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Show r t " " T T "1-1 THE TJIL5AGB Hcusc Defeats the Senate Bill With Only One -Dissenting Vote. Senator "Whltmore's mileage bill escaped es-caped death in the' Senate only to meet its Waterloo in the House yesterday. This measure, which was Intended to prevent legislators and State officials who have- 'free transportation & from drawing mileage, found few champions among the Representatives, and the report re-port of. the Committee on Salaries and Fees, that it be not passed, was adopted, adopt-ed, with only one dissenting vote. After several patriotic and 'fiery speeches Senate Joint memorial No. 2,' asking Congress to admit Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma to Statehood, unanimously passed the House yesterday. yester-day. On the rollcall Representatives Condon, ' Cahoon, Evans and Molyneux voted against it, but reconsidered their action and went with the majority. |