The true northerner., 1883-04-27

A large part Of the fallin off by the pres
ent Legisl, ,ture can be traced directly To the
prosrActed Senatorial contest
LIQUOR LEGIsLATToN AND CON-
Viii q no very decisive nc ion has been lad
dur ng the week on the liquor question,
more has been accomplished in that direo-
tion than during the session before. The
PBoHIBIToRY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
that has been lying quietly on the Senate
table, awaiting a full senate, was on the 18th
taken from the table, the pending question
being on concurring in the action of the
committee of the whole in striking out the
word "sacramental" The yeas and nays
were called and the amendment not con-
CURED III, yeas Senators Hance, Mercer,
Richardson ROost, Seymour, Shoemaker and
White-7; nays Senators Austin, Belkoof,
Bliss, Buttars, Duncan, Fast, Frisbee, Grcu-
sci, Gullifer Hine, Houston, Jenison, Koon,
Manwaring, MoMahon. Monroe Norton,
Pennington, Phelps, Richmond, II meyn,
Shaw, Strong, Taylor and Whiting-25 The
toinb resolution was then put on its i'm
mediate passage and speeches favoring its
passage were made by Senators Strong,
Shaw, White, Fast, North, Manwarlng and
Frisbee; opposing it by Senator's Romeyn,
Shoemaker Richmond, Roost, Bliss and
Greusel, when It's further consideration was
made a special order for the next day at
1880 a M. When that time came one or Jwo
OF the Senators were unavoidably absent, 80
the resolution was again tabled temporarily.
As finally amended, and as it now seems
quite likely to pass the Senate. it directs the
submission to the people on the first Tues
day of November, 1884, of the following
amendment to the constitution, to stand as
section 40 Of article 4:
SEC. 40. The manufacture gift or sale OF s-Dir-
ttuous, malt or vinous liquors in this State, except
for mechanical, medicinal scientific or sacra-
mental purpose IL prohibited, and no property
rights in such spirituous, malt or vinous liquors
exist, except the right to manufacture sell for
mechanical, medicinal, scientific or sacramental
purposes under such restrictions as may be pro-
vided by law
The remaining portion of the resolution
simply provides the way in which the vote
shan be taken and counted
NATURE AND EFFECT OF ALCOHOL.
A bill that has been very largely petitioned
for, namely to provide for instruction in the
schools of the State as to the nature and
effects of alcohol upon tho human system,
passed the House on the 11th inst, by the
very decisive vote of yeas, Us; nays, IL This
was regarded as another triumph for the
temperance element of the Legislature and
the State. The b II is sure to pass the Senate
by a good majority.
THE CASE LIQUOR BILLS
While the temperance members OF the
House have strength enough to have pre-
vented any action upon the so-called SSase
Liquor bills I" they allowed them to be re-
ported by the Judiciary Committee without
recommendation on the 18th inst, and on
motion of Representative Case their author)
they were ordered printed and referred to
the committee of the whole The bills, as
indicated last week, are tn cut down the tax
on liquor selling to 500 and beer to $50
and to allow bondsmen to reside anywhere
in the county. Neither bill can possibly
pass either house, but their opponents
Thought to give their friends "a fair show and
allow them to come before the House, know
ing that both bills can be very easily killed
on their final passage.
SUMMARY or APPROPRIATIONS.
Following is a complete table Of the asked
for appropriations OF the present session a;
they now stand in the pending bills, which
will no doubt be nearly If not all passed
without material change, and the appropri-
ations rs made by the Legislature of 1881: