The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-07-26
HOUSE SHOWS
BY TEST VOTE
How Georgia Representatives Stand
On Prohibition Measure.
lis FOR TO 80 AGAINST
Bill Read Second Time After Over Five
Hours Of FiIibustering by the
Minority.

That the prOnlDlClOn IoIces III thV
Georgia legislature are in full control
Of the house of representatives was
concIusively shown Friday, when, after
over five hours of flibustering by the
opponents of the Hardman bill, the
house, by vote of 115 to 80, ruled to
Suspend all rules and take up the pro-
hibition measure for the second read
ing.
From 10 o'clock until 1928 the house
sat in continuous session, and the eff
forts Of the anti-prohibitionists prevail
ed up to that time in preventing the
second reading of the senate prohibi-
ton bill
Shortly after o'clock, with Mr.. Hol-
der Of Jackson presiding, a motion
was made to suspend all rules Of the
house and take up the senate bill at
once
Amid clamor of shouts from the
anti-prohibitionists of "Mr. Speaker"
Il rise to a point of ORDER" Mr.. Speak
err, rise to question of personal priv
ilege," and the like none of which
were needed Acting Speaker Holder de-
clared the motion to suspend the rules
ordered, and on the call Of the aye and
no vote to see whether the rules should
be suspended, the vote showed ia for
the suspension and 80 against.
With one or two possible exceptions,
this shows how the house will vote on
the passage of the bill Messrs Hall
N DtOD ana Ryals oa tho same county
being the possible exceptions.
Following the announcement that the
bill would be taken up out of it's regu-
lar order and read, despite the alleged
1libuster, caused the prohibitionists in
the house to shout and stamp their
feet, while the W. G. T. u delegation
waved their handkerchiefs in unalIoy-
ed glee The vote was taken after the
house had worn itself out with points
of order" personal privileges" and
the like.
1t was hot, tired and hungry and
simply ran away with itself when the
moment came for the majority to ride
rough-shod over the whole house.
The senate bill was read the second
time Three hundred copies of the SEN
ate bill, with amendments, were order
ed printed, and the house adjourned
at 1870 after a five and a half-hour
session. hungry and haggard.
During this session of the house,
which came up like storm out of a
clear sky, Mr.. Wright of Floyd secured
the floor, and, as the acknowledged
leader of the prohibitionists on the
floor of the house, attacked the young
er members of the house, declaring
that they were attempting this fiji,
buster with the intention of defeating
the will and wishes of three-fourths
of that body
He became greatly exercised as he
spoke and implored the prohibi;ionists
to stick together, to stand fast and de-
feat the object Of these young city
members, for if they ride rough-shod
over you today it will be a repetition
of the same kind tomorrow"
He concluded by saying that the sup
porters Of this prohibition measure
would sit in the house until they drop
ped from exhaustion before they would
adjourn until the house had heard read
the senate prohibition bill for the sec,
ond time
His remarks prompted a number of
the younger men of the house to rise
to questions of personal privilege and
defend themselves of the imputed
charge Notably strong and able
speeches we're made along this line by
Mr.. Barrow OF Chatham; Mr. Adams of
the same county, Mr.. Hines of Bald
win, Mr.. Slater of Bryan, Mr.. Slade
Of MuscOgee and others.
Mr. Wright got the floor and dis
claimed all intention OF including Mr..
Slade among those referred to.
Mr. Barrow was the first of these
speakers and he proved himself a
strong speaker by the able manner in
which he defended himself and col
leagues on the stand that they had
taken in this matter, and declared that
every man was the keeper of his own
conscience and delegated the right to
no man to control his own conscience /