Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-05
ATLANTA GIVEN BEER.
THE CITY COUNCIL PERMITS
THE BEik,WEitY TO SELL.

Patrons Of the Company TO be Served ut
th"ir + aces of ID sIdencs in Quantities
of.Not Less Than Quart Nj eetiBg OF
The Supreme and the United States
Circuit Courts.
! ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 4.-Some months
ago an ordinance was pissed by the City
/ Council prohibiting the keeping Of spirit
/ Gus or malt liquors for the unlawful sale
| thereof. The object was to show that At
lanta favored sustaining the local option
! law, and also to allow the city to reap
some Of the benefits from fines imposed
for violations OF the law, as the police
| would, TO large extent, be called
! upon to see that the law was
enforced. This ordinance seriously
intertered with the operation of the
Atlanta brewery, and since its adoption
| that enterprise has been in torpid state.
A short time ago a petition was presented
to the Council. asking that so much OF
the ordinance az interfered with
the operations of the brewery be
rescinded 80 that the brewery could
deliver beer 10 its patrons at their places
OF residence in quantities not less than a
quart, and take the chances OF being con-
victed OF violation of local option law IN
the State courts. The brewery claimed
that it had vested rights which the courts
would be obliged to recognize until these
vested rights We're paid for in some way.
An ordinancei an support of the petition
was also presented, and both were referred
to the Committee on Ordinances.
DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL.
AT a meeting of the CITY Council held
this afternoon the ordinance came up for
adoption Alderman Collier supported
it. He said tUat the brewery was lv ng
idle, and that the owners of the prOpeTt,
were losing the money invested while
other breweries were shipping their pro-
ducts to Atlanta IN large quantities.
Councilman Beatie made Il prohibition
argument against the adoption OF the or
dlrance and concluded his remarks BY
moving to table it. The motion was lost
by vote OF yeas to 8 mays. The Ord-
nance was then put on It's passage and
passed bV the same vote. Before The re-
suit was announced Councilman Mitchell,
with view of killing the ordinance,
moved TO amend 1t oy allowing wnisky 70
he sod by the quart. This motion was
accepted.
Mr.. Collier called tor the yeas and nays,
and 1lr. NJ tchell voted against his own
by a vote of Q to !.
Mr.. Beatle changed mis- vote and gave
notice OF motion to reconsider at the
next meeting.
THE UNITED STATES COURT.
The October term of tue United States
Court was opened to-day with Judge
Newman on the bench. After the court
OrganIzed, District Attorney Hun,
chairman of the committee appoint
ed to prepare memorial resolutions
on the death OF Judge McCay, submitted
his report. The report contained a
sketch of the life and public services of
the deceased. The resolutions were Sec
Onded by Judge Erskine, who occupied a
seat on the bench with Judge Newman.
He paid high tribute to Judge McCay
as man. lawyer and iurist. Judge
Newman added MS testimony to the trb-
Ute which had been paid the deceased.
1t was ordered that the resolutions be
spread on the minutes, an engrossed
copy sent to the family, and court was adj
journed for the dav.
THE SUPREME COURT.
The Supreme Court assembled to-day
for Its fall term. The Atlanta docket was
taken up, which contains torty-tive cases.
Tue Supreme Court docket has 344 cases,
which is a heavy one, though forty short
Of last tall. The prohibition cases from
Atlanta, carried up on writs OF certiorarI,
will probably be reached Tomorrow.
The Governor has offered reward Of
$3.50 for the unknown murderers of Sea-
born Sheffield, in Early county, on Aug. "a.
The Attorney General went to Rome to-
day to attend the sale OF the property of
Samuel Morgan, surety on the bond OF
the Bauk OF Rome as State depository.
The property was to be sold tomorrow
on n fl. IA. in favor of the State against
the Bank OF Rome and its sureties. MIR,
Morgan, after the Attorney General lefr :,
telegraphed the Governor that he is ready
TO settle.