The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-07-25
WHAT GEORGIA HOPED TO
GET AND WHAT SHE GOT
DID NOT DETIVE
so DEEP IN PORK BARREL.
MANY BUILDINGS ASKED FOR
Towns and Cities Were Not Modest i'm
Their Requests. Congressman
Tried TO Deliver Goods, But
Failed in Some Instances.

Failed in Some Instances.
The country is so familiar with the
methods of drafting and passing ON
nibus public building bills, one of
which is usually passed during ev-
cry congress, that comment on it's
general feature may be superfuous.
The public building bill is known as
the pork barrel" while the rivers
and harbors bill is known as the ''pie
counter" These are the two great
appropriation bills by which the mem
bers of congress endear themselves to
their constituents, and they are usual
ly arranged so that the member who
gets public building bill through
one session is left out of the river and
harbor bill the next session unless it
is absolutely necessary to have his
vote. 1t would be too much to say
that the makeup of these bills depends
entirely upon the number of votes, be-
cause the chief elements of Justice en-
UCA llluO Vic itldbuCI w oOlIlO GAtC1by
but there is no question that the pork
and pie is divided as far as possible,
so that the member getting slice of
one will not get slice of the other.
Thus a member may get a public
building bill during one congress and
in the next get an appropriation for
some creek in his district, but it is
only the larger and most important
districts in the country who can hope
to obtain an appropriation for river
and harbor Improvement and also for
public building during the life of one
congress, which is two years.
What Was Wanted.
Georgia did not fare as we'll in thu
great public buildings appropriation
bill as her representatives desired and
hoped. Bills were introduced by
Georgia representatives as follows:
BY Mr.. Livingston-For Covington,
s25, 900; Monroe, $50, 900; Atlanta ST.
$50, 900.
BY Mr.. Adamson-For LAGRANGE,
$50, 900; Carrollton, $4,000; Newman,
$4,000.
BY Mr.. Lee-Marietta, $50, 900; Dali
ton, $50, 900; Rome, $50, 00O
BY Mr.. Lewis-Fort Valley, $50, 900;
Americas, 100000; Hawkinsville,
$50, 900; Cordele, $4,000.
BY Mr.. Bartlett--Gr Griffin, $50, 600;
Milledgeville, $4,000
BY Mr.. Hardwick Sparta, SIS, 600;
Thomson, SIS, 900; Sandersville, s20,-
900.
By Mr.. Bell-Gainesville, s125, 900.
By Mr.. Griggs-Ba cambridge, $780,
900; Albany, 100000; Townsville,
800, 900.
BY Mr.. Brantley-Valdosta, $780,,
900.
What Was Secured.
At Gainesville and Valdosta the
government had already purchased a
site for the proposed building and
congress appropriated for the erection
of the buildings, for a postoffice at
Gainesville, $50, 900, and for court
house and postoffice at Valdosta S125,
900.
For the purchase of sites and the
erection of buildings Georgia received
as follows; Postoffice and court house
at Albany, S125, 900; postoffice at
Americas, $4,000; postoffice at Mari
eta, $50, 900, and postoftice at Dalton,
$4,000.
The future erection of public build
ings were provided for in appropria-
ton to acquire sites, as follows:
For postoffice at Griffin, Ca, 800;
postofice at Newman, 81, 500; postOtfice
at Waycross, $1,000.
A beginning is to be made on the
erection of suitable pOstotfice and
court house at Atlanta, Ca, and for
that purpose the sum of $780, Is
appropriated 1t is provided that
this is not to be the limit of the cost,
but that the building shall not be con-
structed or planned so as to cost com
plete, including fire proof vaults, heat
ing and ventilating apparatus APP
proaches complete, but exclusive of
site, exceeding 81, 900, 600