Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-07-18
'Om The Capital of Georgia


which forbids by state law the sale of spirit
drinks of any character in Georgia after the
Of January next passed the senate Saturday
i vote of "a to and it is only question of
ne until this measure or one similar to it will be
ei.whelmingly adopted by the house and be sign
IN Governor Smith The death knell of the
ID sale of liquor in this state has been sounded
there is no-lOnger any hope even among the
prohibitionists of preventing prohibition law.
Exposition is said to have organized flibus
~ thirty five members and will endeavOr to
2 concessions through a bitter fight, but that is
hest they hope for and enthusiasm in getting
sort of compromise is not very great The
aim of the ants now is to have the operation
he law postponed year if possible and all of
81 efforts will be concentrated to this end. Re
ng that the opponents of prohibition will
e desperate fight the friends of the bill in the
e have decided to do some organizing on their
account and they met Monday night in eau
10 form plan for effectively fighting any fill
ker that might be organized.
ia house committee on temperance met Mon
afternoon to hear the closing arguments for
sides before reporting the bill to the house
ction. Lengthy hearings had already been
both sides by both the senate and house com
res and there was little more to be said 1t is
IDENTIFY believed that the house committee will
nlmend the passage of the biland that nothing
preyent it's passing the house before the end of
present week The prohibitiOnsts have all of
Enthusiasm while the ants arc dsheartened.
Ehe speeches before the committees this has
h very evident. The prOhibitiOnistS have come
the hearings by the hundred and have worked
"a for the bill The house of representatives,
bere the meetings have been held, has been pack
to the doors at every hearing and each time the
aj0rity of those present was Overwhelmingly for
Exhibition. Not day passes that rallies are not
sRld in some of the churches and the advocates of
srohibition are full of zeal for their cause The
GpnOSition has endeavored to organize lobby
lQainst the bill but how signal has been its failure
Sas evident Saturday in the overwhelming vote
The senate. After the bill had been umanim
sly recommended for passage by the temperance
8mmittee of the house it's merits were not even
sscussed on the floor of the senate. Senator Eel
Len managed to delay the consideration of the bill
lie day by speaking for over four hours on points
q order The senator showed himself a master
and in spite of the fact that the
mate was overwhelmingly against him hesucceed
q in talking during the entire session Friday and
nus prevented a consideration of the bill. Dur
he his speeches. however, Senator Fielder did not
ouch the merits of the issue, his purpose being
nerely to delay action as long as possible know
he that there were enough votes to pass the bill
Saturday morning great crowd
.athered in the senate chamber, thinking that
;enator Fielder would continue his iHbusterng
acticS. But the senator had evidently got tired
il his Job When the house convened he moved
10 make the Hardman bill Il special order for Tues
lay but the motion was promptly lost and the bill
vas Immediately put on its third reading and pas
age. Senator Fielder offered no further opposition
md the bill was passed with few minor amend
lentS, made by its friends to perfect it. When
he vote of 81 to was announced the galleries
roke forth in tumultuous applause and Sc nator
Iardman, the author of the bill, grabbed big
United States flag and waived it enthusiast
ically So great was the enthusiasm that Pres-
lent Akin was forced to repeatedly rap for order
,efore quiet was finally restored
The bill, as it passed the senate, is a sweeping
neasure calculated to free Georgia from the liquor
Taffc so far as this can be done by enactment.
seetion l of the bill reads as follows:
BE enacted, ETC. that from an after the first day
Rpuary, next, after the passage of this act, it
he lawful for any person within the linn
to sci! or barter for valuable con
Nther directly or indirectly or give
nslnce trade at any place~of business or
other public places or manufacture
keepon hand at their