The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-09
.ylLLlNGHAM BILL DEFEATED.
uFsrLT IN SENATE WAS AS HAS
BEEN PREDICTED.


some Features of the Concluding
Debate.
Atlanta, Dec. S.-The Winingham bill
ras defeated in the Senate at 2:30 O'Clock
This afternoon by a vote of 26 to H.
The announcement of the result was the
occasion for gladstone shouts by the op-
ponents of the bill. The vote was as fol-
lows:
Against the Bill-Blalock, S. T., of the
Twenty-sixth; Brannen, j. A, of the Sew
epteenth; Clifton, Wilnam, of the Second;
Daniel, George c., of the Thirtieth;
Dowlng, J. r.. of the Third; Fouche, r.
T.. of the Forty-second; Grovenstein, A.
n. of the First; Heard, Columbus, of the
Nineteenth; Hodge, Nark T., of the Four
teenth, Johnson, Thomas r., of the Forty
first; Lang, Rufus s.. of the Fourth; Lit
tie William of the Eighteenth; Mann, w.
E, OF The Forty-fourth; Moye, r. j., of
the Sixteenth; MeLester, Leonidas, of the
Twenty-fourth; Nesbit, r. T., of the Thir-
ty-dfth; Odom, R. b., of the Ninth; Per-
kns, NJ T., of the Thlrty-first; Reddng,
j. f., of the Twenty-second; Sutton, t.
C.. of tine Eleventh; Terrell, j. r., of the
Thiry-sizth Underwood J. w. H., of the
Thirty second; Webb, w. j., of the Thir-
ty-ninth West, +. S., of the Sixth; Wight.
E. IT, of the Tenth Wing1eld, s. T., of
tha Twenty-eighth; total 26.
For the BiI-Bunn, w. G., of the Thirty
eighth Davis, w. o., Jr., of the Thirty
seventh; Dickerson, R. G., of the Fifth:
Gross, w. NJ, of the Twenty ninth; Hand.
j. L, of the Eighth; Humphreys. w. S.,
Of the Seventh; King, C. N, of the Forty
third AeGehee, J. H, of the Twenty
ffth Passemore, A, p, of the Twelfth;
Rawlings. William, of the Twentieth;
s,eed, W. E.. of the Twenty-third;
Thrasher, B. f., of the Twenty-seventh;
Wilcox, E. K, of the Fifteenth; Wood, J.
T., OF the Twenty-1rst total a.
1t Was as Predicted.
The result proved exactly as the op-
ponants of the measure had predicted. The
estimate which one of them furnished the
Journal the day the debate began. proved
right to a man. Not one vote was changed.
The failure of the bin to receive the sev-
enteen votes which were accorded it, was
due to The absence of three of its support
ers senator's Greene, Morrison and
Thompson.
A surprise was sprung by the opponents
Of the bill in an amendment this morning
10 the amendment by Mr.. Terrell, provid-
Ing for submitting the bill TO the people
restricting the vote to the twenty-five
counties to be affected by the bill. 1t
was adopted by vote of q to 49, AS
amended, the Terrell amendment was lost
by a vote of 26 to A. The amendment
having been killed, the original bill was
then accorded a like fate by the same
vote
Neither the friends OF the bill nor its
enemies believed that any votes had been
Won or lost by the arguments of the pre-
cadlns days as it was generally conceded
that all of the senators had made up
their minds before The debate began as
to how they would vote
The Final Debate.
The d-bate was resumed by Senator
Perkins Of the Thirty-frst. He said that
he had received many let,e ers from his con-
sutueu Ia North Georgia asking him 10
yote iar TIE Wn.ngham biz, but he was
opposed to it, as he thought there was al
ready enough legislation on lthe whisky
ques on. Most of his people were now
leaving TIE moonshiners and the bllndtig-
ers undlsturbed, and the tigers would con-
uh0e TO do their work even under state
Urohibi ion.
Senator Thrasher said he was an ad-
Vo que Of Teal option, but did not think
p.o7piton could be secured in any section
eI Georgia, un ess it was general in the
Sl'te' lu speaking Of the wealth of the
~alsky 4ombne he said
Ihey ire able to-hite attorneys to come
nie and lobby Tor tEem. I don't believe
ual money could be USED in this body. I
"H not believe il. But it is rumored from
uoe eNd of this stale to the other that tie
%n'ky truss has $4,000 or 100000 here for
Senate"
senator Manu. said If there was anything
leslab.o 20 him it was the "holier-than-
uo0 eminent which was in evidence
"HsIe''r an important measure was to be
eorsid.r.d
I.te are many kinds of prohibition
~, he said and among Them is a class
sIo want to prevent other people from
gr- any whisky by drink ng it ali
,sg'a.or Passemore pictured very effect
de eYll results of the abuse of whis-
ll said he did not wish to inumi-
1e l1e opposing senators, but if they
of ''Ihed their present position the halls
I, laptol would know them no more
n,.i 'he rotation system it would be i'm
i.Ne 10 come back to the Senate, but
4 "9ula ike TO cross the hall and go
"A @ fouse next year When they vot-
S.. his bin and went back among
el. . people they would find hearts as
stone and cold as marble.
n5 59.'r ~ William Clifton, the patriotic
ori lE-loving member from the Sec
sr, Ua he was always timid when he
N. speak. If the bill passed, he said,
ys,,3 ,31N'nti1, from Tybee to Fernandina,
1'0 'e lined with floating barrooms
Where Is Mr.. Bush..
n,SDj rCna.of p. l.. Wight, the leader of the
ebe, '-aiust the bill. made one of the
si5 "' suments of the entire debate He
n der q not expect to be lectured on
q "3y by a Populist Senator Gross).
cl. eve his party doctrine from an
ae4t "'o supported Hines for Governor
B atkinson Senator MeGehee).
hst ~ senator Passemore's prediction
n de ~. VINO voted against the bin would
political graves, Mr. Wight said
bl a iple tha5 iae Supporters Of the
tom ' ieaye the capital never to re-
DISH He spoke OF the famous
ualr