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Show SENATE IS READY FO PASS PROHIBITION MEASURE Salt Take, March 3 The npnate this morning concurred in the amend mentx to the Wootton pronibitlon bill as passed by the House. The vote was lG to 2. An effort was mad to amend th5 bill so as to make the date when it would go Into effect January 1, 1917. hut this was defeated by a tie vote of 9 to 9 After the House amendments wpre concurred in. Senator Cottrell in quired as to the Bervlng of notlco of reconsideration While he was pursuing pur-suing his query. Senator Seegmiller one of the radical prohibit Ion I stts, served notice of reconsideration and thus gained a point over hose opposing oppos-ing tho measure and assuring an early final vote. The measure is now roncly to be placed on tlnal passage. Thn House laid on the tablo House BUI 32 on reapportionment Dern's bill allowing cities and towns to automatically change to cities of first, second and third class was killed by committee report Rcprespntntivp Bevnn. Socialist, art-ilrpssrd art-ilrpssrd the House on House bill No 100, providing for proportionate rep-resentition rep-resentition The bill was killed by committee report. Houpp bill 12. providing for the election of city commissioners, one from each district and mayor at largo was killed Five bills- were Introduced, including includ-ing a direct primary' measure for cities cit-ies of first and second class |