The Weather! o-Day: FAIR, The News and Observer. VOL. XLVII. NO. 74 LEADS ALL lim CAROLINA DAIUEB 11 iEfS 111 OISCfITiH RAWLINS OFFERS HIS RESOLUTION Providing for Investigation of Polygamy in Utah. RUSH OF BILLS IN SENATE ALDRICH INTRODUCES THE SENATE FINANCIAL BILL. TO INVESTIGATE THE ROBERTS CASi Mr. Taylor Calls a Meeti g of the Committee Named for This Purpose for Eleven O’Clcck Today. Mr. Roberts Has Noth ing to J'ay. Washington, Dec. 0. —Xoarlv eight hundred bilk and joint resolutions, sev eral important concurrent resolutions and petitions numbering hundreds were pre sented to the Senate today. Mr. Aldrich had the honor of introduc ing the first measure in the Senate. It was the Financial Bill drawn by the Senate Committee on Finance, of which Mr. Aldrich is chairman, and probably was the most important measure intro duced eluring the day. Resolutions were offered by Mr. Rawlins providing for ail investigation by the Judiciary Com mittee of all phases of polygamy recent ly presented in connection with what is known as the Roberts case: by Mr. Mason, expressing the sympathy of the Senate for the Boers in their war with Great Britain, and by Mr. Jones, (Ark.), that Mr. Scott, of West Virginia, is not entitled to a‘seat in the Senate. Mr. Harris, (Pop. Ivans.), was appoint ed a temporary member of the Commit tee on Privileges and Elections. The appointment is important and significant because the committee has under consid eration the Quay, Clark and Scott con tests. Mr. Rawlins (Utah) offered the fol lowing resolution and asked that it be considered immediately: “That the ‘Committee on Judiciary is hereby instructed to impure into and re port to the Senate: “First, to what extent polygamy is practiced or polygamous marriages en tered into in the United States or in places over which they have jurisdiction. “Second, have polygamists, or persons reputed to have more than one wife, been * elected to office by the ]>eople of Utah, and if so, has such election been for the purpose of encouraging polygamy or in violation of any compact between said State and the United States. “Third, have polygamists, or persons roimted to have more than one wife been a [pointed to office by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or in eases where the concur rence of the Senate is not required, and, if so have such appointments been made in aid of polygamy or in violation of the compact between the United States and the State of Utah with reference to that subject. “Fourth, what, if any, steps should be taken or measures enacted for the prevention of polygamy in the United States and in places over which they have jurisdiction.” Mr. Wolcott, (Col.) objected to iniane diate consideration and the resolution was referred to the Judiciary Commit-. tee. Senate at 2:20 p. m. went into ex ocutive session and at 2:50 p. ni. ad jour red. TO CONSIDER ROBERTS’ CASE. Washington. Dec. <5. —Representative Tayler, of Ohio, < bail-man of the spe cial committee to investigate the case of Mr. Robert®, of Utah, has called a meeting of the committee for eleven j o’clock tomorrow morning. Mr. Roberts was about the House dur ing -the day. There was no session and he was engaged most of the time in chatting with grouiwf as incomers and visitors, who showed a friendly disposi tion toward him. He slid he had no comment to make on the course of the House. He will probably *ook after nis interests in person bes >'.*e the commit tee of inquiry. HOUSE FINANCIAL BILL. Washington, Dec. 6. —The Republican members of the House of Representa tives gave their unanimous approval to day to the House Financial Bill re cently introduced and recommended its immediate eon -ideration and passage. > Governor Jones for Expansion. Little Rock, Ark., Dec. (».—A stir has been made in Arkansas political circles by the announcement today that Gov ernor Daniel W. Jones, who is a candi date for the United States Senate to succeed Senator Berry, who is a candi date for re-election, has come out strong ly in favor of expansion. Governor Junes stated in an interview today that the only salvation for the Southern States is in the expansion of commerce by the opening of new markets in Asia for Southern products and that in order to maintain anil protect such commie ree the Philippines must be retained by the United States. Governor .Tones’ atti tude makes expansion the predominant issue in the Senatorial race. Death of Willard Dewey. Orlando, Fla., Dee. (I—Willard Dewey, first comm to Admiral George Dewey, died on Wednesday at his home about two miles south of this city. lie was sixty years of . C. t Dee. s.