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VOL. V. NO. 330.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 25,1907.
VOTE ON STATE PROHIBITION BILL
IS SET BY THE HOUSE FOR TUESDAY
r
INEVITABLE
Candler of DeKalb
Brings About an
Agreement.
debate must end
AT 4 O’CLOCK TUESDAY
Bill to Be Put on Passage at
9 O’Clock and No Fili
bustering Will Be
Permitted.
On next Tuesday the state prohibi
tion will be put on Its passage, debated
upon and the final vote token. The
filibustering Is ended, and the bill will
be passed by a majority of at least
three-fourths.
The strain of a day of filibustering
had proven too much for the minority
element, and the filibusters were ready
to come to terms when the house con
vened Thursday morning. It waa Hon.
Murphy Coi)dl?r, of DeKalb, who out
the (Jbrdlan knot which threatened to
delay legislation for an Indefinite time.
He gained the floor, when the Initial
routine of the house waa completed,
and offered a reaolutlon which, with
only a change In date, waa accepted by
the antl-prohlbltlonlats. It provide!
that the prohibition bill be taken up
and put upon tta passage next Tueaday
morning; that equal time be given each
side for debate, and that at 4 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon the bill be nut to a
vote on tta paaaage. Under the terms
ol agreement, there can be no further
filibustering. The prohibitionists are
- - - “ asage of the bill by
confident of the paaaage — ----- --
a majority of at leaat three-fourths of
the total vote.
The unanimous consent Is taken as
HON. 8EABORN WRIGHT, OF FLOYD COUNTY.
The eloquent leader of the prohibition foroea in the house consented
to pose for thie picture eepeeially for The Georgian.
A IlC UllUIIIIIIUUb LUlievin ... — —-
a complete surrender of the opponent*
of prohibition, a decision to bow to the
|_ .. .. a .1. il,„ Kill «n trrt
oi promDiiion, a
inevitable, and permit the bill to go
before the house on Its merits.
Came as a Surprise.
The consent of the antl-prohlbltion-
lats came as a complete surprise, as
It was thought they would continue
longer their efforts to delay the pass
age. The initial routine of the session
had Just been completed when Hon.
Murphy Candler, of DeKalb, offered a
resolution, asking unanimous consent
that the bill be made ft special order
iiibi me Din oe iniuie n — - - -
for Friday and providing that no nl-
‘ ‘ ‘ndii*
•“I i i may turn (iiuviuihb
Ibustertng be Indulged In.
Hon. Clem Dunbar, of Richmond, one
of the leaden of the opposition, asked
that the resolution be laid on the ta
ble. In order that a recess might be
taken and the opponents be given time
to hold a conference. The house grant
ed the recess of fifteen minutes, which,
by consent, extended for nearly an
IT IS GLORIOUS VICTORY,
SAYS SEABORN WRIGHT;
THE BILL WILL BE PASSED
Two of tho leaders of the prohibition cause are confident of victory on
Tuesday and are satisfied with tbe turn of the affairs. Their expres
sions follow;
[in luuuw.
Hon W. A. Covington, Joint author of the prohibition bill: “What
ever doubt may have been felt over the passage of the bill has been re
moved. The opponents of the measure have very gracefully bowed to the
will of the majority, having entered their protests, as they had a right
to do, and It la certain of passage Tuesday. It will be passed as It
stands, I am confident, or. If amended, will bo amended by tho friends
of the bill.”
Hon. Seaborn Wright, of Floyd, prohibition leader In the house: "It
Is a complete, a glorious victory. The bill will now be passed Tuesday
without fall and the entire state will rejoice. Judge Covington and I
made tho same proposition to the opponents of tho bill a week ago that,-
thev accepted today. They declined then. Victory is at hand.
After the conference, a committee of
tb e opponents conferred with a com-
tnittee of the advocates of the hill.
Representing the opposition were: Rep
resentatives C. E. Dunbar. R. H. Black
burn, Earl Donaldson, Dave Harrow
and Joe Hill Hall. Representing the
friends of the bill were C. M. Candler,
W. A. Covington and J. W. W lae.
Leaders Are Chosen.
The result of this conference was
that the date of the resolution was
changed from Friday of this week to
Tuesday of next week. The resolution
provided that Mr. Hines, of Baldwin,
*ould be the leader of the opposition,
end Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond, was
substituted.
