Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-16
"B0NE DRY. BILL
'''','s snDu~w ,',n",.,I BY HOUSE
Forbids Introduction or Pos
session Of Liquor in Any
Part of Oklahoma.
NOW GOES TO THE GOVERNOR
Places Restrictions on Western
Part Of State That Exist
on East Side.

special TO The W orId
OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb. 15.-In-
spircd by the openly expressed fear
that the senate was counting second
opportunity the consider the Fcrgu-
son bone dry" booze bill. house pro
hibiuonlsts engineered the bill a sen
ate measure, thru committee of the
whole without amendment Thursday
afternoon and had II put on final roll
call Immediately. The final vote was
50 to Z.
Not a change was permitted In the
phrascolOgy of the bill as it came
from the senate, and with enrolment
and signature of the presiding Off
GERS. it viii 20 to the governor, who.
1t is understood. will permit 1t to be
come law without his signature.
Bllls from which executive action is
withheld five days become effective.
Debate ranged from Bible quota
tions which Representative Lewis
Hunter of LaWton hurled at the house
In opposition to the bill to an i'm
provieed song which Representative
Platt of Payne county Republican.
sang with gusto.
Wouldn't Let II Go Back.
Amendments offered and tabled In
succession were designed. their adVo-
Gates insisted, to make the bill
dyer but the prohihitionist leaders
insisted that any change which would
give the senate another chance to act
on the bin would jcopardizc II.
Apparently serious consideration
was given to an amendment by Steven
son of Garvin county. placing an alb
solute prohibition on the possession
of liquor and one 10y Chapman Of
Shawnee To include specific mention
of secret orders aud clubs as for
hlddcu to receive shipments. ON the
latter 81 members voted To make the
change.
Lewis Hunter Of Iawton was allowed
twenty minutes for his speech. four
times the allowance under the rules.
At the close he was accused Of pla-
eiarism 10y Walden Of Thackerville
who said Hunter had repeated n
speech made by Joseph w. Bailey Of
Texas 3 years ago In Gainesville.
Equitable, says Condor.
"In faVoring the boundary bin. I
represent a united constituency" said
Representative Glenn Condor OF
tulsa. '"The pastors I'm my town are I'm
favor of IT and SO are the bootlcggers.
therefore ! can't 20 wrong I'm voting
Tor it, we have had a bone dry law
on our Side of the state for many
years, yet the bootleggcrs have flour
ished and corruption has permcated
our courthouses. The Acknowledgement
has been called to counties on the eas,
side to investigate hwlcssncss. but
never to the west side. Prevent a man
from shipping in a limited amount Of
liquor for his personal use and you
Increase the number Of patrons for
the bootleggers | believe I'm equality:
the conditions on the east side should
he the conditions on the west side;
therefore, this law is equitable"
Crcckmorc Favored II.
Representative Condor mentioned
the fact that Bin Crcckmure favored
the bone dry bill as he one of
your constituencies" asked Represent
ativc Barry of Okfuskce
"lIe Is" replied Condor Under
stand | am not boasting Of the fact;
merely mentioning II. | represent all
classes Of peoples, Tulsa is the fast
est growing city in the world and nat
urallv attracts all sorts Of citizens. in
Guiding bootleggers and politicians"
Representative Gish of oklahoma
city wanted to know If Crcekmorc
was an "ominent and prospcruu5'
citizen Of Tulsa.
u understand he is quite prosper
Gus, replied Condor. 'Ha has been
operating of late in oklahoma"
Text of the Bin
Here is the text of the Ferguson
bill:
1T shall he unlawful for any per
son In this state 10 receive directly
or indirectly any liquors. the sale OF
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