—(Special.) —The fight against Ewart is “on” in earnest. Ewart, accompanied by several friends, was in the Marble Room today conferring with Senator Pritchard and other friends. Ewart says he Juts the endorsement of all the prominent lawyers in the State. Senator Butler says ho never intends to give up the fight, that lie has added evidence against Ewart, that he is not the right kind of a man for judge, and that, he has convinced the members of the Judiciary Commit tee of the Senate to that effeet. The re sult of this contest will be a surprise to your readers. I think. ' Democrats here are very much pleased with the personnel of the majority of onr delegation, and substantial results are expected from the work of such men as Messrs. Kitehin. Small, Bellamy, Thomas, Atwater, Klutz and Crawford. Mr. James E, Lloyd, of T.irboro, will probably retain, his position in the reor ganization of tin Senate, as Senator But ler has the privilege of naming two or 'three employes. Mr. Hall, of Charlotte, the president of the Republican League, will certainly be provided for. . I hear Mr. Arthur Barms will go. He has been here a great many years, hav ing been one of Senator Ransom’s ap pointees. A North Carolina Congressman, who has given much consideration to the question, says that Mr. Bellamy will be seated. The reasons for this judgment, partly based on information, are appa rently satisfactory. Mr. Pearson prefers to wait, it is un derstood. until some other cases are re ported before having his own tried by the Elections Committee. This would seem to indicate doubt as to the strength of his ease. The North. Carolina Democrats were fortunate in the choice of seats except Mr. Crawford, who got into the old ““Cherokee strip.” The two Republicans arc seated at the extreme rear, in the left hand corner. James 51. Moody is hero. The Speaker of the* House has boon notified that the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce has adopted this resolu tion: ‘•Resolved. That the Speaker of the House of Representatives be requested by this body to appoint lion. John 11. Small, representing the First North Carolina District, to membership on the River and Harbor committee.” The North Ciirolina delegation had unanimously endorsed Mr. Smqll for this assignment. Attorney General Waiter leaves this afternoon. He came chiefly to aid Ewart and to look after the interests of his new Index Digest of Criminal cases. Butler came today, and sits in Gener al Ransom’s old scat, one of the best in tin* Senate. EOERS EAIN SHELLS. Hottest Bombardment of the Siege at Ladysmith. Ladysmith, Saturday, Dec. 2. —The hottest bombardment of the siege took place last Thursday. The Boers got a new big gun in position on Lombard’s Kup, completely eomujiuudiing the town and shelled our camp that day and yes treday, planting shells with great ne j curacy in. the camp' of the Gordon Highlanders and the Manchester regi ment. where there were many narrow escapes. Today the enemy resumed the bombardment, doing some very effec tive shoooting. Several of our guns have been shattered by the Boer big gun. THE BOERS CLOSING IN. London, Dec. 7.—(Thursday.)—1:30 a. m.)— .Again; there,is a complete lull in news from the seat of war. Lady smith has established heliographic com munication with Frere, and it is reported that all was well up to Sunday. A dis patch from the Boer laager, byway of Lcmrenzo Marques, dated Thursday, No vember 30th, confirms the report that the commandoes have been closing in upon Ladysmith and mounting big guns in new [Positions, According to Jhe same advices a heavy cannonade tins been maintained and a general assault had been ordered for Thursday morning, but was countermanded at the last -mo ment. DENIES RIGHT TO INTERFERE. Ixuidon, Dec. 7. —((Thursday—4:30 a. m.—lt is reported from Cape Town that the Transvaal Government still refuses to acknowledge tilt* right of the United States to interfere regarding prisoners in Pretoria, insisting that Great Britain must inquire through Commandant Gen eral Joubert. By Her Husband’s Hand. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 0. —The cor oner’s inquest on, the death of Mrs. Jes sie Williams, who died on Thanksgiv ing night, resulted today in a, verdict declaring that she came to her death from a blow in her abdomen given by ; her husband, John D. Williams!. Count Tolstoi 111, London, Dec. 7. —(Thursday.)