Telegram-herald., 1888-03-22
IOWA PROHIBITIONS rs ALARMED.
The Supreme Courts Liquor-shipping
Decision q Blow to Their Cause.

The Supreme Courts Liquor-Shipping
Decision q Blow to Their Cause.
DEs MoISEs, March 21.-The decision of
the United States Supreme Court. in which
it is held that the Iowa law prohibiting the
shipment of Intoxicating liquors in the
State, except to persons authorized by law
20 sell them. is illegal and void. because it
is an impediment to commerce between
the States, has thrown CONSERVATION into
he ranks of the Iowa prohibtionists.
They all acknowledge that the decision
will resdlt in multiplying the enforcement CT
The law. Representative Custer. Chairman
of the House Committee Upon the Sup
preston of Intemperance, said today
that he did not know what could be done
oy way OF state legislation to countersct the
Dad effects that would follow the decision,
out that in a day or two the com mittee
would begin work anew and endeavor to
c)ncoct a legislative scheme that would
plug up the hole made IN the prohibitory
law by the latest judicial freak. J. ). Polk,
q Democratic Pronibitlonist and lawyer
Of eminence. felt tins, there was possibility
of remedying the matter by coDgression-
al action. de was uncertain where the
state Law had been declared void on con-
stitutlonal grounds, but If so, then a consti-
tutionsl amendment would be required and
he thought the Pronibitionists would im-
mediately 90 at work to secure IL. Il. f.
Wright, of Charles City. who has been q
leader in the prohibition fight from its in
ception. admitted that the decision would
have a discoursging effect. he did not
know of any way by which the principle
sought 10 be established by rigid control
aud supervision of liquor shipped into the
State could be maintained by new legisla-
ton. Other leading temperance workers
expressed similar sentiments, but none of
them attempted TO conceal his q scourage-
ment over the latest turn affairs have
taken.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, March 2f.-wholesale
LIQUOR dealers late of this city and now
located across the river in Nebraska, are
greatly elsted with the Supreme Court de-
cision declaring it lawful for common car
riers to transport liquors. They will at
once begin delivery to Sioux City parties,
and if molssted viii carry the case to the
higher court
In 1884 Iowa having declared for prohi-
bition. enacted q law foroidding common
carriers. suca az railroads, from bringing
ihtO the State any liquor consigned TO q
person who did not hold permit from the
city or county to sell liquors for medicinal
purposes only. The arm Of Bowman Bros,
brewers. a. Msrshs.ltown. Iowa. endssvored
70 supply their customers By way Of the
Northwestern Railroad. and the road re-
fasing 70 carry goods consigned 70 them
into the State. they brought suit for dam
ages. The road confessed It's lisbiIity ss a
common carrier bat aimed thst this law
excused il from ~ doing. II The suIt. there
fore. The rsi.rosi iied pea settling up the
isv Of the STATE "a sufficient defense.
The plaintiff hlei demurrer which
set uD the insuffciency Of this
plea. because toe statute vas une0u-
stitational ard void. The case cane 70
1riai in July. 1856 before JHdge Bl0axeft. IN
the United states Great Court for the
Northern District Of Illinois. Plaintiff :
demurrer wss 0verr0ied. and Judgment vas
/ tor toe defendant railroad compsnv. Bat
/ the Jnited States Supreme Court hss IN led
Otherwise and sustained TOO demurrer
Tne result r. thst railroads most carry a.
soeas COTS g1ed % tae1 for Iowa sh4rher
I rss Or dry. eut Io~s r coarse can punish
ar iufrscfio1 81 aer osn .sEs IN tie ssle
or disposition o. soc1 g0oes. Ihe 3es-
/ fi01 sTise~. 49, Tot tals seriously irnpsi r
the Enforcement ~ preh ibltioa7