The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-30
DISPENSARIES FOR GEORGIA.
THE ANTI-sALOoN MEN MAKING =
BIG FIGHT At ATLANTA.

neTanCe Lines EF0nlbAA--A NhhAHeA
of Judges and Solicitors Elected.
Atlanta. Ca. oct c9-Temperance leg
islation bids fair 10 be a very important
factor in the present session Of the leg
islature Letters and memorials are al
ready pouring ia upon the members and
every day the question is being pushed
to the front through the organized work
OF the prohibiti0nist workers, both on
the outside of the legislature as well as
by the senators and Representatives. IL
is. of course a difficult matter TO pre-
diet the action Ct the body upon such
a question. but there are "a great many
members who want to see some sort of
temperance sill passed whether il is for
the disDensatry or the anti-bar room bill,
and in view Of this feeling it should not
be a surprise TO the public TO see the
present Senate and House put new law
on the statute books that viii go further
than the local option act.
New dispensary bills were introduced
in both the House and the Senate this
morning. the one in the House being by
Mr.. Bush of Mitchell county, who is the
author of the one introduced at the last
session and upon which the prohibition
lists are making their fight. The new bill
IS pretty mucn the same as the oll one.
The Senate bill introduced by Senator
Boyd to-day is practically the same as
that introduced IN the House by Mr..
Bush. Under the old Bush bill the sale
OF alcoholic liquors as "a beverage viii
be strictly prohibited in the state OF
Georgia, as the bill does not provide for
the sale Of liquor as beverage in any
way, but limits the operation OF the dis
pensaries TO the distribution of the ard
ent for medicinal and mechanical pur-
poses. As modified the Bush bill, which
under the local option law. provides
that the Nender of liquor SHAH he appoint
ed by the grand jurles ON application of
a majority Of the qualified voters OF the
county. lie shall be of good moral char
aCter and give 5000 bond for the faithful
performance Of his duties. The vendor
viii he authorized TO purchase intoNicants
only after they have been examined and
pronounced pure by the state chemist, The
maker paying Tor ms examination. IN
selling the price snail De uNed by the
grand jury at such "a rate as Will pay for
the trouble in running the dispensdry.
The quantity to be sold shall be pints and
quarts and the liquor must not be sold
10 persons of Incorporate habits or TO
those VINO may want them to sell 20 9TH
ers as a beverage. The vendor is TO keep
a record of each sale. this record to be
regularly examined by the grand jury and
that body having the authority 10 order
the sale of liquor TO any particular per-
son or persons in their discretion stopped.
The place of sale shall be fixed In each
county, and IL must be separated from all
81 the interior presented from the street.
The hours of opening are to be from sun
rise to sunset, with the exception of Sun
days and holidays.
Another section of the bill provides that
no person shall manufacture the ardent
in the state without first making oath
TO the ordinary that he viii not sell to
anybody but the vendors in the state. and
also giving a 5000 bond as a guarantee.
The possession of the revenue tax receipt
is held TO be prima tdcie evidence
that the person holding ID is
making or selling liquors Violation of the
law is made misdemeanor with impris-
onment for the second O1ense. The final
clause of the bin recites that a liberal
construction as distinguished from strict
one is 70 be placed upon the law.
The House had a lively fight this morn
ing over the report of the committee on
privileges and elections unseating Mr..
Burnett the populist member from Dous-
las county, and seating Mr.. Blair, the
democratic contestant The populists un-
dertook 10 have the House disagree TO the
report of the committee and pass a SUD-
sutute resolution introduced by MIR.
Branch of Columbia, declaring a vacancy
in Douglas county on the ground that no
legal election had been held there and,
therefore, neither the contestant nor the
cOntestee was entitled to the seat. The
House, however, sustained the committee
and Mr.. Blair was sworn in by Judge
Falligant OF the Eastern circuit, who hap
pened TO be in the lobby.
A number of important general bills
were introduced in the House this morn
ing. Among them was one by Mr.. Jen-
kins of Putnam to create the Office of
pension commissioner, whose salary shall
be S2,O00 and the term Of his appointment
four years.
Mr.. Hightower Of Early introduced a
bill TO carry into effect the INDECENT sol
diers pension act by approprating S12u,-
90 for that purpose instead of the $50. 900
passed at the last session, and which was
1ornd 10 be Tar too small to meet the
claims.
The bill of Mr. Polhill to establish night
schools and give them part of the general
educational fund, was lost in the House
this morning. having come back from the
ton.
Another important new bill was by Mr.
Houston of Dekalb, prohibiting the BUSH
ness Of ticket scalping in this state and
requiring the railroads to redeem unused
tickets.
Mr.. Symonds Of Glynn to-day introduced
bill authorizing the county of Gynn to
issue coupon redemption bonds to the
amount OF $4,000, running thirty years,
ana bearing not more than per cent.
interest. and to provide for the levying of
create a sinking fund to retire the bonds
when they mature. The purpose of the
county, in issuing these bonds, is to fund
bonds that are now drawing per cent.
interest, and the county thinks il will
make good deal by taking these in and
replacing them with bonds at per cent.
Interest. The bill recites the fact that
the countys credit is now such that it
can borrow money on much more favor
+. T. Coney, II. +. Dunwoody and c.
Downing are made the sinking fund COM
mission, their terms being respectively
one, two ana three years The amount
to be raised by taxation for the sinking
fund each year is 81 900.
The bill introduced by Mr.. DOolan FRO
Wiling for the appointment of a STATE
boiler inspector, which came back from
the committee with an unfavorable Re.
port, was on motion of Mr.. Rockwell
recommitted to the committe for amend.
ments, which he thought would make
II acceptable to the House.
The Senate to-day received and con
firmed a number of nominations amons
them that of John Berry to be judge o
the city court of Atlanta. Mr. Berry wai
rejected by the Senate at the last SEES
sion, but there was no opposition to him
To-Day. He succeeds Judge Weslm0rs
land.
The other appointments were Judge
and solicitors of county courts, as fol
]. S. Garter. judge of the county cour
of Appling.
James B. Brown, judge of the count,
court of Bryan.
F. Wits Dart, judge of the count,
court of Coffee.
Samuel J. VIM, judge Of the count
court of Gwinnett.
T. L. Query. Jr., judge of the count,
court of Quitman.
P. r. Taliaferro, judge of the count.
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