Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
TIPPINS BILL NOW
IS Up To SENATE;
PASSAGE FORECAST
BiIPS Fate in Senate to Be
Settled Next Week Goes
Then to Governor Who Has
Five Days for Decision

lNO DOJO lOI OOSlOiO1i
-Four questions, suggested by the pass
age OF the Tippins bill in the house Of
representatives Wednesday, are now up
permost In the minds of both legislators
and the public. They are:
VIII the senate pass the bill without
amend ?ment?
VIII the governor veto the bill II IT
goes to him without a clause providing
for its submission to a popular vote?
In the event the governor does veto the
bill. will an effort be made by the leg
isiature to override the veto?
II the veto is overridden how viii thel
legislature provide revenue to offset the
S24s.S55 deficit which viii result?
WILL PASS SENATE.
Unless there is a sudden big swerye
in the sentiment now prevalent in the
state senate, that body will pass the
bill by a sweeping majority.
The announcement of the passage OF
the bill by the house was formally made
to the senate Thursday morning in
message that said in effect that the
lower branch had passed measure<to
establish the sentiment of the public on
the question of alcoholic liquors"
Temperance workers. confident OF
the passage of the bill. have already
begun to attend the session OF the
senate in anticipation OF seeing the
measure go through.
Mrs Mary Harris Armor. organizer
for the Woman's Christian Temperance
union, and Mrs. T. z. Patterson. presi-
dent of the state W. c. 7. u. were
among the early arrivals in the gal
lerv Thursday. They sat unnotiee1
until the debate on the taxation bill
had become heated.
TEMPERANCE WORKERS SEATED
Then they were seen by Senator VI
T. Roberts and debate was suspended
until a PRIVILEGED resolution was pass
ed to invite them to have seats on the
floor of the senate as long as they
remain in Atlanta.
The ladies went Immediately to the
senate floor and many OF the senators
left their desks to greet them. Both
ladies expressed themselves as being
confident of victory
One of the strongest indications that
the senate will pass the Tippins-Alex
ander bill was the lack of opposition
wednesday to a bill by Senator Felker.
the object Of which the captain said,
is to make the prohibition laws more
prohibitive and to lessen the evils ef
intemperance." Although this Dill
was not passed. 1t was practically
without opposition, and was recommi.-
ted merely that the temperance CON-
mittee might make IL more perfect.
The Tippins-Alexander bill viii prob
ably be placed on its passage in the
senate next week, as Il is unlikely that
the Temperance cOfnnfttee viii keep Ii
any great length Of time.
GOVERNORS VETO FUTILE.
Representative Hooper Alexander.
leader OF the fight for the bill in the
house, declares that he believes the
to this matter yet; there are many
measure can be passed over the COVER
nor's veto II necessary.
81 believe that every vote cast for II
on the day of Its passage will be found
on the record for it when it come, II
1T does come, to a question of passing
it over the governors Veto" he says.
THE bill will become law before the
adjournment Of the present legisla-
ture."
, It is quite impossible to get any
as TO how the near-beer
tax deficit can be covered, If the law is
enacted, for no one in either house Of
the legislature seems to have any def
mite idea on the subject
Mr. Alexander apparently expressed
the attitude of the prohibitionists when
he said. 81 haven't given any attention
ways to provide the needed revenue
Wen cross that bridge when we get to
it
A SCHEME FOR DEFEAT
As a matter Of fact the appropria-
.aon bin fast year carried excessive and
extravagant appropriations which were
pressed into IT by the liquor men, who
thus hoped to embarrass US in passing
the Tippins' bill. They failed, howev
err"
Representative Walter McElreath.
chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee, stated Thursday morning that
he had no idea where the increased rev.
enue was to come from. He said this is
a matter to be threshed out by the ways
and means committee, which has its
first meeting Thursday afternoon at
o'clock
The Tippins' bill will probably 60 to
the governor before the end of next
week. He will have five days in which
to sign or veto IL. Should he fail to
take action within the required period
the bill viii become law.
GOVERNOR BROWNS ATTITUDE.
The attitude of Governor Brown, as
expressed in his campaign announces
ments, his recent message to the leg
islature, and in private conversations
with friends, leads to the belief that
he will veto the bill unless it carries
popular vote ratification clause.
Thursday morning the governor de-
clined to commit himself.
He stated that as yet he could not
tell in Just what shape the bill would
reach him; IN fact. it was barely possi-
BILE that differences might arise between
the senate and house which would pre-
vent the bill ever coming to him.
While the senate is expected to pass
the bill just as 1T comes from the house
it appears quite doubtful that the nee
essary two-thirds Of the senators can
be mustered to override the governors
veto. Thus the senate can head of the
law even If it does get a two-thirds
vote in the house.
PLEA FOR CLEMENCY