The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-18

much whipping the ueNh "'ouhu
the stump in these rules that II is
often hard TO tell what they do
moan l am satisfied II the gentle
non of the rules committee had
Thought a minority report would
ever he presented. they would have
taken care of It,
Cox l. Sustained.
Senator Eaton spoke briefly, up
hoId,py the decision Of the chair.
senator d. NJ. Arnett' OF Jessa-
mine took the side of Senator Linn,
and urged the senate to uphold the
rules and sustain the committee on
rnles and declare for the two-thirds
noint ON unfavorably reported bills.
lie pleaded TO sustain him.
The roll was called and the SEN
ate. by a vote Of is to 16. adopted
the, minority report and sustained
president Cox in his ruling.
n NJ. Arnett Immediately tried to
Get reconsideration, but by vote OF
IS 10 16 the senate clinched the fav-
orable report OF the minority.
senators Linn and Bosworth were
very active in trying to get members
TO change their votes and sustain
him. senators Combs and Wyatt.
who signed the minority report,
voted against adopting their own re-
mort. and stood with Senator Linn.
Seeing the position the liquor
forces had gotten into, Senator
Combs reported. without expression
of opinion. the Vice county unit bill.
Etffb 4lh. ."inp'mvi ..ioyo, p u c
Senator Thomas sent up a resolu-
tion that the bill be advanced regard
less Of the report.
1t will take a two-thirds' vote =
said Governor Cox.
A roll call was demanded on the
question of advancing. IL was de-
feated 16 to Il, and was declared
lost.
Fight over the Rules.
Senators Thomas and Combs each
demanded recognition. Thomas was
recognized.
IL desire now TO call from the re-
llgion and morals committee senate
bill a.. the second county unit bill
offered by Watkins" said Senator
Thomas. The constitution gives
me the right. and / now call from
the committee this bill and ask thai
il be put on its passage"
IL will decide that TO call this bill
tfrom the committee will require
majority report" ruled Governor
Cox. 1T has been in the hands o
the committee since February 1, ant
has been there a reasonable time"
Senator Linn endeayored u TAX
Thomas OF the floor and put Comb
up to report unfayorably the Wat
kins bill.
Thomas attacked the rules.
"You voted for them" put 4
Combs.
"Yes. but i did not know wha
was in them when l did IT," sal
Thomas.
Cox Makes Ruling.
"The char will rule that when yo
call this bill from the commltte
you get II from the committee with
out a report upon Il. and by you
rules 1t is indefinitely postponed.
not favorably reported" ruled Gov
ernor Cox.
Senator Thomas questioned th
justice of the ruling of the chair. an
announced that he would appe;
from his decision.
Senator Burnam declared IN
president of the senate had fallen
error. He denied that IL takes
majority Of the senate to call a bi
from committee. urging that the cor
stitution guarantees TO any senate
the right to call out a bill from
committee endeayoring to stifle IL.
He urged that the bill, whe
called, would. under the constitl
ton. go into the orders of the da
for future consideration, and can !
considered by a majority of the SCI
ate. lie declared the rules vol
when they conflict with the const
tuition. lie denounced the rules {
the body. and declared a majority {
the senate is supreme.
President Cox thanked Senate
Burnam for his utterances which. h
said. enlightened him considerabl
on the subject.
Senator Newcomb expressed tn
belief that Burnam was right In hi
position that any member can call
bill out, but then the bill become
> the property of the senate, and mus
be proceeded with under the rules
lie said there was no escape fror
the two-thirds rule.
Senator Thomas followed. indor'
ing the position OF Senator Burnan
Senator Donaldson followed alon
the same line.
Senator Combs urged that TO sui
tain their contention would make a
committee work useless. as any ser
ator could anticipate an unfavorabl
report and call his bill from commit
tee.
Opinion From Attorney General.
Senators Linn and Newcomb hel
a conference with Chairman Cox a
the presiding officers stand. Gov
ernOr Cox announced that he ha