Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-01
HOUSE WRANGLING
OVER ANNUAL
APPROPRIATIONS
RANKIN, OF GORDON, WANTS AP-
PREPARATIONS TO ALL THE
BRANCHES OF THE UNI
VERSITY CUT OFF.


as taken from the journal Of the clerk Of
the house. is as follows: Derrick. Ed
wards. English. Evans. Glenn, Grice. Hen
~. johnson, of Baker; Knight, Mann,
Naples. Mitchell, Morton. McRae,
O'ouinn. Pate. of Gwinnett; Paulk. Of
Cofree: Richardson, Tigner. Warren, Wat
son. Wilson and Wamble.
Routine of the House.
Immediately following the reading of
the house journal, the appropriation bill,
which was up for consideration Friday
when the house adjourned, was again
taken up.
Mr.. Steed, Of Taylor. rose to point or
order. Mr.. Steed argued that the house
had unanimously agreed that all Satur-
days were to be given up exclusively to
the passage Of local bills and the reading
Of senate bills. Mr. Steed argued that
some OF the members, thinking local
bills would be up, had gone home to spend
the day.
Speaker Morris ruled that the general
appropriation bill would have precedence
over everything, and said that he was
willing to come back to the house that
afternoon and pass up these local bills.
Mr.. Davis. OF Meriwether, moved that
as soon as the house resolved itself into
committee of the whole house, all debates
on appropriations be limited TO FIVE min
motion was adopted.
Speaker Morris named John NJ. Slaton.
OF Fulton, TO be chairman of the COM
uittee of the whole.
The first section to be taken I'D this
morning was an appropriation OF 5000
for the state university at Athens and
$4,000 for the Georgia School of Tech
nology. az Atlanta. The appropriation
committee wanted 10 amend so as to
give the Tech $4,000.
Mr.. Hall, of Bib, announced that he
intended TO fight the increase OF 5000 for
the Tech, but that as Mr.. Slaton, who
desired to urge the extra appropriation,
was In the chair, he would not make the
fight IN the committee, but would wait
until the bill was reported back to the
house. The committee favorably reported
the appropriations.
Inc next section provided for an appro-
priation Of S22Sc0 for the Georgia Normal
and Industrial college. at Milledgeville,
a branch of the state university. Mr..
w. r. Rankin, OF Gordon. moved to re-
fuse any appropriation for the normal
school
Through that great monster, the Uni
versity OF Georgia, we are reaching fur
Their and further down into the pocket
books Of the people"
Mr.. Rankin argued that there was no
constitutional rights under which the
general assembly could vote for these To-
cal schools, which were for the purpose
Of giving money. called branches Of the
state university.
Mr.. Howard. OF Baldwin. spoke in favor
OF the appropriation. making a passionate
appeal for the girls of Georgia. who had
for so many years been neglected by the
state.
Joe Hill Hall, OF Bib, also argued
against the adoption of such an amend
ment as that offered by Mr.. Rankin.
saying that former legislatures had
founded these colleges. and that the pres
emit legislature had no right to abolish the
college by cutting of the appropriation.
Messrs. Deal, Of Bulloch. and Lane. Of
Sumter, moved to make the appropriation
5000 instead of s22.sO while Mr.. ]. b.
Ayres, of Polk, moved to appropriate only
$4,000.
J. ]. Flynt. Of spalding. one of the most
eloquent speakers in the house. bitterly
fought the amendments to do away with,
or even to lower. the appropriation for
the normal schools, making a beautiful
appeal for the girls Of Georgia who were
fitting themselves for the battle of life,
in which they had such an awful task.
Mr.. Davis, of Meriwether, chairman of
the appropriation committee, also argued
for the amount recommended by his COM
mittee: that is-s22 900.
r. B. Blackburn, of Fulton, also favor
ed the appropriation asked for by the
committee. Mr.. West, of Lowndes, said
il would be a hardship upon every girl
in Georgia to withdraw this appropriation.
I'VE give thousands and thousands of
dollars to the boys of the state. The girls
normal school is the only school where
girls in this state can secure a higher
education. and it is simply monstrous for
us TO think OF taking away the appropria-
ton from the girls at whose shrine we are
willing to lay the proceeds of our daily
labor. I, for one, am willing to raise the
general tax rate rather than DO away with
this great institution"
A. NJ. Deal. of Bulloch. argued for the
passage OF his amendment to cut the ap-
preparation TO $4,000. He said in reply to
a question, that he was not informed as
to Re expenses of the institution, nor did
he know how much was absolutely needed
by the school. w. T. Lane. OF Sumter,
argued for the $4,000 appropriation, but
fought the proposition TO cut of the en-
tire appropriation for the school.
Mr.. Stovall. OF Chatham. read a quota
ton from a letter from a Savannah man
whose daughter is a pupil i'm the school,
IN which the frightfully crowded condi-
ton o. the college was brought out Mr..
Fields. Of Dooly. also spoke in favor of
the appropriation Of SO. 800.
Mr.. Howard OF Baldwin. said that II
the appropriation was cut at all, the trus-
tees would be compelled to discharge
three OF the teachers. and that there were
too few teachers there now. Joe Hill Hall,
OF Bibb. favored reducing the amount
given the college TO $4,000, saying that
the teachers salaries might be cut slight
~ 70 make up the s., 800 taken away. Mr..
Brown, OF Houston, a member of the
house committee which visited the school,
urged strongly for the appropriation OF
So. 900 Mr.. Hixon. Of Carroll, opposed the
appropriation OF the amount asked for by
the appropriation committee. Mr.. Howell
Of Meriwether, spoke against the larger
amount. while Mr.. Franklin, of Washing
ton. said that not one appropriation had
been cut. and that IL was not right to
cripple this great institution for the girls
OF this state.
The amendment TO appropriate TO the
school $1,000 was unanimously killed by
the house. as was the amendment to give
only $4,000. Then, with only one dissent
ing vote. the house killed the amendment
Of Mr.. Rankin, Of Gordon, to cut of
the appropriation altogether.
Mr.. Rankin, of Gordon, then moved to