The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
MAY NOT REACH HE PROHIBITION BILL Stayed Off By Opponents
 Manipulation THE FERTILIZER BILL Il the Tippins Bill Passes Georgias Near Beer Places, Social Clubs
 and Several Medicines
 Would Be Restricted

l Atlanta. August 5.-(speciai.) .)-Whethe>- the Tipplns prohibition bill prohibiting the manufacture, sale or giving away of any beverage in Georgia, containing more than F of 1 per cent of alcohol, has a chance at this session will be developed on Monday and Tuesday in the house.
 Some very pretty manipulating was done by the opponents of the measure on Friday when they promptly agreed that it should be made special order for Monday. knowing that it would be practically impossible for it to be reached that day.
 Only two speeches have as vet been made on the Cabaniss-J Johnson fertilizer bill. which requires the branding Of formulas showing sources and amour; Of plant food. on the sack and there are ir the hands of Speaker Holder tWo long lists of speakers on either side Of the measure, all Of whom are anxious Io be heard Some of these members have nor Tad a chance to get in a word edgewise during the session, and II all of taen are permitted to speak on The bili, II would take up the time Of the house to the end of the session and beyond
 It is pretty certain that Speaker Holder will refuse to recognize anyone for the purpose of calling the previous question until a considerable proportion of these members have had a chance to have their say on the fertilizer bill.
 Then again The appropriations bill has been reported To the house and this is subject 10 be called up at any time. hay ing the right-of-way over everything. Chairman McElreath's request forNhc ap- propriation bill would, under the rules. displace everything else before the house. should he call f up Monday morning I. V oud knock ont both the Tippins bill and the fertilizer bill.
 Knowing all these facts the opponents of the Tippins bill who are apparently in the minority In the house, took no chances when they agreed that it shouli ee made a special order for Monday. IT f is not reached on Monday 1t goes back To is place on the calendar, and that would mean another fight to have | re- stored as a special order. That reaching | on Monday is practically out of ta- question. is readily apparent.
 The only remaining question Is Whe ther the appropriations bill can be used ei- fectively to staye it off uniil too late n the session to permit of its passage both houses; for it is generally that once it gets the right-or- way, it will be passed both by the house and the senate. The senate recently
 
 of a license from the federal government to retail liquors. prima facie evidence of violation of the state prohibition law This and other facts are construed to mean that there is prohibition majority l In the senate. and the bill would go through there if it reached that body IT time.
 One thing which the house opponents CT the Tppins bill seem most to fear is that advocates of the measure may muster 2 three-fourths vote and curtail argu- ments on the appropriations bill, railroad ing that measure through as quickly as possible in order to give the prohibition measure chance
 1 If the Tippns bill should pass it would mean the closing not only of all the near beer saloons in the state, but il would shut the bars out of all the social clubs, and would also it is stated, make iliegaf the sale of a number of standard medi- cnes handled by drug stores all over the state Some contend that the sale of these medicines violates the present pre- hibition law. but no action has eyer been taken against druggists on account Of them
 The frippins bill proposes 10 put al eoholic drinks in every form under the ban, and it's passage, it Is admitted even f.f mean a return of the sale of liquor within a few years. though in restricted form, possibly through a local option measure.
 The fight over the Tppins bill has put handicap on much important pendn $ legislation. so that there is scarcely d chance for much. if any, of it to get through at this session.