Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-24

Temperance and Technology Engage
Attention for the Day.

Attention sOr the Day.
ATLANTA, GA, July 23.-In the Senate
to-day the general local option bill came up
as the special order Of the day. The Sec
rotary read the original bill as passed by
the Senate at the regular session, after
which he read the new, or amended bill,
passed by the House.
Relative to the substitute Mr.. Davidson
moved to take 1t up by sections.
MIR. Northern saw no reason why this
should be done. The bill was not such
one as he would have introduced, but he
would accept it, and hoped there would
be little discussion.
Mr.. Davidson held that there were a
number Of reasons why the bill should be
considered by sections. Some Of the
amendments that would be proposed he
believed would be accepted by the friends
of the bill.
DELAY OPPOSED.
Mr.. Northern replied that the friends of
the measure did not want further delay.
The provisions were well understood, and
there was no use in taking up the bill as
proposed.
Mr.. Ray said that the bill could be taken
up as a whole and amended in any place
or at any time while before the House.
When the discussion ended a vote was
taken and the bill was taken up by sec
tions.
Mr.. Maddox offered an amendment to
the first section substituting 'one-tenth
OK th, freehOlders' for ''One-tenth of the
voters" He thought that the freeholders
We're the right people to call elections in
important matters like this.
The amendment was lost.
VOTING BY DISTRICTS.
Mr.. Davidson moved to strike out, in
the ninth line of the second section, "PrO-
Vided further, that all voters at elections
held under This act shall be required to
cast their ballots in their own militia dis
trict5.''
Mr.. Falligant favored this. He said
that in Chatham, and other counties of
the State, all elections were held ut the
court house in the interest Of economy,
and for the purpose Of guarding against
anything that would work an INJURY to
the people. Elections held there could be
better controlled than if held all over the
county.
THE AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
Mr.. Northern said it was for this rea-
son that he did not favor the amendment,
as he did not want elections held when
voters could be controlled.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Cabaniss, by permission Of the Sem
ate, introduced a resolution upon the sub
iect Of Gen. Grants death, which was
transmitted.
The third section of the bill was read.
There being no amendments offered, on
motion OF Mr.. Allen the three sections
were voted upon and passed. Nothing
further was done on the bill.
The Senate then went into executive
session and confirmed several appoint
ments made by the Governor since the
close of the regular session.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day the unfinished bust
ness of yesterday, which was consideral
ton OF the chronological bill, came up as
| the regular order. Mr.. Harris had the
/ floor and kept it during the greater por-
| tiOn of the session. He made a strong ar
! gumeut in favor of the measure, setting
| forth the immeasureable advantages such
an institution would give the people of the
/ State. and then i'm turn give the State
! skilled mechanical labor of all kinds,
which would rebound to her best inter
/ ests and be a credit TO the position that
! she holds. He was followed by Mr.. Lamar
/ Of Pulaski, who made a fine argument in
! favor of the measure He regarded such
an institution as one calculated to do sc
much good that the expense should not
/ be considered.
Mr.. McLendon, of Thomas, also advo-
Gated the bill.
Mr.. Harrell, of Webster, opened Sc
we're attack against the bill. He said that
it was unconstitutional and not founded
on good policy.