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MACON’SMEMORABLE ELECTION CONTEST • Business Practically Suspended in Order That the People Might Vote For or Against the Sale of Liquor LAKE CROWDS ABOUT THE POLLS No Disorders of a Serious Character Anywhere —The Ladies Out in Great Force and Hard at Work for Prohibition. Today th" people ot Bibb county will ] 'heide whether there shall be the sale o. < liquor within Its limits. Early during the summer the birds be- | .mu to chirp that the prohibition’s! 3 .vere going to make -a determined effort o drive whisky out of the county. -For more than a year -the pulpits had been . Locating a movement in. that direction. Nothing in the way of an organized cam paign was undertaken until the last days October, the managers having deter mined not to divert the attention from the I • ■arnival celt bration. As ■soon, however, .-■? the Jubilee was concluded the an uouncement was made that an election . ould be held December I'. It. came in . - me mt asure as a, public surprise, for it . not understood that the prohibition i. ! - were so well prepared. P \ great tent was thrown up in the rear | e>J ‘Je Mulberry street church and for ( ’.i irly a month there- has been nroh’bi- . on speaking marly every night, by such -■ Il as Messrs. Dunont Guerry, N. E. Harris, W.IJ. Hill, A. Turner -and the he clergymen of the city and such out do prohibition advocates as Rev. Sam .It nes, Rev. .1. W. Lee. Rev. Sam Small, \. Murphey and othtrs. Meantime the' lumns of the‘local press have been i-rowded wl-th arguments, appeals, pro and all sort? of communications up on one side or another. The direction of the prsl iblticn cam - >.ign, was entrusted to the anti-saloon league. T'*e antis -speedily organiztd In •heir own defense, and therefore, the fight almost from the beginning has been one of organization against organization. It has beta the first experience of the mr.-ty in a contest of this sort. As Macon which is pne of the largest cities of the <atc, comprlsts most of the population of the. county, the ba-t-tle naturally cen t< *td here. Considerable money has been ♦ ndtd by both earths to the eentro vt r?y. One of*t-he unique features ha: b-- n the .-.tv; particit ation cf the women on the prohibition side. Thousands of them have be a unceasing in their energetic trio ins to aid their cause. Notw- Hunding f’*c earnest feeling which .’-a; been developed it has been atifying to note'that t here has bceen no .; < rdr and not neatly so much bitterness a La l been expected, though some of the ; u’.-lic dtiiverances have been very severe • n ten • and matter. 'lt was. indeed, not until tbe laei days cf the campaign that the antis became fully aroused to activity, .u they have been livly enough since. 'I he registration cf 5.800 showed th? public interest. -HOW TIJE DAY OPENED. Trie county was astir when Manuel it it ’s horn a’-ttounced the dAwn of day. The aun rose cheerily and the air was just ■- ,tr‘ leg enough to set the blood tlowtng. The skies remained cloudless. The polls opened early and at the open :.g there were many voters on each side. Harrying to tend fro could be seen lary? - tgons. hacks and vehicles of every de s.- ipt-ion loaded with von rs of both sides. The crowds began to grow in a few nio ’v.mtts after the polls were opened. There , re fully one hundred voters on dach side all of the polling places. COURT HOUSE. The sc< ae at the court* house was one has n ver before been witnessed. The yrohibitiopists got in the lead -hiicl held all sway for over two hours. The police men forixud the voters into column of t -.os and in that manner they marched to the I allot bex and deposited their votes, la a few minutes after the voting began : the court bouse there was a line cf voters stretching from First street to the yelling place. In the line the nrohibition sts were in the majority and it looked -as if they would keep possession of the lino .ill during the day. No one was allowed at the ballot win dow except those who were given permis sion to go there by the campaign commit tee on each side. This was done to pre vent crowding and eonfusAn at the win dow. At -the window were men of each >i<le who had the' registration lists and as .. voter would com- up tliey would ask his ame and make a search for it on the list. If *it was not found he would be turned down anel would not be allowed xo vote. The voting at the court house was lively and it is estimated that full 500 votes were W cast before 12 o’clock. 1; took'a man over * an hour to put in his ballot unless he was pulled in the line by oome friend. SECOND STREET. 'The polls at* the Second street precinct opened al 7 o’clock. The voters were not so crowded here as they were at the court hous'd but it is here 'hat both .sides ■ put in good work. The line of voters ex- ' tended from the monument to the voting i place, which was in the rear of the Macon | Telegraph office. Three policemen were stationed at this place and the best of order prevailed. The anti-men got the line here and kept it all during the day. The voters were formed in a column of twos just as they were at ihe court house. Several scraps were narrowly averted by voters being nulled into the line, but the policemen soon .