The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-27
TEXT BOOK BILL THROTTLED.
THE HOUSE VOTES AGAINST THE
UNIFORMITY SCHEME.

The Fleming Bill TO Increase the
Number of Supreme Court Judges
Taken Up just Before Adjourn
ment-The Bush Dispensary Bill to
Come Up as the Special Order in
the House To-day and Its Passage
Not Improbable.
Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 26.-The House to-
day, after spending most of the session
in discussing it, killed the bill by Mr..
West of Lowndes. providing for uni
form system of text books for the COM
mon schools, and the creation of a state
school book commission to make contracts
for the purchase of the school books for
the state.
The bill was taken up as the special or
der of the day. Mr.. West moved to dis
agree to the report of the committee,
which was adverse to it's passage, and in
doing so made strong argument in IA
vor of the proposed book commission and
the uniformity of text books. Mr. John
son of Hall followed Mr.. West in opposi-
ton to the BILL while Mr.. Rockwell of
Chatham made one of the best speeches
of the session in support of it.
Mr.. Fogarty of Richmond took the
floor in conclusion of the debate, at the
request of the author, who, under the
rules, had twenty minutes to conclude
after the previous question had been or
dered, this time being divided with Mr..
Fogarty.
Following the disposition of the school
book bill, the Fleming bill to increase the
number of supreme court judges was
taken up as another special order. The
bill came back from the committee with
an amendment striking out the election
by the people, and substituting election
by the general assembly, in this shape
being fayorably recommended 1t was
within few minutes to the hour of adj
journment when the reading of the bill
was completed, and Mr.. Fleming was
recognized on the floor by Mr.. Jenkins
of Putnam, who was in the chair. In view
of the very few minutes left of the ses-
sion, Mr.. Fleming did not get down to
his argument in support OF the measure
but will have the floor again in the morn
ing as soon as the session opens, when
he will make his argument. 1t is expect
ed that the bill will reach vote to-mor-
row morning. At any rate, 1t will be
voted upon before the days session
closes, as the judges of the supreme court
have asked Mr.; Fleming to press 1t to a
conclusion without any further delay
and he announced to-day that this was his
intention.
The House this morning passed the res
railroad bonds bearing the states. in
dorsement yet outstanding, out of the
earnings of the road.
Tomorrow the Bush dispensary bill will
come up in the House as the special or
der, after the Fleming supreme court bill
IS disposed of. 1t developed to-day that
there will be several substitutes offered
for the Bush bill, and one of them by
Mr.. Han of Coweta, bids fair TO create a
very lively stir. Mr.. Hall viii introduce
an out and out prohibition bill as a sub
stitute for the dispensary measure, and
Will earnestly advocate its passage. From
a careful canvas of the sentiment in the
house it appears that the Bush bill or
some other prohibitory measure stands a
very good chance to pass, although it is
hardly possible for such an act to get
through the Senate. 1t will not, how
ever be much of a surprise to the oppo-
nents of the prohibition sentiment to see
bill of that kind pass the House to-
morrow.
The Senate spent the session to-day
mostly in reading House bills the first
time The bill to abolish the county
court of Glynn county was passed by the
House and the House bill to establish a
board of fire commissioners for Savannah,
passed the Senate