The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-19
HEATED ARGUMENT
OVER DISAPPOINTMENT
Bot BiIIups Won and Sc.
cured Delay Until Friday
Afternoon

Once again did eh booze bin stalk
before the senate yesterday and once
again did ihc senator's lay aside all
lcyity. and attempt % convince each
other Of their error Intense Feeling
prevailed throueont the time the Bst.
Ter was und D discussion. the opposi,
iton 60 the dispensary provision, how
ever failing to change Mr. Billupa who
had insisted he was uoi ready for the
final test Of strength and wished 20
postpone action
Iu their effort to make Mr. Bllups
lead the fence, stewart Little Iay
lor and Memminger did the work for
the once "ohstrncii0hisis" failing.
however. To get the enforcement leader
from Cordell 10 respond Mr. ROddie and
|ofhsrs directing the attneh on the
|antirispensary crowd Roddie making
Whnt many declare was the best de.
Tense of the dispensary yei offered,
Air. Redwine returned the artillery
ilre of the antis ny describing the TT.
teen years OF strict prohibition law ia
,he eastern section Sf the state whers
lil was ogeu an ofiense to have whiakey
on ones person TO say nothing Of al.
lowing another TO have il. even for tha
preservation Of life He said;
my vote will never be cast for a
prohbltory law that will forbid q man
haying the right TO administer whiskay
as a medicine. and for that reason this
dlspensary win aid 70 carrying out the
law II win make II unnecessary for a
man To have to break the law TO Sc
cure liquors for medicinal purposes.
and create feeling among the good
men and women Of the state that the
law Is 70 be enforced ana lack of en-.
focement, under this law, VIII not be
excnsable.'
Second Hitch Required.
The measure had been set as a spec.
ial order for Two o'clock. and Blliups.
Davis and others. had gone to the
house TO make some sort OF an arrange
lment In the morning session the anti
diseDnsary crowd had given notice
Itley were going TO fight so make the bill
20 on its way. following up the policy
OF a few days before when the amend.
mcnt came from the house
When the house sent the message
asking that the bill be sent back for
further consideration. MIR. Stewart
moved the request be granted
The president pro tenn said that as
the bin was that of Mr. Billups who
was then ia conference, he felt the
senate should await his return, baing
answered that warning had hCen given
and that action must be taken or the
alleged friends Of the bill stand spon-
sor for the delay
After argument ths motion of Mr..
Russell TO allow the hill await the
hour of four o'clock was agreed on,
Senator sorrels having protested the
senate had feally no right to send bill
back
In stating the hour OF postponiDs.
the president pro tenn notified the
pages 20 iind the absent members in
terested in the bill, because at four
O'Clock the vote would be taken, or al
least the discussion would begin, ii
there were iortyfour or four members
Of the senate present
Little Called the Order
Promptly at the hour OF four Mr. lit
tie called for the special order. No. 6l,
and when the senate had taken up the
bin litfle and Blliaps We're both stand.
ing, With arms pointed toward the pre-.
laidus officer, demanding recognition.
Mr Johnston recognized Mr nillupa.
Tie author OF the bin and th man who
mas conducted tho hardest hEhl for q
llefislafiYe act in the history of the
whole Southwest took tho lioor rNidat
I complete silence.
Nh hilmps moved 10 defer action on
requeat ol The hons 90 return the bili
and the bin Itself until Friday after
noon March 20. ai p O'Clock
Stewart Led the Opposition
When Mr. hilmps SAT down with
ont effort 10 speak 10 his motion ol
Explanation, an eyes we're Turned On
liltle, but the surprise came when
Mr Stewart of Antlera secured roe
lngnltion
The big man wac I'd his best and
from the lirst sentence had tho at
tentiou Of friend aud foe alike lie MAS
lpointad positive and denunciatWe.
lapplylns dennnciations io e,eHta not 81
mtn paying q tribute 90 the opN0slna
l0rees iu many things but making lhe
direct charge that the efert 10 delay
was not beeause the senator aeaHsl
him and his associates feared TOR pro
lhlhiiinn bot because the feared the
death Of the dispensaf2 which all OF
the auiis call either booze joint" hl
grog shop"
in appealing for immediate action
the Aatlers man said "Yoa can ~
longer take us % task as being opfon
tents 10 prohibitions take the dispen
sary fldor of aud pledge you the
lwOfi and honor rs q gentleman thai W.
VIII Riyc you the prohibition enforce
Eleaf end OF the hiil la zen minutes
not one ot ms huf aill ail you aud