The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-25
BoYNTON's WAR ON THE BARS.
THE HOUSE GIVES HIS BILL ONE
MORE CHANCE.

Motion to Reconsider the Adverse
Action 4dopted-The Bill Almost
sure to BE Again Defeated When
Put on Its Passage-I<nOwles Bill
Providing For "a state Library
Commission Passed-HOuse Com
mittee Goes behind the Election
Returns.
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. Ply the narrow
. majority OF one vote. the Boynton anti
barroom bill, which was defeated in the
House yesterday, was reconsidered TINS
morning. The reconsideration places the
bill on the calendar again, but that does
not mean that 1t stands any chance to
PASS. A motion 10 reconsider may be car
riea by majority vote, as was the case
to-day. IT being 81 to 60, but it takes IS
votes. a constitutional majority, to pass
any bill. Eighty-eight is majority of
the whole House. Yesterday the bill fell
short of that number by fourteen, and
would do so again if put upon its passage.
The motion to reconsider this morning
was made by Judge Boynton, the author
of the bill, who made an earnest plea to
the House.
Mr.. Knowles bill, providing for the ap-
pointment of a library commission, which
caused a good deal of trouble last week,
being killed outright once, but reeonsld-
cred. was finally passed this morning. IL
had a narrow call. however, because OF
lack of the requisite number voting. me
bill provides for the appointment by the
governor of a state library COMMISSION
consisting of five members, none OF Whom
shall be interested in any puhhcatloh
house. or in the sale of any books
This commission shall be an ad-
visory board to all the libraries In the
state. The members may aid in organiz-
ing new libraries or in improving those
already established. The commission Is
instructed to make biennial reports to the
governor. The state is at no expense III
the maintenance OF the board.
This afternoon the House went TO pieces
over the report of the committee on priv
i1eges and elections, which recommended
the unseating of the populist members
from Jefferson county, Messrs. Wren ana
Salter, and the seating of Messrs. staple
ton and Polhill, democrats. The commit
tee went behind the registration lists and
threw out a number of votes, because IT
appeared that the voters had not paid
their taxes This action was not fully
Endorsed by the democrats, some OF Whom
insisted that the registration was concur
sive as 10 the payment of taxes. The three
members from Chatham We're among those
who took this view and they voted solidiy
against the unseating of the popuhsts,
upon that kind of a case.
A dozen or more speeches were made,
the populist protest being made by Mr.
Hagan of Lincoln.
Upon a motion to adopt the report OF
the committee the vote was n to 80. A
number of democrats refused to vote. An
effort was made in both House and Senate
to have an adjournment to-day until next
Monday to allow the members to 90 home
for Thanksgiving, but it failed. The SEN
ate adjourned to Friday, but the House de-
cided to meet as usual tomorrow. The
chances are that little will be done, as
there will be a large list of absentees.
There was prolonged debate on Senator
Starts bill to provide in what cases eX-
ceptions to auditors reports may be sub
mitted to juries
Mr.. Slaton of Fulton was strong oppo-
nent. His argument went far toward Sc
curing the defeat of the measure.
Mr.. Berry OF Whitfield championed the
measure but it was defeated by a vote
of 81 TO so.