Another significant addition made
*ta that the galleries and floor of the
house shall be cleared of all visitors
during the pendency of the bill. This
was evidently put In by the opposition,
it was not contained) In the original
resolution.
The committee returned, and Mr.
Candler offered the amended bill and
nfked unanimous consent to Its adop
tion. Mr. Dunbar then gracefully and
in a few words told of the determina
tion of the minority to bow to the will
°f the majority.
The doors were packed as Mr. Dun-
bar arose and the feeling was even
jnore intense than It was at any time
the previous day.
„ "The resolution,” stated Mr. Dunbar,
meets with the entire approbation of
too opponents of the bill."
Surrender of Antte.
"We feel,” the speaker continued
raimly and clearly, "that on yesterday
did all that was required of us In
^‘Position to this bill. We had the
date changed from Friday to Tuesday
n order that we might have more time
0 prepare amendments that we may
**h to offer. What we did yesterday
ft* don* In th* fane nf n.wl nnrl In ac-
MR. CANDLER’S RESOLUTION
SETTING VOTE FOR TUESDAY
Here is the reaolutlon of Hon. Murphy Candler, adopted by unanl-
"o'rdereTTha't °eena?e Wm" No. 1 be made the special and continuing order
for Tueaday, July SO. Immediately after the reading of tho Journal.
"That the previous question on the bill and all amendments be con
sidered ordered at 4 o'clock that afternoon; that the debate on the bill bo
find tad to the Intervening time, to be equally divided between the friends
£d onponcm. Of the bill. Mr. Wright, of Floyd, controlling the time and
its division tor the friends of the bill, Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond, the
tlme „Tj|!!t 1 nt ,, l'o’clock ^on l, sald Pl date n reces8 be taken till 2 o'clock, the
hou *.S r l > “t re an n am , endmenta desired to be offored to the bill shall be on
the clerk's desk by 2:30 oclock.
"That at Urn hour of 4 o'clock, without further debate or motion the
vote shall he taken on all amendments ofTered, the same to be voted In
vote snail ne v after all are voted on. then on tho main bill—
the aves am riays'to bc called on any amendment and on the bill when
isked by an - member, but no explanatory remarks to be offered by or at-
, ! , o.o'niit on the final vote on the bill.
0We "That the gaUerles and floor of the house be kept clear of all visitors
during the entire pendency of the bill."
Japs Now
ControlKorea
w oner, wnut we aia rawiw,
*» done In the fear of God and In ac-
f’fdance with what we believed to be
After the adoption of the resolution
Toklo. July 25.—The convention be
tween Japan and Korea was signed
today ufter considerable opposition by
the Korean court.
It provides that the administration
of Korea Bhall secure the guidance of
the Japanese residents general; that
the enactment of all laws and ordi
nances. also all important state affairs,
shall receive the approval of the resi
dent general; that the appointment of
all high and responsible officials shall
receive the approval of the resident
general; that only persons "commend
ed by the resident general shall be elig
ible for office In the Korean govern
ment thdt a distinct domarkation shall
£ drawn between administrative and
^dtcbll a n ffa.™! -bat forelgner- shal. be
Imniitvcd only upon consent or tne ies-
fd^nt general that the fim clause of
the convention of August
providing for the emfdoyment of a
financial advisor be annulled.
Warner Denies
He Shot Girl
New York. July 25.—Frank H. War
ner, slayer of Miss Ethel Nortlng and
James T. Wilson, a hat manufacturer,
made an ante-mortem statement today
to Coroner Acrttelll. Warner admit
ted that he shot Wilson and gave his
reasons for It. He denttd with great
vehemence that he hai^ shot Miss Nnrl -
Ing or that he knew anything of the
crime, and gave the Impression that
he loved the young girl, whom he for
merly employed, and could not possi
bly have harmed her.
race results.
BRIGHTON.
« lr-f RAce—Uncle, 3 to 5. won; Ju-
bile*. 2 to' i. second: Woodland, . to »,
third. Time 1:031-5.
Train Wrecked;
Victims Burn
OVERSTREET’S
AID PASSED
Senate Argued All
Day Over Amend
ments.
MANY CHANGES ARE
MADE IN MEASURE
Railroad Commission Is to
Have 3 Members With
Complete Power.
