The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-07
APPROPRIATIONS ARE MADE.
HOUSE PASSED THE BILL AFTER A
LONG DEBATE.

University of Georgia Given s22,-
so0 and the Psychological school
so. OOO-Appropriation for the
school for the Deaf Cut 10 s25,-
OD0-Narm Debate over ApprOpri-
alton for state Normal school at
AthenS-It Was Not Changed.
Atlanta. Dec. 6-At 6 o'clock thls after
noon. the House passod the General Ap-
oropriaton Bin by vote OF 100 20 0.
The faction which mad warred bitterly
over more than one section OF the meas-
ure. became rcconciled 60 the necessity
for the passage OF tho bill as Il had been
1.fi hy mo House. ana when the ayes and
rsvs we're called. there was not dis
seaung vote.
Under the action Of the House to-day
enc TWO leading educational institutions
~ the state have been well taken care
81 The University OF Georgia. at Athens.
which last year received not a cent from
fas Geueral Assembly. Is given s225oo.
through the strong effou OF tho trustees
IL the University and the member from
clark ecounty. Hon. Wiley Burnett The
archaeological School. branch Of the Uni
sers.tv. was given $4,000.
Tho entire day IN the House was de-
voted TO the consideration OF the appro-
cation bin. which had the day before
..eu considered in Committee OF the
Naa.c House The final action OF tho
House changes but two recommendations
T. 81.
II the special attorney Of the Western
ard Atlantic Railroad. from 5000 to ST.
~ ana places the appropriation Of the
-.1ool for the deaf AZ Cave Springs. At
81 1oo. instead OF at S27 500.
school for the Deaf.
The morning session was taken up large
B. with the consideration OF the section
arproprlating money TO the School for the
Deaf The amount was originally fixed
bv che Appropriations Committee and the
Committee Of tho Whole House at SCI d0o.
Mr Clover OF Coweta moved 70 amend
bs substituting $4,000 In place OF 81 90
Representative Hall OF Bibb favored the
smaller amount, saying that he had been
informed that considerable extravagance
WAS INDUCED In az the School for the
Deaf Mr. Gress Of Wilcox offered an
amendment making the amount OF the ap-
propriatiou 5000.
Representatives Jordan 81 Jasper. and
T1m.in Of Carroll. spoke for the appropri-
ration recommended by the committee
large.y through the efforts o. Mr. Knowles
OF Floyd, who strongly advocated the
cause Of the school FOR the deaf The ap-
pfoprati0n was fixed az $4,000 Mr.
knowes declared that there was no ex-
traya-ance az the school and that the in
stiuion was operated In a Thoroughly
husincssike and useful manner. He felt
that tae state would % the institution an
injustice u the appropriation was cue 10
yzanr.
Hard Fight on Normal school.
The hardest fight OF the session wac
mace on che appropriation 10 the State
Normal School at Athens. for which thu
committee had provided S12.5GO The mem
her from Clarke. MI Burnett. took the
floor and explained BREEZY the needs Of
tHe Normal School lie said the lnstitu-
ZION was valuable 90 the state 20 long as
tHe common school system was preserv-
81. 10 training teachers 10 handle chill.
dren
Cnless YOU abandon tho common
school system said Mr. Burnett do
NOT cripple the Normal school. which Is
close adjunct 70 the educa tional eys.
t.m"
sit. Han or Eihb, was against the ap-
propriaton. az Il stood Amendments
were offered. making the amount $1,000
another $1,000 and a third. 5000 Mr..
copeland Of Walker. declared that who
ever voted against tho largest appropris-
i'on. would really vote against economy
The ayes ana nays were finally caleb
with the result that the appropriation fos
the State Normal School was placed At
the figure named by the committee, So 90