Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13

had not asked for submission with a.
tax rider attached. One or more OF
these speakers also held that under
the very provisions Of the house meas
ure it would require an enabling act
on the part of the general assembly
to put it in operation, and that mean
time there would be no tax deficit to
demand a tax rider IS a part of the
pending
Greene Swings the Hammer.
This later argument left a loopholes
which Senator Greene of Kansas City
was quick to take advantage of and
use with telling effect. He commended
that if the people should adopt con-
s"titutional prohibition in November,
1910, there would no longer be any
power vested in the state, counties or
municipalities to collect dramshop IL
cense. He made the closing argument,
and, although he talked considerable
about the evil result that would fol-
low in jackson county and Kansas
City if prohibition should be adopted,
he did not forget to hammer IN the
fact that it would be impossible to
collect any dramshop licenses follow
ing the adoption Of prohibition, and
that every part of the state would suf-.
fer, even the dry counties, because
they would be deprived Of their share
of school money accruing to the state
from dramshop license,
Those who argued for submission
commended that the people have petit
toned for a fair proposition, stripped
of all issues save that of constitution
al prohibition. There were yelled &C
cusations made that the liquor inter-
ests were behind the tax rider, but
no direct charges of this kind were
made. While the debate was the most
spirited heard in the senate since the
race track law was repealed in 1905,
Senators adhered strictly to parlia-
mentary usages.
1t was the intention of the senate
to pull off this contest without the
presence Of a great crowd, but follow
ing the noon recess everybody seemed
to know that the house prohibition
measure would be called up during the
afternoon session. The temperance
people were on hand early, and as a
consequence were lucky enough to get
seats. Anticipating that the great
struggle of months was son to termi-
nate, they commenced distributing
white carnations to members of the
senate and the press. A huge bouquet
of these flowers was placed Oh the
desk of Lieut.. Gov. Gmelich, who pre-
sided throughout the debate. In spite
Of the fact that important bills were
up for consideration in the house, the
prohibition fight had not been on five
minutes in the senate before the house
was deserted and a recess until 7 p. M.
had to be taken.
Considering it's size and discomfit-
ure, the crowd was orderly, although
laboring under intense excitement.
Speakers on both sides were freely
cheered, those opposing submission
sometimes being the beneficiaries Of
rather vociferous encouragement from
the visitors. while the submission adj
vocates were greeted with much clap
ping of feminine hands. \
Spectators Sit on Floor.
The crowd was good natured
throughout the debate, which was re-
markedly long for the senate. Many
Of the visitors who could not find seats
became so weary from the jam and the
heat of the senate that they found sit
ting rom on the floor. Only a few IA
vored ones we're admitted within the
! senate railing. Mrs. F. H. Ingalls, and
her prohibition lieutenants, who have
kept constant watch on the senate
ever since the house measure reached
that body, occupied seats Of vantage
They Joined heartily in the cheering
until after the tax rider amendment
was adopted. Then the other side
took a long inning and the contest
was I'VE
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