The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-01
FOOT BALL UNDER A HOT FIRE.
A DILL TO RULE THE GAME OUT OF
THE STATE.

The Author of the Measure Also HI
PRODUCES one Prohibiting the sale
of Cigarette Paper in the state.
The House Loses Two Hours IN {"
WrangIe over ParIiamentary Law.
A Number Of New Bills of General
Interest introduced.
Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 30.-The foot ball
players in Georgia were brought before
the bar of the House of Representatives
to-day by Mr.. Cole of Carroll county. He
thinks that the sport ought to be prohib-
tied. because il is dangerous to life and
limb and does no one any good. Therer
fore, he introduced a bill making it
misdemeanor for any person TO engage in
any game of foot ball for prize or money
in this state. the money feature being de-
sc1ibed as the charging of admission to
any grounds to see such a game. The
bill will draw down upon Mr.. Cole the
combined wrath of all the chrysauthe-
mum-headed college boys in the state, and
if there should appear to be any consider
able disposition among the other states.
men to pass the bill, riot in the capitol
building would probably ensue.
Mr.. Cole also introduced a bill to-day de-
signed to drive out the pesky cigarette
and all substitutes for it. The bill makes
it a misdemeanor to furnish or sell any
cigarette paper or substitute for it. The
Alabama legislature is having fight with
the cigarette, and now the scene of tho
contest viii soon be shifted to Georgia.
The House lost two hours to-day in
wrangling over parliamentary law. The
point itself was practically of no import
ance as affecting the merits of the ques-
ton which the House was called upon to
dispose of, but the members seemed to be
in a mood for turning things upside
down, and they did it in most elaborate
fashion. Mr.. Hedding of Pike was in the
chair, when Mr. Baggett, pop, of Laurens
was recognized. He had introduced a bill
providing for the adjustment of the city
court of Laurens county. The bin was
reported adversely by the committee and
under the rule, proposed by Mr.. Calvin
of Richmond, and adopted this session, it
became necessary that a motion to take
up the bill should be made before it could
be brought before the House for further
consideration. Under the old rule bills
adversely reported were read the second
time in their order, the same as Others
and a motion to take them up was not
necessary in order to get them before the
House again. Mr.. Baggett should simply
have moved to take his bill up, and when
that was carried he might have moved
that the House disagree to the report of
the committee, which would have given
him the opportunity to make an argu-
ment in favor of it. Instead of doing this
however, he undertook to enter into his
argument on the motion to take up the
bill, without waiting until that had been
acted upon.
Mr.. Dodson of Sumter launched forth in
a reply, and then points of order began
to fall thick and fast.
Mr.. Calvin produced the new rule and
several times got the floor in the melee
to call for its application. Members be-
came so confused in the squabble that
they refused to vote one way or the other
and it became necessary for Mr.. Johnson
of Hall TO demand the closing of the doors
of the House and a call of the counties to
see if there was a quorum present. This
brought on further confusion, but was
finally done, when points of order again
began to fall and appeals from the chair
were several times made to the House to
sustain these points. The chair was I'm
ally sustained in his position that no ar
gument was admissible OF the motion to
take up a bill adversely reported.
Mr. Redding of Pike had, however, va
Gated the chair long before this stage of
the proceedings was arrived at and Mr..
Dobson of Sumter welded the gavel The
House was entirely too unruly for the
member from Pike, and Mr.. Bagget's bin
did not reach a position where the House
could vote upon it.
The fight is similar to the one from Tay-
Tor county last session, where the popu-
lites wanted to abolish a local court be-
cause it was in the hands of the demo-
Gratis. The complications to-day brought
out the merits of the new rule by Mr. Cal
win. Under this rule committees have
great deal more influence than formerly
When a committee adversely reports bill
1t is never heard of again by the House
unless the author or some member makes
a direct motion TO have it taken UP. I'm
der the old rule such bills We're read the
same as the others, and the house was put
on notice of the contents of unfavorably
reported bills without some one making
an investigation of the committee reports
first. A great deal of time is saved by
the rule. but it is saved by a great in
crease of the power of the committee
A large number of new bills were offered
in the house. among them the following:
BY Mr.. Handy of Rabun--To pay jurors