The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07
HOUSE VOTES TO RECONSIDER
BLALoCK RESOLUTION MAY YET
BE PASSED.


State Treasurer Park Gives strong
Intimntion as to His Course If the
Bill BE Pnssed-BiII by Miller OF
Muscogee to Shut Out From the
Schools Children Whose Fathers
Do Not ray Poll Tax kiIIed-Mr.
ToOmer's Resolution for the
Establishment of an Experiment
station in south Georgia Adopted,
Atlanta, Dec. 6.-The Blalock reso-
luton, providing for the payment OF
the interest on the bonded debt for
1902, out of the public property fund
will have another chance. The House
to-day voted to reconsider its action
in defeating the resolution by a vote
of "A to 81. The resolution received eX-
actly "A votes when il was defeated.
There is a general feeling that this
resolution ought to pass in order to
relieve the embarrassment of the state
treasury. There is little doubt that
the Steering Committee will fix II for
consideration on Monday or Tuesday.
and if passed it will go at once to the
Senate. During the argument on the
question of reconsideration Mr.. Bla-
lock read a letter from State Treasurer
Park, saying that no money could be
paid to INDECENT widows unless this
resolution is passed. If the resolution
is passed the state treasurer will use
the money to pay interest as directed.
The bill to reapportion the congress
sional districts of the state was intro
hxy no MILAN Of ha iOinf
committee to-day. The changes con-
templated in the bill have already been
published in the Morning News. The
First District under this plan loses
Emanuel to the Tenth. The Senate
will, it is said, kill the bill.
The Miller Dill Killed.
The Ifouse Killed the bttt by Mr.: MIL.
Ter of Muscogee providing for an
amendment to the constitution of the
state so that no child whose parents
fail to pay poll tax shall be allowed to
attend the public schools of the state.
Mr.. Miller made a strong appeal for
his bill, but the House refused even to
agree to the favorable report of the
committee. Mr. Hall of Bib, during
the debate, sent an amendment to the !
clerks desk to change the caption and
make it read "A bill for visiting the |
sins of the fathers upon the children
At the afternoon session the House |
passed the resolution memorializing |
Congress to appropriate the money in
the United States treasury raised by |
the war tax on cotton and from the |
sale of captured and abandoned proper
ty, amounting to more than $100,000,0 900, |
TO the Southern states for educational |
purposes.
savannah Bill Passed.
The House passed the bill by Mr.. |
Hitch of Chatham, authorizing the |
Mayor and Aldermen of Savannah to |
close Center street and to convey to |
Anna Brown the portion SO closed.
The House decided by a three-fourths |
vote to make the Committee on Rules |
a Steering Committee. There was no |
material opposition to the resolution.
This committee will have absolute di- |
rection of all matters to come before |
the House and will fix the order of |
business from day to day for the bal
ance of the session. This means that /
the more important measures out of |
the 500 or more on the calendar will |
be taken up and acted on early next |
week. The Blalock resolution win be |
among the first TO be considered.
9Toomer's Resolution Adopted.
The House adopted an important |
resolution by Mr.. Toomer of Ware
which gives legislative approval to the |
movement to establish an agricultural
experimental station in South Georgia
The resolution is joint resolution and |
will unquestionably be adopted by the
Senate. 1t authorizes the state to ac-
Cept donations of real estate and per-
sonal property for founding and main
1ainance of such station. There are
citizens In South Georgia. 1t is said,
who are exceedingly anxious for such
a station. and they viii probably give
literally toward its establishment.
About the first thing in the Senate
to-day was the receipt of a message |
from the House announcing the pass
age of the Atlanta depot bill. 1t was
read the first time and referred to the
Western and Atlantic committee. 1t
Will be read a second time tomorrow,
has been set as the special order for
and will undoubtedly be pass
ed at that time.
The senate 10 Reconsider.
The Senate voted to reconsider its
action In defeating the proposed |
amendments to the constitution. giving |
the Legi stature authority to exempt |
industries from taxation. and provid- !
ing fouryear term for the Governor. ]
lie also voted to reconsider it's ac- |
fion in passing the amendments to |
strike out the Punishment and whip |
ping post clause of the constitution, |
and TO make The terms of county Off |
GERS four years instead Of two.
Owing to the small attendance in |
the Senate, however. no further action |
was taken on the amendments. and |
the bill was tabled until next week.
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