-topped that practice by threatening to ar-»- rest the next person caught. The voting here was not so ’heavy as that at the ’court house and it is estimated that net over three hundred votes were ca.-.t here at 12 o’clock. CITY HALL. A tremendous crowd was at the window when tbe polls opened at the city hall and it took several policemen to get things in shape; the anti-men had full sway and the anti ballots fell in the box like rain. The .voters were made to form in line in the same manner as they did at the court house and the Seconel street precints. A serious difficulty was -narrowly averted at this precinct early in the morning. George Burkett, who has been working in the in terest cf the prohibitionists engaged in a dispute wita Hugh Lawrence and drew a pLtoi and attempted to shoot. He was taken in charge by the policemen a-nd locked up. The anti men had several large band wagons which were kept constantly on the run and negroes were hauled io 'this pre cinct by the hundred. (Several scraps took place but they amounted to nothing. The most prominent workers at this precinct were Dr. White and 'Mr. W. G. Solomon for the prohibitionists and Mr. Alex Block and Mr. Waterman for the antis. The number of votes cast up to 12 o’clock amounted to about 400. EAST MACON. Very little interest has been taken in the election at the East Macon precinct. The polls were not crowded and there was no trouble in voting. The voters were on hand early and by 12 o’clock nearly all of the votes had been cast. The prohibition ists are claiming this precinct by a large majority. About 300 votes have beeh cast. FINDLAY’S FOUNDRY. The scene at I- indlay’s foundry when the 1 'lls opened was a record breaker. Large crowds of men were standing on.all sides and when the managers announced that (hey were ready to receive the ballots (here was a rush for the window. The po lice mt.i finally got them in line, however, and there was no more crowding. The parties were about even at this place and i( was amusing to see one anti end one prohibitionist standing side by side wait ing to cast their ballots. There was no excitement at this precinct during the morning and the best of order was kept. GODFREYS. The amis are i nthe lead iji the Godfrey district. It is claimed that there were three antis voted to one prohibitionist. The polls closed at. 3 o’clock, but the final count had not been made at the -time The Nt'ws goes to press. It is thought-that the antis will carry this precinct bv a large majority. IN THE COUNTRY. Nothing definite has been heard from 1 country precincts up to noon, but it is said thav the prohibitionists are making a very Drong stand and that :t is very likely that they will win out in several’of the dis tricts. The antis ar: confident, however, and say thac the r.ports are false. BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL. Very little attention has been paid to business this morning. The merchants are so excited over the election that many of ■them have closed their doors and are re maining at the polis. Many of the busi ness men were at the polls when they opened a*d cast their ballots early. Many of the offices had on their doors a sign with these words, ‘'Closed on ac count of the election.” Never before in the history of .the city have the people been eo excited over an election and it looks as it the people have turned out in a body io work for their side. The rewards which were offered by the prohi-bitionis s in regard to bribery seem -to have good effect. There have been no reports of bought votes so far and it is likely that if any are bought that the matter will be kept in the dark. COLORS ON ALL SIDES. Red and white can be seen on alt sides. It is a well known fact that the colors ot the probits are white and those of the antis red. The appearance of som any people on the streets wearing colors makes the city look ah if a football game between two prominent colleges were to be played in the afternoon. A remarkable fact is that many negroes are seen wearing the white and that more negroes than were expected have voted the -dry ticket. It is estimated that fully 500 negro's have voted for prohibition this morning. Placards with all sorts of inscriptions are seen on all sides and an amusing inci dent of the election is the decorations of some cf the anti wagons. The prohibitionists have a man cartoons representing the drunkard in hell. The man is going from percinct to precinct 'showing the pictures. The hacks are do- MACON NEWS THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER i 1898. ing a thriving business and every availa ble vehicje is being brought into us«. Even the drays are being used to haul the voters to the -polls. LADLES ARE OUT. . A large number of ladies have been on the streets all during the day. They have been at every precinct in the city and have been singing songc in order to move some of the