The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-28
BAD eENERALSHIP BY BUSH.
HE ALLOWS HIS DIsPENsARY BILL
TO BE SHOWED ASIDE.

The Opponents of the Measure Trick
MIR Bush Into Allowing a Few View
Bills TO BE Introduced when the
Time Came for Taking IN His
MeaSure-Later in the Day They
Headed Him on by Talking Against
Time-The Bill Loses Its Place on
the Calendar.
Atlanta. Ca. Nov. 27.-The friends and
the opponents Of the Bush dispensary lin
came together in the House for the first
time to-day. and the result was tenn
porary victory for the opponents Of the
measure Their victory was won by out
generating the other side only, however,
and is not indicative Of the final termina-
ton Of the fight. On the contrary the ad-
vocates Of the dispensary bill are only
the more determined since they realize
that they were outwitted by the OppCsi-
ton. There were two special orders in
the House for the day, the Fleming bill.
70 increase the number Of supreme court
Judges. and the Bush bill. The supreme
court bill being taken up first. AS soon
as the supreme court bill was
disposed Of the hlibustering 10
displace the Bush bill was commenced.
House was induced to give its consent TO
the introduction Of several new bills. This
act displaced the regular order and fur
nished the hole through which the friends
OF the bill fell.
Mr.. Bush did not prove TO be the 8ood
general his friends supposed him TO be and
before he realized what was up the oppo-
nents of the BILL who did not want to take
II up to-day at any hazard, had things
their own way.
When Mr.. Bush finally got the floor to
move that an afternoon session be held to
dispose OF the bill. he allowed his foot TO
slip by yielding to Mr.. Humphreys OF
Brooks, who talked against time FOR near
~ half hour until the session expired by
limitation under the rules and the House
adjourned until Friday, instead OF until
afternoon. as the friends of the Bush bll
desired. This course also displaced the bin
on the calendar. and IL Will now have TO
be set again for some future day, where
as had Mr.. Bush and his followers played
their cards well II would have gone over
as the unfinished business for Friday, and
would have come TO a vote then IN all
probability.
A great many people were in the gal
leries, who came from various parts of
the state TO be on hand to assist In the
passage of the bill by their petitions and
their presence. but they were disappOint-
ed. and will have to make another trip.
Some of these delegations We're composed
of ladies' and they were considerably put
X.
One Of the appeals that was distributed
in the House came from the ladies' OF
Augusta, who protested that the commit
Tee sent UP from that city TO oppose the
bill before the committee some time ago,
did not represent the sentiment Of the
people of that city.
A bushel basket full of memorials and
petitions was deposited in the clerks Of
flee to be sprung upon the House in the
arguments for the bill.
When the House assembled this morn
fInr ntH1rr Ff1rnsf hNF EaI
speaker, and he proceeded to finish the ar
gument begun yesterday in support OF his
bill to increase the number of supreme
court judges. He spoke at length, show
ing the necessity for some kind Of relief
and urging the practicability Of his meth
DDS. He also opposed the amendments
that had been proposed by the committee
10 strike out the clause providing for cleo
ton by the people, and substitute cleo
ton by the general assembly, contend
could not be made to electing the supreme
court judges by popular vote as might be
urged against the election OF the circuit
judges by the people with whom they
come into contact continually
Mr. Rawlings of Washington and Mr.
PIKE also made arguments in support OF
the bill, while Mr.. Hodges Of Bib. opposed
II In a strong speech
Mr. Johnson of Hall spoke i'm opposition
10 election by the people but desired to
go on record as in favor of the bill in eth
er form.
The debate. after the previous question
was ordered, was closed by Mr.. Rockwell
OF Chatham in opposition.
On the amendment by the committee to
make the judges elective by the legisla-
ture the vote was ZIG against and % for
II.
On the passage Of the bill as originally
introduced by the speaker the vote was
12s for to II opposed.
The Senate to-day passed the bill by Mr.
Monroe to put county and municipal
chain-gangs under the jurisdiction Of the
state department Of the pententiary, and
10 provide another assistant keeper of the
penitentiary at a salary of 81, POO per year
The special committee appointed to in
vestgate the expenditures of the state
department Of agriculture. made its re-
port in the Senate to-day. The report is
highly complimentary TO the administra-
ton Of Col. r. r. Nesbitt, the commits
sioner, showing that in the past two years
he has saved of the appropriation to the
department $500. which has turned back
into the treasury.
Senator Long introduced an important
bill to-day. 1t provides that the control
Ter general shall be insurance commits
sioner Of the state, as he is at present
but that he shall receive a salary only for
his services to the amount of 81 900 with
an allowance of $1,000 for a clerk
provided the fees Of the Office amount to
that much per year. All in excess Of this
is 10 be covered into the state treasury.
Another important bill introduced in the