Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-02-22
discussion on the Temperance Bill at its final
Passage.


Mr.. Brown said he looked upon this as
the most important bill OF the session.
lie came here 10 vote for strong TEN
perance Jaw. To that he would not prove
false, But there were SEINE provisions
I'D this bill which did rot suit him and
many other good temperance men in the
State. Senators minds were no doubt
sireaty made up. and, tc test the merits
OF this bill. he moved TO strike on, from
the enacting clause ana insert substitute
which ha hei5 in his hand.
The substitute was read bv the Clerk
Mr.. Suit regretted that the bill was
called ~ at the present time. II was
Only printed and laid upon the table
Yesterday. He had no. had time 10 read
IL, lie looked upon il as neg. the most
important question to bs me, this season.
The great mass Of The mora! portion of
our people desired strong prohibi,ory
law. II was true. ard il was equally tru,
'ha, there was large number of good
sober citizens opposed 10 it. If { law
was passed. il should be one tia. would
meet the spproba.ion Of the people,
MIR Shook did not feel prepared 10 vote
on either bills al that present moment.
Ihe bill reported by the committee did
not meet his appreciation IN some par,ic.
ulars. and he could not vote FOX il with
out being amended. he hoped i! would
be Laid on the table for the present.
Mr.. An;hony saw no necessity for de
lay. There were other import mons
! ures yet tending before the Les.,!.s,sr.-
the.s were several important elections i
come off, ."o. and il was his :. .,i.s t..-t
if the bill did mol pass now. W. ,s.o,d
60 without any Temperance - f. as
next TWO years. He trusted 'i.- 2.4i f..
troduced BY tie committee volia :. lci
ed o.. Tn n1edis;e... ais Senate we've IS
well irep'Ied so &C, now ss.e. suy sub
sega Inns.
MI. d''sss thought there was demand
Tor zone prohibiiofy law. The com
ni.tee haa reported one, and he was pre-
pared 10 yole for it. lie was opposed 10
the substitute. 1t merely re.enacted the
old license law with a iew immateIial
provisions. 1t proved that bedding must
DC found; that is, that when man got
drunk ata pisce where the liquor was
sold. he must have bed pre- pared TO lay
/ lin IN. 1t legalized the sale OF LIQUOR,
though il provided ii should no, be sold
~ less Than one mile Of 4 camp meeting.
II 1t wes good TO sell il at all i, was as
good oi- camp NEE ting ground IS mile
y: -.
Dir. Sl.uter hoped the question would
% met now. 1 hs Temperance people
were waiting for isw, and now when
- Legislature could give them Que he
tuped ..o.ning would be thrown in the
>'Ay.
air. Brown said the orieinsl bill au.
ID 'rized Ihe sale Of iiauo ss--that ii Ii
CEASED iwo IL each township to sell 10
uor. he objected TO il because il inclu
ded clder-that il Disseminated in favo,
OF The lordiy BY permitting the impor,a
ton of foreign iquor-that any one coulC
get up genteel liquor esIa blishment-
{ That The search and seizure provision,
was uucOnstitutional-that he proposed
IN his ameadment 10 do away with tn,
dram saops--that no man shall sell I,
ore who is in the HABIT of getting drunk
and he gentleman should be the las
nan to :aake these charges against hi
| bill.
Mr. Spann believed several provision
in the com ,nittee bill to be unconstitu
tional. He n, ought II ought to be refer
red to the comm. tee on the judiciary
SO that thes. provis. ons might undsrs'
an investigation. 8
Mr.. Woods had dispos.' 'Ion 20 yiei'
TO any reasonable request on he part
Sena tors. He acknowledged its imPof
tsnce. He could not see anything T.. b
gained BY referring i, to the COMMITTEES
OIL the Judi eisry. II had already been
Submitted TO many Of the most learned
legal gentlemen in this State, and they
have ell either in writing or orally. sat.
isfied the committee of The constitution
slity of the bill. Every Important sec.
tiun was already in active operation in
some of the States of this Union, As to
selling foreign liquor to be imported and
TO se in the same cask imported. AS TO
hurying the bill through. he had no such
intention. II was on consultation with
the friends Of temperance that he had
called il up. All he desired was, tha,