Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-06
WON'T, INCREASE I
UNIV. OF GA, .F.ItND
House Leaves Appropriation
Where It Was-Debate on In
crease for Tech-Increases Off
set by Reductions. ~,

ing resolved itself into a COMMITTEES
of the whole, to consider, section by
section, the appropriation measure
recommended for adoption by the APP
preparations committee.
Chairman Jones, of that committee,
admits that there are certain proposed
increases in general appropriations, but
that the sum total of these increases
is less than 100000. He declares that
the measures contemplates killing
special appropriations that cost the
state in 1908 more than 100000. He
says these two things OFFSET one an
other and that consequently the pro-
posed bill, as whole, will not be an
increase over the old bill. -'
However, a majority of the house.
led by Mr.. Joe Hill Hall. seems deter
mined to cut down every proposed IN
crease and leave every individual ap-
preparation just where it was last year.
An attempt to increase the state uni
versity maintenance appropriation from
$32,5O0 to $4,000 was voted down,
leaving the. figures where they were
last year, and when the committee sus-
pended work at p. m. Mr.. Hill was
leading a determined opposition to in
creasing the Georgia archaeological
maintenance appropriation from $4,000
to $4,000. .~. t5t
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE.
In order to take up the appropriation
bill for adoption section by section, the
house resolved itself into a committee OF
the whole. Tuesday morning, at 1918
O. clock, with Mr.. Ellis of Bibb in the
chair. -.'' :.
Sections fixing the salaries of state Of
ficers and employees were read and adopt.
ed. A paragraph providing for the crea-
ton of an assistant doorkeeper of the
senate at "a per diem was stricken on
motion of Mr.. Hall of BILL The para
graph raising the compensation OF the
head porter of the senate and the mead
porter of the house from So to "a was
voted down and on amendment offered
by Mr.. Hall of Bibb was changed so as
to leave the salary at SO. An attempt OF
Mr. Middlebrooks Of Newton TO cut the
porters salary to 81 failed
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
When the public education section was
reached, Mr.. Hall Offered. an amendment
reducing the proposed 1880 state uni
versity maintenance appropriation to $32,-
800. lust what It was last year. Mr. Hall
said he was the friend of the university
but that the state simply didn't nave
enough money to increase appropriations
and that he was going to oppose all IN
crea ses The legislature, he said, was
too careless in spending money 1t didn't
have, and forgot that the increased bur-
dens would eventually fall, not on the
rich people of the state, not on the rich
state" itself. but on the poor tax payers
Mr. Sheppard of Sumter said that In
controvertible statements had been made
showing that appropriations must be held
down, and he believed the only place the
house could cut was in the education mat
ter.
A number of legislators made the point
that in adopting Mr.. Halls amendment
the house would not be cutting" the
state university maintenance appropria-
ton. but would simply be holding 1t
where II was before 49, c.c-.L
Mr. Mcmahon of Clark declared that
the university had been growing, that
its expenses were increased. and that the
proposed increase in the appropriation
was only in just proportion to the grow
ing needs of the university. Thirty-two
thousand five hundred dollars was not
enough last year, he said, and would be
still less sufficient next year,
Many legislators saiy they regretted
that they could not conscientiously vote
to give the university more money. but
there was no use to promise money when
the state didn't have the ''whah with,
to make good the promise.
Mr. Heard of Dooley did not take any
stock in the talk of people who, he said,
believed the youth of the state would
all go to hell in a hamper basket IL more
money wasn't raised for their education"
He was opposed at this time to increasing
appropriations for such purposes. sri< -
Chairman Jones aof the appropriations
committee said he believed the state could
meet the expenses contemplated in the
committees measure, because, though
there were a number of proposed in
creases, like this state university, mat
ter, the sum total of the appropriations
bill would be reduced under that of 1908
by cutting out entirely about $4,000 OF
special appropriations. And that was
what his bill provided for. he explained.
Mr. Jones also made the observation
that Georgia was behind nearly all 9TH
er southern states in appropriations for
higher education.
When vote was taken, Mr.. Halls
amendment putting the university appro-
priation back where it formerly was, at
$32, 500, was adopted by a vote of 104 to 30.
The other regular appropriations for the
university, the same as last year, were
voted without argument.
Messrs Hall, Heard and Turnipseed
offered separate amendments to the Sec
ton proposing to Increase the sum for
the maintenance of the state school of
Technology from $4,000 to $4,000. Each
amendment provided Tor holoinB tne ap-
preparation down to $4,000. Hall and
Heard withdrew their amendments and
the argument which followed was on
that of Mr.. Turnipseed. @'h"
Mr. Alexander of Fulton, said the old
appropriation was utterly insufficient and
the school had only been kept up by the
aid of donations from the north. He said
more money was absolutely necessary for
the installation of machinery that had
been needed for several years. and was
imperative for other reasons. This, he
said, was an institution that stood to rep
resent Georgia on the very firing line of
progress. Its graduates were. leaders In
the fight for material development. Its
students were being educated as the cap
tains and lieutenants to lead Georgia to
victory. '.i - --
Mr.. Upshaw of Douglas said his county
had been compelled to pay large sums OF
money to expert northern machtnists,
money that would be saved TO Georgia II
her own sons, inferior only in technical
knowledge, were educated to be the equals
of the graduates Of the New England
chronological schools.
He believed the state woald save money
in the end by spending more to educate
her sons