Show fEDERAL BUNCH TAKEN DOWN LINE Senate Kills Cullen Hotel Meas Measure Measure Measure ure on Prohibition Question Without Apologies THREE BILLS YET REMAIN TWO IN SENATE AND ONE IN INHOUSE INHOUSE INHOUSE HOUSE The Cullen hotel botel bill for saloon regula regulation tion flon by Gardner by b request yesterday met the tate late of its Us fellows and was as promptly killed The Cullen hotel bill calli J such It t wall waa drawn at that hotel by the Ua th federal bunch was wan prepared and ind when ben the prohibition agi agitation tation tatlo wa was at Its Fearful lest prohibition should pus pass the legislature 1 if Ir t some regulation r measure wen eve not hot substituted the federal bunch d to prepare such a substitute to dive t public imbue attention from prohibition Jn In they the were only partially success successful s ful It Jt did hoever ho have the tIN effect of stemming LemmIng tins the agitation for prohibition to such an extent that the senators who had hada hadn a n large number of constituents clamoring lor br legislation had the opportunity to give th ti ft ole at home an un laiu iain for or voting against prohibition The Real Legislature The federal office holders appointed a e of ot t composed of o Hit am K R Booth trailed Lulled States tat attorney James Jmes H Ii deputy collector if Ir f internal revenue and J 1 V U 1 Eldredge as ot tho the government assay office to draft dratt a bill providing for stringent strIngent stringent gent A bill was as prepared and the inner circle met to consider it IL Only on nw or nr two tio of oC the legisla legislature legislature legislature ture were at the meeting l ut there was as a full representation of the political leaders The meeting to consider the proposed measure was held In the tIN Cullen hotel at atthe atthe atthe the call an of C ii E Lowe Loose state chairman and national committee man nian of or the Re RI Republican publican party part Governor Spry and a full delegation of federal office holders at att t the gathering The hill bIll was ap approved proved and at the request of ot the bunch introduced d In th tho the senate by President nt Gardner Making Good With Breweries TIM 11 e fallen ellen 31 l bill took the licensing power from t i cities and counties of or the theft ft ate and place piat c 1 I t in the hands handa of ot a com con commission mission of the governor the secretary 8 of state ani the attorney atto e gen gei general g l eral ral It apparently a provided very wr v ry strict regulation for the saloons but placed no on ned saloons saloon The purpose ot of the federal bunch In in introducing Intro Introducing tro the Cullen Cull hotel bill was too to apparent to avail them much and another 1111 was WS necessary Jr lr the second substitute substitute tute prepared prepa the hand of the federal bunch was s not so 50 apparent Ostensibly the committee on manufactures and com corn commerce merce fa II b fat hiring the second substitute which provides for county local option and regulation When hen the Cullen Culen hotel bill was It was referred to the committees on manufacture and anti commerce commeree and Ju Judiciary dicia It Is safe afe to te say sav that this joint committee gave to the tbt bill little or 01 no at attention II No o formal meetings of Jf f the joint committee were held Before the senate met yesterday ye a poll of the members of ot the tho two committees was taken and each member expressed himself as opposed to the measure neasure Then n the report was drawn Hid submitted to the senate at yesterdays ye oration There were no dissenting dl votes i the adoption of the committee report hilling the bill Result of the Slaughter Th The senate has hs h now killed three tinee bUis bills resulting rt front from the prohibition agitation and the house hou e baa killed two The other othe bills bill killed in tn the senate were one by Hu Hul l for saloon regulation and the he annon prohibition bill The Tho house killed the Porter prohibition bill and he fhe Pope bill The Th senate committee on manufactures and ami commerce has haM under un er consideration th substitute providing for county local option and regulation and a resolution tion flon by b Badger providing for submitting tr t the Jie people at the next general election for it a proposed constitutional amendment statewide prohibition Before the house judiciary committee Is the McMillan Me coun count t tv ty local option and restriction bill No Xo o 16 |