The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-11-07
IN
ABSOLUTE CONTROL
THEY WILL PUT THEIR PRO-
GRAM THROUGH IN BOTH THE
HOUSE AND SENATE WITHOUT
DELAY.

H ATLANTA, November 6.-An at
tempt yesterday afternoon by the an
ti-prohibition faction in the house TO
Place the general appropriation bill
ahead of the prohibition bills, in order
1 to delay action on the prohibition
/ bills as long as the appropriation
bill could be strung out, was very de
cisiyely and promptly squelched by
the prohibition forces
The supporters OF the prohibition
bills have made up their minds to en-
act the prohibition legislation before
any other bills are passed during the
extra session. They declare they
were engaged and filibustered out of
their rights so flagrantly last sum
mer that they do not propose to be
blocked by the appropriation bill or
any other legislation pending in the
extra session.
| SO determined are the prohibitions
| lists in this program, and SO solidly
are they standing together, that when
| the appropriation bill came up in the
house at yesterday afternoons SEES
sion, there was practically no effort
on the part Of Representative Full
! bright, of Burke, chairman of the
appropriations committee and leader
of the so-called conservative prohi-
bition minority-which minority has
been standing with the antiSprohi-
bitionists pretty regularly since the
| nyfr Aprtn nnH
immediate action on the bill.
In fact, Representative Fullbright
acquesced in the motion of Repre-
sentative Hopkins, OF Thomas, floor
leader of the prohibitionists, to post
pone the bill until Monday morning
at II o'clock. that being the next
days session to be held, as the house
is not meeting today. The motion
prevailed overwhelmingly
1t is not likely that the appropria-
! ton bill will be taken up even then,
as it appeared at the time Represen-
tative Hopkins made his motion that
the prohibition bills would be reach
ed within the next few minutes. The
hoiise adjourned, however, before they
were reached, and this will necessi-
tate, on Monday, second postpone
ment of the appropriation bill by the
prohibition forces, in order to carry
through their program of acting first
on the prohibition bills.
! The house yesterday afternoon
disagreed to the adverse report of
the temperance committee on the bill
repeating the several acts under
which the sale of beer and the opera
ton of locker clubs are licensed. This
bill was introduced by Representa-
tive Fullbright, the conservative pro
hibition leader, but it had the hearty
support of Representative Hopkins
and the majority prohibition forces.
The action of the house in disagree
ing to the adverse report has the
effect of placing the bill on the cal
endar. Immediately after taking this
action, the house overwhelmingly
voted down a bill to license the sale
of beer in towns and cities of $500
population and over. which was intro
duced by Representative Fowler, of
Bibb
The first three days of the extra
session have demonstrated conclusive
ly that the prohibition majority is
standing together solidly and that all
attempts by the opposition to cause
a split in their ranks have failed.
The so-caled conservative prohibition
faction. which the ants were in hopes
of using, shows evidence of a strong
disposition to sever friendly relations
with the ants and join the prohibition
majority.
That the prohibition forces are
u overwhelmingly in control of the SEN
ate and will put through their pro-
gram in that body without a bcbble
was demonstrated yesterday by the
passage of the Stovall bill, as sub
stitute for the Fakes bill The lat
ter was conservative measure,
whereas the Stovall bill is dupli-
cate of the general bill in the house
which the majority prohibitionists are
supporting. The vote of the senate
was SO to in favor OF the Stovall
bill the two being Senator A. A.
Lawrence. of the First district, and
Senator Roscoe Pickett, of the Forty