The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-02-11

Sitting as committee of the whole
through both sessions yesterday, the
senate, concluded it's consideration Of
the majority local option bill five min
utes before the hour for closing, and
recommended the bill for passage with
numerous amendments aimed at
Strengthening the measure.
The minority was given little con-
sideration in amending the bill and
| Democratic opposition to it on the
| ground that parts are unconstitutional
and the urgent appeals from the DEM
ocrats to amend the bill SO as to ex-
lclude incorporated cities and villages
from it's operations were firmly but
speedily snubbed.
At the close of the afternoon ses-
sion Davis added a touch of the dTa-
matte to the previously quiet scene,
when, waving his arms and shaking
his curly locks, the Gilmore county
lawyer agriculturist charged that the
majority had not given the people"
!. their only chance to argue the bill in
committee and that they had consid-
cred only their party pledge and had
prepared a measure which they did not
expect would become law.
, The antagonistic tendencies OF the
thened at the very outset of it's consid-
Grafton, when motion by Kerns to
, permit cities and villages to vote sep
arately was defeated.
The minority had secured the pro-
mise of three members of the majority
to stand with the minority on this fea-
ture but at the critical moment the
combination was broken by the failure
: of the Republicans to vote as desired
by the Democrats and without the as
sistance of these three the minority
!, was powerless to dictate amendments.
Throughout the remainder of the day
! the minority did little more than to
!. look on, proposing an amendment oc-
!, casionally. which was quickly voted
down by the Silent Thirteen" AZ
8 Bowen styled the stoical majority
A new section was added to the bill
providing that upon the trial Of any
person indicted for the violation OF
: any law which prohibits the sale Of
intoxicating liquors it shall be compet-
ent to prove that the defendant has
obtained a license or tax receipt from
the United States to sell liquor at the
place named in the indictment on In
formation for a period of time includ-
ing the time charged in the indict-
u | 1uOnI, dAO Rdl VIC lCSCAAAOuy may No y
ceived of the existence of such license.
Section 20 was strengthened by an
amendment which makes 1t read al
follows:
1.-THE provisions of this act shall ex-
tend to all sales or other dispositions
of intoxicating liquors, whether By
retail or wholesale dealers or any ee-
parate or isolated sales or diepositiOni
within any prohibition district within
this state, but shall not apply to sales
made at wholesale by persons, associa.
tions or corporations who manufac.
ture from raw material of the productz
SO manufactured when the same are II
II fact delivered under such sales out
/ side of the prohibition districts, or Il
sales made to registered pharmacist,
or other persons who are legally an
thorized to handle or sell intoxicating
| liquors.
II Another amendment provides TIM
the provisions Of the bill shall nok b!
so construed as to prohibit thu ~
Of denatured ard wood alcohol o. ~
sale in prohibition districts Q{ p4p
II alcohol for medical. mechanical, N1AN
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