Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-27
THOUSANDS WANT
 TO SMOKE ON CARS
CITY COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY REFUSE TO APPEAL THE OR. DINANCE PERMITTING
 THEM TO DO so.
Upper House Acts But Lower Branch AdJOurns Without Taking Action
 Many Sign Petition.

Kansas City, June 26-The measure repeating the ordinance permitting smoking on street cars again passed the upper house Of the council last night by vote of 13 10 1 but en- counteTed temporary Waterloo in the lower body by a sudden and ap- parently uncalled-for adjournment. The repeating ordinance still remains in the budget for next Monday night.
 Ford F. Harvey, one of the receiv- CTS of the Metropolitan Street Rail- way Company, said last night that the failure of the council to repeal the smoke" ordinance would mean that smoking would be permitted on cars commencing tomorrow morning. This is in accordance with state ment made by the receivers two weeks ago.
 When the ordinance, with petitions CUhldlllIo ulGlt lldH oo,uoo udueS' was laid on the desk in front of Chief Clerk tBefmingham, in the lower house of the council, several Demo- tratic aldermen pr cked up their ears and began to crane their neeks in that direction. Possibly 150 people, many of them women, were in the house watching the outcome.
 Bugler Moves To Adjourn.
 When it began to appear that those favoring smoking on street cars were losing ground, there was a hurried conference with the floor leaders, Al dermen Pendergast and Bulger. All dermen Allen of the Seventh, Welch of the lFifteenth and Towne of the Sixteenth wards showed unmistake- able signs of "boltlng. ,3
 Reading Clerk A. c. Oates was handling a large mass of routine bus ness, when suddenly Alderman Fred A Richardson, Republican, sprang to his feet and shouted. "Mr. Speaker:
 
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 He was not recognized by Speaker Frank J. Shinnick, for Alderman Bull ger was bellowing in his deep,f angry bass, which generally means, line up boys
 "Mr. Speaker, move we adjourn, said Bulger. Alderman Pendprgast and Mack had seconded the motion befofe Bulger had condcluded. Rich ardsan said his intention was to re- quest That the repeating ordinance be advanced on the budget and called out at once.
 Motion to adjourn always is in or der" announced the speaker as ht grabbed the steering gear and faced the "steam roller" in the direction of the crowd in the lobby. The roller also had in it's path Alderman WelcE anl Towne, who have end seats.
 Alderman Make Excuses.
 The vote on adjournment stood 1t to ). as follows: Yes-PendeTgast Bulger, Fleming, Mack. Sander Wolfford, Shinnick, Dearing, Loewel and Brown no-Beach, Allen, Rich ardson, Welch and Towne; absent Ingalis.
 Il want to say that l, for one, an not afraid to vote on the smoke re- pealing ordinance tonight, said Al derman Beach as he voted no He re .ceived an ovation from the crowd. Al derman Allen also said that he saw no reason to dedge the issue.
 Although there was sufficient busi ness to keep the lower house untl midnight, the adjournment carrie and the aldermen scattered in al directions.
 Alderman Leo l. Ryan was the onl, member of the upper house who VoIe' against repeal. He tried to Jusut. his action by saying the Metropolltal had not respected the smoking ordi nance and had asked their patron what they thought about 1t. Alder men Edwards and Culbertson Wer, absent.
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