The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-25
WORDY WAR ON
 THE LIQUOR BILL Legislators Come to Blows ir
 Georgia House OPPOSITION FIGHTS HARD Leaders of Minority Say They Stand Ready to Pass a Law Knocking
 Out Liquor Selling In Geor-
 eia on January 1, 1909.
OPPOSITION FIGHTS HARD

Atlanta. Ga, .'ns q Rarely # e' be- fore in the histoay of Georgia. have such scenes of excitement teen witnessed as have gathered around the fight to pass the state prohibition bill by the lower branch of the legislature today From 9 o'clock this morning until late hour to- night the fight has been waged and a fili- clustering minority so far has prevented action on the bill which was adopted by the senate more than a week ago.
 Anticipating strenuous fight hundreds of men, women and children, even chill dren in the arms of their mothers, filled the galleries of the house at an early hour, and the halls of the capital have been thronged all day. Women singing and waving flags, have added to the eX- citement The women of several Atlanta churches, favoring prohibition. prepared lunches for the prohibition members of the house, while at the other end of the capitol were women, whose slogan was local option, administered to the wants Of the legislators who opposed the prohibi- ton bill in its present form. And. at dark tonight, the prohibition bill had not been reached
 DiIatory Tactics.
 Following the regular order of business of the house, in which motions to recon sider precede the order of the day, a mo- ton to reconsider the bill abolshing the city court of Hamilton, Harris county, was brought up and on this subject every tactic known to parliamentary law was brought into service. Unless the prohi- bition bill shall be reached before mid night adjournment will be taken and the bill cannot come up under the rules of the house before next week. An important feature of the day was the development of the fact that the minority has sufh- cient strength to call the roll of the house on any question that may be brought up Under this condition, the prohibition bill may be held off on its third reading in- definitely provided that the minority maintains its present strength.
 Representatives Wright of Floyd and Covington of Colquitt, floor leaders of the prohibition forces, claim to have the sit nation well in hand, Representatives Dunbar of Richmond and Barrow of Cha tham, minority leaders, appeared equall / confident of securing a compromise on the bill in it's present form. One minority leader declared: "We stand ready to at- cept d prohibition bill to become effective January l, 1909, instead of January 1, iJGs, and to assess license tax of 5000 for the state in the meantime. but we are op- posed to the confiscation of property by such legislation as is here proposed
 Lie Is Passed.
 The lie was passed and blows were eX- changed before the fight on prohibition reached q close tonight by adjournment until tomorrow, when the fight to place the bill on It's third reading for passa ge will be resumed.
 The session. which had been continuous since o'clock this morning, had been drawn out until nearly 10:30 o'clock to- night, when disturbances from the gal leries caused Speaker Slaton to order them cleared. This was done and the ac- limonious debate continued until the close. A dispute between Representative Wright of Floyd and Representative Hall of Bi5a progressed to the point where MT. Wright told MT Hall, You're liar. Instantly the space between the two was crossed and blows were exchanged. Friends quick iy intervened, quiet was restored and in a silence almost painful Representative Chandler urged that adjournment 9a taken. which was done at 10:33 o'clock