The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-01-22
GOVERNOR I
Failed in Both Housa anQ S<e56r
wide Prohibition law :,

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Failed in Both House and 6<e5e
wide Prohibition Law a
Nashville, Jan. 20. 1T alslezFq< Cha
every Senator wanted a change
a speech on the Governors veto d
4 Holiday Statewide Prohibition bill t6
day, and in consequence there wa
| turned loose food Of oratory that bad'
/ fair to last long into the afternoon, anC
/ nossiblv to exceed that of the dav wher
the bill first went through the Senate.
The Senate met at IL o'clock this
morning. An hour and half before
the Upper House convened the galleries
were packed with spectators in antici-
i patton of action on the Governors veto
of the Holiday Statewide Prohibition
bill. There was a large crowd, too, Oh
the floor of the Senate chamber. Every
available space both upstairs and down
stairs was crowded.
While the ladies were especially in
evidence, the male population was lib
orally representeds Included in the
throng of spectators were delegations
from many other sections of the State.
Several wellfnown politicians, some OF
these being ex-members of the Tennes-
see Legislature, were present.
Clerk Thomas reported having re-
ceived a message from the Governor
which was transmitted after the Senate
adjourned yesterday afternoon TIL e
clerk then read the Governors mes
sage vetoing the Holiday BILL which
prohibits the sale in Tennessee Of in
toxicating liquors.
Close attention was paid to the read
ing of the message. There were no
demonstrations.
Mr.. Mansfield moved that the message
be spread on Che journal. Carried.
Mr. Hollad;ay said: 'Mr Speaker, l
move that Senate Bill No. l be finally
passed, notwithstanding the objections
of the Executive"
Previous Question Fails.
Mr.. Mansfield moved the previous
question, as(the motion to pass the bill
over the Governors veto. The motion
failed, th9 vote being IS to 10, while a
thirds vote is required.
Upon request of Messrs. Holiday,
Fisher and Hord, the committee on
rules retired to fix the time for closing
theldebate.
(Mr. Cox said he would not have spoken
but for matters brought out in the de-
bate. He said it became necessary to
review his record on the temperance
question, which he did much along the
same lines as on the occasion of the de-
bate over the bill on its original pas
sage. He had followed Senator Car
mack, and would vote on Statewide If
a majority Of the people 50 vote. He
believed the people would rebel against
a law placed there except after vote of
the people. He had always supported
temperance legislation supported by the
will Of the people.
Mr.. Holiday reported on majority
of the committee on rules closing the
debate at 40 p. m. NJ
Mr.. Senter presented a minority re-
port closing the debate at $50 p. m.
Mr.. Senter moved the adoption Of the
report.
Mr.. Mansfield moved to table.
The motion to table prevailed by
vote of>17 to IS.
Majority report was adopted on viva
yoce vote.
Mr.. Holiday said he hasds expected to
speak, but would accord to tfle, other
side his time. !,
Mr.. Cox took the floor and told an
anecdote about Ran who was always
in such hurry. ridiculed the hur-
ry-up tactics of the opposition. He
said the gentleman from Williamson
had voted to sustain. the Governors veto
Of the LaFollette bill, and talks now of
coalition, and he had also voted agninst
the jug bill All coalition shakes not
it's CORY locks at me'' exclaimed the
former Governor. He said no better
people exist than those he
and yet they continue to
send him back.
Passes 20 to l3.
The motion to pass the; bill over the
veto was then taken up and
passed by the same vote as heretofore
esaerded on this measure, 20 to 10.
A motion to reconsider was tabled
Tho CLARK noe dirao4ad II, Transmit tI,o i