Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-03
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
INDECENT Confederate Veterans Are
Given Large Increase.

appropriations bill was completed in
committee Of the whole shortly before
o'clock yesterday and the bill was
reported back with the recommends
ton that it be passed as amended. it
will come before the house this morn
ing, where it will no doubt be COM
pleted in short order.
INDECENT confederate veterans
will receive $4,000 this year If the
action of the house stands, this being
$4,000 more than they We're given
last year and the largest amount ever
appropriated by the general assembly
to this class of veterans.
This was the amount asked for by
Pension Commissioner ]. w. Lindsey,
and it was voted by a good majority.
The amount given last year to indi-
gent veterans was $362,000, and the
appropriations committee increased
this to $3S5,0O0 while the house il
committee of the whole adopted the
amendment of Mr.. CarsweH Of Will
kinson. adding on another $25,000
The appropriation to common
schools brought on a warm debate,
but the committees amount, sS00,Q0
the SANG as last year, was adopted,
In addition to this the COMMON
schools get half the rental Of the stSte
road, the liquor tax, the money from
the hire of convicts and funds from
other sources. making in all total OF
little more than $1,B00o00
The paragraph giving $1s5,OO0 to
MANNED and disabled confederate sol
diers was adopted without debate, This
is a decrease of $4,000 as compared
with last year, as there have been
some deaths among this class Of pen.
sioners.
Section 4 of the bill was adopted
as whole, carrying the following
appropriations:
For the support and maintenance Of
the Academy for the Blind and for
the salaries of It's officers, $4,000.
For the support and maintenance
of the School for the Deaf, and 70
the pay of its officers and attaches,
etc, s27,500
For the support and mainteRanoe
of the Georgia State ganitarium, $780,.
900, to be expended Only when direct.
ed by the board of trustees. And
the governor is authorized to make
monthly an advance to cover the cost
of supplies and incidental expenses
of said sanitarium, and the governor
shall require the superintendent and
resident physician to make an item.
lied statement monthly of all ekpen.
ditures, which statement shall be
approved by quorum of the board
of trustees.
For the State university at Athens,
the sum of $4,000
For the support and maintenance
of the Schol of Technology the sum
of s45, 900, provided, however that this
appropriation shall not be available
unless the trustees make and enforce
a rule prohibiting any county having
more than six free scholarships in the
school,; and providing a reasonable
tuition fee for all students, in addition
to that number.
For the university, for the support
and maintenance of the Georgia Nor
NAL and Industrial college at Mil.
legdeville, $4,000.
For the University of Georgia, for
the support and maintenance of tho
North Georgia AGRICULTURAL college.
Branch of the University, at Dahlone'
ga, $4,000.
For the State university, for tbs
support of the State Normal school
at Athens, for training and instruct
ing teachers, the sum Of $2g $500.
For the university of Georgia, for
the support of the School for the Col
ored People, under the act approved
November 26, 1890, the sum of $4,000,
For the University of Georgia. for
the payment of interest on what is
known as the land scrip fund, $6,914'
il.
For the University Of Georgia, fos
the support and maintenance Of the
same, S22, 500.
For the support and maintenance OF
the Confederate Soldiers home OF
Georgia. under the act approved Dec
49, 1900, the sum OF $12500.
For the support Of the common
schools the sum Of 100000, in addi
ton to the school fund derived from
the sources referred to in article B.
section 8, OF the constitution Of the
state.
The appropriation of 81 200 for con.
tfngent expenses, printing and porter
hire for the supreme court, was adopt.
ed.
The state printing fund was fixed
at $4,000, an increase of $4,000 over
last year. because every year for
several years past there has been a
deficit In the printing fund anywhere
from IS 900 to 1850.
The railroad commission was Civ.
en- 81 900 as 8 printing fund, and the
public buildings and grounds fund was
made S1S 500, an increase of $4,000
being given 70 cover a deficit last