The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-03
SENATE
REJECTS
CLAUSE
EMERGENCY FEATURE
STRICKEN FROM PRO
HIBITION BILL
CAME AT CLOSE
OF EXCITING DEBATE
Measure, as Passed, Mnst
Be Submitted TO Vote
Of People

There was high tension in the sen
ate last evening before the body ad.
lourned. Continuous debate OF days
.aud steady pull for victory had men
strtpg to the highest tension, and
not until The very closing NON.
ents was it ascertaned the men op-
posed to the dispensary, unless sent
to the people for ratification. were in
the ascendency. IL was a clever coup
the contending forces OF the dispen-
.sary referendum pFoviso had planned.
and that they had planned well. is
best evidenced by the vote which sent
the emergency clause to the winds
The Exciting Finish.
The senate had scarcely commenced
work after the committees OF the
whole. with Chairman Moore. who had
welded the gavel throughout the try
Ing time the measure was under dis
cussion. reported the bill favorable
TO passage TO the senate, and report
received.
Davis Thomas aud Billups asked
foT "a call of the house" aud no sen
ator was allowed 60 Ieaye while the
matter was under consideration
One by one the Davis amendments
were sent to the BOX OF defeat. the
Bristow member Offering each that
was defeated in the work OF the com
.mittee OF the whole
Smarting under the influence of the
libe that h had no further appeal.
the senator announced Il will take
my case TO the people-dare you take
yours TO the same trlbunal?
Clint Graham In Chair.
AS Mr. Johnston was IN with a soar
throat Senator Clint Graham was cal.
led to the chair, and the new chairman
gaveled hard, and gave each member
q hearing, and roll c8ll when asked,
on any topic
Senators Stafford and Echols, with
their prOvlso to make conductors give
bond before placing a man under ar
rest on a car, gave the first inkling of
what was TO happen when their
amendment was defeated by a vote of
23 to IS, and some OF the voters ask
ed what the emergency might expect
The Redwine amendment also went
glimmering, and the first unexpected
encounter came from Mr.. Smith, pro
hibitionist Of prohibitionista, who
moved TO strike out section rs, article
I3
THIS section was relative TO the G.
O. ID. measure, the senator explaining
il was so palpably unconstitutional
aud worthless, he felt il an injury to
the measure.
The vote was a surprise. being 90
for TO 10 against, and was declared
carried, Sbe chairman voting with Mr.
smith, as did the president pro tenn
Hatohett Chopped In Vain.
Mr.. Hatchett moved to strike out
section % of third article This Is the
section the terrific debate occurred
over in the committee OF the whole,
and relates to the compensation of
the superintendent and various like
matters
Little Was Close.
AIR. Little moved 30 substitute sal.
AIRY OF $1,000 per annum, In place of
S25OO, and the motion lost by the
close vote of 20 against rs for.
Senator Davis also lost an effort to
make a new section, requiring all
money collected to go TO the coun-
ties wherein onenses We're committed.
The section was defeated, p against TO
NJ ayes.
House sent Message.
The announcement from the house
OF the signing OF Resolution no. 46
was read, and tire resolution taken 20
the executive department This was
the Thomas resolution over which a
debate OF some moment had occurred
the week before, but which finally
passed both houses unanimously.
The Last Before Roll Call.
On motion OF MT Moore reconsider
alton of the vote striking out the eight
eenth section by Smith. was ordered
THE debate was short Smith striking
fire by stating the unconstitutionality
az the section would compel some
otheiWise friends OF the measure 20
vote AGAINST il n the section We're
placed back In. Motion 10 reconsider
lost. "a TO g.
The Closing Hour
Afier weeks and days Of weary
Vatchinlness. and hard labor upon the
part oi all the famed bin as amended
was ready for the final ron cali and
the tense feeling was loosened for the
faomeni, an knowing the struggle was
as 10 the emergency vote to follow
The roll caii on the bili proper was as
follows.
Ayes: Aeee Billups, Blair Brook
nroWnlee Corden Cuid. Davis. Egeer-
man. Ech0ls Franklin. Graham Hatch
ett Holman, Johaston lio), Johnson
04l. Johnson l15), Keys. Landrum
Mathews Memmlnger Morris, Moore
nedNine nnddic. RUSSELL Soldanl
sofrcl stafford Strain. Smith. Stew
ART Taylor, Thomas, UpdeFraft VIII
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