Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1919 — MOVIE MEASURE AGAIN HALTED IN SENATE [ARTICLE]

MOVIE MEASURE AGAIN HALTED IN SENATE

Indianaipolis, Feb. 25.—0 n reconsideration, the McCray bill legalizing motion picture shows in cities where thejr now operate, the senate late today failed to pass it. The vote was 24 to 23 and the previous vote was 25 to 22. Senator Self, who voted for the bill before, was out of his seat today, as was Senator Dorrell, who opposed it. Senator Duffey, who voted against it at the previous consideration, did not vote this 'time, but said he would have voted “aye” if his ballot would have secured passage. Seantor Ratts was out of the chamber again today, but he came in and voted “no” after the absentees had been called. “I will call the bill up every day until it is passe dor killed,” Seantor McCray, its author, said tonight. He did not talk today in favor of his bill and no other senator opposed it on the floor.