The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-19
STATE WHISKY LICENSE.
TIE HOUSE PASSES THE BILL FIX
ING 1T AT 5000.

The Three Members From Chatham
Vote Against It-An Interesting
Parliamentary Point Comes Up for
Decision-The Bill to Issue New
State Bonds Recon- nitted to the
Committee.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 1S.-The House took
up the whisky tax bill to-day as The special
order. Three amendments were offered: The
first by Mr.. Graves of Newton, to reduce the
proposed tax from 5000 to 800; the second by
Mr.. Craigo of Gilmer reading :"And provided
further, that this tax shall not be required
of manufacturers of spirituous or malt
liquors who sell in the original packages of
not less than ten gallons" and the third, by
Mr.. eagle of Pickens. to strike out the
words: "Grown on their own lands So as
to make general the exemption of dealers in
domestic wines, etc. The first of these
was the most important. Then the previous
question was ordered and the House voted
on the three amendments in the order given.
The Graves amendment was lost by vote
of 60 to IS. and the Craigo amendment was
lost by a vote of AZ to 81. Then the eagle
amendment was killed, stripping the bill of
all membranes.
A PARLIAMENTARY POINT.
Just here an interesting parliamentary
question came up. The rule is that when the
main question is put upon bill with an
adverse report the author Of the bill is en-
Titled to twenty minutes to argue in favor
of his bill. The charm an Of the committee
making the adverse report is entitled in
turn TO twenty minutes to sustain that re-
port. Mr.. Berner thought that Mr.. Huff,
fha nf ~ had tovhN 20
twenty minutes when the question was
upon the passage of the bill, that his right
to speak was only upon the question Of
agreeing to the adverse report, that when
the whole effect of an adverse report was
entirely removed from the question by dis
agreeing to the report that the bill was
under the same rule with other
bills as to the method of passage
the author having no suck
special right.
HOWELL GIVES HIM THE TIME.
Speaker Howell ruled to the contrary, tina
Mr.. Huff, as author of the bill, had twenty
minutes to argue in behalf of it.
Then" said Mr.. Fleming. "the gentle
man from Bib is entitled to twenty
minutesto speak in behalf of the bill as its
author, and then twenty minutes to speal
against it as CHI airman Of the committee.
THAT is the technical construction Of the
rule "said the speaker.
'"Win Dr. Jekyll or Mr.. Hyde speak
first" asked Mr.. Fleming.
(. OF course, Mr.. Huff used his time e
author of the bill, making very able anC
effective speech for it, and yielded the com
mittee's time to the opponents Of the meas
ure.
Mr. Fleming replied to Mr.. Huff.
The bill then passed in the original shape
putting the license at 5000. The vote wa
"a to 48. Messrs. Clifton, Hartridge anC
Ryals voted mo"
THE FUNDING BILL.
The funding bill was taken up next. Thi
proposed to issue bonds of the state 10 the
amount of $500, 900. to pay off that portion
of the debt falling due in 1892, to bear in
terest at a rate not over 4 q per cent, etc
Mr.. Huff, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, spoke for it. Mr.. Fleming argued
against the bill upon constitutional grounds
1t was unanswerable logic, and finally Mr.
Huff consented that the bill be recon
mitted to the finance committee with in
bills as will be necessary to effect payment
of 500, 900 Of the bonds falling due July,
1892, and effect funding OF the remaiuing
$2O7. 900 of said bonds.n
REDEMPTION OF PROPERTY.
A bill by Mr.. Lewis of Hancock came up
on third reading-"To provide for the re-
demption of property sold at sheriffs sale. "
1t was passed at the afternoon session by q
vote OF SIS to 6.
An important bill by Mr.. Tatum Of Dade
was passed. it takes away from the fees
now allowed oil inspectors IS cents o mile
for each mile travelled and his other actual
expenses"
Nineteen other bills were passed at the
afternoon session. Among them was one
by Mr.. Dunwody of Glynn to incorporate
the Brunswick and Altamsha Canal Com
pany.