The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-05
SENATE WANTS ITEMS
TO COVER TWO YEARS.
Disagrees with Houses Plan for
One-Year Appropriations.

Disasrees With Houses Plan for
One-Year Appropriations.
Atlanta, Dec. 4.-Instead of following
the plan adopted by the House in max
ing the appropriation bill cover only
one. instead of two years, as has been
the custom heretofore, it is certain
that the Upper House of the General
Assembly will vote for the resolution
by Senator Howell of the Thirty-fifth,
which put the Appropriation Commit
tee on notice that it was the sense
of the members of the Senate that the
usual custom be followed.
The general appropriations bill.
which passed the House several days
ago, was transmitted to the Senate to-
day and after having been read the
first time, was referred to the Appro-
priations Committee.
The Senate Committee on Appropria-
tons will report the bill back to the
Senate in such shape that il will cover
two years This was settled this af-
ternoon at a meeting of the commit
tee. The committee unanimously
agreed to amend the measure to that
effect. This action was in line with
the resolution adopted by the Senate.
The committee amended the bill 50
as to give the State Sanitarium $780,
coo for a maintenance fund for the
two years, and also struck that part
of the section which stipulated that
the yearly salary of $500 of the res
fdent physician should come out of the
appropriation to that institution. This
is tantamount to giving the asylum
$S42, 500. The House gave the institu-
ton $4,000. which included the pay
of the physician.
An amendment was also adopted
cutting down the force of porters for
the Legislature to three for the SEN
ate and Ave for the House. The bill
provided for FIVE in the Senate and
eight in the House. The committee
unanimously agreed to give the Geor-
gia School of Technology $45, 900 a year
for two years
This followed the action of the
House, as represented by the general
bill. The section giving the Georgia
Normal and Industrial School at Mil
ledgeville, a maintenance fund of S22,-
800 for each of two years, was adopt
ed. The IS, 900 to the school for colored
college al Savannah was also agreed
to.
Considerable discussion was had over
the idea of giving the Soldiers Home
$l2,5 800 for a maintenance fund. One
member of the committee proposed to
cut the fund down to 81, 500 a year, and
the committee decided to take no ac-
ton on the bill until the president of
the Board of Trustees of the Home
had been heard from. Judge Calhoun
will probably appear before the COM
mittee Tomorrow
The section appropriating $22, 500 to
the State University was not acted
upon, as the committee desired infor-
nation touching the matter.
In executive session the Senate COM
hrmed the appointment of Hon. Robert
Hodges, to be judge of the City Court
OF Macon, and Hon. Roscoe Luke, to
be solicitor of the County Court of
Thomas county.
Senator Van Buren,. chairman of the
Penitentiary Committee, reported that
the various state convict camps had
been visited and found to be in good
condition.
The Senate agreed to the adverse re-
port of the Railroad Committee on the
Dill by Senator Perry. to give new
street railway companies the right to
condemn the tracks and right OF way
OF other similar companies, and also
on the bill by Senator Mathews to re-
quire new railroad companies when
crossing another road at a grade to
establish and maintain an inter-Iock-
ing and derailing system. Both meas
ures were accordingly killed.