The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07

Representative Redds bill, calcu-
lated to prevent fraud in mining spec
ulation, was killed by a vote OF 20 nays
and 20 ayes. the author of the bill him
self voting against II.
The amendments were voted upon
separately and both lost The commit
tee rose and reported favorably to tho
Senate. On the motion to adopt the fa-
vorable report, Senator Clayton at
tempted to substitute the Sapp bill
again, but this was defeated by vote
OF twenty nays 10 thirteen ayes. Sena-
tor Campbell then substituted the orig
inal Mccarthy bill The Amendments
was lost by vote of seventeen nays TO
fourteen ayes. Senator Mccarthy fa-
vored it.
The Senate was In session three
hours Saturday. during which consid-
cradle important business was trans
acted. s. b. No. 1874, by Senator Booth,
was reported favorably by the commit
tee of the whole. This measure tonea
up the present registration law in sew
eral points and will render 1t more ef-
| ficient. The conference committee
reported that an agreement had been
reached on the Kelly pure food bill
amendments. the House agreeing to
accept all amendments but one, and
the Senate being asked to make GER
tain notifications in this, which win
undoubtedly be done. II. j. X. No. 6,
by Representative Cannon, was read
and placed on passage. II seeks to
call a convention to propose an amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States to prohibit polygamy. Some OBJ
lection was made to an Immediate
vote on the resolution without refer
ring II to a committee and 1t was or
dered so referred. s. b. No. 10, Bard
well, admitting certain evidence in lit
igation over estates, as competent.
passed on thir reading.
Shortly before 5 o'clock the com
mittee arose, leaving consideration OF
the Drake bill unfinished. When the
report of the committee was made to
the House, Kelly moved to amend by
substituting his bill for the Drake
| measure. This precipitated a parlia-
mentary sparring match lasting moro
than an hour. The final vote by which
the Kelly bill took the place of the
Drake measure, stood as follows: For
the report of the committee of the
whole as amended: Beck, Bellesfield,
Blainey, Bryan, Cohen, Dillingham;,
Dilts, Dray, Dulin, Fall. Fetzer. Frank,
Garcia, Grisham. HARRISON. Healy, Hol-
lenbeck. K.el, Kelly. KEN, Laton. Law
renee. Mackenzie, Morrell, Napier,
Paddock, Parker. Parrish, Schmidt,
Smith, Stewart Tannenbaum, Turner.
Valdez, Walker. Wilder, Winters. To
tai. thirty-seven. Against the report.
Adams, Bawden, Blatchford. Bolsinger,
Bunney. Cannon. Collins, Dodge, Dolph,
Farr, Graden. Hickman, Hoyt. Hurd.
Lehrritter, Lines. McLachlan. O'Con-
nell. Redd. Rubin. Werner. Vincent.
Watson, Wolaver. Young, Brecken-
ridge. Total. twenty-six. Absentees.
Ebbert, Hudgins.
Tho subject of local option was up
for discussion in the House last
Wednesday, though much of the time
was given over to personal explana-
tions on the part of members, charges
Of misconduct and the cracking OF
jokes. The Drake bill came up with
an amendment by Laton to strike out
counties, which was adopted, 80 to 20.
Then followed other amendments by
the score. Among the first to be-
adopted was that which raised the re-
quirement on petitions creating anti
saloon territory from twenty to forty
per cent. There was practically no op-
position to this. After a few majority
amendemnts had been adopted, each
calculated 10 weaken the Dill, the Dem
ocrats took hand In an effort to
strengthen the measure. KEN called
attention to the fact that, under the
provisions of the bill, druggists had
free rein and that there was nothing
to prevent saloon man from securing
a druggists license. engaging a regis
tered pharmacist and setting up iiQ-
uor business under that pretext This
is the greatest fraud that ! have ever
encountered In the way of purported
liquor legislation" said KEN, In speak
ing OF this particular section. Bawden
OF San Juan, Democrat. moved to striks
out the Objectionable section. but the
majority was not SO inclined. The ma
jority also voted down an amendment
desired by the Federation OF Woman's
clubs. introduced by Chairman Adams
OF the House temperance committee