Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-19
Defeated in House Wednes-
day Afternoon by Vote of
109 to 80 After Strenuous
Debate

Defeat of the port terminal bill
in the house of representatives
Wednesday afternoon will not put
an end to the movement for state
owned and operated terminal on the
seaboard.
Numerous members Of the legis-
lature who supported the bill are
assured of returning without oppo-
sition and plan to introduce it
again next year. The state port COM
mission, headed by Secretary Of
State McLendon, will continue it's
research and investigation of pub
licly owned terminals in other
states and other countries, and will
place additional facts before the
legislature when it meets again. The
resolution creating the commission
provided for it to continue in ex-
istence. five years.
The most remarkable aspect of
the defeat of the bill was the re-
fusal of the Brunswick contingent
to accept a compromise striking
out of the bill the name of Savan-
nah as the location of the terminal.
Savannah was recommended by F.
w. Cowie, the port engineer en-
ployed by the port commission, and
was recommended by the commits
sion. The bill was drawn by the
commission and named Savannah as
the location. Brunswick raised a
strenuous objection on the ground
that her harbor facilities are su-
perior to those Of Savannah. The
counter argument made by Savan-
nah was that her railroad, bank
ing, shipping and other commercial
facilities are superior to those of
Brunswick.
house toward the close of the We'd
nesday morning session, Mr.. Lark
ford, of Toombs, proposed an
amendment striking out Savannah
as the location of the terminal, and
leaving the location open for fu-
ture determination. The amendment
was accepted by Mr.. Kittrell, of
Laurens, vice chairman of the port
commission and floor leader for the
bill. Savannah's Representatives also
cISSCpLSN H. V1ls NncIllll1 VI Ily
floor leader for the Brunswick
forces, refused to accept the amend,
ment. He introduced a substitute
providing for a chain of ware.
| houses in the interior to be erect.
ed in connection with the port ter.
minal. Mr.. Kittrell opposed the sub.
stitute on the ground that it was
| put forward to overload the bill and
| confuse tho whole r1rnipot
On the preliminary vote the house
rejected the Mann substitute and
adopted the Landlord amendment
so that the BILL, as finally submit
| ted for passage, did not name Sa
vannah as the location of the ter
minal, but left the location open.
Mr.. Mann voted against the bill
even in this shape, and most OF
the Brunswick supporters voted
against it. The vote for the bill
was 80 and the vote against it was
100. Being a constitutional amend
ment the bill required two-thirds o:
the whole house, or 134 votes.
In their closing speeches during
the roll call, Messrs. Kittrell, Nc
Michael, Wyatt and others, express
ed regret that this legislature hat
failed to realize the magnitude ant
Importance of the port. termina
project, and made the prediction
that it would not be long delayed
as a great public movement.
The vote of the house was as fol
lows:
Ayes-Adams, of Newton; Ander
son, Atkinson, Beck, Beckham, Bird
of Taliaferro; Bowden, Branch, Bran
men, Brown, of Emanuel; Brown, o
Hancock; Bush, Carr. Childs, Coates
Cowart, Daniel, of Troup; Davis, Q
Floyd; Dixon, Dobbs, DuBose, Duo
ley, Duncan, of Dawson; Duncan, @
Hall; Evans, Fowler, Gresham, Girl
fin, Grovenstein, Guess, Haddocl
Hamilton, Harris, Hatcher, of Burke
Hatcher, of Muscogee; Hawkins, Hill
house, Holland, Holloway, Housel
Howard, of Screven; Hullender, HUI
ter, Jackson, Jones, of Thomas; Ker
nedy, Kittrell, knight, LankforC
Of Toombs; McClelland. Mcdonald, c
Richmond; MacIntire, McMichae
Maddox, Manning, Mason, MiXor
r Parrish, Perkins, Perryman, Petel
son, Philips, of Jasper; Pitcher, Prl
/ EFT, Reville, Russell, Shettleswortl
Smith, of Bryan; Smith, of Carol
{ Stone, Sumner, of Johnson; Sumner
5 of Wheeler; Tyson, Valentino, W
t celle, Wall, Way, Winship, Wyatt
: total, so.
i Nays-Adams, Of Walton; Arnold
Bleckley, Bloodworth, Bobo, Boswell