The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-01-20
AT THE CAPITOL.
Mr. FOgle's Liquor Bill and Its
PrOvisiODs-lhe Senate Com
mittees Announced.

duced Dy Mr.. fOSle, Ol Ccuuyier, tue
result, no doubt. of the brief reports
given Of it in the paprs. Since the
Iowa decision in the original package
case and the passage of the Wil.on
bill by congress. there has been legal
controversy and conflict of decisions
as to the fleet of said bill upon the
state law, existing prior 10 the passage
of the Wilson bill, some courts no d.
ing that the Wilson bill revives the
state laws Others holding, AMI ma
iority too, that the Wilson bill does
not revive the state law in regard to
the sale of intoxicants. In order to
settle this difficulty, Mr.. Fogle has
introduced bill with some modifica-
ton, similar TO the present dram:hop
law. 1t changes the first section OF
the present dramshop law by making
it apply to any person selling intoxl-
eating liquors at ret4il or in the
original package, aud the same
change is made in section two.
1t changes the wording dissection four
by striking out the words "good char
acter" and inserting in lieu thereof
the words "law abiding person" and
also by adding the words "voters and
guardians of minors holding real es'
tate" 1t changes the fifth section so
that the applicant shall file his state
ment as to the full amount of all IN
toxicating liquors received at his shop
within the six months proceeding,
said statement to he laii before the
County B ard of Equalization, aud in
no case shall said statement be held
to be less than $1,000, aud for state
purposes, an al valoEem tax shall b.
levied of the same amount as paid by
merchants upon merch tndise. Sec
lion 6 is so changed as to add q con-
ditiou in the bond, that the saloon
keeper shall pay all taxes on his s'ate-
ment, as fixed by the Board of Equal
ZatiOn.
The license tax is so changed that
the State shall levy not less than so
nor more than 500. aud for county
purposes not less than $500 nor more
than 5000, for the period of SIX
months. The petition mus; be sign'd
by two.thirds of the assessed tax
paying citizens, voters. and guardians
of wards owning real estate therein,
in order 10 compel the court to grant
license, snd if signed by a msjority of
such persons, it is LETT discretionary
with lhe court. Ii is required that
the petition be presented to the court
and continue in force for the period of
one year thereafter.
Mr.. Fogle contends that the license
affects but two questions, that OF moral
ity and that of p-operty-all persons
affected in either case should have a
right to say whether a license should
be granted. A man may not be an
assessed, tsx-payiDg citizen, yet he
may have a large family, and is
therefore interested in the morality
oftbe community. The property OF
orphans should be protected by their
guardians. This bill, he says, will
disqualify all minors not unde-
guardianship. This, Mr.. Fogle con
tends, is right, because otherwise it
would preseat the strange anomaly of
children praying the court to grant a
dramshop license. This bill, he
thinks, will settle the controversies in
this STATE and reach all clubs and Or
CARNATIONS selling liquor.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
The most impOr ant event OF the
session, so far as corcernsd the seaa-
tgrs of the Missouri legislature, was
the announcement of the senate COM
mittees by Lieut.-Gov. ClaycOmb,
Yesterday. 1t was D o'clock yesterday
afternoon when Secretary Gray arose
to read The list, and, rs usual, there
were many dissppointments. But, as
a whole, the communication was favor
ably received. The city of st. Louis
has been more favored than hereto
fore. Senator Stone gets Place on
the judiciary committee, succeeding
Senator McGinnis, who, by agree
ment, is placed on three other COM
tees. Senator Stone is also member
of the penitentiary committee and
chairman of the committee on justices
of the pace. Senator Espenschied
gets the craftsmanship of the commit
fee on militia, and other St. Louis
/ -ono4,r, ora uall favored
The new senators from country dis
tricts, have met with unusual good
fortune in the way of chairmanships,
particularly Senator Colley, who ap-
! pears to be entitled to special favOrs
for redeeming a republican district.
There has been quite a contest for the
craftsmanship of the judiciary COM
miitee, and while common rumor
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