The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-26
WITH OUR soLoNS.
c,UAroRs DISCUSS wEIGHTf
MATTERS OF STATE.

D..oIution Passed Cutting Down the
xaense Accounts of Visiting Sub
,mtttees-Speal<er Morris Sits
s.uareIy Down ON Filibustertng.
..,srta. Oct. 25.-rhe House to-day
sed q resolution by Mr.. Davis of
Slt.-,wether, as amended by Mr.. Hall
p,bb the effect of which is that only
70 sub-committees appointed to visit
-. institutions can leave the House
,na same time, and all such men,
-. must submit vouchers showing
~ actual expenses before they will
:. -simbursed. Heretofore, large Wis
- committees have been appointed
"a each man has drawn the full $40,
Itch is the maximum allowed by law,
.hatber he spent it or not. The COM
.,,,ttee work last year cost the state
- than 5000. 1t is believed this
solution will cut 1t down to $1,000.
~. Davis spoke earnestly in favor of
,is resolution, urging that the men,
hars had in the past sought to enrich
.hamselves by collecting more
s-on the state than the trips
oost them. He thought it
, oUgbt to be stopped. Mr.. Cam of
%betham. also made a strong speech
N favor of the resolution, urging that
members who collected $40 when they
80 spent less for expenses, did so
nIsqally. and it ought to be stopped
,n the interest of the taxpayers of the
state. Mr.. Steed of Taylor, and DR..
Tellv of Glascock, spoke against the
rssolution, on the ground that it was
detection on the members of the
TIouse. All the other speeches were in
favor Of it's passage. The resolution
vent through by a vote of 101 to 81.
Speaker Morris, during the debate on
the Davis resolution, set squarely down
m dubustering. While the yeas and
navs were being called on a motion
n table, Mr.. Hall asked leave to ex-
main his vote. Mr.. Franklin of Wash
ington called for the yeas and nays
On that motion, and Speaker Morris
ruled that he would not allow the call
for the yeas and nays on a subsidiary
proposition, because it could indefin-
itely prolong matters. Mr.. Franklin
evnlained that the ruling to that effect
was what he wanted.
The resolution by Mr.. Hall of Bib
10 create a finance committee as a
standing committee of the House,
which Shall do the work, both of the
Appropriations and the Ways and
Means committees, was referred to the
Committee on Rules.
Sneaker Morris appointed the follow
ing committee to investigate the con-
dition of the Atlanta depot and see
what must be done to require the
lessee company to comply with it's con-
tract, under the resolution of Mr.. Hall
of Bibb: Mr.. Hall of Bib, chairman;
Messrs. Rainny, Stovall, McHenry and
Blackburn.
On Thursday, Oct. 80, the Legislature
will visit Valdosta to attend the State
Fair as the guests of that city and of
the Fair Association. The invitation
was extended to-day by Mr.. West of
Lowndes, and the House passed a joint
resolution by Mr.. Mills of Cherokee,
accepting the invitation and declaring
Oct. 80 dies non.
The Senate will no doubt concur in
the resolution on Monday. There were
only a few dissenting votes.
Little Business in Senate.
The Senate transacted little business
Two bills were introduced as follows:
BY Senator Comas of the Third, tc
authorize the Governor to include Bax-
ley, Appling county, in the list of cities
and towns in which banks may be
named as state repositories.
BY Senator Harrell of the Eighth, t.
amend section 4313 of the code so as
to prohibit judges of Superior and City
courts from which bills of exception are
allowed to the Supreme Court, and who
receive as much as 81, 900 salary, from
practicing law in any court.
The Senate then went to the House to
take part in the Inauguration.