The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-12

people. The measure would have to
receive III votes in the House, whereas
only seventy-fcur were cast in favor
| of it.
There were only twenty-three men,
bers who did not vote yesterday, and
if all of them should vote in favor OF
the bill, it would still lack twenty votes
of the requisite number.
The bill was set as special order
for to-day, and its consideration con-
suned the entire day. 1t came before
the House with a practically unani-
mously favorable report from the Com
mittee on Constitutional Amendments
of which Judge John w. Akin, of Bar
tow, is chairman.
Specifically the measure proposed an
amendment to Paragraph 2 of Section
the state so as to enlarge the power
of exemption from taxation of all
places of religious worship or burial,
and also all property belonging TO GER
tain colleges, Incorporated academies.
or other seminaries of learning, TO
provide for the proper ratification of
same by the people, etc
The bill was strongly supported by
Messrs Gambler of DeKalb, it's author,
George of Morgan and Akin of Bar
tow, while the opposition was led by
Messrs. Hall of Bibb and Lane of Sum
ter. There was considerable interest
in the measure in view of the fact that
1t was commended by the gubernatorial
candidates in the recent campaign. and
there was every indication that it was
approved by the people.
The argument offered by Mr.. Gambler
and Judge Akin was along the line of
necessity of doing something in behalf
or church and educational property
not alone matter Of riOhf
duty, but as matter of investment
as there would certainly be returns to
the state for whatever was done in this
direction. Attention was called to the
fact that the endowments of negro COL
leges escape taxation by being invest
ed outside of the state, while the pitt
full half-million endowments of the
white educational institutions of Geor-
gla are all taxed. Messrs Hall and
others who opposed it declared it was
fraught with grave danger to the state.
especially in eXempting property which
came into competition with other prom
erty of like kind
Many amendments were offered
among them, one by Mr.. Stovau of
Chatham, which proposed to exempt
the property of all charitable institu-
ions, such as orphan asylums. In
speaking of his amendment, Mr.. Sto-
N-- NASiA W CoPCNidlAy 10 the beIn6S-
da Orphanage, near Savannah, an in
sutution founded by Whitfield nearly
$50 years ago. Mr.. Stovall read ex-
tracts from a letter from President
Estin showing the institution was
spending an amount largely in excess
OF its income. He made a strong APP
peal for the amendment, but it was de-
feated. Mr.. Stovall and Mr.. Harden
OF Chatham, then voted against tAe
bill. Several other amendments de-
signed to perfect the bill were adopted.
and the report of the committee was
agreed to by vote of SO to So, but on
the final vote, there were only seventy
four votes in favor of the measure
when it needed III.
The hour of adjournment arrived
shortly after the vote on this measure
was taken and nothing else of conse-
quence was done
The Senate held no session to-day.
having adjourned over until Wednes-
day out of respect to the memory of
the late Senator P. ]. Sullivan.