The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-21
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Prohibition Carries in State
of Tennessee.
PATTERSON Fer LOCAL OPTION
House Follows Senate in Passing
Bin For Prohibition Throughout
the State.

Nashville, Special. : The very
atmosphere about the capital
has been pierced and riven by
itaI has been pierced and riven by
the various advocates for Statewide
prohibition, while a cross or D
lag current has been apparently as
strong The oppOsers of the measure
are of course, divided between local
option and legal license. Governor
Patterson has declared himself az
favoring local option.
At 5 O'Clock and 2 minutes Tues
day afternoon, Senate Bill No. l,
providing for the prohibition of the
sale of liquor within four miles Of
any schoolhouse in the State of Ten
nessee passed third and final reading
in the Senate. The vote came after
I've and a half hours cf-argument,
In which almost every Senator ca
the floor participated. The final vote
was 20 to Ii, Senator J. 7. Basker-
vile, of Sumner, and Senator Daniel
Cooper Swab, of Claiborne, voting
with the eighteen Senators compris-
ing the membership of the Grand
Alliance. Immediately after the vote
was announced the widest disorer
prevailed, and as soon as a motion
to adjourn could be put, a wild crowd
surrounded Aessrs. Holiday and
Mansfield, the leaders of the Allies,
and the celebration took on the form
of a love feast.
The debate was replete with sensa-
tional incidents. the most remarkable
of all being Ex-Gov. John L. Cox's
speech in defense of his past record
and his present attitude toward tenn
perance legislation, and the charges
of attempted intimidation made by
Senator Dancey Fort, of Montgom-
cry, against DR.. E. E. Folk. whom he
termed the 'Ehigh mogul' of the
Anti-SalOon League.
On Wednesday the House voted
81 to So for the bill.
The measure passed is the one
favorably acted upon by the Senate
and now goes to Governor Patterson.
He is expected to veto it, but under
the constitution his veto only opera
tes as a suggestion, not as a stay,
and a bare majority may pass the
bill over the Executives unfavor-
able action. The Governor is allow
ed to hold a bill five days. If at the
expiration of this time it has not
been returned to the Assembly it be-
comes a law without his signature.
The bill provides that prohibition
-I-1 I'll - 10n0
The battle attending the passage
Of the prohibition bill was probably
the fercest ever known in the Ten
nessee House of Representatives. For
almost seven hours it was waged, the
local option, or administration,
forces contesting every inch of the
ground. Amendment after amend
ment was presented, and promptly
voted down by about the same ma
jority as that given the bill on final
passage. A great outpour of oratory
came, from both sides.
Throughout the discussion the gal
leries were packed and several times
the Speaker, at the request of local
optionists, asked the sergeant-at-
arms to exclude visitors from the
2oor of the House. When the final
vote was announced the cheers from
the galleries were deafening. the de-
m0nstration on the floor and In the
galleries lasting several minutes.
The State-widers are iubilantfy as
serting that the bill will be passed
over the Governors veto by about
the same vote. originally received in
each house.