Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-02
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Warm Debate In House Over General
Appropriations Bill.

~A1oAlob NV. 20 4uS MUSE got |
well into the fight on the general APP
preparations bill yesterday, holding |
morning and afternoon sessions, and |
adjourning just as action was taken
On the appropriation to the state san
atarium until o'clock this morning,
when the work will be continued.
After warm debate, lasting nearly
two hours, the state sanitarium bin
was given $4,000, an increase Of
$4,000 over last years appropriation,
but $4,000 less than was as ed on the
ground of absolute necessity.
4 similar debate was had over the
$4,000 increase to the School for the
Deaf on the theory that all the appro-
priations should be reduced, but that
increase was finally given, the total
appropriation being S27 800.
The number of house pages was cut
to six, and the senate was given
only three instead of four pages. Some
eight or ten assistant doorkeepers
were Topped off.
1t was provided that the salary Of
the superintendent of the state SAM
tarium should come out of the appro-
priation for the maintenance Of that
institution.
The foregoing were the most i'm
portant changes made In the bill.
When the house meets this morning
the first matter to be taken up will
be the appropriation of 1925 to the
state university.
In the Senate.
The greater part of the session Of
the senate yesterday was consumed
with the reading of house bills for
first and second time in order that
these measures might be finally dis
posed of at the earliest possible mo-
ment. All the senate bills up for q
second reading were given reading
and were referred back to their ap-
propriate committees for further con-
sidSration and report.
The senate is now well up on It's
work, and the coming week will doubt
less be an extremely busy one in the
upper house A large batch Of bills
both of the house and senate-will
be put upon their passage Monday or
Tuesday, and the indications are that
interesting discussions will be indulg-
ed as some of the important general
measures are finally acted upon.
During the session the committee
on military affairs reported upon the
bill to reorgantze the military forces
of the state and recommended that
the measure be passed with one or
two amendments.
Three new bills were introduced IN
the senate and were referred to appro-
pirate committees for consideration.
Immediately after adjournment the
finance committee held a meeting in
the messengers room and made a fav.
orable report on the joint resolution
by Senator Perry, of the thirty-third
district, calling upon the states rep.
resentatives in congress to use their
best efforts to secure a fund of nearly
$4,000, which was paid to the mem.
bers of two companies of Georgia
troops in 1889 who co-operated with
the government forces to transfer the
Cherokee Indians from north Georgia
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sippi river.
The following new bills. were intro.
duced:
BY Senator Comas of the Third-'To
prohibit any person from giving or
selling any spirituous or intoxicating
liquor to any felony convict in the
state; punishment for a violation of
the act to be as for mis&emeanor.
By Senator Van Buren, of the Tween.
ty-1rst (by request)-To repeal the
act to reduce the compensation of the
treasurer of Wilkinson county and fix.
ing the compensation of the commIs.
siohers of roads and revenues and
other officers Of the county.
By Senator Perry of the Thirty-third
TO repeal the act to amend an act
establishing the city court of Han
county so as to provide for solo.
itor separate from the solicitor gener.
al OF the northeastern circuit.