Arizona republican., 1915-02-19
Lovin Moves Death of Drachman Dry Measure on Ground it's Double Was Killed in House.: Lovim Has One
TNCIE GEORGES
 ACCOMPLISHMENT
Grccnlcc Senator Gets Rid of His Entire Opinion on Prohibition; New Bill for Taxing Mines in Prcpara-- tiOn

The Drachman bill in the senate yesterday WIS indefinitely postponed nt it's friends are not as those with out hope for q promise was gwen "' ? resurrection. which, however may ne only brief. After the bill had Eeen thus disposed of those who had donc it apparently to death preferred to leave it in state oi Sus- pended animation. The breath "i fife may be breathed into il today TT tomorrow but there is little reason that it will be able to do more than to gasp.
 The bill came from the committee on constitutional mandates without recommendation and when MT. Brachman. who had assumed charge of it. moved that it be placed on the calendar of the committee of the whole. Mir Lovin who has pro bibition' bill of his own moved the indefinite Dostponement of the Drach- man measure on the ground that the duplicate of the bill had been defeat ed in the house. MT. LoVin aVoWeo his strong opposition to the bill on other grounds and desired that every member should as readily go on rec ord with respect to the bill
 Mir. ClariJge replied that while the bill might be open to objection, 1t should be given consideration; II might be that it could be amended 10 meet the objection of thy mem hers of the house who had defeated the Powers bill. If" said he, Il thought that such objection could not be met l would not urge the consld- ,lation of this bill for the mere pur- rose of putting members on record.
 Mir. Drachman protested against the Lovin motion. He was not he said the framer of the bill which he had introduced at the request of the temperance federation and he was proud of the opportunity to do if. The federation had a right to prepare such a bill since it had organized and conducted the fight for tine prd- hibition amendment which had been endorsed by a majority of the voters at the election. It was the only meas ure before the people that bad re- ceived majority. The people, in adopting the amendment had instruc- ted the legislature to enact certain legislation respecting it. If the leg islature neglected those instructions it would be the death of democracy of Arizona.
 Mir. Stapley observed that some judgment should be exercised in dealing with this question. He was in favor of such legislation as tke amendment directed but he was not in favor of this bill which was of sdch a character that it would re- suit in Arizona being thrown back into the wet" column two yeasI hence. He moved for the recommit ment of the bill.
 By some misunderstanding the mo- ton of Mir. Stapley was regarded az motion to put the bill into the committee of the whole and before the matter could be strengthened out that was held to be an amendment to the LoVin motion and it was adopted. A parliamentary tangle en- sueG and in the course of it Nr I.ovin observed: q don't know much about parliamentary rules but l thint I'm getting the hook Mir. Goldwdtel thought SO too and a motion to re- consider the vote of the last motioT Was adopted by a vote of T. to r. Mir. Claridge moved to lay the bil on the table. but he quickly with drew il when it was pointed out tt