The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-08
WHITFIELD'S BILL GOES.
TaE HOUSE PASSES IT BY a VOTE
OF 100 TO 20.

The Advocates Of the Fleming Sub
stiture Not In It-Mr. Sesy Raises
che CRY of a Lobby-The Bill Pro
n,bitins the Use Of Free Passes to be
Pushed 70 Vote
au.xTA GA, Oct In the House
this morning the Whitfield Insurance bill
vas nassed bv a vote Of 100 70 20, aud now
only awaits the concurrence OF the senate
in two slight amendments and the Signature
of the governor to become q law Next 70
the Beruer bill, the insurance bill.has devel-
oped hotter contest than any otuel cor
poration legislation attempted oy the prs,
emit legislature. Insurance men ana
tinanciers Sill over the state have taken an
active part in urging the defeat OF the DILL
which, if 1t becomes lsw and Is enIorced'
will completely dismember the Southeas'ein
Tariff Association.
FLExISGs SUBSTITUTE
Mr.. Fleming Of Richmond, when the
Whitfield bill first came up before TINS
session. introduced substitute placing the
regulation Of tbs association N the hands OF
an insurance commission IL was upon
these two hnes-the destruction OF the
Southeastern Tariff Association and the
establishment OF q CoA4lAA99-Oh e--tAs 80
fight was conducted. Mr.. Whitfield, the
author of the bill, opened the discussion.
In supuort of bis substitute Mr.. Fleming
of Richmond spOke, arguing that 1t would
be better 70 place the insurance comblna-
ton under the control Of q commission Than
70 destroy it and open the doors 70 wildcat
companies.
Mr.. Calvin of Richmond also spoke for
the Fleming substitute.
LOBBYING CHARGED.
Mr.. Seay Of Floyd spoke for the Whit
field bill. In the course Of his arraignment
of the Southeastern Tariff Association,
Mr.. Seay charged that since the opening Of
the question the members had been be-
sisged by lobbyists.
Mr.. Huff of Bibb followed Mr.. Seay. He
insisted that the Whitfield bill would drive
out all the home companies and the state
would be ovsrrun with wildcat companies.
Mr.. Fleming made the concluding speech
for his substitute, vigorously opposing the
Whitfield bill
Mr.. Whitfield closed the debate in sup-
The Fleming substitute was lost by vote
of IS to SO.
On yea and nay vote the Whitfield bill
was passed oy vote Of LOG TO 20.
TIE FIGHT on FREE PAssES
At the afternoon session of the House the
free pass bill was taken up. and Mr.. Akin
son of Cowets urged that il be passed. He
believed it would relieve the members of the
legislature from embarrassment
Mr.. Fleming Of Richmond also spoke in
favor of diEagTeeing to the committees
report and for the passage Of such bill
The motion to disagree TO the report of
the committee was adopted, and it was read
q second time.
So after all the House will have a chance
70 vote on the free pass bill before the seq
sion closes.
NO NIGHT SESSION.
Mr.. Wooten Of Dougherty presented
resolution providing for the holding of night
sessions. Day work is enough for the House,
according to its present inclination and the
resolution was voted down.
en- attempt was made to cripple the
university by bill which Mr.. Sears OF
Webster championed. Itprovided that the
z per cent. bonds held by the university as
an endowment fund from Gov. Brown be
taken up when due instead OF being per-
petusllg renewed as now provided ~ law.
The interest on these So, 900 bonds goes to
the support OF poor boys at the university
BY almost an unanimous vote the House
buried the bill.