The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-16
FEATURES OF BiltUP'S BILL
ARE STILL m EVIDENCE.
sOLONS HAVE WOROY WAR
Branron OF Muskogee and Speaker
Murray Exchange Compliments
and Are Both Called to Or
der--stesIing Liquor Felony.

winning, the house has worked away
another day considering the Billups
amended prohibition enforcement bill.
and Is nearer a satisfactory ending
place than they had last night. II IL
fight that must be gained inch by
inch. There is giving and taking.
rebuking and smartlng, tumult and
silence. but appearing above 1t all are
the fundamental principles of the or
iginal Billups bill which were written
In 1t before the senate used its cary
ing knife and Topped off the dispen.
sary sections.
The bill as far as adopted provides
for the establishment of a state dis
pensary to be located at the state
capital, under a state agent. and local
dispensaries in every county seat and
town Of over 1000 inhabitants. The
liquors are ~ be purchased from the
lowest bids of wholesale dealers and
mast be subjected to a test 10 deter
ilih' AH'h Fhl IVY hi' w ~
sold for cash In sealed vessels rang
irg in SIZE from one pint to four and
threc-quartcr gallons. and the vessels
are not to be opened upon the dis
pcnsary premises. Applicants to pur-
chase must present n physicians
certificate and make affidavit that the
liquor Is for the purposes sanctioned
by law. Apothecarics and physicians
may receive permission 10 buy liquor
for the purpose Of compounding med
icincG when their sale would not sub
jcct him to the special tax required
of liquor dealers by the United
States. Stealing liquor or appro-
priatnE to private use is made a
felony punishable by Imprisonment
flom one to ten years In the peni-
tentiary.
Supporters of the amended Billups'
prohibition bill and its opponents.
who declare the bill reported by the
committee is an attempt to force the
friends of prohibition To swallow the
dspensary provision along with pro-
hibition, drifted further apart in the
discussion In the house today. Eigh-
teen OF the dispensary sections OF
the bill had been adopted yesterday
and when the full twenty-seven sec
tions which comprise the dispensary
half OF the bill had been accepted in
the morning session. Branson. OF
Muskogee. moved To amend by strik-
ing out the remaining 81 sections
whiUh deal with the prohibition en-
forcement He also took occasion
to make a strong argument against
the emergency clause which would
establish dispensaries without giving
the people chance to decide wheth-
or they want them or not.
In closing his speech Branson said
| OF Speaker Murray who ha dinter-
rupted him with questions several
times. And now I will yield the floor
to the gentleman from Johnston coun'
ty."
The speaker instantly replied 10
the remark which he characterized
as "unGentlcmanly and uncalled for
and emanating from man engaged
In losing fight"
Branson then explained that he
had made the remark only becaus,
he had never made speech to whi q
the Johnson county representatir,
had not attempted to reply, and th'
two members continued their discus
sion until Chairman Harrison called
them to order.
Vandeventer of Washington said
that part OF Branson's speech had
been q personal attack upon himself
and Murdock. chairman of the house
prohibition committee. asserted thai
he had questioned the good faith o
the committee which mad the bill In
charge Hobbs of Craig. in 4 sarcas
tic speech supporting the Brsnsor
amendment called the amended bill
a misnomer. declaring that h's
friends had created sympathy for 4
by naming It prohibition enforce
ment instead OF state dispensary bill
A motion to table the amendment
carried, 56 10 "a.
The motion OF Bryan OF Pottawo
tamie that the committee OF the
whole rise and report the bill bach
to the house with the recommends
ton that II be recommitted 10 a com
mittee with instructions TO prepare
eparate bills on prohibition enforce
nent and dispensary was ruled ou