After wrangling throughout the en
tire session over the (’andler-Over-
street bill, providing for Increasing the
number of member.* of the railroad
commission from 3 to 5, and also for
enlarging their powers, the senate
passed the measure with ft number of
amendments, at 2:15 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. The number of member*
wa* kept at three, under an amend
ment.
The amendment on which the hard
est fight waa made was that which
sought to limit the Jurisdiction of the
commission, In regard to street rall<
ways, to those railways which are op-
ypUftlttr.
Throughout the entire session Thur*
day the senate wranglqd over the
amendments to the bill,.which sought
to Increase the number of, tho railroad
commission from three to ^flye and also
to. enlarge the powers of that body.
At 2 o'clock when a motion was made
to adjourn, the vote resulted In a tie.
President ^kin cast the deciding vote
against the adjournment and the sen
ate continued in lession indefinitely to
wage the fight oil the bill and accom
panying a mend ments.
The amendment on which the hard
est, fight was made was the one which,
in regard to street railways. It pro-
commission to street railways
which are operated outside of munici
palities, instead of giving them author,
tty over all such railways, as origlnal-
he amendment which limits the
number of the railroad commission to
three, which is the present number,
waa passed by a vote of 26 to 1. The
{ ncreaso In the number was advocated
>y Hoke Smith before he became gov
ernor.
The senate also adopted the amend
ment which provides that the members
of the commission shall devote their
time exclusively to the discharge of
their duties as members of the c<
mission, and In accordance with this
amendment, a companion amendment
was adopted which provided for In
creasing the salary of tbe chairman of
the commission to $4,000 per year, and
the salaries of the other two members
to $3,500 per year. Under the present
law the members of the commission
only receive $2,500 each.
All of the amendments to the bill
provoked considerable discussion, but
tbe hitch came on the amendment lim
iting the powers of the commission In
regard to street railways, to those rail
ways that areo perated outside of the
limits of municipalities.
Benton Harbor. Mich., July 25.—A
wreck on the Michigan branch of the
Big Four railroad, near Eau Claire, 16
miles from this city, early today cost
at least three lives and possibly more.
The victims, whose bodies have been
recovered from wreckage, were burned
to death before they could escape. They
have not yet been identified.
Both Rowlands
Arc Denied Bail
WATCHING THE FIGHT FROM GALLERIES
The picture shows a scene in the gallery of the etste capitol during th e late hours of the filibuster Wed
nesday night. Hundreds of men and women eat in the flOllory from early morning until nearly 11 o'clock at
night, when the galleries were ordered cleared.
SCENES OF DISORDER
END DA Y’S FILIBUSTER;
TWO LEADERS IN CLASH
Two Killed;
Three Injuredj
House Galleries Are
Cleared of Cheer
ing Throng.
Raleigh, N. C„ July 25.—The case o!
Dr. and Mrs. D. S. Rowland, which has
been heard here for the laat four days
through a writ of habeas corptu anil
application for ball, was decided at
o'clock this afternoon. Justice Henry
G. Connor, of tbe state supreme court,
who has been presiding at the hearing,
notified counsel that there was no ne
cessity for protracted argument and
rendered hts decision, refusing to ac
cept bond and remanding both prison
ers to the common Jail of this county
until their coses are celled at the Sep
tember term of Wake superior court.
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a DY HOUSE RESOLUTION. O
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O The following resolution, com- O
O mending Speaker Slaton, was O
O adopted Thursday morning by the O
O unanimous vote of the house: O
O "Re It resolved by the house, O
O That we. the members thereof, do O
0 hereby commend our honored O
0 speaker, the Hon. John M. Staton, 0
O for the eminently fair and Impar- O
0 tlal manner In which he presided O
0 over the house during the pro- O
0 cedure of the house on Wednes- O
0 day, the 24th Instant." 0
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After thirteen hours and fifty-three
minutes of petty filibustering by forty
four members to prevent consideration
of th* prohibition bill. The Voice of the
People thundered a mighty message
of protest from the galleries of the
house of representatives Wednesday
night, and, In spite of the efforts of
Speaker Slaton, the Incessant rapping
of the gavel In his Iron hand, the Im
passioned appeal of Seaborn Wright to
stem the onrushlng storm which n brief
epeech from him hnd evoked, pande
monium reigned.
Delirium of Cheere.
