The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-05
DISPENSARY BILL DEFEATED.
IT FAILS TO GET THE NECESSARY
TWO THIRDS OF THE VOTES.


vOr of II and 62 Against It-A Mo-
ton TO Reconsider 10 BE Made
This MOrnfng-Dec. 10 Fixed as
the Date for SIR. duBignOn's
speech-The Bond Payment Bills
Dead.
Atlanta. Ga. Dec. At was nearly II
o'clock this morning when the Bush bill
was reached. on account Of an effort by
Mr.. Hodges Of Bibb TO secure a reconsid-
Grafton Of yesterdays action in killing
his bills providing for the payment Of the
old Hayes and Scott convention bonds,
which have been the subject Of legisla-
ton session after session for years past
The House however, refused to give the
bills another chance. and. despite the
energetic and persistent efforts in their
behalf, they remain dead letter so far
as this legislature is concerned.
After this matter was disposed of the
House agreed 10 limit all speeches to fiji
teen minutes. a proposition which was
voted down yesterday when the Bush bill
was first taken up. after which Mr.. VIII
bingham of Monroe was recognized by the
chair and proceeded to complete his ar
gument begun yesterday in support of
the ntll MI ~ AililiE nam AAA AAD- teAAN w
the bribery or corruption line of argu-
ment. which created a sensation yester-
day. but confined himself to statistics and
sentimental discourse to make votes for
the dispensary.
Mr. Branch of Columbia followed the
member from Monroe. He made
against the biz. but but after stating
that he intended TO vote for H. spoke most
~ upon a question of personal privilege
hIr lQpa raah erea Tr n "a
or two in the ribs on account of the in
consistency of his course with regard to
the bill rounding of one of his character
istic periods with ferVent prayer tnat
the Lord might deliver the bill from such
friends as the gentleman from Monroe.
He then proceeded to rasp Mr.. Willngham
for his attack on the men who had raised
the money to oppose the passage CT the
Bush bill. He said that one of the men
whom the member from Monroe had at
tackled, or whose motives he had impugncd
was his life long personal friend and he
wanted to hurl back at the member from
Monroe his insinuations and accusations.
This gentleman, Mr. Branch sail. had been
in Atlanta for thirty days Che did not give
his name to the House, and every day OF
that time, eating and sleeping with MIN,
yet he had never heard from him one syl-
liable that could be construed in jusunca-
ton of the accusations and reflections of
the member from Monroe.
Mr.. Reagan of Henry county made
the next speech. He declared in favor
the Bush bill, which he said would be
a step backward for the cause Of lem
perance and an admission by its friends
that at least one barroom in each cOun-
~ was a desirable thing
At this statement Mr.. Fogarty OF Rich
mond interrupted Mr.. Reagan TO call
his attention to the fact that the author
of the bill had put an amendment into IL
under which a county might not only
have at least one barroom, but could nave
as many as was wanted, as there was
M frnff IN
that might be opened in each county.
Mr.. Reagan concluded by declaring that
the passage of the bill would dlspldce
the local option law, which was better
than the Bush bill, though he did not
favor that law as a settlement o. the
temperance question, but insisted thft IL
was the right and duty of the state to
pass a law prohibiting the manufacture
and sale Of liquors in any quantity or
any form.
cd Mr. Reagan in an able argument
in opposition 10 the bill He TOOK Ire
position that it was contrary TO the prll-
ciple of local self government, As ven
as an attempt to legslate morals INTO
the people and in contraversion OF the
principles of democracy when was mat
the majority shall rule.
Mr.. w est of LoWndes also MADE STRONG
speech in opposition TO the bill
He was followed by Messrs. Jones or
Dougherty, johnson of Hair and Rock
well of Chatham, also in opposition.
MIR Dempsey of Butts made an argu-
menf in favor of the bill. He urged it as
a protection to the homes of the state,
and was frequently applauded by me gal s
lery as he referred to the devastation ana
bnghting of families by the liquor curse
Following Mr. Dempsey, Mr.. togarty OF
Richmond spoke. He took the position
that the members of this legislature We're
not competent TO pass upon It, as the
representatives of the people because II
had not been an issue in the campaign
in which they were elected He also show
ed that instead of being an anti-barroom
it was a county barroom bill and should be
so denominated before the public, as II
provided for as many barroOms IN the
counties as were wanted, and really en-
couraged the sale and consumption or
hquor by furnishing 1t pure and at a re-
duced cost to the people. Mr.. Fogarty
said that the local option law was the
only proper method of settling the liquor
question, and made a strong point against
the enforcement upon any community of
a law that was distasteful to It,. Such a
course would be tyrannical and unjust,
and he declared that the people so inn
posed upon would not submit to 1t, but
rise up, and the next step would be a
blow to the temperance cause from which
It would not soon recover.
Mr.. Williams of Schley made an eloquent
appeal for the passage of the BILL Mr.. VIII
liams wife occupied a seat besides his
desk during the delivery of his speech.
Mr.. Humphreys of Brooks spoke against
the bill and MIR. Worley. of Gilbert made
the concluding argument in its favor for
the morning session. In his remarks, Mr.
WOrley stated that petitions bearing the
names of 65, 600 citizens of the state have
been sent to the legislature asking for the
passage of the Bush bill.
At the afternoon session speeches were
made on the bill by MessTSs Wilson OF
Clay, Anderson of Jones, Howell of Full
ton, and Hurst of Walton, against it, and
by Mr.. Price of Lumpkin in favor of it
Mr. Bush of Mitchell, the author of tbs
bill closing the argument in support of it.
A vote on the Bush bill was reached to
night shortly before z O'Clock, and the re-
suit of the fight was that the bill wen
down in defeat by a vote of 70 in favor OF
it to g. against, being lost on account o.
not receiving the required constitutions
majority of IS votes. An effort will -,
made to have the bill reconsidered in tn,
House tomorrow morning, when th'
friends of the measure count upon beus
able TO carry it with a full House. bu
from the temper of the members shown
in to-day's fight, there does not appear I,
be a reasonable chance of success for tn
dispensary. Before being taken UP tn
amendment to submit il to vote of tn
people in case of its passage will be adopt
ed by 81 votes. There was considerable eX
citement in the hall when the vote wa
being taken, as the opponents of the bil
were afraid that il would get through. IA
10 the last moment Mr.. Brannan of Ful
ton, who has been one of the most cnthu
siastic supporters OF the bill from the yer
first, when il became apparent that tn
bill was lost. changed his vote to on
against it so as to be able to move for Re
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