Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-02-02
Bill Adopted Is Similar to
White Bill, Pending in
the Senate.
WILSON ATTACKS
GOVERNOR HAYS
Declares Special Message Urging Stat
utGry Prohibition Reversal Of SUBJ
mission Attitude BrOckman With
the "Drys."

Little Rock, Feb. by vote or
Newberry bill for statewide prohi-
bi.ion, this action coming after the
house had voted down all proposed
amendments for submission, to re-
fund earned license, except on ma
tiv wines, aid prescribing penalty
Tor shipping liquor into the state.
The Newberry bill is similar to the
White bill, now pending in tAs senate
where it has had it's second reading.
When the White bill is called up.
Senator Going has the privilege OF
the floor to speak on the propos"!on
to submit the measure.
Following the second reading OF
state wide measure Introduce by t.
l.. Shouse of Boone county, which
action was taken to clear the We
for Newberry's bill, came message
from Governor George w. Hays
ing immediate and favorable action
on the Newberry bill. Readir
the message was greeted by cheers
from tn floor of the house an
packed gallery. Threats to clear the
gallery of all visitors did little to
still the hand clapping.
Representative Newberry's bill
provides that after June |, 19l5, all
saloon licenses will be void, and that
after that date it shall be unlawfui
for any county Judge, city or town
council to grant any license for the
sale of liquor. Violations OF the bill
would be punishable by one years
Imprisonment in the state penlten-
tiary, and mo court shall suspend
sentence or permit a plea OF guilty
tn be entered and continue thu
for a. second offense of the provisions
Of this act"
Representative r. A. Wilson OF
Pine Bluff at the opening OF the flght
this morning declared that Governor
Hays had reversed himself, showing
| that part Of the governors message
to the legislature asking SUBMISSION
of the question to the people ana
then referring to the special message
sent to the house this morning ask
ing immediate enactment of state
wide measure.
Representatives Hooker and Will
son voted against statewide through
out, while Representative Brockman
supported the measure.
| vote on StAtcWlOc.
The following was the vote on the
bills passage:
In favor of the bill-Alexander.
Angelo Armstrong, Beeson, Belote,
Bell, Bennett of Arkansas, Bishop,
Brawner, Brockman. Buchanan. Bur-
row. Carruth, Cazort, Collier. Con-
dray, Copeland of lizard. Copeland OF
Howard, Creekmore, Creswell, Crump
Davis, Dipboye. Dowdy, Dunn, Ellis.
Fair, Findley, Gentry. Halbert, Hat
ley. Hawkins, Helms, Holland, Hol-
lensworth, Hudspeth, Humphreys.
Jeter, Johnson. Jointer, Jones OF
Washington, King, Letter, Lewis,
Love, Milard, Miller, Mosley, McGill,
Newberry, Perkins. Pierce, Plemmens
Pollard, Posey, Shaver, Shoffner.
Shouse, Smith, Stafford, Steed, Street
Eulcer, Swepston. league. Tedford.
Thomasson, Waggoner, Wallace,
| Wallace, Walls, Williams OF Benton,
Williams OF Cross, Woods, Young.
Those voting against the bill fol-
low:
Bennett of Poinsett, Bland. Dunlap.
Gray, Griffin, Hooker, Josephs. Jones
OF Pulaski, Little, Moses. Nixon. Reid.
Reigler, P.'bertson, Rogers of Desha,
Rogers of Logan, Rorex, Ruble, Tay-
lor, Wilson, Yarger, Sawyers.
Those whose voters were not re-
corded. being absent from the ses-
sion. follow: Hudson, Johns, Nicks.
Pope.
J Representative Newberry. while his
name heads the list as being intro
Queer of the bill, stated on the floor
Of the house this morning that mem
ton of the measure should be ac-
corded Wesley NJ. Shaver. represent
tative from Jackson county. When
the hill was introduced it bore the
signatures Of Representative New
berry and SO other representatives.
J. NJ. Thompson, who underwent q