The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-16
PROHIBITION
BRINGS ABOUT
BICF|GHT
IN THE HOUSE THE RNTLCIGAR-
ETTE BILL is BELIEVED TO BE
DOOMED IN COMMITTEE. SEN
AToR SNYDER ITS ENEMY.

committee OF the whole or in open
senate saved the bill as yesterday its
attackers outnumbered its supporters
The defense is led by Senator Harry
Cordell, chairman of the prohibition
enforcement committee, which fathers
ii. Senators Snyder and Davidson OF
Tulsa are its bitterest enemies.
With c. w. Board, president pro
tempore, in the chair, parliamen.
tary battle ragged on the floor of the
senate for an hour, one side wanting
immediate action of the bill and the
other delaying because some of the
members for the defensive were alb.
sent
CordelI Grows lmpassioned.
Senator Cordell made an impas-
stoned speech, declaring that enemies
of prohibition and law enforcement
were attacking the bill, and demanded
such action as would record the vote
OF every senaor in every move for
or against the bill which authorizes
the attorney general to bring pro.
ceedings for removal of county Off
GERS without order of the governor
and to prosecute officers for failure to
enforce laws in the supreme court
originally.
Throughout the debate and maneuv-
erlng members of the Anti-Saloon
league kept watch of every move and
some senators who had opposed the
Dill last week heard from back
home by registered letter. Enemies
of the bill declare that it gives the
attorney general too much power. and
provides for unfair prosecution of
county officers. Supporters of the bill
declare that its passage means abso.
Lutte enforcement of all prohibtory
and ant.gambling laws.
Each side will endeavor to have
every member present when the bill
is called up Wednesday.
Gas Probe Probable.
Failure OF the gas supply in Okla.
homa City and other cities was
brought to the notice of the senate
Monday afternoon by Senator Burns
of Oklahoma county in resolution
asking for an investigation into the
methods of gas distribution by the Ok.
Iahoma Gas and Electric company.
The resolution declares that for five
or six years there has been gas fail.
lre in Oklahoma in the time of great.
est need. 1t recites that complaint
has been made and there is a discrep.
lncy between the amount of gas sup.
piled by the Oklahoma Natural Gas
to the Oklahoma Gas and
Electric company and The amount dis.
.ributed by the latter company to con.
iumers. Taking out heat units in
The manufacture -Of casinghcad gaso.
line and the pumping in Of air TO
lduluate the gas are practices com.
planned Of.
Cigarette Bill Doomed?
The anttcigdrcttc bill came over to
he senate Monday and was read for
he first time. Tomorrow it will come
up for second reading and assignment
q committee.
This bill is tathered by Representa-
i've j. q. McCollister. prohibits sale
N barter or the smoking of cigarettes
md is expected to die in senate
committee without a struggle. II the
legislative chloroform is spilled in
and the bin escapes 10
outer air it is expected to die violent
y in open senate.
Those fellows over in the house
ust wanted to let us kill it for them"
me senator declared Monday after.
loon. They didn't have the heart
1t is understood that II. r. Laugh. !
'aum. pilot OF the AntiSaloon league
'illS, viii not seek to defend the un.
Usually stringent anticigarette bill.
The Wimbish anttadminis,ration
ill cutting cost OF appeals to the su |
'reme court was received by the sen. !
tie after passing the house. II was |
cad for the first time. 4 similar bill |
las been introduced in the senate Inv |
senator Keller.
Owen Welcome.
House Concurrent Resolution No. II !
INVITING Senator owen to address the
ouse and senate in Joint session was
assed unanimously. Senator owen is J
sked to address the legislators Wed.
esday at any time which will suit
"a.