The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-12
GOVERNOR SIGNS
 PROHIBITION BILL
ARKANSAS WILL BE "DRY" BY STATUTE AFTER THE FIRST
 OF JANUARY, 1916.
FINAL VOTE WAS 70 TO 13
No More Licenses Could Be Issued After It Was Signed by the Gov
 ernor, February 6.
Little Rock


 Arkansas will be "dry" by statute after January 1, 1916. The Newberry bill, after passing the Senate by a vote of 33 to ?, Senators Calvert and Hamilton voting in the negative, with an amendment making it effective January 1, 1916, was passed by the house Saturday morning by a vote of TO to 13, as follows:
 Ayes-Alexander Angelo Arm strong, Beeson, Belote, Bennett of Ar kansas, Brawner, Bishop, Brockman, Burrow, Carruth. Cazort, Collier, Con- dray. Copeland of Howard, Copeland of Izard, Creswell Crump, Davis, Dip boye, Dowdy. Dunn, Ellis, Fair, Finde- ly Gentry, Gray, Halbert, Hatley, Hawkins, Helms. Hollensworth, Hook CT, Hudspeth, Humphreys, Jeter, Johns, Joiner, Jones of Pulaski, King, Lewis, Willard, Miller, McGill, New berry, Nicks, Perkins. Pierce, Plem- mons, Pollard, Pope, Posey, Rogers of Desha, Rorex, Shaver, Shoffner, Shouse, Smith, Stafford, Steed, Street, Tedford, Thomasson, Wagon CT, Walls, Williams of Benton, Will Hams of Cross, Woods, Yerger, Young Total, 70.
 Noes-Bland, Dunlap, Griffin, Hud- son, Moses, Nixon, Reid, Reigler, Rog- CTS of Logan, Ruble, Taylor, Wilson,  MT. Speaker. Total, 13.
 Not Voting-Bell, Bennett of Poin. sett, Creekmore, Holland, Johnson, Josephs, Lefler, Little, Love, Mosley, Robertson, Sulcer, Swepston, Teague and Wallace.
 Section l. It shall hereafter be un- lawful for any county judge, town or city council, or any representative thereof, to issue a license or any au- thority to any corporation, person or persons, to manufacture, sell barter or give away any alcoholic, vinous malt, spurious or fermented Iquors or any compound or preparation there of commonly called tonics, bitters,
 
 of Arkansas, and all such licenses or authority heretofore issued are here by declared to be null and void on and after January 1, 1916.
 Sec. 2. Alter January 1, 1916, it shall be unlawful for any rerson, firm or corporation to manufacture, sell or give away. or be interested, directly or indirectly, in the manufacture, sale or giving away of any alcoholic, vim ous, malt, spurious or fermented liq- uors, or any compound Jr preparation thereof, commonly called tonics, bit ters or medicateQ liquors, within the state of Arkansas.
 Sec. 3. Any person, firm or cor poration who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of felony and upon conviction shall be imprisoned in the state penitenti- ary for period of one year No court shall suspend sentence or permit a plea of guilty to be entered and con tinue the cause for second offense of the provisions of this act.
 Sec. f. All prats of laws providing for the issuance of liquor license in the state of Arkansas that are in con f1ict herewith are hereby repealed. and this act is intended to be cumu- lative to all present liquor laws pro hibiting the issuance of liquor li- censes in the state of Arkansas.
 Sec. 5. This act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace and safety, shall be in effect from and after it's pas sage"
 A f1libuster led by Representative Griffin of Pulaski prevented the pas sage of the bill until a few minutes after 10 o'clock. It was delivered to the governor at 10:35. A Pine Bluff delegation pleaded for delay in sign ing the bill, that the saloon men of that city might secure license. It was signed at 11:14 a. m. In the meantime, County Judge Asher of Pu- lask had granted license for Little 3eoCh ct 1o A5, anu rom that tlm6 un- til the bill was signed 53 licenses had been issued for the capital city
 The report of the Budget Commit. tee is due Monday February Is.
 Messrs. Belote and Stafford have in. troduced bill to repeal the Enabling Act of 1911. which put into effect the l. & R. Amendment.
 The Senate reduced from s5O.OOO to S25,0O0 the proposed fee to be paid Judge Jos. M. Hill of Fort Smith for services as special counsel in the rate cases.
 Under an act passed by the General Assembly, the homestead of a Con. federate pensioner will be exempted in determining his indigency,
 The committees to visit the various institutions are making their visita- tions this week.