The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03
10 FIGHT HE ANTI-BARRoOMS
THE CITY COUNCIL TO SEND A COM
MITTEE TO ATLANTA.


Pope Harrow and John r.. Young
the Comrafttee-The Members OF
the Legislature Making "a strong
Fight for the CIfy's Interests-They
Regard the Prospect for Defeating
thc Bin us Good.
The city council took action yesterday
On the pending anti-uquor LEGISLATION in
the general assembly. a special meet
inc was called ny the mayor on the writ
Ten request or four members, under the
rules the cau being signed by Aldermen
Hudson. Bacon. k0lzhorn and Garrard.
The aldermen spent some time i'm eau-
Gus in the mayors office before going
into oueu session. il had been announced
that the house numbering matter would
he taken uu. ANA the bidders given hear
ing. and there was quite a number of the
bidders in waiting. too. After some time,
however, Clerk Manucy came out and am
? uounced that the committee Of the whole
10 which the bids had been referred, had
decided TO refer the bids TO a sub-com-
mittee. OF which Alderman kolslDrn was
chairman. The Subcommittee VIII hold
q meeting next week. Of which the bio
ders viii be given notice.
The session was brief but TO the point
the called meeting the following resOlI-
ton was offered by Alderman Garrard:
Whereas, The passage OF the bill now
pending in the general assembly OF O5eor-
gia, known as the "auu-bar-roOm OH
would be unwise, as tending 10 lessen
abe common school fund, TO deprive coun-
ties Of the right of local option, 10 create
discord and confusion throughout Geor-
gia and would, further, be most injurious
10 the business interests OF the cry on pa
Nannah, deprlVlng TINS municipality oL
much revenue, causing an increase OF
taxation on realty, lessening the rental
value Of such realty, ana driving many
citizens out of business.
And. whereas, 1t Is manifesty ut and
proper for the municipal government OF
Savannah to take action JIG regard 10 tils
proposed legislation, 10 protest AGAINST
rhe same, and 10 take all proper steps
40 defeat this measure.
Therefore, be il resolved, 10y the mayor
and aldermen of the city Of Savannah, In
council assembled, That the mayor Is
hereby requested 10 appoint q committee,
consisting of himself and four (D citizens,
which committee shall be charged with
the duty of representing the CITY OF Sd-
Vannah before the general assembly OF
Georgia in opposing the passage OF TINS
The motion was promptly seconded by
Alderman Screven. There was no discus
sion, and when il was put to a vote the
resolution was unanimously adopted
Mayor Myers announced that he would
appoint a member OF the committSe 70
serve with himself, President ID. G. Purse
of the board Of trade, President Belrne
Gordon of the cotton exchange Hon. Pope
Barrow and Mr.. John r. Young.
There were but two members of council
absent from the meeting, Aldermen VIII
link and koshOrn. Alderman Wllhnk
was present at the caucus held before the
meeting and Alderman Kolshorn was one
of the signers of the call, so that the
council is a unit on the action taken by il.
The temperance committee of the Sem
ate win meet at the capitol at o'clock
Thursday afternoon, and ii is intended
TO arrange for the Savannah committee
TO appear before the body at that time.
The proposed dispensary and prohibition
legislation is the object Of more interest
in Savannah just now than anything that
has been before the general assembly in
a long time. The people Of Savannah are
so well acquainted with the unhappy lot
OF their Charleston neighbors that they
have no desire to share it. 1t is difficult
TO say which is regarded with greater dis
favor a dspensary bill or a prohibition
bill Either would paralyze thousands Of
dollars Of capital here and destroy the
employment Of hundreds of men. A pro-
hibition bill. il is generally agreed. would
never be enforced, because there would
be no sufficient public sentiment behind
it, and bars would be as plentiful then as
they are now in Portland, Me, or
Dubuque la. The only means by which
the dispensary law could be enforced
would be by a force Of dispensary spies
which have proven themselves so odious
in South Carolina.
everything in their power in opposition to
this legislation. The delegation is a unit
on he subject. Representative Rockwell
said yesterday: My time has been so
taken up with this dispensary business
that I have hardly had time to think OF
anything else The outlook IS brighter
now. The situation has altered some
what In the last day or two. When the
general assembly met IL was generally
thought that the bin would pass the Sen
ate, but will be defeated i'm the House
Representative Rockwell said that the
prOhibitiOnsts and the dispensary advo-
Gates in the legislature are not agreed.
pf
for a dispensary bill, and many of the
advocates are opposed 10 prohibition
Senator Osborne says very frankly that
the fight on the dispensary bin is going
20 be a very close one What may be
called a test vote in the House was taken
some days ago, and 1t appeared TO show
up a majority Of about thirty for the pro-
hibitionists. That vote was on the reso-
luton providing for the addition Of two
members to the House committee on tenn
The Senate temperance committee" he
said, will meet next Thursday after
noon al o'clock for the purpose of tax
ing up the bill, and has invited the House
committee on temperance 10 sit with IL
in the Senate chamber at that date. 1t
has been decided TO allow each side two
hours for a discussion Of the question,
after which the two committees viii prob
ably make such reports as they see fit to
their respective bodies. There is no tell
ing how the House committee stands but
the Senate committee IS pretty evenly
divided. 1 believe, our of the eight mem
bers of II. the division is three TO three
with two doubtful 1t win be Thursday
week before the bill can get out of the
Senate committee, and before a vote can
be taken on it,"
Senator Osborne was not inclined to
discuss the different political aspects that
have presented themselves in connection
with the bill, but he practically stated
that If the bill should pass both houses
and go before the governor it would en-
barrass him no little. This, it appears.
has been the talk among Gov. AtSin-
sons friends since the legislation has
come prominently to the front. and the
question would be a more serious one for
him it is stated, on account of the facr
that the two sides seem so evenly divided
II would not appear that the governor is
very anxious TO nave the bill come before
him to have him say whether or not il
should be a law.
CorVTTyC; on A coon TIME.