The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-03-11
SENATE VOTES
FOR EXTENSION
GANN BILL TO Be SUBMITTED
Senate Kills Statutory Prohibi-
tiOn Measure

tlOn measure
BY Amending to Submit to Vote of People
at Special Election to be
Held July "a.
Little Rock, March Io.-Consid-
erably on the principle that might
makes right, the senate yesterday
afternoon voted a second time on a
reconsideration in spite of the par
liamentary rules being to the con-
trary, and finally decided to con-
cur with the house in extending
the session for 90 days. During
the morning session the senate
had voted % to 9 on the reconsid-
Grafton, which could not carry,
and the parliamentarians of the SEN
ate then announced that the only
way to have an extended session
was for Governor Donaghey to is
sue call tor an extra session.
In the afternoon, however, SEN
ator Keel moved a reconsideration.
Senator Pindall argued that the
reconsideration could be taken up.
Senator Wingo and a number of
others took the same view. Sen
ator Sims lead the opposition. The
matter was finally put to vote and
the count showed 28 to 4 in favor
of extending the session, and thus
having the necessary two thirds of
the senate, the concurrent resolu-
ton previously passed by the house
was declared adopted. Those vot-
ing against the measures we're:
Senators Edmondson, Mcknight,
Patterson and Yopp.
Prohibition to be Submitted
During the afternoon session of
the senate it was decided to leave
state wide prohibition to the peo-
pie at special election to be held
July IA. Soon after the senate
started into for business yesterday
afternoon, the Gam state wide pro-
hibition bill by the legislature was
called up. Senator Wingo offered
an amendment striking out the
provision for the bill to become ef-
fective July I, ani inserting in its
place submission to the people at
special election July ID, and the
law to become effective January I.
1910. Senator Wingo stated that
he offered this amendment in good
faith, as he thought the people
would psss the bill by popular vote,
and if the temperance people were
certain majority of the people of
the state favor statewide prohibi-
bition, they should have no objec-
ton to the bill being submitted.
The vote on the bill stood as fol-
lows
Ayes - DeRossitt, Freeman :,
Glover, Green, Greenhaw, Hami-
ter, Henderson, Holland, Keel,
Patterson, Pindall, Simms, Toney,
Wadley, White, Wingo, and
Yopp-I7.
Nays-Arnold, Bush, Carlock,
Dill, Edmondson, Fletcher, John
son, Logan, Mcknight, Rowland,
Turner, Watson, and President
Martin-I3.
DuLaney Speaker Pro Tenn.
In the house a fierce battle was
waged until the time for adjourn
ment was almost reached, over the
selection of a speaker pro tenn in
place of Speaker Epps Brown,
who left for the afternoon to visit
Brinkley and do all he could for
his friends in distress there. On
the fourth ballot A. D. Dulaney
of Little River was chosen over
the field. Tillman Parks presided
over the election. The house
then voted to permit the the ex-
perts secured by the state capitol
committee to go back to Washing
ton to complete their analysis of
materials with chemicals and make
report early in the week. 1t was
also voted to pay the experts for
their work SIoo per day and eX-
penses. Kurt Berle will draw
S., ,3oo.S3 and F. w. Markham,
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Little Rock, March 9 Special.