The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-30
MONEY FOR STATE MILITIA.
TWO LEG1sIATOns ANXIOUS ron ~
APPROPRIATION

They WtlI AZ for $4,000 for an En-
eampment-comm SIN Buss
an the General Appropriations mn.
The Narlnsst FlRht OF the session
Expected on Hovnrd's Franchise
BnI-srnate 9. STRUGGLING With
the Pension Problem.
Atlanta. Sos. representative Flynt
OF spailrr IS .ltor 81 e.ate enoamp-
rpents aad sss f.. e. a.s intention 20 asS
t-e rs-.....fe i1r GOO arnropriatioo ~
sa 90 tor .ae PURPOSE Of, roliiUs state
er-amrme. o. Grimm next GUNNER.
n ae les aiurc falls 90 make rhc
nnpro1fiat.ou be- viii request that Tho
properly 90 the Grmn citizens. donated
20 me state several years ago Tor the
camp grounds b. returned 20 tho people
WHO gave lt
William sch.sy Howard q DeKalb. OIL
sas a bm sskluz for 5000 for the mill
tlry. which be will introduce next week
General Appropriations BiII.
The Appropriations Committee OF tae
House IS stil busy on the general aprr,-
rr.afions hiu. IL s. the plrposo % tac
committee 20 make lts repor. early next
week All other legislation d tho House
vii bc s.dctracked when .ae arpropr.a
tons and genera. TAX 900. are reported
For tails reason the genera. judiciary ard
otner committees nave been kept qui,e
busy reporting back measures committed
20 them 60 that they cou.d he consldcrel
~ tho House before they would have TO
give WY 20 the tax aud appropriations
h.ile
Chairman B.al0ck or the Approximation
committee. says that he thlnks the q
recf appropriation for schools will be
S-1ooo. the sau>a thnt 30 has been for the
past two years.
II a fuh attendance % the committee
ctn be secured tomorrow afternoon. the
s'"n appropriation Tor new buildings a
me state sanitarium viii be considered.
fiEht on Franchise Biu.
Now that the tension engendered hv the
chlla labor ond dspensary bills has re-
faxed the nerves % the legislators will
be wrought up 20 another high pitch over
'ne hgnt on the Howard franchise bill
= member o. the House gave as his opin-
son this morning that % would BE- the
HOTTEST hght Of the session
Ahf "a lroaas, telegraph. telephone ex-
press and electric railway compauiee are
opposed 20 The bill in toto. They claim
that they are already paying excessive
taxation and that % Is unjust 20 impose
these additional burdens The repreFen.
ta'ives Of the electra ~railway companies
of Columbus ana Augusta contend that
the passing ~ the bill would cripple those
enterprises seriously
The bin which has been rerorted favor-
ably By the ways and means committee
VIII BE- reached in a few days IN the reg
uiar order Of business, unless Il IS made
the special order for some day.
The senate and Pensions.
The Pension Committee OF the Senate
slaughtered every bill that had been Of.
Tered ln The Senate 20 change the mes
ent law. lost Tuesday Tha chairman
OF The committee. SENATOR Smith. viii try
his hand vita a view 10 reconciilng the
dhnerenco Of opinion existing between
those who want The pension llsi cut dow q
ana those who wish 20 keep the door
wide open
Mr. smith pulled through tho House
the substitute bli in 1855 under which tha
soidlers and tire widows Of The so.aier.
now draw pensions. He saws he would
axe 10 sec all the present heneh~tarta-
continue 20 draw pensions but ~ per-
ceiFes thai IN both Houses OF the Les.
stature there Is q growing spirit fayorine
ttiu''ion OF pension appropriations IL.
s"f@ ~ - satisfied that there must ha
compromise. and has prefared two hffls
which Will be intro,lure.1 to-rnorrop, ~.
opiect of each being TO exclude peraa.ss
rom the pensions roll. whelher solder
OF the widows Of soldiers who are nos
sessed 81 as much az 1900 worth OF prop-
'rtF ana VINO have an income 81 a.
haeh az 800 year. Mr. Smith exper-.
,hat tnis VIII decrease the pension tp-
Lropfiatlons hy 5000 ana perhaps bv