anti men. They have not interfered in any way with the voters nor have they 'blocked the way at the polls. They deserve a great deal of credit for th&ir work and the leading men on 'the anti side said that they had never before seen a body of ladies so earnest and that they thought more of them for their work. The ladies have also served lunches at the Methodist churched. Their w*ork is no doubt appreciated by the prohibitionists, for they have endtfcvored to do their part by the election. While the ladies were at the city hall and were singing ‘‘Nearer my God to Thee,” a party of negroes were driven up singing, “Hang John Brown to the Sour Apple Tree.” The songs of the negroes completely drowned the voice of the ladies, but they were ordered to desist by the anti side. NO SOLDIERS IN THE CITY. Very few soldiers have been seen in the oity during tho day. Orders were iesued yesterday to the commanding officers to ■keep the men in camp as much as possible and as a result only a few soldiers have been seen in the streets. After tlie Noon Woin - . The prohibition side which had the polls earlier in the morning had about exhaust ed itself by the noon hour at most of the precincts notably in East Macon where noon four hundred votes bad been polled with perhaps two hundred and fifty more to come and nearly all of these* on the wet side. This was also true of the city hall though here now and then a spurt of the white ribbonists gave fresh spurt to the anti workers and everything was on a hustle notwithstanding the slow ness of the voting. Even up to the hour of theclcsing of the precincts other than the court house at 2:30 o’clock, sun time, making about 3 o'clock city time, the lines were kept full and at the closing of the noils many people were disappointed and unable to put in their votes. The crush at the court house continued all through the day. When the polls were •thrown open the prohibitionists had the inside of the track. They had been there for a long time and were in possession with the challengers ready for a long day’s ■ seige. As the hours wore on the line grew. It was doubled up lest it should obstruct the crossing of Second street and still as a double line extended beyond the en trance to the court .house. This condition continued up to 10 o’clock. It took o voter two hours to pass a given point. The challengers for the prohibitionists were untiring and notwithstanding the complaints and the protests of those be hind they continued to challenge every doubtful claimant lor the right to cast a ballot. For several hours here the white ribbon was predominant and the prohibitionists were hopeful. They were good humored and jubilant. They were inclined to make some extravagant claims and from the court bouse standpoint it looked as if they had 'things their own way. But later in the morning reports came in from other precincts that dampened the ardor of the wearers of the white badges. Then it was that ‘the claims if repeating and illegal voting were heard and the said that they were not getting a fair deal at the city hall where their side had not the slightest protection or chance. A visit to this poll at 11 o’clock showed that it was completely in possession of the reds. They were packed into line and with the slow voting were kept in the line for an hour before each one could deposit their voces. At the Godfrey district polls the scenes were lively from early morning on. The antis and the prohibitionists were strug gling for the possession -of the polls and the early advantage lay with the wet side. But at about 10 o’clock the railroad vote put in a solid, front with some two hun dred men in a body and turned .the tide. As the workmen filed along the streetsand lined up to await their turn they were received with cheers and handshakings. This vete made the showing here some where about even up to noon, at least that is the claim made by the prohibitionists. The result of tbe late vot£ was, however, strongly in favor of the ant’s and at 2 o'clock a telephone message stated that the election in the Godfrey would show a two to one vote in favor of the wet side with between four hundred and fifty and five hundred votes. At Findlay's there was a slight stir when at about 9 o'clock this morning when a negro band attempted to interfere with the ladies who were there for the purpose of helping the prohibition side. The mat ter was. however, smoothehd over by con servative citizens and up to the closing .hour the voting went along slowly but without the slightest trouble or clash. At 2 o’clock the vote at Findlay’s stood four to one it was claimed for the wet side with five hundred and twenty votes cast. In East Macon at 2 o’clock five hundred, and eighty votes had been cast, with three to one in favor of the anti side. One cf the odd features of the day was the play made upon the legal phrases of the respective tickets. The legal ballots read “For the Sale” and “Against the Sale.” but whether due to design, as was charged, or to carelessness, there were tickets reading “For Prohibition” and “Against