The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-27
NO REPORTS FOR JUDGES.
HOUSE REFUSES TO PURCHESE 600
SETS OF NEW DIGEST.

Much Discussion of Soldiers Home
Bill, but No Action Tnken-The
senate Declines to Adjourn From
Wednesday Until Monday and
shuts Down on Leaves of Absence.
The Bill for Election of County
school Commissioners by the
People Adopted, Despite OPPOSE
tion-wright Dispensnry Bile
Hung Up Because of SENATE
Amendment.
Atlanta, Nov. 26.-The House to-day
refused to purchase 600 copies of Van
Epps and Atkins digest of the Georgia
Supreme Court reports for the use of
county officers and judges of the SUI
perior Courts of the state. The action
of the House against the resolution
which was introduced by Mr.. Slaton
of Fulton, was almost unanimous. 1t
was first amended so as to provide for
only 400 sets at SIS a set instead OF
s25 as at first provided. The matter
was discussed at some length, but the
opposition, basing it's fight on the
ground that the condition of the state
treasury would not warrant any such
purchase, won the day.
The Soldiers Home bill was next taken
up, but consideration of it was not con-
Guided when the House adjournment
arrived The bill provides for the APP
preparation OF $500 insurance money
to the rebuilding of the home, and $2O,-
900 for maintenance and equipment of
the home during the coming year.
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a strong speech in favor of the meas
ure and tried to have IL disposed of
before adjournment. The motion to adj
1ourn, however, was carried, and the
bill viii come up as unfinished bust
ness tomorrow.
The House adopted a resolution pro-
viding for two sessions day here
after. These sessions will be held from
$3.50 to ] O'Clock and from 3 to in the
afternoon.
resolution to make the Atlanta de-
pot bill the special order for next Tues
day morning was referred to the Com
mittee on Rules.
senate Believes i'm Work.
The Senate adopted a resolution
making the bill providing for constitu-
tional amendments introduced by the
joint committee, the continuous special
order beginning tomorrow morning.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal.
The Senate killed the resolution pro-
viding for adjournment from Wednes-
day afternoon to Monday morning and
declaring the intervening days dies
non.
In view of the fact that the resolu-
ton was defeated the Senate adopted
a resolution refusing all leaves of alb
sence for Friday and Saturday, except
for providential cause.
Senators Swift, Smith and Johnson
were appointed as Inc Senate members
of the committee to investigate the Sol
diers Home. Senator Smiht said there
was no home to investigate, and de-
clared that the gentlemen in charge of
the home were above reproach.
The bill by Senator Hamrick provid-
ing for the election of county school
commissioners by the people, was pass
cd by e vote of 20 to I, in spite Of
considerable opposition that was man.
Tested in the debate.
The Senate insisted on its amend
ment to the Wright dispensary bill.
providing that the measure should not
interfere in any way with existing To-
cal liquor laws. This was the amend
metn that the House refused TO agree
to- Senators Ellis, Holder and john
son were appointed a conference COM
mittee on the part of the Senate, and
a committee from the House will be
named tomorrow.
Senators Ellis and Chappell introduce
ed a bill to-day to encourage inhnigra-
ton to Georgia by the appointment OF
commissioner of immigration.