Men, women, boys and girls who had
remained patiently In their seats In the
galleries through the long, tedious day,
suffering heroically the oppressive heat
and the more maddening pain of hear
ing men make light of the subject of
their prayers and tears, burst Into a
delirium of cheering when Mr. Wright
called on his followers In the nnme of
Almighty God not to countenance such
levity and buffoonery as had been In
dulged Jn by those of the minority.
Then, when- the police reserve had
been called by-Clerk McClathey, acting
under orders fnm Speaker Slaton, and
the gallery had been cleared, tho law
making body of the Empire State of
the South wow hammered Into some
sort at order, and Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb
county, gained recognition. He arose,
ho said, to a point of the highest per
sonal privilege.
Hall and Wright Clash.
Before he had been speaking three
minutes, before the members of the
house had recovered from the Intense
excitement through which they had
Just passed, Mr. Hall had denounced
Mr. Wright as unworthy of a seat on
the floor, had been promptly called 11
Mar by Mr. Wright nnd the standard-
bearer for tho prohibition forces wa*
engaged In a hand-to-hnnd tight with
the Watch Dog of the House of Rep
resentatives.
Men climbed on their desks; cries
rent the air, already surcharged with
excitement; friends of the belligerents
rushed hither and thither, till bent on
reaching the side of their champion,
Spsaksr Slaton Self-possessed.
And through it ail, stood John M.
Slaton, chosen speaker by the Unani
mous vote of the men who were now
beyond his control, his face pale on
death, his lips tightly closed, his Jaw
set. His gavel was beating a tattoo,
which threatened to demolish the mar
ble top of the speaker's stand. His
voice rose clear above the din about
him as he called for order. Not for an
Instant did he lose self-fossesslon.
though for the second tlm3 within
twenty minutes he had completely lost
the power with which his position
clothed him.
Within ten minutes a death-tike calm
pervaded the chamber, where had been
enacted a scene that would have put to
blush the New York Stock Exchange
on a day of panic.
The gravity of the Incident had so
bered every member bn the floor.
Unrivaled Scenes.
Old men there are In the general as
sembly , but none had ever witnessed
such a scene. The majority, composed
of three-fourths of the members, had
AGIST INFLUX
OF
Union Appoints Delegates
to Cotton Spinners,’
Convention.
No doubt now exists as to how the
Georgia division of the Farmers' Union
stands on the question of foreign Im
migration. Strenuous resolutions pro
testing against the coming of foreigners
to Georgia were adopted Thursday
morning at tho session of th6 conven
tlon.
In addition to this, the delegates ex
emplified tho new nrtua! of the order,
discussed agricultural education nnd
the marketing of country produce with
the union label.
Tho following are tho resolutions
which were submitted by a committee,
consisting of 8. K. Leigh, chairman;
J. J. Price and J. I. Harris, and which
were enthusiastically adopted by the
convention:
•’Whereas, Tbe state of Georgia lf»
populated almost exclusively with inen
of pure Anglo-Saxon blood, the de
scendants of that hardy rare of pio
neers who, fleeing the oppression of
kings and tyrunts, sought an asylum
•m our shores where they might wor
ship God, oreordfng to tho dictates of
their own conscience, nnd found n gov
ernment that would foster and protect
the rights and liberties of the people;
and
"Whereas, The population Is Increas
ing as It were by leaps and bounds, It
being estimated that In the next fifty
years the Incn-asa by birth alone will
give us ft population of 200,000,000 In
the United Stales, all of whom must be
fed from the farm; nnd
"Whereas. The practicability of In
ducing immigrants Into our slate Is be
ing agitated, and believing that the pol
Senola, Go., July 25.—Today at 10
o’clock at the Line Creek cut, threo
miles from Senola on the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic railroad at
J. M. Stradlln’s camp, Pltser, father of
uml three bully Injured by an ac
al dynamite explosion, while getting
ready to open a -pocket for powder. .
ests, material, soda!, moral and rell*
glous of our state; and
“Whereas, We have learned from ac
tual experience that this foreign ele-l
ment, as a class, is unreliable In char
acter, degraded In morals, anarchistlo
In principles and dangerous to tho
peace and order of society and the 1
"Resolved,
of Georgia Is Irrevocably opposed to.
foreign Immigration and raises Its voice.
