The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
govsE WANTS GEORGIA DRY.
ppouBITION BILL PUT THROUGH
RY A VOTE OF % TO 65.

stitutionaI MajOrity-Au Amend
,ocutS by the Opposition Were
,xuIed-It Is believed the Measure
vuI Fail in the senate-speaIxer
Little stopped the ADpIause-The
Debate Was a Warm One.
Atlanta. Nov 22.-The Wilhngham bill,
nrorf5ing for prohibition in Georgia, was
n,s.sd by the lower house of the general
assembly to-day.
rba vote STOOD Ayes, 90; nays, IS. The
measure received a majority of but five
votes. IS being the constitutional major
fly. t.,s..,,
Although the bill has passed its first
stage. it is not assured that 1t will be-
o,na law. It is known that of the
f,rtv-four members constituting the state
Senate twenty-five oppose the measure
and this means its defeat. However the
friends Of the bill hope, by amendments,
90 secure its passage through the upper
house. although those opposed to the
measure claim mat these changes In its
wording will virtually nullify it.
Gov. Gambler has not committed himself
In regard TO the bill.
Great pressure was brought to bear
from every section of the state both for
and against the bill and lis passage is
considered a signal victory for the advo-
Gates of prohibition.
The bin prohibits the manufacture, the
sale keeping for sale, the giving away
or furnishing 10 induce trade or for any
other valuable consideration, except ply
sielans furnishing to patients under treat
meut by them, or the furnishing at any
public place, of intoxicating liquor, fer
mented or distilled. All saloons will be
closed, breweries shut down and no club
or other private organization will be per-
mitted to keep beverages for members.
II will not however, interfere with ban
quets or private entertainments.
How the Vote stood.
All the amendments except those pro-
posed by Mr., Wilhngham, were voted
down, and these merely perfected the bin.
The vote on the amended bill was as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Adams, Adamson, Anderson Bass,
Benne I, of Mitchell; Bell of Forsyth; Bell
Of Spalding; Bialoek. Brown of Bryan;
Brown Of Carroll; Bynum, Carter, Castle
lery, Cock, Copeland, David, Dickey, Es-
terln, Everett of Stewart; Farmer, Felix
En- Fender, Breeman, Ford, Fort Gay,
George Gresham, Griffin of Greene; Grit
I'm tfammett, Handy, Hardin of Liberty;
Harrison, Harris, Harvard, Hendricks,
Henderson Of Washing on; Hill, Holder,
Houser, Jarnagin, johnson of Barlow
johnson Of Lee; Jones of Burke; Jordan
of Jasper; Lane of Sumter; Laing, Lon
gino, Mayson, Merritt, Mitchell, Moore
McCranie, Mcdonald, McElreath, McFar-
hrd McGnee, McLennan, McRae, New
lon Ogletree, Ousley, Pace of Newton
Padgett, Pate OF Gwinnett; Parke of
Greene; Post Rawls of wilkinson Rich
aTdson, Rogers, Singletary, Sloan, Smith
q hancock, Starr, Sturgis, Stewart, Swift,
Iay OF, Zimmerman, Tracy, Turner of
Henry Turner of Rockdale; Walker of
crawford; Walker of Union; Walker of
ILr'oAs; watkins, West, Williams of
emanuel; Williams of Lumpxin; Willing
nam Woed Woodan, Wooten-Ayes, so.
Nays-Allen, Arnold, Barron, Bennett OF
Ierce. Beauchamp, Black of Whitfield
Bond, Bower Brandon, Bryan, Bush, Cal
nn' ChappelL Grassland, Darnell. Denny
DeWs Drawdy, Ellis, Emanuel, Franklin
giteHe' Griffin of Twiggs, Hail, Hammett
hammond, Hardin of Wilkes, Hardwick
haTeI Hathcock, Howard, Hosch
Inlulcnins, johnson of Baker, johnson OF
f.oyd' Jordan of Pulaski, Knowles, Lane
o. Blob, Lane of Early, LaRoche, Lee
maxwell, Norris, Mullens, McCants, Nc
Donoush, Mclaughlin, Mcmillan, Park oil
Iroup Price, Rawls of Effingham, Reid
heynolds, Rose. Rudicil Saton, Smell
SSplnks, Speer, Stubbs, Stone, Tissinger
Opcnuch, Whiteley, Yates.-Nays 65.
Enthusiasm Burst Forth.
When the vote was announced, the pro-
mptlonists in the gallery gave vent tc
'Atlr pent up feelings, and for several sec
ohas the din was immense, and the Speak
er had great trouble in restoring order
once before, during this mornings de
DaIe. the gallery broke loose and cheered
"laE statement by Mr.. Sloan of Hall
au0 The speaker ordered the gallery door
4 A@per7 TO arrest the applauders and bring
tlem before the bar Of the House. There
were no arrests, but the order served tc
restrain any further outbreaks.
me unique feature Of the days debate
was The stand taken by Elder W. c.
bryan one of the Floyd representatives
ln opnositon to the bill. He was neither
prom nor an anti-prohi, he said, but ia
tGlN tAe dspensary plan. He is Prim-
t1e Baptist preaching and is serving
Ia. - "''0'' - -
me amendment of Dr. Watkins of Gil
KIN 70 provide for a ratification of the
tti' by he voters of the state was lost
Wy vote Of CT 10 go
similar amendment by Mr.. Beau
~aAP OF Pike secured stronger sup
~ put was killed by a vote of 10 to S.
fr was That vote which armed the
r 'lsuus OF the bill, for fear that it might
n, receive constitutional majority.
t,- r"g amendment by Mr.. Speer of Sum-
WA. .' winch provided for ratification by the
was defeated by vote OF 120 to 35
M, s1bstitute by Mr.. Feker of Wal on
. linn n. for state system of dispensa-
n wss Sas oyerwhetmingly turned down. II
e 81. as amended.
bss IoIeuillet, the clerk of the House
eDrot i'S4tu instructions for the bill to be
n moS ed this afternoon in order that il
B row. 9'i4'leu 70 the senate to-mor'
a he ree Inc bill reaches the Senate, it VIII
# ar,. 'l,Ired to the Committee on Temper.
ros "I @ report. The committee is com
fer.' OF senator McGhee, chairman and
pe'. WinSlitld, Branen, Fouche, Green
81 R,55 III .ie, Mann. Nesbitt Passmore
az 81 IDrasher, Thompson, Webb, Wil.