The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-27
BACON MEN AGAIN BEATEN.
Their Free Coinage Scheme TO Handicap
Turner Defeated.

eressmen Who Oppose Free Coinage
hut They Fail to Pass-Representative
Rockwell Turns Loose a Flood Of
Bills.
Atlanta. Ga, Oct. 26-An attempt was
made in the House to-day to handicap
Judge Turner by he condemnation of con-
gressmen who oppose the free coinage Of
silver at 16 to l, but it failed, and now the
Turner men are feeling decidedly enthu-
siastic. This maneuver was engineered
bv the Bacon managers, but for the third
time their strength failed to materialize
on the SHOW down"
Tonight Judge Turner's campaign is in
better shape than it has ever been, while
the repeated attempts of Maj. Bacon's
leaders to force things has weakened him
badIy. They admit their own weakness
bv the extravaganza of the claims they
make tonight to offset the effect of the
failure in the House to-day. They now
claim 100 pledged voters. They had not
strength enough in a full House to-day,
however, to pass a set of free silver popu-
LIST resolutions, and with A populists
standing behind them too.
The resolutions are Maj. Bacon's creed
so to speak. Their failure is a virtual re-
pudiation of his platform. The resolu-
tions were introduced by Mr.. Pitman of
Troup, which county is pledged to Maj.
Bacon. They are as follows;
Whereas, The national congress at the
session last held failed to restore to sill
yer the constitutional position which it
held prior to the demonetization acts of
1873 and 1874; and,
Whereas, The national congress failed
to provide for the coinage of silver bull
lion. which now exists only as com
modify in the United States treasury, fall
ing to remove the discrimination against
silver in favor of gold; and,
Whereas It is the firm settled belief OF a
majority of this assembly that the fall
ure of the national congress to fully ac-
complish the results reasonably inter-
preted by the people, was due in part 10
one faction of democratic senators and
congressman whose votes on questions OF
finance did not accord with the views
hereinafter expressed; be it therefore,
Resolved, BY the House of Representa-
tives and Senate of Georgia, in general
assembly met, that the representatives
from Georgia now in both branches or
the national congress, and those soon to
be elected thereto, be, and they are hereby
requested to use their influence, exert
their energies and cast their ballots for
legislation which has for its purpose;
l. The immediate restoration OF silver to
it's former position as constitutional
money of final payment by opening our
mints to the free and unlimited coinage OF
all silver bullion produced by the United
States independently of European dicta-
ton, and without waiting longer for In
ternatOnal agreement
Nf
both gold and silver to be resumed at the
ratio now fixed by law, and the coinage Of
both metals to be continued until some
other ratio may be fixed by law which
shall also provide for the continued free
and unlimited coinage as aforesaid.
8. The immediate repeal of the federal
tax of 10 per cent. on the bills of state
bank issue
Mr. Pittman made speech upon the
resolutions, saying he wanted to come be
fore the members so that the sense OF the
body could be obtained in straightout
vote in which there was no lodging lie
asked that the resolution be made the
special order for next Tuesday, which
would have brought the resolutions up
after Messrs. Walsh and Bacon had
spoken before the legislature.
Messrs. Garrard and Turner speak Tues
day night and Wednesday night respect
lively.
scheme, moved that the resolution be
referred to the committee on the state OF
the republic, when that committee shall
have been appointed.
Mr. Pittman said If this was done it
would simply mean the indefinite post
ponement of the resolution.
Mr.. Doolan asked a vote on his motion,
and seeing that it would take this direc-
tion Mr.. Pittman moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table, which was done.
a lot of Turner men came in to-day from
South Georgia to work for their favorite.
among them Hon, S. G. McLendon of
Thomasville, e. P. S. Denmark, j. t.
Roberts, c. r. Pendeton of Valdosta, w.
h. Love, c. w. Fullwood II. b. Peoples,
solicitor general of the southwestern cir
cult, all of Berrien; w. N. Spence solic-
itor general of the Albany circuit; Judge
J. L. Sweat, John Mcdonald and W. V.
Toomer of Waycross; w. c.. Brantley, So
Acitor general of the Albany circuit;
Judge ]. L. Mershon, Hon. 7. B. Lamb
and W. E. Kay of Brunswick; Walter NJ.
Clements and ]. e. Wooten OF Dodge;
Judge John McRae and I. ]. Pritchard Of
montgomery DR.. Cyrus Hicks of Dublin,
and hosts OF others.
Among the bills introduced in the House
to-day were the following:
by Mr.. Doolan of Chatham-To amend
section 2041 of the code of 1882 by adding
TO 1t a provision authorizing and empow-
record exemptions under said section In
the absence OF the ordinary.
Mr.. Rockwell of Chatham introduced
quite shower Of bills. One was to amend
the constitution so as to allow superior
court judges to hear cases Of lunacy when
the ordinary is out of the county. Another
was to regulate the time Of fishing in the
salt water rivers. The law is that no FISH
can be caught between sundown on Sat
ufdoy and sunrise on Monday, and Mr.
rockwell seeks to lengthen the time for
hshing up to 12 O'Clock Saturday night
lie also introduced a bin requiring nom
resident fishermen to pay a license for
catching shad in any of the tide water
rivers OF the state. Another bill by Mr.
rockwell is to carry out more fully the
law for issuing charters to navigation
companies. Still another Is TO change
the penalties for certain crimes commit
TED This Is the same bill introduced by
Judge John /. Hall at the last session.
BY Mr.. borough OF Dooley-To change
The time Of holding Dooleys superior
court.
BY Mr.. Bush OF Mltcholl-To repeal the
act pvouf1Ipr for tha auro luf fvaarf of "a