The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-14
WILL BE A PROHIBITION FIGHT.
THE ISSUE LIKELY TO COME BE-
FORE THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.

The Prediction of the Chatham Dele
gatiOn-Why the Bill to Classify
Property for Taxation Failed TO
Pass-The Country Members Were
Suspicious of It-A Big Crop of Cam
didates for once Before the Next
Legislature.
Senator Osborne and Representatives
Screven and Willink returned yesterday
morning from Atlanta, having concluded
their legislative duties.
They were busy all of yesterday shaking
hands with their friends and receiving
congratulations on their work.
Eighteen local bills introduced and pass
ed, and not a single bill lost, is the record
of the Chatham delegation, and takes
the premium for anything of the kind
accomplished by any delegation previous
to this session. The legislators have many
"reminiscences of the session, of the live
ly local fights, which were always on
from some section of the state, of the
big men who sought their influence in the
coming senatorial race, of the exposition
and the Midway and the judgeship fight,
which, by the way, they do not discuss
with any great amount of pleasure.
Ihere were several good general bills
lost in the shuttle at the close of the ses-
sion'' said one of the legislators in talk
ing with Morning News reporter. zone
OF the most important of these was the
Dill providing for constitutional amend
ment allowing cities to classify property
for taxation and to exempt new manu-
featuring enterprises from taxation for a
tterm OF years. The measure is of great
Importance to Savannah and / think it
VIII De brought up again. The trouble
was that the members from the country
districts had not had time 20 study the
Dill and find that there was nothing det-
rimental to their interests in It, They
voted AGAINST 1t merely because they
How about the Bush bill; will it come
up again?''
Il don't think the Bush dispensarv Hill
will be brought up again, but legislation
or similar character is also certain to
be introduced at the next session 1t is
more likely that a straightout prohibition
measure will be introduced. That would
force the fight on new lines A number
or prohibitionists in the House voted
against the Bush bill because thew want
ed prohibition or nothing while a good
many supported the dispensary measure
VINO are strongly opposed to prohibition
me night is certain to come on again and
mind" 80
This legislature is going to furnish the
biggest crop of candidates for election bv
the next legislature of any legislature Of
recent years." continued the legislat tor
There are number of lawyers in he
House, and I'll be hanged if everyone of
them almost, isn't candidate for election
as judge or solicitor general by the next
legislature. The few who will not be can
didates at the next session are planning to
be reelected so that they will be in posi-
ton to strengthen themselves for the cleo
tons, which will be held for their dis
tricts at the following session. There are
two to six candidates for solicitor general
among the legislators from every judicial
district and the amount of logrolling that
has been going on is something tremen-
dous. The slate is already being fixed
up and it is likely to go through. Those
North Georgia fellows are great hands to
stick together and they will have the big
gest say so in the deal"
Naturally the member who said this
wouldn't like to be quoted as some of the
lawyer candidates might think hard of
him for it.
Representative Rockwell is expected
down in a day or two He will spend a
short while in Savannah, and will then re-
turn to his duties with the department Of
the interior in the west