The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-04
POINT FOR PRoHIBITIoNISTS.
THEY SCORED AN ADVANTAGE on
WILLIGHAM's BILL.

the senate.
Atlanta, Nov. S.-The prohibition advo-
cates in the House completely routed Inc
opposition in the preliminary skirmish over
the wilingham bill to-day.
The bill had been made the special order
at the instance Of Mr.. Willingham for
yesterday, but it was displaced with other
special orders by the regular order of
business. upon the motion Of Mr.. Ellis
tbs temperance people being taken una
wares by this shrewd move and to-day
they sought to reconsider the action OF
the House in abrogating the special orders.
This motion was made by Mr.. willing
ham. the introducer. Instantly the oppo-
sition resorted TO parliamentary tactics to
prevent show of strength and for awhile
they had hopes of ultimately defeating
it, They realized that the opposition was
strong and every days delay aided Their
cause. Mr.. slaton of Fulton, raised the
point that the motion to reconsider was
out of order The action Of the House
In abroga ting the special order was equiv
alent to motion TO lay on the table, and
Speaker Little ruled that the only way to
give the bill its former status, was to have
II again set for a special order. Mr.. VII
bingham asked unanimous consent to do
his and to make it the special order
for next Thursday. There was no objec-
ton, and ne then moved a suspension of
the rules for that purpose. That requires
a three-fourths vote, and it was in this
way that an early vote on the bill was
STAYED off by its opponents.
Opposition Was stunned.
There is no doubt that the opposition
was greatly stunned by the show of
strength made for the bill. for while the
motion was lost under the rules, the House
voted two 20 one in favor of Willnghams
motion. The result of the aye and nay
vote called for being 81 to n. The forty
seven votes does not represent the fun
strength of the opposition, however, for
several who are known to be opposed 10 it
were absent from the session to-day. Per-
haps the ratio Of three TO two more APP
proximately represents the relative
strength Of the two factions.
At is Mr. WiHingham's intention to push
the bill to as speedy vote as possible.
MIR. Postss bill which passed the House
several days ago and which was recon
sldered upon the motion of Mr.. Tatum of
Dade. who said he wanted to cure certain
defects by an amendment, and made
personal appeal to MIR. Post to consent to
Its reconsideration, came up again to-day.
Mr.. Tatum did not offer an amendment,
but with several other members vigorously
fought its passage and defeated It. The
bill related to the ousting of troopers by
landlords where they failed to comply with
the terms of the contract.
Mr. Tatum said the measure inflicted an
extreme hardship on troopers, and said
that he would rather be a blind dog in
meat house than a cropper under the pro-
Lett of hat
As to Mercantile Agencies.
The House adopted the following resolu-
ton introduced by Mr.. Woodall of Tai
bot:
Whereas. The mercantile agencies have
recently begun to give the farmers of this
state commercial rating, and
Whereas, No class of our people are
more reliable. substantial and more worthy
of such considera ton from the business
world; therefore, be It
Resolved. by the House of Representa-
tives, That this body has noted with pleas
IRE the increasing tendency upon the part
of mercantile agencies to give the farmers
of Georgia commercial rating.
BE It further resolved That this body
believes that further extension of this
policy viii greatly encourage the agricul-
turists of the state"
State Board of Health.
Several more new bills were introduced
to-day. the one of the greatest state in
terest being by Mr.. Speer OF
Sumter. TO create state board
of health to be composed of seven
members to be appointed by the Governor
within twenty days after the passage of
the act. five of whom are 70 be physicians
of ten years standing. A secretary is to
be elected from this number, the vacancy
caused thereby TO be supplied by
an additional appointment of the Gov
ernor. The secretary is required to give
bond of $500, and his salary is to be fix
ed by the board. The members of the
board are to receive 81 per day for actual
service. Great power is lodged in the
board. II is required to select suitable
localities for quarantine stations and tenn
porary buildings for the distinction OF
passengers and baggage when they think
it necessary To each of these stations a
competent physician is to be assigned.
The board is empowered to enforce or
ders in local matters when the emergency
exists, especially in the case where the
local board has neglected or refused to
act with sufficient promptness. Local
health boards and authorities, including
sheriffs. constables and policemen are
required to enforce the quarantine regula-
tion ordered by the state board under a
penalty of $50 fine for every failure The
bill requires the state board to inquire
into the causes of diseases. II further re-
the sanitary condition and effects of local
tiles, employments, the personal and bust
ness habits of the people the relation of
diseases, man and beast. shall be subjects
OF careful study by the board. No city
village, corporation or persons is to be
allowed TO introduce a public water supply
or system of sewerage, or change or ex-
tend any public water supply. or outlet
of any system of sewerage now in use,
unless the proposed source Of such water
supply or outlet shall have been submitted
10 and approved by the state board
Power of Proposed Board
The board is given the supervision over
the state system of registration of births
and deaths Local physicians are required
90 report promptly upon any OF the fol-
lowing diseases coming under their OBJ
servation: Asatic cholera, yellow fever
smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, ty-
plus and typhoid fever and such infectious
diseases as the board may from time TO
time specify. The bill is an aggregation
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