The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-21
BIG FIGHT COMES UP TO-DAY.
PROHIS AND ANTS ARE ARRAYED
AGAINST EACH OTHER.

Twenty-Eight Speakers So Far Are
on the List-Both sides Trying to
Pack the Galleries of the House.
Atlanta Ministers Are Working
Hard for the Decentralization
Measures introduced and Others
Acted Upon.
Atlanta. Nov. 20.-Everything is in read
the prohibition bill.
The speakers for both sides have been
selected and there are twenty-eight of
them all told, thirteen for the prohis and
fifteen for the ants. They are willing
ham, Harrison, Freeman, Blalock Cope
land. Parke of Green, flanagan, Bennett.
Mitchell, Bass, Lane of Sumter, Star and
Bell for the prohis. and Ellis, Slaton,
Brandon. Bremen. LaRoche, Hardwick.
Grassland, Howard, Carlton. Harmon,
Calvin and others for the ants.
Both sides are going to make an effort
to pack the galleries tomorrow. A cir
cular was issued by the womans Chris
tan Temperance Union this afternoon in
wiling every mother in Atlanta to appear
at the capitol tomorrow, the circular clos
ing with the words, IF you are not
mother, come any way" If all Atlanta,
prohibitionists and ants combined, en-.
deavors 30 storm the capitol tomorrow,
the keep off the grass sign will have
10 be displayed.
Ministers Are worked Up.
The evangelical ministers this morning
renewed their fight in behalf of the bill
and adopted resolution in which it was
agreed that they would issue a circular to
meet the arguments offered in support of
the opposition.
Letters We're read from a number of the
prominent educators of the state in sup
port of the bill among them President
Rufus W. Smith of the LAGRANGE Female
College, President c. A. Nunnally of the
Southern Female College, President c. E.
bowman of Emory College, and President
j. A. Sharp of Young Harris College. An
expression was also read from Mr.. Walter
b. Hill. chancellor of the State University
Upon motion of Rev r. f. Fakes. il was
decided to hold a big mass meeting in this
city in support of the Wnhngham bill. II
will be held tomorrow night. Rev. George
r. Stuart, the noted evangelist, Chan
ceilor Hin and others win speak.
At the meeting Of the Methodist minis
tiers. resolutions We're adopted, protesting
against the action OF Mayor Woodward
and the Business Mems League, in oppos-
ing the bill.
Two Important Bills.
Messrs. Bell of Forsyth and Hardwck
of Washington paid their respects with
new bills to judges and building and loar
associations, respectively.
Mr. Hardwck's bin provides that al
building and loan associations shall b,
declared insolvent unless they can dis
charge all debts and return to their stock
holders the amount paid in with per cent
interest. In the valuation of such assets
the stock credit against loans shall not b,
less than the fun amount paid by the Dor
rover on the shares of stock on which
his loan is based. with interest Thereon
at the rate of per cent. per annum /
further provides that the amount appro
priated 10 annual expenses, including take
paid, shall not exceed 10 per cent. of tn
amount actually paid in by the stockhold
ers on shares of stock during the year il
which such expenses arise.
The bill of Mr. Bell seems to disqualif!
judges from presiding in cases when the,
are related within the fourth degree t
an attorney on either side. This is a de
cided change from The present law, an,
the bill is of great interest to the attor
neys and the juries Of the state. It ais
applies to ordinaries and justices of tn
peace
Mr.. Slaton Of Fulton proposes in a new
bin to give liverymen a first lien on horse
which are kept in their stables.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Blalock +
transfer Fayette county from the Eowet
to the Flint judicial circuit.
In order to prevent infected second han,
school books from being brought into tn
state, Mr. Carter of Burke introduced
bill to require an such books to be ac
companied by certificate. showing the
have been fumigated before they can b
brought TO Georgia for sale.
other Measures Acted on.
The other new bills introduced were:
BY Mr.. Tracy of Dooly-To create tn
City Court of Cordeie.
BY Mr.. DraWdy OF Wayne-To made tn
cutting of turDentine boxes except be
tween Nov. Is and March Is, a misde
meanor.
BY Mr.. Brown of Carroll-To provid
for the trial of the right of real proper
~ when levied on and claimed by thir
party and to enjoin the sale of such prom
erty until such trial and for other pur
poses
BY Mr. Tracy of Dooly-A resolution 70
the relief Of Mrs. +. NJ Scott
BY Mr.. Brandon Of Fulton-A bill to re