The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-01-24
Passes the House by Vote
Of 70 to 10.
EVERY MEMBER OF THE FIFTH
District, Except One, Voted
Against Bi:l-WOuIdn't
Postpone Vote.
VICTORY FOR VETS IN SENATE

the utmost good feeling prevailed
the House of representatives this
afternoon by a vote of 20 to 10 pass
ed the Niles county unit local option
bill, after voting down a motion to
postpone action on the measure un-
til January 20 in order that the
committee in charge of the bill
might consider another county unit
| extension measure known as the
Huffaker bill.
Representative Peter Lee Ather-
ton, of Louisville, made a strong
speech in opposition to the measure,
which, he said, was against the best
interests of the State. Every men,
Der of the Fifth district delegation
present voted against the bill, ex-
cept L. C. Owings, who said that
while he personally opposed the
measure, he felt bound by the DEM
ocratic platform to support it..
Representative Emanuel Meyer,
the only Republican member from
Louisville, was unavoidably pre-
vented from attending. being con-
fined at home as a result of a re-
cent railroad wreck in which he was
injured Had he been present, it is
said, he would have voted against
the bill.
The detailed vote on the Niles
bill shows that of the 20 votes for
the measure, 81 were Democrats
and 10 Republicans. and that of the
10 votes cast against the bill, II
were Democrats and Republicans.
Victory for "Wets" in Senate.
Frankfort, KY, Jan. 22.-By a
vote of 20 to 16, motion was pass
ed in the Senate to-day delaying the
vote of the county unit bill until
next Thursday. This is the first
victory of the "wets" over the ad-
ministration, and it is stated in
Frankfort tonight that the bill may
be delayed again next Thursday. and
the hope of the "wets" to eventually
defeat the Niles measure is high.
When the Niles bill was called up
Senator r. NJ. Salmon, of Hopkins
county, made a motion to recommit
the measure until Thursday and let
the committee in the meantime con-
slider other bills before it which are
Of 2 similar nature.
For two hours the Senator's de-
bated the question, each side try
ing to bring the matter to a conclu-
sion. 1t was believed by many that
TIE administration would put the
bill over to-day, but when four Re-
publican Senators came to the aid
of the wet Democrats, the meas
ure was postponed.
Text of Niles Bill.
The full text of the Niles County
Unit Bill, as passed by the House,
is as follows:
Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of the Commonwealth of
Section 1. That Chapter of the
Acts of 1906, entitled IAN act to
amend Section 1850 OF the Ken
lucky Statutes" it being a portion
Of Article 1 of Chapter 81 of the
Kentucky Statutes, entitled iii
quors, intoxicating" be amended
by striking from Subsection A the
words: Except that cities
Of the first, second, third and fourth !
may hold an election on the
same day on which an election for
the entire county is held" so that |
said act as amended reads as fol-
lows: THAT Section 1850 of the !
Kentucky Statutes, it being a por-
ton of Article /, Chapter 81, of the
Kentucky Statutes, entitled liquors
Intoxicating be and the same Is
hereby enacted A-No election in I
any town, city, district or precinct
Of county shall be held under this
article on the same day on which
an election for the entire county is
held. When an election is held in
the entire county and a majority of
the legal votes cast at said election
are against the sale, barter or loan
of spirituous, vinous, malt or other
liquors, then 1t shall
not be lawful to sell, barter or loan
any such liquors in any portion of
the county. II, at such an election
FOR the entire county, the majority
Of the legal votes cast are in favor
Of the sale, barter or loan of an
such liquors, such election shall not
operate to make 1t legal to grant IL
,ense to sell. barter or loan such H.
Iuors in any territorial division of |
'uch county from which the sale,
)arter or loan has baan excluded ~ /