The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-06
WARNING GIVEN
MEMBERS OF HOUSE
SPEAKER WILL FIX BLAME
IF LACK OF QUORMUS MAKE En-
IRA SESSION NECESSARY.

sneaker Morris Declared Aye and
Nay Vote viii he Called Up to
Very End of Session of LeGisIa-
ture-"Hen Will Break Loose in
Georgia" said MIR. Bush in Trying
to Have Boil WeeviI Bill Recon-
sidered.
Atlanta, Aug. ST warn the men,
bers of this House that the aye and
nav vote will be called up to the very
end of this session, and if it is found
that a quorum is not present, and the
General Assembly has to adjourn sine
die, without concluding the necessary
business, the responsibility for an eX-
ira session, which will have to be call
ed. will be upon those members who
leave the city and thus make a quo
rum impossible"
This warning was given to the men,
hers of the House this morning by
Sneaker Morris, who made it clear that
it was necessary for the members to
remain until the General Assembly
finally expires by law. There is a vast
volume of business on the clerks desk,
much of which will never be reached,
and so far practically no Senate meas
ures have been acted upon.
In order to get the important meas
ures through at this session, the
House to-day, for the first time in four
years, gave it's assent to the appoint
ment of a steering committee, which
has absolute power in fixing this or
der of business, and which. will say
from now on which bills should be con-
sidered and which not. The members
of the committee named by the speak
err are Messrs Hall of Bibb, chairman;
Slaton of Mitchell, Reid, George,
Halves and Steed of Taylor. This COM
mittee fixed the order of business for
the afternoon session.
For Recitation Hall.
The House passed this morning the
bill by Mr.. Shackelford of Clarke APP
proprating $4,000 to build recitation
halls at the State Normal School at
Athens, provided friends of the insti-
tuition give like amount for the same
purpose. OF the amount to be donated,
$4,000 is to be given by George F'os-
ter Peabody of New York, and $4,000
by James K. Smith, the we'll known
farmer of Oglethorpe county.
The House passed the bill of the
representatives from Bibb authorizing
the trustees of the Academy for the
Blind to sell the present property of
the institution, centrally located in
Macon, and TO purchase less valuable
property further out, but which is bet
ter suited to the purpose of the insti-
tuition.
The appropriation of $3.50 for the
State School for the Deaf at Cave
Spring to put a roof on one of the
buildings and to equip the negro build
ing, was passed by a large majority
vote.
Hell Will Break Loose"
An effort was made. on motion of
Mr. Bush of Millen, to reconsider the
action of the House in passing the
boil weevil bill" Mr.. Bush declared
it was a dangerous bill and that hell
would break loose in Georgia. if it be-
came a law. The House voted down
the motion and the bill was sent to
the Senate.
The House passed three resolutions
apprOpriating 5000 each, in addition to
mileage, to be paid to the widows of
three deceased members who died just
before the present session began. The
deceased members were B. Johnson of
Clinch w. r. WEIGH of Gilmer and w.
A. P. Lowe, and the amount appro-
priated to the widow of each is the
amount that would have accrued to
him as per diem and mileage had he
lived.
At the afternoon session of the
House the Steering Committee made
its first report fixing the Governors
salary bill, and others, for considera-
ton during the afternoon.
Gold Mine Bill Defeated.
The House defeated a bill by Mr..
Gross of McDuffie, which proposed to
encourage gold mining in the state by
giving foreign corporations the right
TO condemn certain waterways, and
chang their courses, so as to carry
them to the mines for mining pur-
poses.
Mr. Stovall made a speech against
this measure, saying it would be dan
gerous and would work a hardship on
our mine owners. He said there were
citizens of Chatham who had mining
property in North Georgia that would
be seriously affected by such a meas
ure, as their water supply would be
cut off. The bill received only 81
votes, lacking five of a constitutional
majority.
The proposition to make a junketng
TRIP to st. Louis was again turned
down by the House. The special COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
matter reported that the Nashville,
chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad
mad agreed to furnish a special train
10 St Louis and back free of cost at
any time between Saturday and Tues
Jay next, for the members of the House
and Senate. Notwithstanding this
tempting Offer the House, by a vote
OF "a to "a, killed the resolution pro-
posing to make the trip.
The House passed resolution by
Mr. Rawls of Effingham, to pay the
pension of $50 due to Mrs. Elizabeth
shearouse, deceased, to her daughter.