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Show ' SMELTER BILL PASSED. The bill granting the right of eminent lomaln to smelters waa again In the House of Representatives yesterday although al-though it had been killed by the Senate. tVhen It appeared on the calendar it was banned In short order. The bill again appeared before the House yesterday aa H. B. 307, reported y a committee, which was the only bieans of getting it before the House !gain. The features that caused its de-eat de-eat in the Senate were eliminated and he bill Is shaped to allow condemnation Within a radius of four miles from the imelter and becomes inoperative in counties coun-ties of 75,000 or more Inhabitants. Representative Kuchler tried to have the igures 75,000 inhabitants stricken out and nake the bill apply to all counties alike. f.epresentative Westphal moved as an mendment that it be 45,000, while Repre-. Repre-. tentative Marks moved as a substitute - notion that the number be made 30,000. ?pon putting the matter to vote ail the tiotlons were defeated In turn. When' Representative McRae arose to tote he attempted to explain, but he was in I1 by the Speaker that is was impossible inder the rules then to explain his vote. . "You people think you are playing with i mouse," he shouted at the Speaker, but (efore he finished he was forced to vote ind take his seat. The bill passed. |