Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-01-26
Action Follows Governors
Special Message to Enact
State Wide Law.
II VOTE FOR AND
Is AGAINST BILL
Voting Indicates Voters in Favor OF
Statewide Bill Are in Majority in
Upper H0mse-Bill to Prevent
Trainmen from lmbibing.

Little Rock, Jan. 2b.-By a vote OF
II to Il, the Arkansas senate Monday
morning indefinitely postponed a bill
offered by Senator Collins OF Drew.
which submitted the prohibition Ques-
ton to the people of Arkansas in the
general election to be held in Septem-
Der, 1916. There were three absentees,
one Of whom had made a speech in
opposition to the motion for indefinite
postpcnement, and two others who
have always supported such measures
as that offered by Senator Collins.
A debate Of over an hour preceded
the vote, an dthe galleries were packed
when il became noised about the build
ing that the prohibition fight was on
in the senate.
The senators participated in several
desultory skirmishes ON minor meas
ures until 10: As. when Senator Col
Inns secured recognition and introduce
ed senate bill No. 81. 1t provided for
submission of the liquor question to
tho PEE pie. Only few minutes be-
! fore Governor G. w. Hays had present
| cd special message to the senate in
which he re 1uested them to pass the
Whit. statutory prohibition bill, and
withdrawing the recommendation for
submission that he had made in his
inaugural address. N
Immediately after the Collins bill
had been read a motion Was made TO
have the rules susl ended that it might
be read second time. There was
objection to this and the roll was call
ed The vote stOOd Is to IA, as fol-
lows: ""N
! Aye-Adamson, Ashley, Burgess,
Calvert, Collins. Duty, Edmondson, Co
ing, Hamilton Harris, Jones, Mccall,
Owens. Smith of Columbia, Smith of
Union--15. .-..3
Nay-Bush, Cabaniss, Davenport.
Ferguson. Garrett, Greathouse, Over
man, Ruff, Sims, Slaughter, Toler,
Wagner, White, Lundy-14.
As it required 20 to suspend the
rules, the bill remained IN the calen-
lldar. Senator Toler then made mo-
ton that it be indefinitely postponed
Senators Calvert, burgess, Collins,
Vann and Smith Of Columbia spoke
against the motion, and Senator'S
Greathouse. Bush. Cabaniss, Write.
Slaughter and Toler for it.
Spirited Is Debate.
Senator Smith Of Columbia stated
that he had been receiving messages
from his home town indie ating that
messages had gone from Little Rock
to have him lined up on this ques'
ton, as he was getting wobbly OF pro-
hibitioD He declared that he was not
wobbly, but that he had lived in a
state which had been prohib ton, and
that he was 'Jnjustly soured on the
proposition. He stated he did not be-
lieve that the figures given out by the
Anti-Saloon league could be verified.
In replying to a question as to wheth-
er or not 68 counties Of the state did
not vote dry, he stated that they were.
and Columbia was among them, but at
it's last opportunity it had voted two
to one against statewide prohibition.
He stated that he was prohibition
ist but not. by statute, and declared
that il the statutory prohibition bill
was adopted that the question would
be submitted to the people Under the
initiative mad referendum.
Senator Bush made very logical
talk, in which declared that he could
not be a Christian gentleman and
favor the sale Of "red liquor in Ar
kansas"
Senator Slaughter declared that
the submission Of the question to the
people meant that it was to be placed
in the hands Of the corrupt minority
against the moral majority. and grew
persona, in his assault upon inc liq-
uor interests.
Ir making the closing argument.
Senator Greathouse declared that q
test -ote of the prohibition strength
was to come on this bill and that
those who voted against an indefinite
postponement were to be lined up with
che liquor interests.
4 As President Lundy has indicated
on other measures that he will not rule
indefinite postponement kills meas
ure absolutely. there il a probability
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