Middletown transcript., 1905-03-18
LOCAL OPTION FOR KENT COUNTY
Bill Goes Through the House With One
Vote to Spare-Rublicans Doomed 1t

Dlh uUCS AMOuSu tHS lIUuoS WIN OhS
Vote to Spare Rublicans Doomed 1t
DOVER, DEL. March 15th.-With but
on evote to spare, the House this MORN
ing without debate passed the local op-
ton bill for Kenty County that had been
introduced by Representative Garrison.
Representative Smith said before the
local option measure was passed he
thought the Legislature should enact a
law for the distribution of license moneys
SO that any county voting for no license
should not receive any money from liquor
license fees. This was the only express
sion preliminary to the voting.
Representative Sewer moved at 11.40
o'clock to have the bill made a special or
der for 2 o'clock, but this was voted
down, 10 to 13, as follows:
Nays-Representatives Abbot, Arm
strong, Baggs, Benson, Denny. Eastburn,
E. P. Ellis, Garrison, Jester. Messick,
Murry, McGinnis, ,Prettyman, Stafford,
Wilson-15.
Ayes-Representatives Bennum, Coop
er, D. W. Ellis, Handy, Hart, Marshall.
J. G. Mrredith, W. S. Meredith. Miller,
Pennington, Sewer, Smith, Wright-l3.
Absent or not NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Davis, Lingo, Lyons, Mahoney, Town
send, Vandenburg-6.
Then the bill was put on its, final pul.
sage, with everybody expectant. Hear
ing that the bill was under consideration
the senators hastened to the House, leav-
ing President Parker behind in the chair
The bill was passed 10 to 13, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs.. Abbott, Armstrong.
Baggs, Benson, Davis, Eastburn, Ellis
(E. P. J, Garrison, Hart, Jester, Meredith
q. g., Messick, Murray, McGinnis,
Prettyman, Stafford, Townsend, Wilson,
Speaker Denney-19.
Nays-Messrs. Bennum, Cooper, Ellis,
ID. W., Lyons, Mahoney, Marshall,
Meredith (W. S., Miller, Pennington,
Sewer, Smith, vandenberg, Wright-l3.
Not voting. Mr.. Lingo.
Absent, Messrs. Stevenson and Handy.
Speaker Denney was Immediately upon
his feet and had begun to announce the
passage of.the bill, when Representatives
Sewer and Mahoney were upon their feet
clamoring for recognition to change their
votes to AYE" for purpose of reconsid-
SnaoEor nat,,,x, lia
nize them, however, and with a bang of
his gavel announced that the bill had
passed the House.
Representative Sewer again called that
ne desired to change his vote in order to
reconsider, when the speaker announced:
You are out of order, the result of
the vote has been annouoced."
To prevent the bill being reconsidered
in the House Representative Benson
moved to reconsider, the motion then be-
ing voted down by the local optionists
by the following vote:
Yeas-Bennum, Cooper, Ellis ID. w.
Lyons, Mahoney, Marshall, Pennington,
Sewer, Smith, Vandenburg, Wright-12.
Nays-Messrs. Abbott, Armstrong,
Baggs, Benson, Davis, Eastburn, Ellis
%. I. } Garrison, Hart, Jester, Messick.
Murray, McGinnis, Prettyman, Stafford
Townsend, Wilson. Mr.. Speaker-18.
Not voting. Lingo, w. S. Meredith and
j. G. Meredith.
Absent Stevenson and Handy.
An analysis shows that 10 Republicans
and Democrats voted for the bill, and
. Democrats and 5 Republicans voted
against the bill. Representative Handy,
Democrat, walked from the room before
voting began, and Mr. Stevenson, Demo-
crat, was absent, while Mr.. Lingo, Union
Republican, declined to VOTE
The Republicans who voted for the
Dill were Messrs. Abbott, Armstrong,
Bags, Benson, Davis, Eastburn, CARR
son Jester, Messick, Mnrry, McGinnis,
stafford, Townsend, Wilson, Speaker
Denney-l5.
The Democrats who voted for the bill
we're Messrs. Hart, j. G. Meredith, 3. |
r Ellis and Prettyman-4
The Democrats who voted against the |
pall were Me sss, Cooper, D. W. Ellis,
Manoney, w. s. Meredith, Pennington,
sewer Smith and WriglIt-8.
The Republicans who voted against |
sle Dill were Meesrr Bennun, Lyons,
harahall, Miller and VI YaiIdenbufg 81