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Show oo CORRUPT PRACTICES BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE Salt Lake City. Feb. 16. Donald Don-ald D. McKay of Weber county, dubbed the "Little Giant" of the Hou e today stood with his back to the wall and fought relentlessly for the passage of the senate bill, passed three or four day ago, prohibiting, under severe se-vere penalties all kinds of corrupt practices In elections. He undertook the fight Binglehanded and Decker of Iron county was his sole support in the debate, this support being only halfhearted. half-hearted. After a preliminary count of noses by the opponents of me bill, the Bpeaker put a motion by Cardon of Cache referring the bill to a special committee of three. After a final fiery effort by McKay, Ihe motion carried car-ried and Speaker Tolton appointed three oppenents of the bill for ihe tooth-pulling . c widdison ot Weber, We-ber, Frank Bennett of Carbon and George W Fisher of Wasatch The prediction is made on all sides that when the House gets through with It, tho Sonate won't be able to recognize the bill. oo |