The log cabin Democrat., 1915-02-05
MEASURE BECOMES
 EFFECTIVE JAN. 1. SENATE VOTE B TO Z
CALDWELL & DRAKE PLEA OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED
 DOWN IN SENATE.
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 Little Rock, Feb. 5.-The Newberrv state wide prohibition bill passed the senate at 10:15 o'clock this morning, after the opposition to the measure had collapsed.
 Arkansas will be dry after January 1, 1916
 The final vote was 33 to ?, in favor of the Newberry bill, Hamilton of Ouachita and Calvert of Sebastian casting the only opposing votes.
 Senator Futrell called up the bill soon after the senate convened this morning. Senator Going, leader of the submission forces, arose and de- clared that there was no further use in obstructing legislation, though by parliamentary tactics the opponents of the bill might continue the fight for several weeks they did not care to bring such an enormous cost to the state.
 Sixteen senators were then given time to explain their votes. All ap- parently favored prohibition, but stood for submitting the question again to the voters
 The bill was ordered returned i'm mediately to the house for concur renee in the senate amendment chang ing the time of putting it in effect, and it is expected the act will be pre- sented to Governor Hays for his sig nature tomorrow.
 The only change in the bill as it was passed in the house was the adop- tion of amendment making it effec- tive January 1, 1916, instead of June l, 1915. Prohibition leaders in the house will consent to this amendment and it will De concurred in as soon as the bill is returned from the senate.
 Governor Hays has sent special messages to both houses urging the adoption of the statewide bill and it is certain that it will receive his sig nature
 The bill carries the emergency clause and therefore cannot be at tackled by the referendum.
 So definite was the stand taken by the senate Thursday afternoon against again going into the Caldwell X Drake controversy, resolution of fered for that purpose being defeated, 29 to ?, that it will hardly come be- | sion.
 The resolution was offered by Sen ator Jones of Pulaski, who spoke for an hour, pleading that the former capitol contractors be given a chance to be heard. Senator Jones went back a number of years in his argument, charging that Governor Donaghey | had stacked the committees against the contractors, and they were un- willing to go before such committees to present their side of the question, knowing it would be of no use. The Jones resolution asked for the appointment of committee of eight, of which five members were to be ap- pointed in the house and three in the senate. This committee was to be charged with the power to take testi- money and make a sweeping investi- gation which would sift all charges to the bottom.
 Senator L. c. Going replied to Sen ator Jones, and read from the acts of 19909 an act passed by the legisla- ture of that year, providing board to hear and settle the Caldwell X Drake claim, composed of United States Judge Jacob Trieber, United States Judge J. H. Rogers and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court E. A. McCulloch He stated that the con tractors had at that time declined to accept this board, and stated that ev- cry committee which had investigated the matter had rendered a report un- favorable to Caldwell X Drake.
 Upon roll call Senators Adamson and Jones were the only ones voting for the investigation.
 The balance of the afternoon ses- sion was taken up in the considera- tion of the amendments to the Moore and Calvert bill appropriating $50 000 to compensate Judge Joseph M. Hill of Fort Smith for services rendered