Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-04
WHAT GEORGIA'S LEGISLATORS ARE
DOING AT THE STATES CAPITOL

passed by a slight majority of the MEM
The committee Of the whole refused to
reconsider the measure and the commits
sion viii get only 500.
For the contingent expenses Of the SUI
preme court, for necessary printing, sta
tionary, record books. binding the opin-
ions Of the court, hiring a porter and the
like the sum of 81 200 was appropriated.
The appropriation bill called for an APP
preparation of $4,000 for the printing fund.
but the general appropriation committee
moved to change this to $50, 900. In ex-
planning this increase, Mr.. Davis, of Mer-
iwether, said that there was always de-
ficisncy in the treasury to pay the print
ing fund, and that the additional appro-
priation of 5000 should be granted. Mr..
Houston, of Fulton, also favored the in
crease, and 1t was adopted by the COM
mittee by unanimous vote.
Eighteen thousand five hundred dollars
was appropriated for repairs to the public
buildings, to purchase coal, wood, lights
and furniture for the executive mansion
and the various departments of the state
government, to pay the hire of guards,
servants at the mansion, and such porters
as may be necessary, and the general in
cidental expenses in keeping up the public
buildings and grounds, of which $1,000
should be paid as a salary to the keeper
of public buildings.
Mr.. Davis, of Meriwether, said that an
extra 81 900 had been added because that
amount had been spent in excess of last
years appropriation.
Mr.. Knight, of Berrien, wanted to know
where the money went.
"why, they spent it," was the reply of
Mr.. Davis, and the house laughed.
Three thousand dollars was appropriate
ed for the state library, for the purchase
of books and such articles as might be
necessary: $1,000 was given for the print
ing of the supreme court reports; and
for republishing earlier Georgia reports.
where copyrights have expired, such sum
as may be necessary, to be paid out of
money received from sale of Georgia re-
ports. For binding the journals of the
senate and the house $3.50 was granted.
The next section called for an appro-
priation of 81, 500 to pay the salaries and
railroad fares of the trustees of the Geor-
gia state sanitarium. Mr.. Hall, of Bibb,
moved to amend so that this $500 should
come from the funds of the state santa
rum.
Mr.. Underwood, of White, moved to
strike the $500 and pay a salary of $3.50
to each Of the ten trustees of the sani-
tarium, with actual railroad fare, to and
from the state sanitarium.
In support of his amendment, Mr.. Hall
SAID ne naQ Deen
the trustees of the asylum had awarded
the contract for beef for use in the sani-
tarium to a concern whose bid was $1,000
higher than the lowest bidder. He said
the only way to deal with this institution
was to do so with firm hand
The resolution of Mr.. Underwood was
passed. as was the resolution of 4Ar. Hall,
to pay this money from the fund of the
sanftarium.
rraa rax-+ saotfov, x,ro,vidad for tLa nav
ment of 81 per diem to the trustees of the
state university while in session. Mr.. Hall
moved that this be amended so that the
money should be- taken from the money
appropriated to the university This
amendment was carried, as was the Sec
ton.
One hundred and eighty-five thousand
dollars was appropriated for pensions to
pay manned and disabled Confederate sol
diers.
Three hundred and eighty-ive thousand
dollars was the amount the committee
asked for pensions to INDECENT Confeder-
ate soldiers, with the proviso that If this
sum was not enough to pay all such PEN
sions, the amount should be paid to all
pensioners on pro rata basis. Mr.. West,
Of Lowndes, on a point of order, stated
that the effort to have this money paiu
on pro rata basis was legislation and
could not be passed upon in the general
appropriation bill. Mr. Slaton, of Fulton,
ruled that the effort was out of order and
it was stricken from the bill.
The house then adjourned until o'clock.
TWO APPOINTMENTS ARE -
MADE BY GOVERNOR
Governor Terrell Monday appointed
Harper Hamilton to be solicitor of the
city court of Rome. and the appointment
was at once sent to the senate, where it
was confirmed.
Governor Terrell also appointed L. @.
Harvey to be solicitor of the county court
of Bryan, and this appointment was sent
10 the senate. Mr. Harvey will take his
office on July q, of next year.