Barrooms” and the placards on the hacks read every sort of way. It is hardly prcbable the vote was affected by the jumble. MMMIC REGJSTRATION Closed Last Night' With a Total List of Over Seven teen Hundred. ElEfflmO BE HEID DEC 10 Prohibitionists Have not yet An nounced Their Candidates, But They May be Heard From. The city registration books closed last night at 8 o’clock and the total number of voters registered was 1779. The books were opened early yesterday morning and over 500 names were register'd during the day. The registrars were kept busy all day long and when the final count was made and the registrars were through with their work they gave a sigh cf relief. The books have been opened since Nov. 1 and up to several days ag o very few names had been registered. The city elec tion will b held on the Ith. The four ai dermen to be succeeded, are Taylor, Wil liams, Moore and Huthnance. So far no body has announced to oppose the gentle men, but the prohibitionists say that they will have a ticket in the field on the day cf the election. The finest and most tasteful umbrellas at the most reasonable prices at Stevens’ jewelry store. BOARD OF EDUCATION Will Not Meet Till Dec. 2. The Christ mas Hollidays. The Beard of Education will not meet next Tuesday night as announced. The regular meeting of the board will not -take place until Monday night, the 13th. The regular routine work -will be taken up and it is probable that the date for the ■Christmas holidays will be set. All of the public schools are crowded now and there are several that could not -take in more pupils. The school children will have a week’s holiday during the Christmas., REMARKABLE OFFER. Made by the Mix Shoe Company in Men’s Shoes for Tomorrow. The Mix '<hoe Company, as every one ought ’to know, is se-lling out. The peo ple of Macon have known this -same firm under somewhat different names for the 'last forty years and regret the fact that it will go out of business bn January 1. But to shoe buyers the retirement of -the firm means an opportunity for securing bargains in shoes. It has been ‘a well known fact that this firm speaks the truth in its advertisements and that they have never bandied any but the very best articles in footwear. In v an advertisement in today’s issue 'the iMix Shoe Company literally offers to give 85.00 for $3.50. This affects the man who wants shoes and good shoes. The opportunity will not again be found easily. Before you buy shoes at lease go and in vestigate this remarkable affair. LEGISLATURE AND SCHOOLS. Indications th.it a Cut Will be Made in School Funds. There is naturally a very lively interest among the teachers and officers connected with the public schools of Macon and Bibb county in the probable action of the Legis lature relative -to the curtailment of the school fund. The appropriation's committee of the House had a long session iast night-and determined upon cuts in nearly all direc tions, but waived, for the present, con sideration of the school fund. The- state sanitarium appropriation was reduced from .$290,000 to $275,000.' The Georgia School of Technology was cut from $22,500 to $20,000 and the State Normal from $22,- 900 to $20.1C0. This was all the committee had accomplished when it adjourned, but it developed in the course o‘s the discussion that a cut in the public school appropria tion is quite probable. ViNEVILLE’S NEW PATROL. Gen. Batee Provides Ample Protection tor the People in the Camp Neighborhood The Vineville road is now patrolled by a provost guard. A party of citizens called on General Bates yesterday and requested that the road -be guarded as the citizens living in the community were uneasy on account of the depredations committed by the negro troops. General Bates investigated the shooting which happened Saturday night and said that he would put a guard on at once. A provost Ls now stationed a. Ryder s store and throe or four sentries are kep* on duty on the V :k v r, rea l McElroy and <h j lermuus of the Via«-vilie car line. Lieutenant Reeves, of General Bates' staff in investigating the shooting which occurred Tuesday night. It will be re membered that Bob Berkner narrowly es caped being shot. If the parties are found they will be severely dealt with. STORY OF A SLAVE. To be bound hand and foot for years by the chains of disease is the worst form of slavery. George D. Williams, of Manches ter. Mich., telhs how such a slave was made free. He says: “My wife has been so helpless for five that she could not turn over in bed alone. After using two bottles of Electric Bitters, she is won derfully improved and able to do her work.” This supreme remedy for female diseases quickly cu4*e<j nervousness, slegp lessness, melancholy, headache, backache, fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle working medicine is a godsend trf .weak, sickly, run-down people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50 cents. Sold by 11. J. Lamar & Sons’, Druggists. COURT MARTIAL JTSSIOI Full List of all the Officers Constituting the Body. T»0 CASES DU TRIAL. What the