| Show l 1 I MISSOURI RIOT OVER PRO PROHIBITION Jefferson on City Mo lo April Riots 3 3 Riots and fights In which fists and und feet used marked the consideration of or a n prohibition amendment in tho the I House of or Representatives today Democrats In the tho House responding ing to tu tho the summons of Representative Barker undertook to break a n quorum lI by l leaving the hall haH In a body when the proposed amendment to the constitution con eon establishing wide wl c pro- pro 1111 lIton was tal taken en up VII Wildest est disorder ler and confusion contusion prevailed the thu center aisle of ot the late Hou House House being e choked with struggling members an and the tho disturbance was augmented when Speaker Speer Spoor Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican called for tor the locking of or the doors by by- bytho tho the efforts of those in the tho I lower wor galleries most of or them women to escape iry imprisonment The speaker called upon Representatives tives Lloyd Lloy J. J Rhodes Keyes and Hare to assist the sergeant al arms In restoring or order ler an and l In lu tho the efforts to do so there was a general Tho doorway was blocked resisting tho efforts of ot ladles ladies Including Mr Mrs I E. E B. B Ingalls Ingails and ond Mrs 1 Ray Palmer I state W. W V C C. T. T U U. officials scattered through tho the throng to get out and ana ii In III Inthe I the struggle gl Representatives Hardesty Hawkins an and were quite se severely severely tre- tre verely kicked by some soma ne while a Republican clerk who sought to to stop the the- members from getting out had hall a 8 handful of or hair pulled from his hea head l. l n I A Averted n Clothing wa was torn collars collar nn and ties tiP were wire disarranged and serious I cuffs narrowly riveted av H ted But with It itt ItI I nil I thi- thi h. h co consideration t 11 of oC d the amend amond- I Continued on 1 Page Three e. e t LEGISLATORS i i MISSOURI RIOT t 3 Continued From Page Pago One merit ment was voted over until next Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- afternoon when it will como come up aa as aaa asa day will be majority majority ma ma- a special order and there a minority reports to con con- and sider Democrats finally returned to Time The ensued when a lively debate tho hull hall will which which personalities In in indulged in- in leave a sting for many days were side But the Republican in defeated the Democratic desIgn to put majority party In the House on time thc record now so as to defeat the Re Re- Republican election publican SL St Louis municipal next Tuesday Time The Democratic members mem of the committee It developed bers after the confusion had tiled died away de desired desired de- de recommending rec rec- minority report sired to submit a do that the amendment pass Representative Lloyd Republican of St. St Louis moved the tho previous ques carried by a vote of ills His motion ion tion 57 to 49 Then by a vote of fil 61 to 49 the tho motion to put consideration of the was over until Thursday amendment this carried Lloyd then moved that vote be reconsidered and that the motion mo tao- tion lie llo upon the thc table Democrat offered a that minority report recommending the amendment for prohibition do pass It was signed by the tho Democratic members of the tho committee He complained corn com that ho had not miot been recognized when ho he first sought to got get in inthe inthe the report The speaker said he ho had no knowledge such a report was to be submitted and that there was such a clamor for recognition that no Ito other result could have been had The minority report by a vote of 68 58 Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans to GO 60 Democrats was put over until next Thursday afternoon when it comes up as a special or- or |
