The Prescott daily news., 1915-02-27
UPPER HOUSE CON.
 SIDERS RACING BILL
Number of Counties Exempted, Neva da Included-If Senate Passes Bill as Amended. May Be
 Defeated in House.

racing bill pierced it's armor Friday afterny on with an amendment to eX- empt counties, which carried a few votes to spare, and the desired end had been accomplished. It meant that if the Senate passed the bill as amended. that the House must again pass upon the measure, giving, an other chance to defeat. The support CTS of the bill were bit downcast over this action, but not routed and still full of fight they succeeded in having the bill, as amended, made special order for Saturday morning at 9:30, at which time the question of passage was scheduled for a vote.
 In the morning session motions to amend by adding a section to submit to the people, which was voted down. The amendment to make the bill apply only to Garland county was likewise lost, after which Senator Toler nov ed to amend by taking off the emer- gency clause which made it effective after being approved by the Goveronr By doing this the bill would not be- come effective for 90 days after ap- proval, and this would give the people time to file petition for an initiated act to repeal the bill. The argument on this motion was continued until afternoon, when it was voted down, 15 to 16
 Senator Going then moved the "pre- vious question" on the bill which would have given each side thirty min utes to argue the merits and demerits of the measure. This motion was seconded. when Pres. Lundy delayed putting it until Senator Garrett had offered an amendment to exempt cer- tain counties. Others asked that their counties be exempted until the num- Der reached 33. Senator Going then insisted upon his motion, declaring that it should have been put before the amendment was placed on the desk of the Secretary. President Lundy ruled that had he put the mo tion the objection might stand, but as he had not the amendment was in order. Senator Going then asked that all who desired to exempt counties to do so and not bring them in to delay matters further when the amendment mad been disposed of.
 Senator Moore of Phillips question ed the ruling of the chair, saying that he merely wanted to get the question clear for future reference. President Lundy had previously refused to put previous question on the bill and the Toler amendment combined, sayirg it was two motions. Parlimentarians of the Senate, declare otherwise, such practice being for many terms the rul- ing of the Senate.
 Senators Going, Moore, Burgess. and Wasson fought the exemption amendment. while Senators White. Bush, Greenhouse, Vann and Calvert supported it. Senator Going offered to use his influence to get a bill pass ed eNempting all the counties that wanted to be left out of the provisions of the bill if they would let it pass unamended so that the fight might be ended. He'd i'd not want to send the bill amended back to the House. This was refused.
 The closing of Senator Wasson was a forcible, yet a pathetic appeal of the Senator from Montgomery. who represents the Hot Springs district. lie took exceptions to the remarks of Senator White and others concerning his constituents, reading list of the most prominent business men of Hot Springs, among them leaders in the law enforcement organization of that city, who petitioned him to support the measure. He declared his consti tuents were the equal of those of any senator.
 After the bill had been amended. the motion to make it a special order for Monday morning was met by pro test from its foes, who wanted it set for disposition on Tuesday, which is House day, but Senator Moore moved a substitute to have it brought up Saturday morning, so the Senate thereby decided not only to have two night session in the week, but to work an Saturday as well.
 The counties exempted were:- ,vp1f Gali,,A