Second Ohio Regiment is Doing-Notes From the Camps and Other Matters. A general court martial was «Tn session all day yesterday and today at the camp of <the Third Engineers,' in pursuance to the following order: Headquarters Ist Division. Ist Corps. Macon. Ga.. Nov. 28, 1898. Special Orders—No. 13. Par. I—A general court martial is ap pointed to meet at Gamp Foraance, near Macon, Ga., at 10 a. m., the 30th day of November, 1898, or as soon thereafter as practicable, for the trial of such persons as may be brought before it. DETAIL FOR THE COURT. Major Willoughby Walker, Third U. S. V. Engineers. Captain W. J. White. Second Ohio Vol unteer Infantry. Captain J. W. Marston, Second Ohio Vol unteer Infantry. Captain L. ff). Gasser, Ohio. Volunteer Infantry. Captain G. F. Stickney. Third U. S. V. Engineers. Captain C. H. Smith. Third U. S. V. Engineers. First Lieutenant W. S. Wilson. Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. First Lieutenant Robt. Webster, Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. First Lieutenant J. D. Reagan, Third U. S. V. Engineers. Second Lieutenant W. E. Green, Second I Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Second Lieutenant F. iM. Biggs, Second j Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Second Lieutenant L. D. Brady, Third U. S. V. Engineers. Second Lieutenant Wm. A. Kent, Third U. S. V. Engineers. Second Lieutenant St. C. B. Gwynn. Third U. S. V. Engineers. Judge Advocate. By command .Major General Bates. U. S. V. M. N. Wright, Capt. and Asst, Adjt. Gen. Vol. Lieutenant Wilson, Second Ohio Vol In. Two cases were heard yesterday, both from the Third Engineers. 'One private was charged with sleeping on his post while a sentinel, and another for disre spect to officers. The verdicts will not be published until they have 'been reviewed by General Wilson. The Second Ohio is still working hard to get their camp in comfortable shape, and to do this it requires the hauling of about fifty loads of sand each day, and the work will not be finished before the end of the week. Yesterday General Wilson and staff vis ited the regiment, and the general ex pressed himself as well pleased with the work .that was being done. He told Colo nel Keurt that he regretted that the regi ment had been placed on such an unfavor able spot but assured him that it would not be longer than thirty days before they were in Cuba. There has been a slight misunderstand ing between the regiment and the Ohio Y. M. C. A. state secretary, and the result is the big tent and all of its equipments, which have been of so much convenience to the soldiers, has been, packed up and shipped‘back to Cleveland, O. Through the kindness of Chaplain Crawford, however, a large tent has been provided which an swers the purposes. This regiment has the only circulating library with the army in the field. There are nearly 500 volumes. Coloriel Kuert received a telegram this morning stating that Company C, which was left at Camp Poland to clean up the vacated camps of the old Third brigade, would arrive seme time today. The Second will soon have a place nice ly leveled off and sanded where guard mount can be held. Very few soldiers are to be seen on the streets today, and those that are cn the streets are orderlies or provost guards. Because it was election day General Wil son issued orders .that no passes should be isued. The provost guards, in conequence, are having a. very unventful day. LODGE or SORROW Full Program of the Ceremony Arranged by the Elks for Sunday. T£e full program of exercises has been arranged for the Elks Ledge of Sorrow to be held at the 'Academy of Music Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock as follows: OPENING. Song—Mrs. Harry L. Jones. Recitation —Mrs. Church Berryman. Duet —Messrs. Dunwoody and Ogden. Oration —Mr. G. C. Maththews. Song—Mrs. Harry L. Jones. CLOSING. Regular Lodge of Sorrow ceremony. Benediction —Rev. Dr. F. F. Reese. BURKETT LOCKED UP. A Difficulty at ths Polls in Which a Pistol Was Drawn. George Burkett, a well known constable of Judge Balccrr's court, was arrested this morning cn the charge,of carrying con cealed weapons and pointing a pistol at another. Burkett, who has been working recently for the prohibitionists, engaged in a dis pute at rhe city hall this morning with Hugh Lawrence, an anti-man, and, it is claimed that Burkett attempted to shoot him. It is said that he drew a pistol and was about to fire when he was arrested by I Patrolman Brown. Lawrence say s that . Burket started the qaurrel and That he I tried to avert it, but that Burkett forced it * on him. The aft Jr created no little excitement and for a time it was thought that there would be a murder. Burkett was locked in the station house and was refused bond by Judge Freeman. He will probably be com mitted to the superior court when he is tried. j c 11311X1 THEIR SUMMER _ SUITS Decision of the Army Board as to Soldier’s Uni forms. LIGHT BROWN CANVASS. Also Light Under Clothing Has Been Recommended —Really no Innovations Made. » - The army board, consisting of Generals