—A spe cial dispatch from Berlin says that Count Tolstoi has been seriously ill. For two days he was unconscious, but he is now slightly better, although great anxiety is still manifested in Moscow regarding him. The announcement was made yesterday that the Amoskeag Company of Man chester, the largest cotton manufacturing t concern in the country, will advance the wages of its 8,000 operatives 10 per cent December 18th. A similar advance ; will be made at many other cotton mills in New England. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1800. WILL FIGHT IDE TOBACCO TRUST The Growers of the Weed Have Organize!. A CONVENTION HELD HERE PLANS TO FURTHER EXTEND THE ORGANIZATION. ANOTHER CONVENTION HERE ON JAN. 17TH On the First Monday in January County Con ventions Will be Held in All the To bacco Counties to Appoint Delegates to the State Convention. The tobacco growers have, like the. proverbial worm, at last turned. For many years they have seen the price of the weed steadily declining, until now it is in many cases, below the cost of production. This decline dates from the formation of the American Tobacco Company. In fact, they claim there are plenty of evi dences of the fact that the trust is di rectly responsible for the low price of tobacco. Now, they say the price iis so low that they must either devise some way to get more for it or stop raising it. Os course, they do not earn to do the latter, if it can lie helped. So they have de cided to do the former. TV-this end the North Carolina Tobac co Growers’ Association was formed during Fair week, and yesterday ami last night it held its first convention. It was well attended, something near a hundred tobacco growers living present. Steps were taken to perfect the or ganization and extend it. the purpose of the* association was declared, a time and place fixed for another convention and the number of delegates to lie allowed ;o each county was settled. live,y to bacco county was called on to hold a county convention on the first Monday in January to select five delegates each to the State Convention here on Janu ary 17th. During the session some interesting speeches were made and there was an exchange of experience and sentiment among the delegates that must, result in good and mutual profit. In fact this first convention was a decided success. It was held in the hall of the House of Representative® at the Cnp.tal. At 12:30 the meeting was called to order by Hon. Samuel 1,. Patterson. Commissioner of Agriculture for North Carolina. He stated that Mr. J. Bryan Grimes, president of the association, was unable, on account of the recent death of lvis wife, to V present. After reading the call for the con vention, Mr, Patterson said, in part: ‘“The delegates who are pres lit prob ably all understand the sad cause which prevents Col. Grimes' attendance at this meeting today, and the affliction which he has suffered in the loss of his wife. He has requested me there fore, to call the meeting to order. “It is a new and unusual condition in trade affairs that has inspired the call of this meeting. A serious problem confronts the producers of one of the two great money crops of the State. Interests amounting to from five to six million dollars are involved. “I am net going into any lengthy argument to show the decline of prices of tobacco. Examine your accounts of sales today and compare with like ac counts of six, eight or ten years ago. Put your hands into your pockets and they will speak forcibly enough of the changes in the values, no not of values, but of markets. “But if additional testimony is need ed from official sources, (I wish to pre sent statistics from the United Staves I ti'pai run*nt of Agriculture to how the gradual decline in price. The total crop of tin* United States with its value is presented below: 1890 . .522,215,11(5 943,100,532 B%e 1804 . .406,078.385 27.700,739 ti 4-5 c 1890 . .403.004,320 24,258,070 0c “Comparing the figures given for 1890 with those for 1898 (the last published by the department) the astonishing re sult is demonstrated of a decline of 20 per cent *in production and a decline also of 43 per cent in total value. Not only in total value, but in price per pound, the large crop of 1890 bringing 8 1-1 rents [cr pound, while the small crop of 1890 firings only 0 cents per pound “On (lie other hand the cotton crop which has not been affected by any combination such as has obstructed the* tobacco market, shows very different re sults in price per pound when a small crop was made as compared with a large crop. “The crop of ’9(5-’97, of 8.757.904 bales brought 9327.547.854. “The crop of ’97-*OB, of 11,274,840 bales, brought 