Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-01-29
VETS" Win THE
FIRST ROUND

Olympia, Jan. 25.--The" vets won
the first round in the local option
fight in the house Monday morning,
when by a vote of AZ to as they sent
Falconer- McMaster local option bill
back to the judiciary committee for
mutilation by amendment. While the
action is by no means fatal to the fin
al passage of the bill it indicates
majority in the house opposed to
stringent" or effective local OPP
ton. The judiciary committee is un-
friendly to the measuresand the saloon
forces tonight are chuckling over the
prospect of eliminating some if not
all of it's more effective provisions.
The local option forces are reforming
their lines to make another onslaught
upon the position of their opponents.
An interesting sidelight on Mon
| days vote is the fact that Ole Han
son, author of the anti-race track
gambling bill. cast his vote with the
saloon forces. In return for this vote.
! it is said, Hanson has been promised
the votes of the saloon members of the
house public morals committee for a
! favorable report on his own bill.
These were not needed, however. since
the local option members, comprising
mojorty of the committee, were
already prepared and are yet to make
favorable report on the bill.
Before the discussion came up in the
house on the local option bill Repre-
sentative Beach of Mason county
moved that the Hanson bill be taken
from the committee and placed on the
calendar. Most of the "wets" sup
ported this motion, but it was defeat
| ed.
The debate which proceeded the roll
call on this motion was the most heat
ed and spectacular of the session.
Anderson of Spokane had offered a mo-
tion that the bill be made special
order for tomorrow at O. clock. Rep.
resentative Beach offered as a substi-
tute that the bill be referred to the
! judiciary committee and the discussion
arose over the substitute.
For the purpose of shutting off the
debate a motion was adopted calling
for the previous question, after which
the rollcall was called on the substi-
tute by Mr.. Beach, which carried.
The vote in the house resulted as fol-
lows:
Against the bill and for its refer
ence to the judiciary committeeman
derson of Skagit county, Anderson of
Franklin county. Beach, Bell, Bish-
op. Bradsbury, Bugge, Burke. Gamer
on, Campbell of Snohomish county,
Carlyon, Clark, David, Edge, Erick-
son, Fisher. Client. Halferty, Hall,
Hanson of King County, Hayward,
Jeffries, Kayser, Kenoyer, Lambert,
Lock, Macarthur, McInnis, Mcmillan,
Miller, Morse, Norris, Palmer, Renick,
Sims, Slayden, Stevens of Spokane
county. Stuart, Sweet. Taylor, Ten
nant. Thayer, Thompson of Pierce
county, Tonkin. Ward, Webster, Weir;
total At.
For the bill and against its refer
ence to an unfrendly committeeman
derson of Spokane county, Bird, Boil
niger, Boone, Buchanan. Buck, Byerly.
Calkins. Campbell of Douglas, Chris
Jensen, Cline, Cogswel. Denman,
Eldridge, Fancher, Farnsworth, French,
Gordon, Halsey. Hanson of WaIla
Walla county, Holm, jackson of King
county, Jackson of Columbia county.
Krouse, Leonard, Mcclure, McGregor,
Mckinney, McMaster. Morris, Reeve.
Rogers, Rudene, Sayre. Scott, Shut.
| Sparks. Spedden, Stone, Thompson of
Lewis county, Todd. Vollmer. Whal-
ley. Young, Mr.. Speaker; total 45.
Absent or not voting-Bennet.
Hubbel and Stephens; total 3.
Chairman Buchanan called the house
judiciary committee together and pro-
cured an agreement to hold a public
hearing on the measure on Monday.
/ Feb