Bates. Ludlow and Sanger, that was in session here last week, have rendered their decision, and sent the proceedings of the board on to Washington. The pur pose of the board was to decide as to the clothing that the troops shall wear du Cuba. It was decided that 'the light canvass .clothing which was worn by the officers last summer would be the proper kind and it was recommended to the department. The clothing consists of light brown can vass, which makes a very suitable uni form. It was also decided to supply the men with lighter underclothing. These things have been recommended to the war de partment, and it is very probable that they will be adopted. Generals Ludlow and Sanger have returned to their eein mands. “VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. ~ Gloomy Outlook for Military Men of Geor gia—Disbandment Threatened. The following story, which of special in terest to the many members of the nation al guard of the state who are in Macon, is printed in the Atlanta Constitution of this morning: The reduction of the military appropria tion proposed by the committee on appro priations of the house, it is believed, may cause the disbandment of the national guard of the state. The moral effect, it is said, will be -so great that The officers will resign their.pests and the privates in tbr companies will not re-enllst when their present time runs out. There was much dissuasion in the adju tant’s office yesterday at the capitol about the effect, and it was stated by military men that the interest which has hereto fore been manifested in the Georgia mili tia by the members of It will cease and there will bo no stimulus to keep the va rious organized regiments together. The officers of the Georgia volunteers do not receive any pay, nor do the men, ex cept when 'they are in an encampment. The only expense borne by the state has been for encampment and to supply the companies© and regiments with some equipment, for actual service, the greater pai t being given to the federal govern ment. The officers and men of the Georgia foi ces, said Colonel Obear yesterday, “pay out of their own pockets anywhere from $90,000 to SIOO,OOO a year to keep up t-hcii organizations. The military may con tinue, but the feeling of pride that the men have had heretofore, if the cut in the ap propriation passes she general assembly, will sease and the men will belong to the companies and regiments for personal grat ification. The military organizations will keep together more for social reasons than for any other as soon as it ds evident that the state does not 'think the armed force is a necessary part of the government.” The cost of the militia to the state has in the pasu been only for encampments. They have been sources of great experience to the men and very valuable. If there* is no appropriation it means the elimination of target practice which almost essential. Some of the’ organizations now furnish their own ammunition, ftut not enough to give the men any real and active service. Colonel Candler, of the Fifth regiment, thinks that if the military organizations of the state are necessary to the state’s well fare they should bo supported, if not they should be disbanded. He says he believes that every state must have some kind of military force to preserve law and order unless the state depends upon the federal government for aid in time of need. He said yesterday: “Georgia, I am sure, does not -wish to have federal soldiers performing such duty within her territory, even were it possible under the constitution for them to do so, of if so practicable, to get wherever in the state they might be needed. I have no dcubt the state militia will cheerfully submit to any action that the legislature may see fit in its wisdom to take regarding them anti will try to do its duty to the state under any and all circumstances, but believing, in the language of the constitu tion of the state, 'that the protection to person and property is the paramount duty of government,’ and that ‘a well regulated militia being essential to the peace and se curity of the state’ should be organized and maintained by the state. I think that the condition of the state's finances would authorize an appropriation of at least one half in amount the apropriation for the last two years. “‘lf the legislature is opposed to camp training, give it to us to buy necessary uniforms, overcoats and other necessari equipment, or to help pay armory rent in which to drill and store valuable public property.” The state, it is said by military men, has never appropriated enough at one time for all the military to go into en campment the same year. The soldiers have been able to go to the encampment only once in two years. The cost of this has not amounted to one-tenth the amoup r given by each indiviual soldier in the state militia to the service for the same time. The r of the militia that was expected v begin today has beeen (tempo rarily checked by the action of the appro priation committee, and it will not proceed with as much activity as was intended. 5