9322,009,430, or about $5,540,000 less than the* short crop of the preceding year. “That is, under the untrnmmeled law of supply and dennind the price per pound went up as the yield went down. Not so* with itolwicco. There the mir ket has been so throttled that a de cline of 20 per cent ill production is marked liy a 43 per cent decline In value. “Now gentlemen the problem is with you. It is a serious one that is at this time affecting, in nearly all lines of human industry, millions of our fellow countrymen. It will require the most careful research, and resolute, intelligent and patient action. “I certainly trust that you will for yourselves and your fellows be able to assist in a final solution.” ”! now declare tin* meeting ready for business and 1 ask Mr. Joseph B. Phil ip*. of Nash county, to .preside as tem porary chairman.” Mr. Philips took the chair and asked all present to send up their names and addresses that a roll of the convention might lie made. Following was the list of delegates present, thus made out: W. C. Sprinkle, Marshall, Madison county. D. O. Downing, Buck horn, .Cumber land county. R. A. Hunt, Hunt’s, Nash county. \V. F. Beagley, Plymouth, Washing ton comity. J. F. Jordan. Greensboro, Guilford county. J. A. Stevens, Goldsboro, Wayne comity. W. A. T. Durham, Keiily, Wayne county. Eli Godwin, Kenly. Wayne county. J. S. Cunningham, Cunningham, Per son county. W. 11. Carrington, Mayo, Halifax comity, Va. B. F. Lawrence, Beck, Wake county. W. 'M. Arnold, Morrisville*, Wake county. G. W. Rcavis, Afton, Warren county. *J. T. Lawrence, New Ilill, Wake county. W. 11. Goodwin, New Hill, Make county. C. It. Leo, Rabigli. Wake county. Joseph E. Pogue, Raleigh, Wake county. H. 11. Knight, Eagle Rock. Wake county. W. ehur< h. Morrisville. Wake county. J. M. Ilnrward. WilKanis’ Mill, Chat ham county. | C. W. Yates. Morrisville, Wake county. C. T. Yates, Williams* Mill, Wake county. W. M. Smith, Morrisville, Wake county. 51. L. Coley, Cozart, Granville county. C. S. Williams, Eagle Rock, Wake county. M. S. Joyner, Nashville, Nash county. I>. C. Whitney, Nashville , Nash county. J. C. Bunch, Oak Ridge, Guilford count}-. J. R. Chamberlain, Raleigh, Wake county. W. It. Capehart. Avoea, Tyrell county. T. It. Parker, Secretary of Formers’ Alliance. 0. Me Arta iv, Lillington, Harnett county. Maj. W. A. Graham, President Farm ers’ Alliance. W. A. Darden, Onnondville, Greene county. A. T. Olive, Apex. Wake county. .J. W. Yates, Williams’ Mill, Chatham county. 11. 51. Lawton, M’illiams’ Mill, Chatham county. E. J. Ragsdale, Louisbmg, Franklin county. R. C. Beasley, South Boston, Va. J. It. Young, Henderson, Vance county. J. T. Cates, Cates, Person county. J. Iv. Sjieneer, Ixntisburg, Franklin county. Capt. W. 51. Ellis, Rittre!!, s'ttnce county. W. 11. Daniel, Epsom. Franklin coun ty. David Weldon, Epsom, Franklin coun ty. Stephen W. Satterwhite, Bmnkstoii, Vance county. '<’. P. Wright, Henderson, Yanee county. G. T. Askew, Epsom, Franklin county. James W. Duke, Gill burg, \uuce county. A. T. Olive, Apex, Wake county. Sandy Tilley, 511. sloriah, Person county. R. IT. Speight, Wren dale, Edgecombe county. J. A. Pence, Kittrell, Vance county. J. G. Faulkner, Ingleside, Franklin county. Gattis Horner. Brazes. Orange county. J. W. Smith, Tolers, Orange county. J. S. Arrington, Arrington, Harnett county. A. 11. Jenks, Apex, Wake county. J. A. Council, Grove, Chatham county. J. 11. Whitington, Grove, Chatham county. J. T. Clayton, Moriah, Person county. Jacob L. (’layton, Moriah, Person county. C. H. 'Council. Raleigh, Wake cot nty. N. T. Straughan, Durham, Durham county. W. R. Wiggs, Raleigh. Wake county. J. T. McCoy, 'Elm Grove, Chatham county. 'sl. W. sloore, sloore, Orange county.. J. J. Cozart, Kelvin Grove, ake coun ty. J. D. C’astlebury, Williams slills, Chat ham county. H. 51. Lewter, Williams, 51 ills, Chat ham county. J. B. Watson, Jonesboro, Moore coun ty- (Continued on Fifth Page.) DEATH IT FIRE AT A MOB'S BANDS Burned at the Stake for Mur der and Worse. NEGRO’S HIDEOUS CRIME RICHARD COLESI AN MURDERED HIS BENEFACTRESS. COOLLY CONFESSES TH DEED TO JAILE he Day Set for Tiial He Was Torn from the Officers by* a Furious Mob, Bound to a Stake and Roasted to Death. Maysville, Ivy., Dee. o.—Richard Cole man, (colored), confessed murderer of Mrs. .Tames Lashbrook. wife of his em ployer. expiated hLs crime in daylight to day at the hand.