Wichita eagle., 1889-09-21
BELLIGERENT GEORGIANS.
Three Prospective Duels Growing Out Of the
Debates in the Legislature.

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Debates in the Legislature.
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 20.-The Georgia
legislature was quite belligerent today,
and three couples of representatives are
negotiating through friends with each
other tonight. These negotiations may
end in an explanation on the floor tomor-
row, or by visits to the surrounding states
| with the view of having an adjust
| ment made The first bout between
| Tignor and Atkinson happened dur
ing the debate On the pro-
posed industrial school for girls. The
| house was in committee of the whole, Mr.,
| Colvin on the floor. He strongly support
| cd the bill. The girls of Georgia have no
opportunity of training for work. Girls
| trained elsewhere come here and get re-
munerative work Mr. Pignor, of Musco-
gee, said that southern manhood would
educate and protect womanhood. He
didn't want to see the peach-bloom rubbed
off the cheeks of southern girls by rude
contact with the world. Southern girls
are now better educated than southern
boys.
MIR. Frazier, of Oconee, said he had never
met woman who was not heartily in
favor of this bill. They want the indus
trial school. They think about it and talk
about it. did you notice. Mr. Speaker
the applauding approval of the gallery
when any argument was made IN support
| of the bill. And did you notice the warn
ing shake of fans when any opposition to
this bill was raiseds Who wants to face
the fire of their disapproval?"
Mr. Atkinson. Of Cowea, expresses him.
self as heartily ashamed of the gentleman
from Muscogee. He was ashamed of that
gentleman as Il Georgian. That gentle
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stenography because he was stenogra-
pher himself. If they learn stenography
"Othello's'' occupations gone " Applause
in the gallery. Let men go TO manly
work and let the women do the work that
they can do. [Applausel. The women of
Georgia pay One-third of the taxes, and
don't get dollar in return.
The second row was between eX-Con-
gressman FELTON, and Mr.. Humphreys, Of
Brooks. Alr. Humphreys replied to Dr.
Felton's attack maze Oh him yesterday.
That gentleman had said that he didn't
know where Brooks county was.
That is not true" said DR.. FELTON,
Brooks county, Humphrey said, was the
third richest agricultural county in the
state, and yet the gentleman from Barlow
says he doesn't know where it is. He had
meant 10 reflection upon the distinguished
gent aman from Barlow. and yet that aged
men b hal mac 4 merc;leSs assault, u D0n
himbecause he diheged with that gentleman
upon the biii. He said that he had been
informed by gentleman from Barlow
that the charge had been made that DR..
Feiton had refused 80 shelter wounded
soldiers from the confederate army who
had come to bis house for shelter. He told
them that they could not find shelter III
the same house in which he and his wife
were living; they could go into the out
house
DR.. Felton, pronounce that an unqual-
ifieQ lalsehood.
Il have it from Mr.. Lyons, Of Barlow,
who says this charge was made in the
Lester and FELTON, campaign, and not de-
MED"
Whoever made it, shouted DR.. FELTON,,
sit is a lie"
The lie, if lie it is is between you and
your accUsers."
DR. FELTON, said that Mr. Humphreys
wanted his money turned over to the COM
mon schools so that the colored girls
could share the benefit with the white
girls OF Georgia.
Mir. Humphrey-'I denounce that as an
unqualified lie"
The chairman raped loudly for order
! and asked members to observe decOrum.
| The battle OF Chickamauga WAS the Oc-
casion of the third disturbance. The leg
| islature was considering q proposition To
| visit the battlefield tomorrow. Mr.. t'Oute,
! oi Barlow, said that twenty-siX years ago
| he was on the field OF Chickamauga. There
/ was no barbecue then, although there was
! great slaughter He ate roast turnipS for
| breakfast that morning, and before night
| some OF these fellows shot him in the foot.
! He didn't blame them. He WAS trying to do
worse for them But he mad business there
then, and he had none there now. He
didn't think that the legislature, or Il COM
mttee should go away from their work 10
attend their barbecue. lie loved those
men who tried to make peace in the war
1 and despised those who We're always striv-
! ing TO keep alive the bitter feeling of war.
Mr.. Thurman, OF Walker. said he WAS
mortified and astonished at the position
! taken by the gentleman from Barlow (Air.
/ Foute). He could account for it but by the
! fact that he was no true Georgian. u 90
not understand how a soldier who wears
an empty sleeve can talk as he has done.
Mr. Foute-I am not native Georgian,
! but am Georgian by preference, while
the gentleman from Walker is a Georgian
by accident. Applause. He yielded to
no native Georgian IN love for his adopted
state.
The legislature finally adopted a resolu-
tion appointing delegation of ten to visit
the battle field.