Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-11
CHANGES ARE MADE
IN APPROPRIATIONS
Senate Finished Wi t n
the General Appro-
priation Bill
Yesterday.


senate yesterday makes the appropri-
atoms good for two years instead of one,
as provided by the house, it appropriates
the public property fund now in the treas
ury for the payment of the interest on the
public debt, restores the original appro-
priation of the state sanitarium which
was $4,000 and which was cut by the
house to $4,000 gives the Soldiers
Home $4,000 instead of S1e5O0. and re-
stores the contingent fund of the railroad
commission from 500 to $500
1t also contains q provision that the CO.
lonial records of Georgia shall be reprint
eU and paid for from the sale of such
records. The amendment was offered by
Senator Howell and unanimously passed.
At it's morning session, the senate re-
solved itself into a committee of the
whole to consider the amendments to the
general appropriations ball which had been
reported back to the senate with numer-
Gus amendments.
Among the chief amendments was the
one making the appropriation for two
years instead of one year, as provided BY
the house.
The Soldiers Home. by vote of Is to q.
was given $4,000 for the next two years.
after considerable discussion. The house
had cut the appropriation to 500
The number of porters in the senate was
cut down from five to three and in the
house from eight to five, while the num-
Der of pages in the senate was increased
from three TO five.
The action of the house and the senate
committee was overruled in the appro-
priation for the state asylum, which had
been fixed at $4,000, by raising it to $780,
coo. as provided for in the original bill.
In the house bill the salary of the resi-
dent physician of the state sanitartum
was placed at $500, which sum was to
be paid out of money appropriated for
the support of that institution. but 10y act
of the committee from the senate, this
last clause was stricken from the bill.
The committee favored cutting the APP
preparation of 5000 for :ise ;sranch Of ths
University of Georgia at Dahlonega TO ST.
50c This caused a hot fight on the floor
CT the senate. Senators Perry, Ledford
and McMichael spoke in favor OF main
tanning the present appropriation of So
900 while Senator Shelton, from the 31st,
spoke in favor of the proposed cut. On
vote of ayes and rays the senate allow
ed the appropriation to stand without
amendment.
For the branch CT the State university
located at Thomasville and known as the
South Georgia Agricultural college, an ap-
prurrfation of $3.50 wag made, on an
amendment offered by Senator Hopkins.
CT the eth district, and on which the SEN
ste committee mad submitted a favorable
report The provision was for the next
two years, and went through by almost
unanimous consent.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the Geor-
gia state troops as made by the house
was trimmed down TO $4,000 by the axe
of the committee from the senate.
At the conclusion of the session Of the
senate Senator aPul Turner secured
THE floor on a question of personal privi-
lege and had the editorial which appeared
in The Journal of Tuesday on The
Third House read by the clerk.
He then made the following remarks
about the editorial:
Mr.. President desire at this time to
address myself to the senate Of Georgia
with regard to the editorial published in
yesterdays Journal. Now. Mr.. President.
I submit that there are, perhaps. some
good reasons for this editorial. But
say sir, that the statements that the lob
byists sit up with the Legislature and In
and out of the capitol are ever present
and endeavoring to influence the votes
of the members of the general assembly Is
a misstatement of the fact.
Il know of no lobbyist who has ever
approached me. or any member of the
senate Of Georgia to influence his vote on
any pending measure. Now, Mr.. Presi-
dent, I submit, sir. that on the pending
franchise measure and occupation TAX We
had before US a number of distinguished
lawyers whom we had. through our chair
man. invited to be present and be heard.
Now, Mr.. President, as a member OF
the finance committee, which has under
consideration these measures, / desire to
deny in toto the charges that the lobby
is so strong against these measures that
suspicion has already been cast, justly or
unjustly, upon the senate. Is there any
necessity for this suspicion? If so. why?
Has not the measure. the franchise tax,
already received a favorable report OF
the committee? Personally. Mr.. President,
1 think this measure unwise, and feel,
sir, that no person or newspaper has
right to impugn my motives in this or
any other measure.
In conclusion, Mr.. President, l submit,
sir, that the editorial in question is not
consistent, as 1 know so far the past week
there have been in attendance on the SEN
ate Of Georgia for the purpose of defeating
certain proposed legislation three officials
and stockholders of The Atlanta Journal
Publishing company If the representa-
ton of interests affected by pending leg
islation is q crime, l respectfully submit
that The Journal clear its own house be-