*# of it snob, consisting of thousands of citizens, by burning at the stake after suffering imlestrili.iU’e tor tv:-e. The dreadful spectacle occurred on the peaceful Cricket Grounds on the out skirts of this city. Just two months ago Richard Coif man, the trusted employe of Farmer James Lash brook, murdered the woman who had been his benefactor. Coleman had been left in charge of the house: 51 rs. Lash brook had driven to Maysville and returned, when Coleman asked her to enter his cabin to look at some work on whi< h he had been engaged. The negro locked the door on the inside. slrs. Lashbrook became frightened and screamed. Coleman struck her on the head, knocking her down, but not stop ping her erics. He then seized a razor and cut her throat, lit* picked up the bleed ing body and placed it on the lied. He then left, the room, but returning, heard her still groaning and with an axe he struck her rvqveattdly on the head until he was sure she was dead. The negro washed the blood from his hands and clothing and went to where slr. Lasih brook was at work in the field vinvl told him that he had better come to the house, as some one had killed his wife, It wds not until after the officers ar rived that suspicion was directed against Coleman. Bfoo»bqwtts had been foutql on his clothing, but he .accounted for that by saying that lie had lieen killing emek ens. That night, however, at sla.vsville, a partial confession was obtained and. knowing the result if that fact should lieetano known, the officers quietly took him to Covington. Ivy., for safe keeping. He was indicted for the murder. Short ly after his incarceration at Covington, lie made a complete confession of his crime to the jailer. The story of his crime, including worse than murder, was told without any appearance of feeling by the prisoner. SfURiI>KRER SEIZED BY THE MOB The trial was set for today. Messages were at once sent here by relatives of 51 rs. Lashbrook. As the train puffed slowly into the old sta tion a mob formed on both sides in two long but closely huddled crowds. Armed men stationed themselves at the platforms of all the cars and warned the frightened passengers to remain quiet and not to interfere. The sheriff and his assistants were strongly armed, and there was some resistance as the leaders of the mob jostled roughly against 'them and demands wore uttered from the outer, fringes of the crowds for the prisoner. Sheriff Perrine made a bold movement and started walking swiftly but with no indications of panic from the car. A step behind him followed the officers with Coleman in their midst, seeking to con ceal himself behind the brawny forms of j bis protectors. A the officers proceeded the numbers of the mob were constantly swelled by new arrivals and through the down town bnsrmss streets to the court house 1 they wore closely followed. Hundreds of stones and other mDsih s were thrown, and revolvers and rifles were freely dis played. The prisoner was frequently struck and he presented a frightful ap pearance. the blood streaming from wounds on his face and head. At the court house a mob of over 2,000 men, headed by James Lashbrook, the hus band. had been hastily formed. A de mand for the prisoner was ramie. There was a brief struggle in which weapons were hastily drawn by the officers, and then tin* sheriff and his assistants were overcome by force of numbers and the prisoner was seized by the leaders of the mob, The prisoner was drugged along bv ropes loosely attached to his body. lie was the target again of hun dreds of missiles and several times he j * ank half-con'■ciiotis to the ground while : the crowd pressed forward, striking at him with clubs, sticks and whips until his head and body were scarcely recog nizable. 51 ore dead than alive he was dragged along and forced to lus feet. Scores of women joined the in, n. The wretch could be heard pleading for his life, but' the cry of the prisoner was answered with an oath and a blow. BURNED AT THE STAKE. The place of execution bud been select ed weeks ago, and all the other details of the programme mapped out by the leaders of the mob. The prisoner was strapped against a tree, facing the hus band of the victim. Large quanfit' cs of dry brush and larger hits of wood were; piled around him while be w is praying for speedy death. James E'shbrook, the husband of the victim, applied the first match to the brushwood. A brother of the victim struck the second match. PRICE FIVE CENTS Sonic -® with a knife was vainly slash * the prisoner’s dust. Not a singl It* was fired. The purpise seen be to give the wretch the grea t tssible amount of torture. A fata would have* been merciful, and -J was no mcro.v in tin* crowd surrounding Richard Coleman. In all the thousands who constituted the mob there was not a single effort made to disguise or conceal identity. No man wore n mask. All the leaders ol' the mob arc* well known, and there are hundreds of witnesses who can testify to their participation in the tragedy. They are leading citizens in all lines of business and many are members of churches. County Judge Haris-son will empanel a special grand jury at once to> make a speedy investigation and return indict ments against the leaders of the mob. REWARD BY THE GOVERNOR. Frankfort, K.v., Dec. (J.