Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-22
piss PROHIBITION BILL
HOUSE PASSES ENFORCEMENT
AEAsURE
TIE iElITE IIs | IEH ARRANGEMENT


Senate That Has Sanction Of Gov.
ernor. Haskell, Il 10 said-BIlI viii
Be Passed With Emergency
Tuesday the house passed the pro-.
htbition bill without the emergency
clause. The emergency proposition
was voted on separately from the
main bill and lost by five votes. I'm.
mediately following ae announce
ment Of the bill after roll call Van
deventer moved to reconsider. The
motion was recorded but no further
action was taken.
Senator Davis introduced prohibi-
ton bill that he expects to urge in.
stead OF the bill that comes up from
the house. 1t Is simple prohibition
measure and authorizes the attorney
general to enforce 1t. Another bin
introduced by Senators Morris and
Agee provides for a dispensary system
separate and apart from prohibition.
The program Of the administration
forces, which are behind the amended
senate enforcement bill, is not to push
the reconsideration, but to send the
Dill to the senate, where it will, with
out doubt, be amended. When it
comes back to the house the whole
question will be reopened. g
That the bill eventually will be
passed with the emergency clause is
the confident prediction of its advo-
Gates. The claim is made that at least
three of the four members absent are
In favor of the emergency and that
one OF the opposition can be induced
to change his vote. The defeat OF the
emergency Is by no means conceded.
All but three Of the minority voted
against the emergency. The total was
6S for, 81 opposed and absent. Sew
enty-three votes were necessary to
adopt
The vote on the emergency really
was surprisingly large to u.s." said
George Whitehurst, democratic caucus
chairman and one of the most per-
sistent champions of the prohibition
bill. I'VE are confident that enough
can be secured to change, the result
before the deal is over" ne added.
Prohibition Is the talk of the Hobbies.
1t is the all absorbing topic. Fore
casts of the probable action of the
senate are for the asking. Members
OF that body are not inclined to COM
NIT themselves finally. 1t is known
that several have amendments that
will be offered. : q, -
Petitions from Pond Greek and JET
ferson county recommended the pas
sage of the pharmacy and drug bill
A resolution from Washita county re-
monstrated against the licensing of
medicine vendors. One from Cordell
protested against religious legislation.
One from Harper county asked tn.
passage Of a bill permitting counties
to borrow money from the public
scnool fund. One from the Enid Lodge
of Brotherhood Of Railway Clerks
asked for the passage of the eight
hour bill. .
claims for damages, was discussed al
length. 1t was amended so as to ex-
empt companies from the general LA.
b!lity clause, and amended further to
include drillers operating for oil and
gas and cotton seed oil mills in tina
clause. The first amendment was Of.
Tered by Senator Rodde. This in
spired forceful speech from ~enatol
Stafford on behalf of manufacturing
institutions, in support of the amend
ment. Senator Franklin opposed it
as did Taylor, the author of the bill
1t was defended by Wynns, Blair, Uor
dell and others.
The Taylor bill, relating to the LA
bility of employers to employees, abro.
eating the common law doctrine Of
fellow servants in certain lines Of
employment and regulating the indem.
mites for injuries and compromises O.
A message from the governor recon
mends the immediate passage of Law
that will permit the assessment fol
taxes OF franchises, inheritances, etc.
as provided in the constitution. The
urgency Of the situation is emphasized
by calling attention to the fact tina
assessments are soon to be made AMI
that If the constitutional provision
be enacted into law the burden will b,
equalized over the state. He asket
also that provisions be made for tn,
punishment Of persons who Withhold,
their property from assessment.
| A concurrent resolution > presente,
by Smith, was adopted providing 70
the appointment Of a joint committe,
Of IA to classify the Oklahoma stat
ues and arrange them for publicst,o,