The log cabin Democrat., 1913-02-07
SENATE PASSES
 s. B. NO. I88
DRASTIC PROHI MEASURE
BILL RESTRICTING ISSUANCE OF LIQUOR LICENSE IN
 DRY" TERRITORY.

Little Rock, Feb. 7.-B By a vote of P to 10, the senate Thursday after noon passed one of the most stringent prohibition laws ever offered in the general assembly, and did it with lit. tie argument, routing the 'liberal ele- ment' in several efforts to prevent a vote on the measure, and passing it with many votes to spare.
 This bill is known as s. B. No. l88, and was introduced by l9 members of the senate only about week ago. The bill prohibits the issuance of a liquor license in any city CT town un- less a majority of the white citizens of the district first petition the coun- ty judge for the issuance of the li- .cense. The county must first vote for license before the petitions can be cir culated The petitions must be adver- tised for 10 days before the hearing in the county court, with the list of signers. Drastic provisions arc made for punishing the officer who fails to enforce the act.
 With only one senator absent from the legislative chamber, a few min utes before the usual hour of adjourn ment, 3:30, Senator Raney called for 1 the third reading of the bill. Senator Jacobson immediately moved an in definite postponement This lost on a roll call by 23 to 9. The previous question brought forth another roll call and resulted in a victory for the friends of the bill-20 to g.
 The bill was then on it's passage and not a senator offered to make an ar gument, the secretary being instruct ed to proceed with the roll call. Sen ators Harris and Phillips did not vote and Senators Christian and Deaton were paired, the former against the bill and the latter for it. The sena- tors voted as follows:
 Aye-Ashley, CarlLee, Deaton, Fer guson, Friedell, Futrell, Going, Greenhouse, Holt, Lundy, Mccall Ov- erman, Owens, Raney, Rodgers of Howard, Rogers of Benton, Toler, Wagner, Wasson, White, Woods, Mr. | Fresident-22
 Nay-Calvert, Christian, Clerget, Covington, Hughes, Jacobson, Mar tin, Miles, McBee, Snith-lO.
 The senate started the afternoon by passing the Wasson 1-2 cent passen- ger rate bill, 2S to o. This bill was reported back by the committee on public service corporations without recommendation The author spoke briefly in it's behalf, and the attitude the state would be in with a 1-2 cent rate bill, should the supreme court of the United States declare the Arkansas two-cent bill valid, was dis cussed, but no one believed the state would win this suit, and the bill was voted on and passed.
 Immediately afterwards the Gov ington bill, providing for thirc switchman in switching crews in cit ies of the first and second class, was passed by similar vote
 Two other bills were passed, Toler creating road improvement distric No. in Saline county, and H. B. No 226, Wallace, giving the owners of tn, river banks in Desha county right t, operate ferries, were passed by vote of 26 to o. The Rodgers of Bentoi bill, to require assessors to mak, rounds of the county for assessing tn, property, giving 10 days notice, anC permitting him to force all property owners in cities to visit his office which might be made in one ward was also passed.
 Quite a little argument took place on the Rice house bill, annexing terri tory to school district No. AS in Saline county. Senator Toler asked that this go back on second reading for refer ence to a committee, to which Sena tors Miles and Covington objected stating the bauxite works at Bauxite was behind the movement, but they were outvoted, the bill being finally referred to the committee.
 Just prior to adjournment, the sen. ate had nice little row over H. B No. 256, by Self and others, which abolishes the office of treasurer of the St. Francis Levee District, and pro- hibiting the employees, other thar