The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-25
is NOW PENDING IN SENATE.
WILLINGHAM BILL READ AND RE-
FERRED TO COMMITTEE.

hAAAh ANGCtANG
Favorable Report on Clifton Text
BoOk Bill.
Atlanta. Nov, 2i-The winingham bill
was read in the Senate this morning and
referred TO the Temperance Committee
It will be considered by the committee
Monday, and a reasonable length OF time
win be given to both the friends and op-
ponents of the bin TO be heard before tho
committee. 1t win be reported back not
later than Thursday It is now thought.
Senator Render Is preparing an amend-
ment to submit the matter to the people,
and he win offer it. Some OF its opponents
In the Senate claim that the committee
win submit an adverse report, and tho
fight In the Senate Will come up on tho
motion to disagree 10 the report OF the
committee.
Both the friends and opponents of the
hill declare that the committee win not
attempt to kill the bill in the committee
room, believing that a measure of this
Importance and interest should go before
the Senate, so as to be given the support
and the condemnation of all the senators
according to ther belief and sentiment.
No FiIibustering.
This morning the leaders on both SIDES
stated emphatically that they would not
countenanee any hlibusterins, such as was
practiced in the House previous 10 the
time that the Wlllingham bill was made
the special order OF the day This flibus-
tering, both sides admit now, resulted in
an Injury to the state, and II will be care
fully avoided In the Senate. where there
are fewer men. and where the body is less
bulky and mwieldy.
Senator McGhee says he Is sure there
win be no tactics employed by the Senate
members that will result In hlibustering
or needless delay He is chairman Of the
Temperance Committee Of the Senate.
The fllibustering in the House was ur-
fortunate, and he believes the Senators
have made up their minds that nothing
like that will occur In the Senate, where
there viii be less opportunity aud less rea-
son for such tactics. Even the opponents
OF the bill will not countenance hlibuster-
ing and delay. The fight Will be bitter and
stubborn. but fought on It's merits.
This same sentiment expressed by the
| leaders OF the prohibition side, Is the sem
| timent OF the opposing faction, and
| throughout the Senate there Is the ex-
| pressed decision that the battle for and
against the bill. shall be just and fair.
The Committee in Charge.
The Temperance Committee, into whose
hands the bill IS placed is composed OF
the following members OF the Senate: Nc
Ghee, Wlngheld, Passmore, Fouche.
Green Head, Little, Mann, Nebitt Bran
men, Redding Thrasher. Thompson, Webb
and Wilcox.
savannah city Court Bill.
Dllatory tactics were about TO be employ
ed against the Savannah City Court bin
to-day. Mr.. LaRoche, after the unfinished
business Of yesterday was disposed OF
twenty minutes before adjournment, ee-
cured unanimous consent to have bill 5A
put on its passage. When IL became known
that II was the solcitorship bin, Mr.
Mitchell of Thomas, promptly moved TO
adjourn. He withdrew the motion for Mr..
Calvin to introduce several resolutions and
after these were disposed of. when Mr..
Saton moved that the House adjourn II
Monday 1t was then 1856, and the motion
was carried.
The first resolution of Mr. Calvin pro-
vded for the consideration Of bills to-mor-
row, but the clerk announced that there
were none on the calendar His second
related 10 limiting leaves OF absence after
Monday 10 25, and then only for providen-
tial cause, but It was defeated. The third
was report from the committee on rules.
making the tax bill the spscial cont nuous
order for Monday until dispensed Of
Fence and "COoIing Time"
The fence question and the cooling
time" bill were the only two measures that
engaged the attention of the House to-
day. The latter passed by vote of "a
TO "a. There was considerable debate en- the
former
The original bin provided that any dis
trlct that adopted No fence" should build
fence all around It. 10 separate It from
districts which had fences. The bill was
-.
in fence districts. so that when adjoining
districts took down fences, the cattle
would not be endangered
The Senate passed the bill with an
amendment that 1t should not apply to
any county where the stock law had al
ready been partially adopted and in no
case should be enforced in any county un-
less approved by q majority Of the grand
Jury.
MIR. Bush Of Miller, who fought strenu-
ously for the original bill, moved TO dis
agree with the Senate amendment.
Mr.. Bryan OF Floyd considered the bin
pernicous piece of legislation and NOV
ed 10 table H. The ayes and nays had
been called on this motion when Mr. Post
OF Coweta made the point that the bill
could not be tabled at that stage, the point
being sustained by Mr.. Blalock. who was
in The chair.
Mr. Bush won out, and the Senate
amendment was disagreed to.
Clifton Text Book Bill.
Favorable report on the Clifton bill to
provide uniform series of text books in
the common schools Of the state was made
by the Committee on Education through
Chairman Denny, but with a number Of
amendments, including the best features OF
all the bills.
The amendments include a list of the
subjects for which text books are 10 be
used, provided that the bill shall not af-
feet any system supported by local taxa
ton, and provided further that any OF the
schools embraced by the bill which refuse
TO use the books prescribed shall forfeit
their right to share IN the school fund.
There Is also an amendment, which pre-
vents any member Of the book commission
from being connected with any publishing
house, either as author or otherwise.
WilIingham Grows Tart.
Editor William Park Of the sandersville