—Governor Bradley -announced: this afternoon Ilian he will offer a reward for the apprehen sion of the members of the mob whieh burned Coleman at 51ay»viile today. TELEGRAPHIC FLAS HES. Mgr. Donato Sharretti has been ap pointed Bishop of Santiago de Cuba. Dr. Alderman has heen invited to ad dress the National Educational Associa tion which meets in Chicago iu> February. The Grand Army of the Republic will hold the next reunion the last of Au gust, 1900, in Chicago. Ignace J. Paderewski, the* pianist, and .Mme. Paderewski, reached New York on the steamer Oceanic yesterday. .V seat in tin* New York Stock Ex change was sold yesterday for $40.0U0. i the highest price ever paid. during the Congressional recess were transmitted to the Senate yesterday and in the executive session were ordered printed and referrred to the committee on Foreign Relations. The European Union of Astronomers announces, through Harvard College Observatory the discovery of a minor planet of the tenth magnitude by , Charlois. The transports Sherman and Centen nial sailed from San Francisco ftrr Ma nila yesterday. Monsignor ChappeUe, A[w>stolic Delegate to the Philippines, was a passenger cut the Sherman. H. B. sYycker was killed about mie mile from his home in Winston county. : Mississippi, Tuesday. This makes four white and two negroes who have been killed in the Johnson feud. They w. re all shot from ambush. Rev. I)r. Benjamin F. Decosta, whose* reception into the Roman Catholic church took [dace on Sunday last, has written an article, which, is to lie pule lished in Catholic papers, in which lie declares that his change of belief is not the work of a day or a year, but began very long ago. | The George Washington slemorial As sociation request that on December 14th, j the centennial anniversary of Washing ! ton’s death, all the schools of the land j will at eleven o’clock devote twenty min utes to a memorial program including a brief eulogy of the life and character of our first President, George W asliington. SENATORS BY DIRECT VOTE The Resolution Introduced by Mr Clay of Georgia. Washington, l)eo. o.—'Senator Chandler : today introduced bills applying the cus toms and internal revenue laws of the ; United States to the islands of -Cuba j and Porto Itico aftcc January Ist. 1900. j Goods between the Islands ami the Uni ted States are to be exchanged as be ; tween the States. A resolution was introduced by Mr.* j lOlay, (Ga.) providing for the election of Senators by the people. Fills were introduced by Mr. Pettus. (Ala.) to repeal the war stamp tax act and by 51 r. Hale, for the construction of a Pacific cable by the Navy Depart ment, to be operated by the Post office Department and appropriating sll ,000,- 000 for this purpose. SMALLPOX IN HALIFAX. County Commissioners Working Night and Day. Weldon, X. C-. Dec. 6.—(Spocial.fi Thc Raleigh correspondentt of the Char lotte Observer in speaking of small pox says, “The outbreak in Halifax county Is due to the failure or refusal of the county commissioners to do 'any thing.” A more erroneous .stntexm hr was never sent out. l>r. J. E. Green, Superintendent of Health, has worked night and day to stamp the disease out and lie has been nobly aided by onr excellent commissioners, who hive done all in their power to confine the dis ease to the localities in which if origina ted. ll think this statement is due the Halifax county hoard, composed, as it is. of excellent gentlemen who art* in hearty sympathy and co-operation with the superintendent of health. The disease in every instance where it his appeared in this county was brought here by negroes from Norfolk. Atlanta, Ga., Dee. 0. —The debate on the Willingham Bill, which provided for state prohibition, was begun in the Georgia Senate today. The measure has passed the lower House of the Gen eral Assembly, where it received a good majority. The opponents of the bill claim they have 25 out of 44 votes in the Senate and that the bill will be defeated when the vote is taken tomor row.