The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-02-12
SENATE DEFEATS
TRICKY MEASURE
HOUSE BILLS ARE PASSED
SENATORS CONVICTION AND
CARL-LEE ENGAGE IN HEAT
ED CONVERSATION.

TWO houfS OF heated debate, the SEN
: ate Tuesday afternoon defeated house
bill No. PIT, by Patterson and Belote.
which placed daily tax of S25 on
every holder of a federal liquor IL
cense IN the state, by indefinitely
postponing further action upon it.
The people in the senate who usually
, oppose prohibition measures were
! against the bill, even though it was
favored by the me1 who are at the
head of the liquor interests of the
state. The statement was made that
if the bill became a law it would nut
every drug store in the state out of
business, as most of them carry Ii
quor licenses, it being necessary to
do so IN order to comply with the
, federal laws, as they are frequently
called upon to place more than two
per cent of alcohol, the government
limit, in prescriptions,
Many of the ck-ribbed prohib-
tionists of the senate supported, the
measure, led by CarLee, Woods, Ra-
ney and others, while on the other
side were such men as Rodgers of
Benton, Greathouse of Washington,
Lundy of Polk and Ashley of lizard,
very unfamiliar figures among the
opposition to bill which in any way
deals with prohibition,
Senator Greathouse opposed the
bill because he thought it was so
drastic it would create sentiment in
favor of the saloon man, and he was
not in favor of favoring them any
way, for they did not deserve or need
favors,
Senator Rodgers likewise opposed
the bill, because he had made an in
vestigation end discovered it would
put some druggists, who are observ-
ing the law IN every particular, out
of business, and he would not sup
port any measure which would ruin
the bu Ass Of single citizen of the
'state.
Having made t'c motion to indefi-
nitely postpone, Senator Covington
made the closing argument, and sew
eral times he and CarlLee exchanged
some very warm words. In the fore
noon, Senator Covington had made
the statement the federal laws re-
quired the druggists to have license,
which was disputed by Senator Carl
Lee, and IN reply he asserted that
the statutes would prove his conten-
ton to be orrect, but if Senator Carl
Lee would support his motion he
would prove it to him, making the
remark that if it was not so he would
resign and leave the senate chamber
at once.
During the closing speech by Sena-
tor Covington, Senator CarlLee inter
rupted him to ask when he was going
| to make proof about the federal
statutes. He likewise asked if the
senator from johnson was not ready
to pack his grip and be on his way.
This angered Senator Covington, who
stated he had not been permitted to
take the book from the assnreme court
library on account of the senate hav-
ing neglected to request it by resolu-
ton. He continued his remarks to
the senator from Woodruff, saying:
81 usually try to find out how you
are going to vote, and then vote on
the other side, and feel | have done
right. AS your name comes before
mine on the roll call, have the dead
wood en- you, too"
This business out of the way, the
senate started in on the passage of
house bills which had been made spe-
cial order for the day. The follow
ing were passed.
By Ragon, to substitute electrocu-
tion for hanging as the execution for
criminals convicted of capital of
fenses.
By Willems, creating special school
district No. 10 in Logan county.
By Smith of Bradley, to appropri-
ate $500 to pay expenses of president
ial electors.
By Williamson of Stone, creating a
;. depository for Stone county
By Letter, creating Clinton special
l.. =.
| By Nelson, creating Jeffersonville
). special school district No. in Lee
e county.
BY Num-, to create the Bluff City