Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-08
Three FOR MAYOR LEGISLATURE GOSSIP
WHISKY BUSINESS Big PROBLEM
FOR SALOONS.
House of Representative Works on
the r1Cr1aster Local Option Meas.
ure, Section BY Section, Over.
coming HH Opposition. the rreSS
Gag Act Is up Again.
Gag Act Is up Again.

OLYMPIA, Feb. 6.--After an all '
day fight, during which the oppo-
sition kept up an incessant hammer
ing in an attempt to eliminate some
of the stringent provisions. the read
ing of the twenty-three sections of
the McMasters local option bill,
known as the anti-saloon league
measure, was completed at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon when the house
adjourned until Monday afternoon at
1880 o'clock.
The motion to adjourn, by Beach,
was carried, however, before the
title was read, which leaves the
measure on second reading and sub
ject to amendment on Monday and
a continuation of the wrangle of
the past two days If it is so desired.
At that time the opposition may |
make an attempt to strike section /,
IS. relating to physicians giving
prescriptions, which was reinserted
in the measure after being stricken
out. This was tried twice yesterday
afternoon, but failed because of the
absence of several members of the
opposition. The vote was tie and
according to the rules the speaker
declared the motion lost.
Although realizing that whatever
! ho
by the league local optionists, who
voted as a unit on practically every
thing, the opposition kept up the
contest to the last, Palmer, Beach
and Tenant leading the fight. On
!, the other side, Jackson, their floor
leader, opposed every move for am
endments. Palmer and Taylor at
tempted the old trick which was
, used successfully last night, moving
that amendments be laid on the ta-
BILE. but the majority profited by it's
At times there were signs of the Op-
position weakening, but with the
reading of each section there came
: back strong, objecting, amending
4 and filibustering. 1t was one of the
o hardest fights in years.
+ Attempt after attempt was made
: to adjourn, but the supporters of the
= bill, strong in the determination tC
!. complete the reading before they
=, departed for their Sunday holiday al
hime, held out against every attack
>, AS during Fridays debate they pre-
sented solid front that was impos
sible to weaken. The only conces
sions the minority received wer'
, when McMasters, the author of th'
measure. nodded his head. which
was the signal for his force to "la.
down." They were in complete con
troll of the situation at all times.
. Summing up the results Of yes
n terday's contests the minority lost a
:. much as they received. They wer
q, forced to put section 1S back int
the bill, while they succeeded in sc
curing the elimination of the wor
n druggist" in section 20, which pre-
vents either physician or drug
:, gist from purchasing over five ga
Ions Of liquor at one time or
have more than that amount o
IS hand. Beach made successf,
argument, resulting in having tn
nb words "or druggist" stricken. Th
action leaves the construction Of til
bill in doubt as to whether a drui
gist can buy liquor in larger quaint
w. ties or only in one-gallon lots as II
u dividuals. This will probably
'es decided Monday.
VI Several Of the drastic features
w. the Graves bill, which was defeatt
eo' in the legislature two years ago,
contained in the new code. Und
the section relating to prohibit'
publications, the new code makes
ooi misdemeanor for any newspape
ISIS magazine or any printed publicati'
to give circumstantial account
LUZ the commission of any Grimm
homicide.
= According to the opinion OF w
informed lawyers, the provisions
the proposed law are SO RESTRICT
that newspapers are absolutely pl
hibited from giving accounts of a
crimes or attempted crimes whe
murder or homicide is factor L
til the person accused is tried.
.. Under that provision no accou
80. could have been given of the kill