The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
CIGARETTES NOT SLUT OUT.
The Senate Kills The Prohibition Bill
by a Vote Of % 10 #.

The Surprising LiberalIty of the Pres
ent Session Followed Up by a Propo-
sition to Increase the Salary Of the
Governor to 5000 The Yellow
Fever Fund Scheme to be Presented
in New Form The Bond Bill Com
1nitteo Named Two Savannah Bills
Passed.
Atlanta. Ga. Nov. 3.-The Senate tore
its hair, so to speak, over the cigarette
bill to-day but finally common sense pre-
vailed AID the measure was killed by
vote Of 20 to IL. 10 was not until after
the most stubborn sort Of fight by the
friends Of the bill, however, that it was
forced 80 the wall. and an open surrender
OF its advocates. The bin came up for
passage under favorable report by the
committee with an amendment excepting
cigarette tobacco from the prohibitory
enactment. Immediately fibusteriug be
gan to postpone action until the advo-
Gates of the bill not in the hall could be
present.
GIVEN FIVE MINUTES TO THINK.
After fully a dozen motions to adjourn
with a call for the yeas and nays 10 kill
NAIllC anu SldNt Oh htllOu DA LLlt ddNOtdltS
OF the bill who realized that they were
in the minority, Senator Corrupt asked
for a recess of five minutes, that the
friends of the bill might confer.
After the recess Mr. Smith, of the
thirtyfOurth, said he was authorized by
the friends of the bill TO say that they
had made the fight as a matter of cour-
tesy to the absent friends of the bill
They did not care to further postpone ac-
tion on the matter, and, therefore, he
withdrew his motion to adjourn.
The vote was then taken, resulting in
II votes for the bill and - against it.
SURPRISING LIBERALIrY.
The present session has been surprise
in the way of literally. First the bill to
increase the number of supreme court
judges was passed by the House.
PAY OF THE GOVERNOR.
To-day Mr.. Ferguson, of Lee, went one
better and introduced a bill to increase
the governors salary to 5000 per year,
while Mr.. Lewis, of Milton, saw Mr.
Ferguson's raise, and at once put in bill
increasing the pay of the sheriff of the
supreme court to 81 600
Mr.. Chandler of DeKalb, thinks city
court judges are not paid well enough,
and handed up bill authorizing them to
practice law in other courts so as to sup
plement their salaries
AllG NOAllllbttt b1 ila ElCllt anu StlIilld-
ton reported adversely upon the proposed
creation Of relief fund for yellow fever
and cyclone sufferers. The measure was
regarded as unconstitutional 1t provided
for fund to be raised by taxation. The
sum should come from the contingent
fund. A bill to that effect will be offered
in the House later.
THE BOND BILL COMMITTEE.
Speaker Atkinson to-day appointed the
committee Of eleven to examine into the
validity of the bonds so elabOrately dis
cussed by the House yesterday The
committee consists Of Messrs. Gambler, of
Dehalb, chairman; Guerlrd, of Chat
ham, first district; Jones, of Douglas.
second district; FELTON,. of Macon. third
district Battle, of MUscoeee fourth dis
tIict; Allen, Of Epson sixth district;
Neal, of Barlow, seventh district: FUR
ner OF Putnam. eighth district; McDon-
aid, of Gwinuett, ninth district; Little
OF Jefferson, tenth district: Ashburn. of
Dodge, eleventh district
Mr.. Ham, of Han introduced another
bond bill authorizing the governor to is
sue bonds TO the value Of S36s 900 10 pay
the public debt, which natures in 1894
The interest is no. TO exceed AZ per
cent
SAVANNAH BILLS PASSED.
Two Savannah bills were disposed of,
those introduced by Mr. Guerard to au-
thorize the city of Savannah to erect and
maintain an electric light plant, and to
charge compensation to telegraph. tele-
phone and street railway companies for
the use of the streets of Savannah.
The bill of MIR. Osborne of Chatham.
to change the law for inspecting illumi-
mating oils so that the inspectors after
earning $500 in fees, should get l per
cent. Of the fees was read the third time
and killed
a bill by Mr. Guerard, of Chatham. to
amend the law making the first Monday
IN September labor day, so as to provide
for the payment of commercial paper
coming due on that day, was also passed
WHITECAPs PARD0NED