The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-30
NO CUTS WERE MADE
HOUSE PASSED APPROPRIATIONS
As PRESENTED.
NOT WITHOUT ARGUMENTS
WE'RE SOME OF THE ITEMS GIVEN
FAVORABLE ACTION.

what the Various Institutions Con-
sidered at Yesterdays Session
VIII Receive From the state-Ef-
fort Was Made to Take Up Other
Matters, But the Speaker Ruled
Tint the General Appropriations
Bill should BE the order for the
Day-sessiOn shy on Members.
Atlanta, Nov. 29.-The House
changed its tactics to-day. and instead
Of cutting appropriations. passed. fav-
orably on every item that was taken
UP. There was a warm debate, how
ever. on every appropriation except
such as are fixed by law.
The appropriations passed upon We're
for the University at Athens, $4,000;
for the archaeological School, $4,000;
for the Georgia Normal and Industrial
College, s22 800: for the North Georgia
Agricultural College. 10000; for the
State Normal School at Athens, ST.
800; for the Colored College in Savan-
nah $4,000; for the University of Geor-
gia Land Scrip Fund, 1914, and for the
University of Georgia for support and
maintenance. SO, 500.
When the House met an effort was
made to defer consideration of the gem
eral appropriations bill until Monday,
on the ground that the order of busl-
ness was fixed by rule for Saturday
and confined to passing local bills and
reading bills a second time. Speaker
Morris ruled against this point, and
decided that the appropriations bill had
right of way over everything under
the rules.
Tech Wasn't Opposed.
No fight was made on the appropria
ton for the Tech, which is an increase
of $4,000, though notice was given by
Mr. Hail of Bibb that he would OPP
pose the bill in the House when Chair
man Slaton had a chance to take the
floor on the other side Of the question.
Mr. Rankin of Gordon wanted to
strike the whole of the appropriation
of $22 800 for the Georgia Normal and
Industrial College. and other amend
ments were offered cutting 1t as low
as $4,000 The same old arguments
about the condition of the treasury and
the necessity for retrenchment were
gone through with, and appeal after
appeal was made by the "watch-dogs
of the treasury" without effect.
The entire appropriation was passed.
The same thing happened in the case
of the North Georgia Agricultural Col
lege at Dahlonega, the State Normal
School at Athens. and the state Uni
Versity. The arguments that the State
Normal School was turning out many
teachers for the common schools of
the state carried great weight in behalf
of that institution.
New Experience for University.
1t is an interesting fact that the APP
preparation to the State University of
$22, 500, which will enable 1t to take
advantage of the offer of Georgia Fos-
ter Peabody of a new fire proof library
to cost 100000, received the largest
favorable vote given any of the appro-
priations in the Committee of the
Whole The vote was so to %. This
was the only appropriation for which
Mr. Hall of Bib fought strongly. but
he stated he would be willing to reduce
1t if the House would agree to cut down
all of the other appropriations.
The House adjourned at l O'Clock I'M
til 3. but only for the consideration of
local bills and introducing new bills
The further consideration of the appro-
priation bill was deferred until Mon
day, when it is rumored a hard fight
WIFI be made against the military APP
preparation.
At the afternoon session the House
passed twenty-four local bills. and as
many new bills were introduced. There
was not a quorum present, though 1t
was counted all right when there was
no contest. Opposition developed to
the passage of three dispensary bills
for Johnson. Irwin and Taylor counties
and they had to be tabled. In some
way or other, however. the representa-
tives from these counties got rid of the
opposition later in the session. and had
the bills taken up and passed without
an adverse vote,