Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-01-22
THE ADAIR LIQUOR LAW.
Sharp Contest in the HOuSe-Bill for
an Amendment Of the Law Killed.

nuhNp OUuleSE IN the HOusc-DAl IOA
an Amendment Of the Law Killed.
Especial Cor. Cincinnati Gazette.l
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. II.
The Committee on Temperance
made their report to-day on one of the
bills-Mr. Haag's-that were referred
to them last winter for the modifica-
ton of the Adair liquor law. 1t pro
vided for notice to the liquor seller to
desist from the sale before the COM
mencementofsuit. They recommend
ed the indefinite postponement of the
the bill on the ground that only co.
900 persons had asked for the change,
while 100, 900 had petitioned against
any change.
The question being on agreeing to
the report, Mr.. Haag moved to lay it
on the table. Iost-30 tc so.
Mr.. Mcfarland moved to postpone
the further consideration of the sub
ject until the 22d of January.
Mr.. Stilwell, of Holmes, moved to
amend by substituting the first Tues
day of February.
Judge Oliver, of Hamilton, asked
that debate be not stiied, but that
there be a fair discussion.
Nj. Stilwell's motion was lost-29
to IS.
A discussion, interspersed with con-
siderable fi~libustering, then arose on
Mr.. McFarland's notion, participated
in by Messrs. C~orcoran, Moore Mann,
Berkstresser, Haag, Waddle, Callen,
and Stiles-the u side pleading that
there ought to be a discussion Of the
subject, and especially as the large
petitions on the matter, both pro and
con, showed a deep interest in it on
the part of the people and the other
side saying that the people, by their
petitions, had fairly represented the
general feeling in the matter.
The vote being taken on Mr.. Nc
Farlapd's resolution, resulted, ayes,
| 50; noes, 43. So the House refused to
postpone discussion until the 22d of
January.
More flibustering followed this
vote. MI. Corcoran moved to recon-
slider, and Callen to lay that motion
on the table. The latter motion was
lost by 80 to so.
Mr.. Berry moved to adjourn t: lost
so to 80.
A call of the House was ordered,
and S. members answered to their
names.
Variour other motions were offered,
when Mr.. Stanton, of Morgan, de-
manded the previous question, which
was ordered by a vote of AZ to 81, the
following being the yeas and nays:
Ayes-Adair, Armstrong, of Bel
mont, Armstrong, of Guernsey, Bah
cock, Bay, Berkstresser, Blakeslee,
B)wen, Bradbury, Breckenridge,
Brown, Burnham, Chapman, Clyde,
Conrad, Cunningham, Curtiss, Ely,
Ford, of Geauga, Ford, of Jefferson
Hill, Rowland. johnson, Kirkland,
Kisor, Leland, Little, Malone, Mann,
Miller, Miltenberger, Munson, Neff,
Nokes, Norris, Oren, Richmond,
Scott, Stan.on, Steele, Thompson, of
Columbiapa, Thompson, of Lucas,
Titus. Waddle, Williams, Wilson, Of
Madison, Wing-47.
Nays-Austill, Baker, Ball, Bell.
Berry, Blackburn. Brashears, Callen,
Cooper. Counts, Ellis. of Adams, Fer
guson Haag, Kile, Mccoy, McFar-
land, Marx, Moore, Oliver, Pillars,
Powell, Ross, Seitz, Sterling, Stiles,
Stilwell, Van Cleaf, Waldron, Way,
Weibel, White. of Crawford, White,
of Franklin, Wilson, of Hamilton,
Speakers.
The vote was received with eqpres-
sions of triumph on the part of those
who favored the motion, which was
suddenly changed to momentary cha
grin and modification when the
Speaker announced that the main
question was not upon agreeing to the
committees report for the indefinite
postponement of the bill, but upon
the engrossment of the bill for a third
reading, as the motion to indefinitely
postpone, being a subsidiary motion,
was itself cut of by the previous ques-
ten, or rather the previous question
could not be applied to 1t.
The majority of the House then re.
fused to order the bill to be engrossed
for a third reading, and Mr., Williams
of Fayette, moved to reconsider this
vote, with a view to having his mo-
ton voted down, so that the question
could not again come up.
Here ensued another scene Of hli-
clustering on the part Of the minority;
because, If MI. Williams motion pre-
vailed, the bill was as effectually kill
ed and discussion as effectually sup
pressed as though the motion to agree
to the committees report had at first
been carried.
In vain the minority struggled; the
fat had forth, and Mr.. Williams
motion was lost-S2 to 50.
THE BEGINNING.
1t should be said that the first move
made This afternoon was by MI. CAL