In protest against the iniquitous policy
of encouraging it
“Be It further resolved. That tho
Farmers* Union will stand as a bulwark'
against the mighty floodtldo of iinml-;
gratlon that Is pouring Into our land,
and criminal element from the crowd
centers of Europe, and from across tho
Pacific the more worthless Mongolian
from the Orient; and,
“Bo. It further resolved. That It la
our unalterable purpose to hold this
goodly land, purchased with the blood
of our forefathers, as a priceless heri
tage to ourselves and to transmit it as
a rich legacy to our children and our
children's children."
Icy will prove detrimental to the Inter- l aftornoon or night.
gates were appointed to nth
International Cotton Spinners’ Con
gress, which will be held In Atlanta
next October. President R. F. Duck
worth will represent the state at large,
while the following were selected to
represent the various congressional
districts: J. T. Dickey, Turner county.
Second district; J. R. Hendricks, Pu
laski, Third district: 8. E. Leigh. Cow.
etn county. Fourth district; L.
Peek, Rockdale county. Fifth district;
‘ H. Hoyle, Upson county. Sixth dis
trict; W. M. Bradford, Polk county.
Seventh district; A. H. Smith, Greene
>unty. Eighth district; J. N. Twltty,
Hall county, Ninth district; A. H. Stur
gis. McDuffie county. Tenth district,
and W. C. Bryan, Coffee county, Elev
enth district.
Nearly nil business of the conventjon
has been finished tlnd it Is probable that
the delegates will adjourn Thursday
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian here records each day some
to the onward
J08EPH B. LIVELY
al Alabama Industrial Index says In its regular Issue for this
Tho Georgia i
week :
of plans for the building of more cotton factories nnd more Interurbsn
. . ing o
electric railways and a typical pureha
• tract <>i south Alabama laud u
Interesting features
■eports to The Index this week.
a muipany. whleli Is to l
subscribe the entire eupital stock uud by January 1. 1901, expects to have i
spindle factory In oiterafloii.
l".'
•Electric railways netween Blnckshear, fin., nnd Wayenms, Os., ond between
Hntontoii, tin., ami Madison, (in., are projected. Organisation will be effected In a
few days by the compnuy which will build an electric railway,,previously reported, ■
between Oultman, (ia., and Valdosta, tin.; surreys are being made for tbe lino
projected between (Jrtffln, Go., and Social Cirri*, tin., and contracts will be award*
ei| ami construction begin In n few days upon the electric railway betweeu Ma‘
(ia.
Continued on Paqo Six
Uu., nmt Albany, tin./ via Americas, tin.
"Besides the development of water power nnd the supplying of electric energy
for manufacturing purposes, no one factor promise* more for the upbnllding of
Georgia and Alabama than the building of Interurban electric railways, which, by
bringing great resources Into close touch with markers, will tncrcaso the rural
|H»pulntion so fhst one town nnd village with Its schools, churches and smaller In
dustrial enterprise* will hardly leave off l>cfore another liegtn*. eventually.
"Among other things reported hr The Index are: Fertlllxer factory, ft hell man.
(in.; foundry, Americas, (in.; lee factories, Roanoke, Ala., nnd (.'alers, Ala.; light
plant, I'alcm. Ala.; $25,000 planing mill company. Mobile, Ala.; new ralttiug opr —
' s near Bessemer, Ala.; electric “
way, Fitzgerald, (ia.; developments lu plan to build steam rail
den. Ain., and Tuseumbln. Ala.; $170,000 paving plana In an Al
depot. Mobile. Ala.; two hotels, Ore warehonae*, two ginneries,
Ing*. two bridges, waterworks *ystems and nnmprou* business
•mer, Ala.: electric street rail-
iIIroad between Gads*
Alabama city;
ginnen* - “ * '
numerous
Ms.; $15,872 Jail, Colltert county, A lu I Him a: $50,(
Jekyt Island and sidewalk paving, 113,200,
mpunlcs, seven new mercantile Anns, two 1 m
mfutmum onpiti
. -bool but
npWHPbutldlDii and reel*
Alnuit four tulle* of sidewalk paving,
*,000 of Improvement!
.... i systems
deuces. Among contract awards noted
Tuscuiobls, Ala,
residences on I
new land companies.
and twelvs corporations with total minimum cupitsl stock of $305,000 art
ed.”
Ala. Thrc.
bou.l
J
(Continued on Pago Seven.)