Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-09
MATITNCLY BOND BILL
KILLED IN The HOUSE
Old State Debt Repudiated by
Vote OF 81 to 66.
TWO TAX BILLS ARE LOST
There Was Considerable Discussion
Over Certain Items Presented in the
Deficiency Appropriation Bill Tues
day Afternoon-Boost for Tech.

DerCIehcy Appropriation 6lll lueS-
day Afternoon-Boost for Tech.
Atlanta, Aug. 8.-The main features
of the house sessions Tuesday were
the additional appropriations to state
institutions and the emphatic disap-
proval of the house of the bill to pay
the Mattingly bonds, given as part
payment of certain arms purchased
from the Sharpe Rifle company, of
Hartford Conn, by the late Governor
Joseph E. Brown, Nov IA, 1860.
Tnis was the fourth demnad the
holders of these bonds have made up
on the state for their payment, and
each time heretofore the claim did not
get to the house for a vote until Tues
day, when the bill was killed-S4 to
&C. Once before, however, the legis-
lature refused to give it's permission
to the holders to sue the state in the
Fulton county courts, the assent of the
state being necessary to such a suit.
At the afternoon session the house
passed a deficiency appropriation bill,
including $275O0 for anew dormitory
at the Girls Normal and Industrial
college at MilledgevilIe 1t also ap-
prOpriated $17,500 10 increase the cam
pus at the archaeological institute,
and $4,000 additional for sustenance
Of the institution in 1907.
Chairman w H. Davis, of the appro-
priatiOns committee, after this amount
had been passed up, stated that the
Tech was one of the few state institu-
tiOns that lived within it's appropria-
tions, and hence they were very glad
to give them this additional sum to
meet their needs for next year.
The action of the house in turning
down the bill for the payment of the
Mattingly bonds makes the fourth
time in its history, the lower house
of the general assembly of Georgia
has refused the payment of these
bonds
Representative Joe Hill Halls bill
providing for state board of tax as
SCISSORS and that of Senator Gambler
for creation of a board of tax asses
oors in each county of the State,
were both lost in the senate The
vote on the former was, ayes 10, nays
22; Of the latter, ayes 1G, nays 20.
Growing out of remarks made upon
the floor Of the house Tuesday by Mr..
Whitley, Of Douglas, Solicitor C. d.
Hill, Of the criminal superior court of
Fulton county, and Mr. Whitley had
fight in the hall of the house of rep
resentatives Wednesday morning
about 10 o'clock.
The encounter took place just in
side the door of the hall and the two
men fought from there. quite dis
tance down the aisle until they were
separated by friends. Neither of the
gentlemen was seriously hurt.
The fight started amid great confu-
sion, but it is understood to have
grown out Of Mr.. Whitley's charges
on the floor of tn house Tuesday
that there had been lobbying in favor
OF the bill to pay the Mattingly bonds.
Benjamin H. Hill, Solicitor HilPs
brother, is one of the attorneys for
the estate of George Mattingly that
holds the bonds, and it is presumed
that Mr. Hill resented the remarks of
Mr. Whitley.
The light caused considerable ex-
c1tement for few minutes in the
house, but the men were quickly sen.
arated and quiet restored.