The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-09
PASSED The TAX BILL
ONLY TWO VOTES AGAINST 1T IN
THE HOUSE.
CANN CAST ONE OF THEM.
HE AND BOOTH OBJECTED TO SOME,
OF ITS FEATURES.

EHort Made for reconsideration So
That Occupation Tax Might BE
struck Out, But This FaiIed-Meas-
ure VIII Go Immediately to the
senate-Fight on Occupation Tax
VIII BE Made There-No New Dor
mitories-TiIt between Fields and
Morris AmicabIy Settled.
Atlanta. Dec. S.-The House finally
passed the general tax bill this MORN
ing by a vote of 126 to q
Mr.. Cam of Chatham and Mr.. Booth
OF Walton were the only members who
voted against the bill, and they did so
because Of strong opposition TO several
features which it contains. Others.
however. who were opposed to the
same features. voted for the bill.
As soon as it had been passed. Mr..
Slaton of Fulton moved that the House
reconsider its action. so that an amend
ment might be offered, striking from
the bill Section is. which puts a tax
of s25 to $1,000 on foreign corporations
doing business in the state. There was
considerable argument on this motion,
Messrs. slaton and Miller of Muscogee
Urging reconsideration, and Messrs.
Hall of Bibb and Akin of Barlow OBJ
posing 1t.
The motion to reconsider was lost
by a vote of 81 to 61.. and the bill was
ordered transmitted Immediately to the
Senate. The fight will be had again
over there, but there are only four
days left for it. and the Senate will
have to do some quick work
The usual resolution authorizing the
Governor to borrow 100000 to supply
casual deficiencies was passed without
opposition as was also the bill au-
thorizing a tax levy of .23 mills for
the purpose of raising the annual sink
ing fund of 100000.
Deaf anc Dumb Turned Down.
The School for the Deaf and Dumb
at Cave Springs will not get special
appropriation to provide necessary DOR
mitories for the children OF that insti-
tuition at this session. The bill by Mr..
Halves of Ebert. carrying an appro-
priation of s11.50O to build an annex
at the school. was defeated by vote
of 50 to 81 this afternoon. The author
OF the measure, however, has given no.
tlce of a motion to reconsider, and the
House will doubtless take action on
that motion Tomorrow
In explaining the provisions of the
bill. the author stated that there were
SO many children at the school, and
that there were so few rooms, and
these exceedingly small, that from six
to nine, pupils were forced to occupy
a single room. This condition. he de-
clared, was menace to the health Of
the afflicted ones who were being
taught at the institution. The bill
lacked six votes of constitutional ma
jority
During the morning session the
House demonstrated conciuslvely that
it was opposed to putting any bills
ahead of those on the calendar to be
considered out OF their turn. The COM
mittee on rules made a report rec
ommending that certain resolutions
and bills be set for special orders,
several of which were designated for
immediate consideration, but the
House voted down the report.
Fields Grew BIT PersonaI.
During the morning session of the
House there was a personal tilt be-
tween Mr.. Fields of Dooly and Speak,
err Morris.
Mr. Fields, when recognized by the
chair after several efforts to get a
hearing, asserted he had been endeav-
oring for some time to address the
House, but had not been recognized.
He wanted to know If there was any
way Of getting the ear of the chair,
other than the usual method, because,
so he stated, a number OF gentlemen
seemed to have no difficulty in securing
recognition, while he had failed
why does the gentleman ask that
question:" inquired Speaker Morris.
Il thought ] had explained" return
ed Mr.. Fields, "but / will do so again."
and he repeated his statement.
Il think" asserted Speaker Morris,
that the members of the House will
bear out the statement that | have
endeavored to sustain the dignity of
the chair. This is not the first time
that an incident like this has occurred,
and / want to say once and for all
time, that II the gentlemen mean these
things as personal. all l ask is that
they make their statements to me after
get cut of the chair. My position Is
such that / cannot take recognition OF
personal matters while in the chair"
Applause greeted the words of the
Speaker.
''I'll make the statement anywhere
and at any time" said the gentleman
from Dooly, as he resumed his seat.
Later he was called upon by mutual
friends of himself and the Speaker
with view to effecting a reconcilia-
ton of the differences, with the result
that mutual explanations were made.
and everybody expressed entire satis-
faction with the outcome