Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-16
Surprised Itself.
THE HOUSE PASSES THE BEATTY
LOCAL OPTION BILL.

THE HOUSE PASSES THE BEATTY
LOCAL OPTION BILL.
The Temperance People Plan Their
Attack WelI-The Gag Rule is Ap-
piled and Some of the Saints
Whipped Into LIne-Wrest-
ling With Another Tenn
perance Measure.
COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 9.-The House
actually succeeded in passing a local
option bill this morning, but not until
gag rule was applied and several saints
whipped into line. The temperance
people planned their attack well and
are jubilant over the results. Their
first move was to suspend the rules and
dump large number of petitions into
the House asking for the passage of a
local option bill. When these were all
in, Mr.. Weems of Noble, called up the
Beatty local option bill which had been
placed on the calendar for to-day. Mr..
Hart of Hamilton Immediately moved
that the consideration of the bill be
postponed for two weeks. Mr.. Worth
ington of Fayette favored q postpone
ment of the bill, saying that it was not
in proper shape and should be eonsid-
cred further.
Mr.. Weems vigorously opposed any
postponement, saying now was the
time to pass upon the bill, and nothing
but cowardice would prevent it.
Several amendments had been pre-
pared and the House was setting down
TO long siege when Mr.. Outealt de-
manded the previous question which
was sustained. This knocked out the
motion to postpone, cut off all the de-
bate and put the bill upon its passage,
which was
APPLYING THE GAG RULE
IN most vigorous manner.
The voting then began and the tenn
perance men on the Republican side
Immediately surrounded weakened
Republicans and urged them to ote for
the bill. When the ayes were counted
up there was just 54, one more vote be-
ing required to pass it. Emmett Tomp-
kins ofAthens had voted against the
bill and was Immediately surrounded
by several members who urged him to
change his vote and thus save the bill.
They were successful and Tompkins'
vote passed the bill. An analysis of
the vote shows that eleven Republicans
voted against the bill, as follows: The
entire Hamilton county delegation, Mr..
Haley of Cuyahoga and Mr.. Worthing-
ton of Fayette. The Democratic MEM
bers who voted for the bill were Mr..
Dill of Fairfield, Mr.. Boden of Guern-
sey and Mr.. McGregor of Muskingum.
AT the afternoon session the House
wrestled with
ANOTHER TEMPERANCE MEASURE
for over an hour, and finally extricated
! themselves by referring the bill back to
the committee on temperance. The
bill was introduced in the Senate by
Mr.. Townsend of Athens and amended
section 6946 of the revised statutes, pro.
!, viding that no saloon or house of i'll
fame shall be kept within two miles OF
the asylums of the State or any county
} or State fair.
! Mr.. Reed of Ross offered an amend
ment providing that saloons should moi
be shut up within two miles of fair
ground when they have been estab.
lished there thirty days prior to the fair,
This provoked long discussion which
) resulted in the amendment being
adopted.
r Mr.. Holcomb offered an amendment
providing that no liquor should be sold
I within two miles of any children's
home, which was adopted.
: The Republican members were then
in dilemma, for to pass the bill insuch
t shape would close hundreds of saloons
, in county seats. Mr.. Stranahan offered
! an amendment to strike out all after
! the enacting clause, which was carried
:. This increased the complications fol
they had struck out the provisions oi
! the act already on the statute books
. which was admitted to be good
T measure. After some delay, during
which motions to postpone and refei
to the committee on temperance were
: made, Mr.. Kennedy finally moved that
!, the amendment to strike out all after
i the enacting clause be reconsidered
I which was carried. The motion was
: then defeated, and the bill referred to
the committee on temperance, where
it will no doubt remain forever.