The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-28
The SOLDIERS HOME
BILL PASSES HOUSE WITH REDUc-
ED ALLOWANCE.
LIGHT BUSINESS TRANSACTED
THE PROPOSED MONDAY ADJOURN
MENT VOTED DOWN.

Kelly of GInscock Gets the Appro-
priation Cut to $15,00O-A sharp
Discussion of the Matter by Mai.
Gary and MIR. KeIly-The House
Will Attend Thanksgiving Service
TO-day-ResOlution TO Refuse
Leaves of Absence Causes Heated
Discussion-BilI to Limit shad
Taking Season Adopted.
Atlanta, Nov. 2T.--I3y vote of 90
to SO the House passed the Gary bill
to-day providing for an appropriation
for the rebuilding and maintenance of
the soldiers home The measure went
through with but one amendment. The
original bill provided that s1s,50o, and
such other u'.expended balance as re-
mained on hand, be appropriated to
rebuild the home, together with $780,
900 to establish, furnish and maintain
the institution for 1902. Three amend
ments were proposed, but the only one
that was adopted was by Mr.. Kelly of
Glascock, which reduced the amount
appropriated to establish and maintain
the home to $4,000.
Quite discussion was had over the
bill. 1t was taken up and put upon
its passage yesterday, but before final
| action was taken the House adjourn
| ed.
The bill came up to-day as unfinish-
ed bushes. During the discussion Mai.
Gary. the author Of the measure. re-
| piled to the statement of Mr.. Kelly that
| inmates of the home desired to leave,
by introducing paper signed by many
| of the old soldiers who announced that
| they desired to remain at the home.
Mr.. Kelly said he had been informed
| that there was confusion at the home
and he had nothing to retract. He con-
| sidered the paper read by Maj. Gary
| reflection upon him and so stated. but
Mr. Gary took occasion to say that
| such was not his intention in reading
| 1t.
The House Not working.
! The House appeared to be in a jo-
! vial mood Very little business of an
important character was transacted
| During the latter part of the session
] considerable disorder prevailed and
the Sergent- alarms was called upon
several times TO see that members were
seated and refrained from interfering
with the business of the session by
persistent talking.
1 In accordance with the Hardwick
resolution the House held two sessions
| one.in the morning and the other in the
afternoon. The recommendation of the
Committee on Rules that adjc irnment
be taken until Monday morning was
voted down during the afternoon ses-
sion, thirty-six voting to a. .ourn Tor
the week, while seventy were opposed
| to this action. The matter was taken
up during the morning and was pend
| ing when adjournment was taken at 1
! O'Clock. 1t was taken up again almost
1fs.ta EA-.- f.
/ ernoon.
| AS soon as the announcement was
made that the House had voted not to
| adjourn for the week. Mr.. Mulherin of
| Richmond, introduced a resolution pro-
| viding that no members be excused
from the sessions of the House on Fri
day and Saturday except for providen-
| tial causes and that all who did absent
| themselves on those days not be enti-
| tied to pay. The resolution provoked
| another heated discussion.
Mr.. Wright of Floyd said that the
resolution was a good one and he hoped
| to see 1t passed. Mr.. Miller of Musco-
gee on the other hand, minced no
| words in opposing 1t. He declared that
he would vote for the resolution If all
members who had been absent from
| the sessions of the House up 10 this
| time were required to refund their per
| diem, but not otherwise. He said there
were membrs who would find it abso-
lutely necessary to go to their homes
| during the next two or three days. and
he did not think they should be made
to suffer.
The resolution was finally tabled bv
a vote OF 76 to 26. Despite the tabling
of the resolution the House refused to
grant any applications for leave of alb
sence.
Will Attend Church To-day.
The House, by rising vote accepted
the invitation to attend the Thanks
giving service at the Central Congre-
gational Church in this city 1t was
announced that Senator Rowland Ellis
would, during the church service. de-
liver an appropriate Thanksgiving
talk. The members OF the House agreed
to go to the church i'm body
Senator Bell sent a. communication
to the House stating that he would be
pleased to address the members OF
both Houses on the work of the ses-
sion Legislature next Tuesday even
Ing.
The following bill was passed:
BY Mr. Brewton OF Tattnall--To pro-
hibit the taking of shad from streams
in this state except during the time
between Feb. 1 and April /.
The following new bills were read
for the first time:
BY Mr.. Flynt of Spaldlng--To author
ize the recovery Of damages by the per-
sonai representatives OF any unmarried
person whose death is caused by the
wrongful act OF a person, company or
corporation.
BY Mr.. Mitchell OF Emanuel--To
abolish the Board OF Commissioners OF
Roads and Revenues of Emanuel coun-
ty.
BY Mr.. Mitchell OF Emanuel--To
create the Poard OF Commissioners OF
Roads and Revenues OF the county of
Emanuel