The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-02-10
PERCUSSION on tho temperance Btu.

| Inc ioilowing discussion look place In the
Senate just before the passage of the Tenn
perance Bill We extract fromlthe State
Journal: IS
The Temperance Bill was the n taken
up.
Mr.. Brownsuid he looked upon this as the
most important bill of the session. lie came
here to vote for q strong temperance law.
TO chat lie would not prove false. But there
were some provisions in this bill which did
not suit him and many other good temper
ance men in the State. Senators minds
were no doubt already made up, and, to test
the merits of this bill, ne moved to strike cut
from the enactinp clause, and insert SUBJ
sli,ute which he held III his hand
The substitute was read by the Clerk.
Mr.. Suit regretted that the bill was called
up at the present time. 1t was only printed
and laid upon the table yesterday. He had
not had time to read it. He looked upon it
as next the most important question to be
met this season. The great mass of the
moral portion Of our people desired strong
prohibitory law. it was true, and it was equal
ly true that there was large number Il good
sober citizens opposed to IT,. liza law was
passed. it should be one that would meet the
1 appreciation OF the peOple.
4 Mr. Shook did not ieel prepared TO vote on
either bills at q a. present moment The
bill reported by the committee did not meet
his appreciation in some particulars, and he
could not vote for it without being amended.
i He hoped il would be laid on the table for
the present.
DIR. Anthony saw no necessity for delay.
There were other important measure yet
ka(o tha I
several important elections TO come off, too,
and it was his opinion that il the bill did rot
pass now, we would 90 without any temper
ance law for the next two years. be trusted
the bill introduced by the committee would
be acted on Immediately. The Senate were
as well prepared to act now as at any subse-
quent time.
Mr.. Griggs though there was a demand for
a strong proh5itory law. The Committee
had reported one, and he was prepared to
vote for it. lie was opposed 10 tn su'situ' e..
II merely re-enacted the old license law with
few immaterial provisions. IL proved that
bedding must be found; that is, that when
e man got dru at ace when the liquor
: was sold, he must have bed prepared to lay
. him in. 1t legalized the sale OF liquor, lhouy Oh
it provided il should not be sold IN less than
I one mile OF a camp meeting. Hit was good
e 10 sell it at all, il was as good on camp
IT meeting ground "a mile OF it.
o Mr.. Slauter hoped the question would be
, met now. The temperance people were
waiting for law, ana now " hen the Legisa-
D lure could give them one he hoped nothing
U would be thrown in the way.
Mr.. Brown said the original bill authoriz'
the sale OF Hquors-lhat it licensed two in
each township to sell liquor. he objected
i tn il because il included cider-Athat it dis.
If eliminated in favor OF the ordly by permit
ing the importat. on of foreign liquor that
/. any one could get up genteel liquor estub-
: iishment--that the search and seizure prt :
= visions was unc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES he proposed
G in his amendment to do " ay with the DIR am
]. shops that no IN IN shall TO one who is
n IN the ..abt of gettIn. drunk, and the gentle
man should be the asst man 10 make these
. charges against his Till.
II M. Sp mn believed several proyis s in
J. he committees bin ~ be ,constit,ti n IL
e He thought il ought to be referred 10 the
committee Oh the Judiciary. 81 that these
" provisions might undergo an Investigate IN .
J. Mr.. Woods had disposition TO yipld 10
& any reasonable request OH the part vi SeDa-
J. tors. He acknowledged its importance. He
!. Icould not see any thing to be be gained by
referring it to the committee on the Judi
: larry. Ii had already been submitted 10 many
OF the most iearned'legsF gentlemen in this
70 State, and they have all either in writing
4, orally, satisfied the committeee of the consti.
ttutionsliiy of the BILL. Eevey important sec.
al,ion was already in active ope att, n in some
N Of the States of this Union. AS {, sell
lie ing foreign liquor to be imported aud to
Il be in the same cask imp orted. AS to hurry
!, ing the bill through, he had had 40 such in
ten ion.. X was on consultion with the frien,
e Of temperance that he had called up. AL
;e he desired was that this or some other meas
| ure should be passed to relieve the State from
~ the curse Of intemperance.
Mr.. Griggs replied to the Senator from
10 Shelby He denied that liquor could be re.
D. tailed under the original bill The object OF
DR. the bill was to prevent ths-to prevent gro.
ID ceries-to prevent men from following the
business for livelihood. He Acknowledged
c that foreign liquors (the law complied with
p could be sold. S,
r, MIR. Brown responded. He hoped the
le democrats would not hesitate To act on this
- bill. They had been charged with being the
:, whiskeyItes. and he hoped no obstacles would
~ be thrown in the way Of The friends Of this
measure. He contended however, that thu
of bill was nothing more than TO establish gen.
tee groceries where foreign liquor could be
j. sold.
is Mr. Griegs replied by saying that impor
We ted liquor was sold it would have to be sold il
IN the same casks or packages and ih The sam,
q. guaxtiyin which it was imported. l: ths
Senator could establish groceries under thil
10 provision, he could try it.
ct The amendments or substitute was lost
We Those who voted in fssor of IL were
: Il nossr, Rronksier Rrpwn Drew Glaza
brook, Hostetter, Jackson OF t., M'Cleary