The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-27
WORK or HOUSE
UNDONE BY SENATE
ITS FINANCE COMMITTEE
,-,orkED OUT THE PERUNA AND
PATENT MEDICINE TAX.

go. Cola Tax. Too, Reduced to It's
rormer Figure-MOney for Third
s+orv of DOrmitOry Building at
,oIored CoIIege-Bridge Bill Dis
s.ton Caused Sharp RetOrts.
e,.cinI investigating Committee
PRESENTED Bill for $2,74S.17.
Atlanta. July 26.-Gov. Terrell to-day
signed the bill by Mr.. Cam of Chat
ham providing that each of the Coun-
=. commissioners of Chatham county
.h,u receive compensation from the
oountv treasury for his services, and it
Is now a law.
The Governor also signed the bill by
Mr. Newton of Colquitt and others,
1ving the time for holding the Super
ior Courts of Berrien, Colquitt and
E~hols counties.
The Senate Finance Committee to-
dav knocked out the Peruna and pat
.nt medicine tax, and reduced the
COCO cola tax to it's former figure.
There was a hearing on these matters
before the committee last night, sever
al attorneys and Well-known druggists
appearing against the House amend
ments
Patent Medicines Won Out.
The committee met again this morn
ing and knocked out entirely the
amendment putting a tax of 5000 on
all dealers in Peeruna, and other pat
emf medicines containing alcohol to
A certain extent. The tax on COCO
cola and similar beverages was re-
duced from $1,000, as fixed by the
House to $780, as it stood last year.
The general tax bill will be reported
10 the Senate this weeks
The House Committee on Appropria-
tons met this afternoon and complet-
ed the general appropriations bill
which has been orderede printed. This
bill will come up in the House to-mor-
row, notice to that eeffect having been
given to-day:
Investigating Is Expensive.
The committee to-day increased the
appropriation for the North Georgia
Agricultural College at Dahlonega from
$4,000 to $4,000. At the request of
Mr. Hall of Bibb, chairman of the
Special Investigating Committee there
was Incorporated in the bill an item
of S2.748.1 II which were the expenses
of that committee, made up as fol-
lows Perdiems of members $3.50, trans
portatOn and expenses 500, and the
balance goes to expert accountants.
Mr.. Hall later on opposed a bill
by Mr.. McHenry of Floyd to pay $3.50
to build a bridge a the school for the
deaf at Cave Springs.
The state can as we'll afford to
spend $3.50 to preserve its property as
it can to spend $4,000 to investigate
it, said Mr.. McHenry with some show
of feeling.
You don't have to pay the $4,000 if
you dod't want to-" retorted Mr.. Hall,
his ire aroused, just leave it out of
the bill"
The bridge bill was reported fav-
orably.
The committee also reported favor
ably the bill by Rogers of Mcintosh
appropriating $4,000 to complete the
third story of the dormitory building
at the Georgia Industrial College for
Colored Youths at Savannah.
Similar action was taken on Mr..
Halls bill requiring all officials who
handle state funds to make weekly re-
ports to the controller general.
Banking Laws of State.
Gov Terrell to-day appointed three
Georgia bankers as members of a COM
mission to investigate the advisability
and need of revision and consolida-
ton of the banking laws of this state.
The three appointees are Joseph A.
McCord of Atlanta, Joseph E. Dunson
of LAGRANGE and Edward A. Copeland
Of Greensboro.
The digests of four counties were