardwick,
n who is chairman of the military com
mittee Of the house, COntending for
$4,000
Mr. Morris of Cobb said 81 5000 was
enough, and he merely proposed this
in order to keep up the organization.
Mr. Price Of OCOnee said he came to
Atlanta as representative of bare.
footed school children, who were clam
n 0rng for education. 1t has been urg-
"a ed before this committee that we are
ungratetul 81 plead not guilty, for |
come from a county chat has never
DeeN benefited by the military, and
my people don't need them today.
North Carolina didn't need them in
her conflict with She negro, and the
Il people OF my county take care of the
negro as we'll as North Carolina. I am
against any appropriation and my peo-
"a PIE expect me to fight it. | will let my
right arm be cut off before | will take
one dollar from the poor for the pur-
PoSe Of keeping up an organization
tlaV demands money in order, accord
ing 20 sons, to protect the white peO-
pc OF TINS state. | don't believe this
VI Vne military, anu l oppose the APP
y prOpratiOn."
a., Mr.. Prices vigorous speech had an
e'5CVrlCal effect on the committee
MT; King of Houston said that his
people could take care of themselves,
mnlnIary or no military.
~, va t6eyote an appropriation of 81 500
was adopted, but was later reconsider
D rS an, s1 made $1,000, or just enough to
pay for the services of a military in
'% IT, from the general government.
a. tne appropriations to the asylum for
eolInd was also cut 81 900, and linn
go put upon the expenses of all
b uvHoefS who go away on committee
too Lue appropriations to the school of
T OSeUnnologY and the state normal school
were cut 81, 800 each