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Show 1 1 LIQUOR BILL I . PASSES THE I HOUSE H After a long fight oa rccon- H sldering tho liquor bill, tho - M houso of representatives yeir- - fl terday decided to reconsider -t- H I -f- the measure. Although a niim- H I bcr of amendments were pro- -t- H posed, only ono wa? lncorporat- M -f- cd in tho "bill and it was again -f- B 4- passed. Tho amon&ment B changes tho closing hour from H ,, 10 o'clock to 12 o'clock. A B baro majority of one rote nl- -f- lowed tho reconsideration and -f H the bill was passed by a vote H of 38 to 7, all tho members H -- beJng present when the vote H -was taken. The only perwns H Toting against the bill "wero -f- M -f- Harshbergor, Morris. Nobcker, Peterson and Welling, all Dem- H ocratR, and Madson and McRae, H 4- Republicans. "" H ! B "When the message camo up for re- H consideration at 2 o'clock yesterday Hj afternoon Reprehentatlvc Pope becur- H ed the floor. In urging a reconslder- B ation he declared that tho governor M I had proposed three amendments to 1 ' the bill. He further declared that 11 M aenators were pledged to support the H amendments If passea by the house. M Immediately upon this declaration H soven members jumped from their H seats with questions It was de- M m.inded that the names of tho son- H ators be giveu. Tho speaker ruled Hl that it was not necessary to reply to H the nucstion unless the represcntathc H desired to. H The amendments thai were propos- H ed, Representative Pop said, were H that the hour of 10 for closing be H changed to 12 o'clock and that the H following amendments be inserted in H the bill: 1 "Whenever the vsord 'majority' ap- fl pears in this chapter as idctermlnlng H -whether any intoxicating liquor shall Hl or shall not be bold in any city, town H or county unit, such majority shall be M construed to menn a majority qf all H votes cast at sucli election, which ma- Hl joritj shall bo equal to a majority of Hj all votes cast at the last preceding m election in such city, town or county M I "Provided, that in cities of tho first 1 aud sepond classxs, after the bond of the applicant shall be approved as herein required, the application for tho licence., 'ogeihor vtlth thcbond, shull 'be 'rtlotL- iromptlby.lbe felly recorder of lne tin wherein frieap'" plication Is , raadcUhJ tnev dltJrJct court, or clgrl? ffigeV,,ln (Up JUdlcJal djbtrlcJ. I" vVhfciHsucJ? city U locked . and iipontuc dfitricr court of stfch district making an order that license shall ibsue upon such application, the .clerk of said court bhall transmit a certified copy of such order, and a copy of the application and bond, to the city recorder of tho cit whorein tho application la made, whereupon tho city council of Buch city shrill caiibc the license to issue as herein authorized, and no llcenbo shall 1rbuo until the district court has made the order herein specified." Close Vote on Reconsideration. When the vote to reconsider was taken there was Just a bare majority, tho vote standing 23 to 22 Under the lioube rules it only takes a majority ot for a reconsideration As soon jib the meaauro again became be-came tho propertv of tho houso. efforts Tvcre made to amend The only amendment amend-ment that was put through was tho closing hour and the bill has been transmitted to the senate, where it probably will be passed as amended today. No morning session was held by tho houso yesterday, but tho senate remained re-mained In session all day. In the house the only businesB transacted was the passage of the liquor measure Bills "PaGGed by Senate. Tho senate yesterday succeeded In passing the following bills S. B. ro. 1Q0, by Smith, providing that property owners pay for all improvements im-provements in cities of the first clabs. Vote, 12 to 5. S. B. No. 234, by Booth, relative to the validation of certain instruments In writing Vote, 14 to 0, absent, 1 S D, Xo 173, creating the office of state examiner of public accounts Vote, 12 to 3, absent, 3. The senate killed senato bill No 20, b Kelly requiring county and city treasurer to deposit county and city moneys in approved depositories and securo an interest on bame for tho benefit of the county or city Only six voted for the bill, while 11 opposed it. Senato bills N03. 147 and 181, by Kelly, relating to marriago and the communication of certain diseases were a special order of business yesterday yes-terday afternoon before tho senate, but alter discussing them at considerable length it was decided to lay them on the table until today, as it may be necessary to make a number of amendments The following bills were Introduced in the senate yeBtcrday: ' S. B. No. 262. by Badger, relating to 'city comlcilh CommlUe on Jwulcl-ary. Jwulcl-ary. S B S,o 2b,b) Stookej , making in-snrance. in-snrance. companies lcsponslblo for lircThlurnn rialh to tbeir agents. Conb mittcc on! r,valo corporations and in suranc.i - w , ' S BSTo. 215;by person. granlinR thL biat Und JT)oard thqrigbt to u?e a Bcnl Corifmi'tiee on public lands, rw-i |