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Show PROHIBITION BILL IS TO BE CONSIDERED TOMORROW Salt Lake. Jan. 26 The Warnlck election contest case was before the House this afternoon. Representative Goodwin presented the charges, which included the statement state-ment that Warnick bad voted in Idaho Falls in July, 1!H2, aud later, on March 27. 1913, was made deputy assessor as-sessor of Bonneville county, Idaho, and at that time took the oath of office. of-fice. Warnick In reply, did not deny the correctness of Goodwin's charges, and 6ald he had no argument to mak except to state that he was born and raised In LUab county aud during the last campaign there was no secrecy as to his having been an officeholder in Idaho. The people voted for him, j knowing that to be true, and he I thought the wishes of his constituents ; should be consulted He spent the I winter tjiree years ago and has been a regular taxpayer in this state. The consensus of opiuion among the legislators is that only a kindly sentiment will save Warnick Parley Christensen from his seat in the house, today explained that he had absented himself because of the part played by the majority in organizing or-ganizing the House. He had felt a disgust which required time to wear off Mr Mabey welcomed him back to the House. In the Senate. Public hearings on the Prohibition I bill are tw be held this week. The (affirmative side is to meet in the senate chamber at 7 p m. tomorrow and the negative at 7 p. m Friday. Petitions In favor of the bill hae been received from Ogden. |