The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-02
NOW UP TO SENATE
FOR PASSAGE.
UNLESS HOUSE is REVERSED FUND
WILL BE OVER $2,OOO,O0O.

House Is Going to Insist on the Big
Appropriation and viii Fight 10
Last Ditch-HnH Put Up stub
born Fight for a Lost Cause-Had
Controversy with Bush of Miller.
Shouted Into Each Others Faces.
Military Fund Was Increased.
Atlanta, Aug. 1.-"For the support
of the common schools the sum of
81 ,0OO. 900 in addition to the school
fund derived from the sources other
wise provided by law"
This is the paragraph relating to the
school fund that was adopted by the
House to-day by a vote of "A to %,
the advocates of an increased school
fund winning their fight by an unus-
ually large vote.
This means unless the action of the
House is reversed by the Senate, that
the total public school fund for 1905,
including the increased convict fund,
and the convicts worked by certain
counties on public roads, which must
be constructively included, will be more
than $2,OOO,OOO, nearly 100000 more
than ever before.
Is Up to the Senate.
Excluding those convicts worked by
counties on their public roads, the to-
tai fund will be about 81 600 If
the Senate insists on putting the APP
preparation back to 100000, the fight
Will be carried by the House right up
to the hour of adjournment, for it is
apparent that this is the one thing
which the House this year is going to
insist on to the last ditch.
When a vote came to be taken on
the matter there We're a pretty parlia
mentary effort to keep the appropria-
ton down to 100000 by amending the
million dollar amendment to the bill.
This was, however, defeated, and the
million-dollar appropriation was adopt
ed amid loud cheering and applause.
Had Usual Talk First.
Before the appropriation bill was
taken up, Mir. Fields, of Dooley, offer
ed a resolution providing that the
Senate bills be taken up for action
tomorrow. 1t was referred to the Com
mittee on Rules.
In that connection. Mr. Fields sue
ceeded in having read, despite the pro-
test of Mr. Hall, an extract from the
Macon Telegraph, to the effect that
the House Ind been wasting its time
in useless oratOry, and other delays.
1t called attention to the fact that
the House had spent six days Of
oratory on the general tax act, While
the Senate had PASSED it in one day.
Mr.. Hairs protest of such an arraign-
ment of the House was of no avail.
The House refused to fix any special
orders, even declining to act to-mor-
row on the three constitutional amend
ment bills passed by the Senate This
means that these constitutional amend
ments bills are practically defeated,
for unless they are acted on to-mor-
row there will not be sufficient time
TO advertise them before the October
election.
They provide for giving justices of
the peace jurisdiction in trover cases
involving less than 500, increasing the
terms of county officers to four years,
and eXempting church and educational
property from taxation.
New Hills Introduced.
The following new bills were intro
duced in the House. By Mr.. Dupont
of Clinch. to make it a misdemeanOr
to carry intoxicating liquors into any
court room in the state.
BY Mr.. Dupont of Clinch, to provide
for a tax discoverer to be appointed
10y the Governor in each county in the
state, payment of fees to such officers,
etc.
When the general appropriations bill
was taken up a resolution limiting fur
Their debate on the school fund TO for
~ minutes was passed, and this time
was occupied by Mr.. WOmble of Epson
in favor Of the million dollar amend
ment, and Mr. Hall OF Bibb against it.
Hall Fought the Dill.
There is a strong sentiment in this
state" Mr. Hall declared, against any
appropriation from the treasury to the
school fund Mr.. Hall declared that
to increase the appropriation to $1,000
900, would involve the grave danger
of the people of the state rising up and
Wiping out the entire direct appropria-
ton to public schools.
In advocating local taxation for
school, Mr. Hall said all the country
counties should be brought up on ba-
sis with the richer counties as regards
the school fund.
Would you vote for such plan as
that?" asked Mr.. Bush of Miller.
Eyes sir ] would. Did the gentleman
ever know me to talk for proposition
that 1 wouldn't vote for?' Mr.. Hall
said.
shouted at Each other.
The two gentlemen were scarcely
over a foot apart and were shouting
into each others faces.
Eyes sir / have" replied Mr.. Bush.
when, when, when,' shouted Mr..
Hall.
why you're doing it right now"
replied Mr. Bush.
This Mr.. Hall Indignantly denied de-
claring he never had. and never would
advocate any proposition which he
would not vote for. The oratory
concluded there was an interesting
parliamentary fight to keep the in
crease in the school fund down to $780,
600.
Bush Amendment Carried.
This resulted against those who
sought to hold the appropriation down
and the Bush amendment, increasing
the school fund appropriation from
$500 900 to S1,O0O0 600, was put and
then carried by "A vote OF "a TO 50.
The announcement of the result was
greeted by loud cheering and APP
plause from the advocates of the in
creased appropriation all over the
House.
Mr.. Rainey of Terrell, introduced an
amendment providing that I'm the event
this amount for the school fund was
not raised under the tax already fix
"a no mills. the Governor should not
nc permitted 10 borrow the money 10
supply the deficiency which was voted
down.
The House passed the 100000 to pay
off maturing bonds and S3l23S0 for