The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-09
THE SCHOOL FUND
WILL Be 100000
THE SENATE so DECIDED
IN PASSING THE GENERAL APPRo-
PRIATIONS BILL.

Senator Davis Opposed Having the
school Fund More Than $sO0,OOO,
on the Ground That There Would
Even Then Be a Deficiency OF
$125,OOO - Railroads Must Put
Standards on Lumber Cars-other
Work of the Senate.
= Atlanta, Aug. S.-After amending
the general appropriations bill so as
to cut the school fund from $1,000000
to 5000, 200, the Senate passed that
measure to-day by vote of 35 to 1.
The Senate gave the State Sanitarium
$3.50, 900, or $4,000 more than was given
by the House.
All went smoothly and the amend
ments to the bill were adopted until
the common school fund of $1,000000
was reached. The committee amended,
cutting the amount to 100000. Sena-
tor McMichael amended the report,
asking for 100000 and in its support,
made a speech in favor of rural educa-
ton.
Senator Davis said he did not see
how the Senate could vote for the ap-
preparation, as it would be unconsti-
tutional. He alleged that to vote for
a known deficiency was unconstitu-
tional, and had so been declared by the
Supreme Court. Senator Davis said the
deficiency was already $125,000 and in
the event of the adoption of the 100000
amendment, the decrease would be
\
the amendment, stating that the
schools should have the necessary
amount of money needed, and he
thought $9OO,OO was the amount. The
amendment was adopted.
For Board of Health.
An amendment to the bill was offer
ed which increased the appropriation
for the State Board of Health to $500.
The sum of $4,000 was also appropriated
by the Senate for work on Confeder-
ate rosters. A number of amendments
of minor Importance were made to the
bill which was passed as amended.
The Senate also passed the bill of
Senator Jordan restricting the speed
of automobiles in the courtrv to TWEEN
ty miles an hour on the ways and
six miles an hour while running
through country towns.
AT the afternoon session, the Senate
passed by vote of 26 to the bill by
Senator Comas, to require railroads to
equip their lumber cars with proper
standards for retaining the lumber
loaded on them. The bill for which a
hard fight has been made by the lum-
Der interests of the state, came from the
committee with an adverse report, not
Withstanding which the Senate took it
up and passed it. The only amend
ment of consequence was to the effect
that the penalty upon the railroads for
each car not so equipped was reduced
from IS to 81.
The railroads tried to get the COM
mission recently to add a substitute re-
quiring that the lumbermen equip the
cars with standards, but that the rail-
roads allow 500 pounds off in the
weight of freight. This was entirely
unacceptable to the lumbermen, and
the commission reported against the
bill despite which the Senate took UP
the measure and passed it.
To Protect Cotton Owners.
The bill by Messrs. Moore and Nc
Lean, requiring merchants who sell
agricultural products in original pack
ages to report to the consignor the date
~ 'eNA~ odAu lieliIlC VI WAS
passed by vote of % to s. The OBJ
Ject of the bill is to prevent commits
sion men, to whom cotton is consigned
from purchasing it themselves on days
when the price of the staple goes the
lowest.
The Hopkins bill, to require that per-
sonal property shall always be return
ed Tor taxation in the county in which
II was located, was passed unani-
mously.
The following appointments were re-
celVed from the Governor in executive
session: Joseph Brown. to be railroad
commissioner to I'LL the unexpired term
OF G. Gunby Jordan, resigned; Hon
Daniel F. Grassland. to be Judge OF
the City Court of Albany, vice ]. G..
Rlchards Hobbs, deceased; Hon. j. f.
Harrison, to be judge of the County
Court Of Stewart county for four years,
from Nov 20: Hon. ]. Alex. Smith, to
be solicitor of City Court Of SWANS
Doro for two years from Dec. II