The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-20
DRANK WHISKY
OF THE ASYLUM
THE VISITING COMMITTEES
WENT DEEP INTO THE STATES
BEVERAGE.

Joe Hall Tells why the Sanitarium
Needs Different System for the
Management of Its AGairs-Thirst
of Legislative Committees and
Custom of Relieving 1t at the EN-
pense of the Institution Urged as
One ENampIe-GeneraI AssembIy's
work.
Atlanta July 19.-Hon Joe Hall, of
Bibb. made his reply before the House
Appropriation Committee to-day to the
attack made on him and on the Legis-
lative Investigating Committee by
Judge Thomas G. Lawson, vice chair
man of the board of trustees of the
state santarium.
Mr. Hall characterized the attack of
Judge Lawson and the action Of the
committee in listening to it without
protest, he being a member of the COM
mittee, as an action unprecedented in
legislative history. Mr.. Hall showed
that he was much put out with the
committee for not taking his part. He
produced the sworn testimony of Of
ficials and employees of the state sani
tarium, to show that there was no up
to-date system of bookkeeping, and
that no account of the supplies issued
was kept.
Mr.. Hall caused much amusement
by reading from portion of the testi-
mony of Steward j r. Lamar of the
e+o no oio
had been purchased for the use of a
legislative visiting committee. Steward
Lamar also stated that these legisla-
tive visiting committees drank the
asylum whisky, one committee in 1898,
making away with eight and a half
gallons.
He said he had not sought appoint
ment on the investigating committee,
but had refused it UP to the last mo-
ment. He had only done his duty, he
said, and in conclusion declared that
$300,0 was enough to pay the ex-
penses of the institution and that he
did not intend to vote for a dollar
more. The institution is asking $780,
000
A committee from the Georgia School
Teachers Association asked an appro-
priation of $4,000 to pay the expenses
of the summer school in Athens
President Lyman Hall asked $4,000 ad-
| ditional for the Tech for repairs to
buildings and fitting up the chemical
laboratory. None of these matters was
acted on at to-day'S meeting.
Lively in the Senate.
There was quite a lively debate in
the Senate between Mr.. McMichael of
the Twenty fourth and Mr.. Middle
brooks of the TWenty-seventh relative
to resolution to pay pension to DIR.
]. J. w. Glenn of Rockdale county.
Dr. Glenn was not technically en-
titled to a pension under the law, but
the House had passed resolution al
lowing the pension to be paid. The
measure had been in the Senate once
before and was defeated. 1t was re-
considered on motion of Mr. Middle
brooks of the Twenty-seventh and
finally passed by 29 to z.
The Senate passed the House bill
confirming the sale by the Mayor and
Council of Savannah of portion of
Wright street to the Savannah Gas
Company. The bill now goes to the
Governor.
To COdify Game Laws.
Senators Hopkins and Comas were
appointed on the joint committee to
codify the game laws of the state
portance was a resolution calling for
joint committee to investigate the feas-
ibility of leasing a portion of the State
roads property between the viaducts
in Atlanta for the erection of stores or
building to be used as a market
house. President Howell appointed on
the committee Mr.. Harrell of the
Eighth, and Mr. Turner of the Thirty
fourth.
Mr. Howell of the Thirty-fifth intro
duced a bill as a supplementary bill to
that creating 145 counties Mr.. How
ellis bill provides for an increase in
the members of the House from IT'S to
1873 or less.
New Senate Bills.
The following Senate bills were put
upon their third reading and passed:
BY Mr. Davis of the Twenty-seventh,
to require the state treasurer. con-
troller general and secretary of state
to give bond for the faithful perform
ance of duty.
BY Mr.. Davis of the Seventeenth, to
provide a remedy on official bonds in
case of default so that the Governor
may issue execution against the surety