Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-10
APPROPRIATION
BILL IS PASSED
Senate Enacts 1t Un-
changed Under Gov
ernor S Orders

ATLANTA, August 10.-The gen
eral appropriations bill, carrying $9,-
100000, was passed by the Georgia
senate about midnight last night just
as it came from the house after a hec-
tic session. With the pension appro-
priation stricken from it by request
Pension Commissioner Lindsey, who
was on the floor, and with Governor
Hardwick in an ante room comforting
with members, the bill went through
unchanged, obviating it's going into
conference and completing its enac-
ton, except for the governors sig
nature. This leaves the governor a
free hand now in making good his
announced intention of keeping APP
preparations within the limit of $9,-
100000 set by him, enabling him TO
dispose of the special appropriations
separately by veto as they come to
him. if enacted by the senate today,
following their passage by the house
Monday.
Governor Arrives.
The senate has been working along
on the appropriations bill about half
an hour last night when Governor
Hardwick and his secretary, Mr. Bla-
lock, came hurriedly into the senate
chamber, went into an ante room
and Senator Walker was likewise
hurriedly summoned by Mr.. Blalock.
The room door was locked, and aft
er a while one by one other senators
were summoned to the conference,
which also was participated in at
times by Representative Carswell.
In the flash of an instant almost
the whole temper of the senate had
changed. The works on the appro-
priations bill were wholly smashed.
Not until midnight did he pause III
sending orders back and forth
through the chamber At that time
the bill was put on vote and passed
as it came from the house without
the dotting of an i or the crossing Of
a IT.
In the committee meeting in the
afternoon Chairman Walker made a
stout fight for the pension appropfia-
tion, declaring he would not stand for
the passage of the bill unless it car
ried the pension increase and pay
ments which the law allowed. An
agreement was entered into that the
members Of the senate would vote
down other proposed increases,
though the senate committee already
had voted for them on the under
standing that if every increase was
killed nothing should be allowed to
prevent adoption of the pension fund.
Lindsey On Floor.
On that agreement the senate
started working last night and one
| by one members voted against in
creases they wanted, making the sac
rifice for the pensioners, Then Gov
ernor Hardwick arrived hurriedly
/ and issued the orders which made the
| change. Judge Walker came out of
conference. Pension Commissioner
Lindsey arrived and took his seat ]"
the Senate chamber though he had
never at any time been in the con-
| ference room.
When Judge Walker announced
| that he would withdraw his pension
amendment on request of the Pension
| Commissioner that gentleman sat
quietly and accepted the responsible
| itv which was being shirked upon him.
| The reason for the sacrifice was pass
ed about the senate, by the COVER
nor's runners He had had reason to
become suddenly alarmed about the
house of representatives. He could
not trust it any further and at AL
! cost he had to prevent the aprropria
| tions bill ever getting back into it'
hands again.
He had gotten through the specia
tax bills he wanted and ii was obvi
Gus the house intended to kill. tn
general tax bill. He had reason t,
fear they will also kill the approrfa
tions bill also, and BY SO doing throy
upon his shoulders the responsibilit'
4 nf. bringing bout Al extra session
] On this plan If campaign the goy