St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-21
AFIGRT ON LICENSE.
All Hands Chip In on County Local
option.

decide as to the sale of liquor in any
part of the county. AS Mr.. jacobson
explained, In moving that the bill be
recommended for passage, the bill Is
aimed to reach cases in which small
minority OF the voters OF county may
| authorize the sale of liquor in some town
or village when the great majority OF
the people of the county are opposed to
such 4 course. He wanted the law es-
tabliShed in such shape that when a
majority of the voters of any county
voted against
Mr.. Ives said the bill in effect would
be opposed to local option, and the
proper name for the provisions OF the
bill would be county prohibition. For
instance, said he. the bill would allow a
majority of voters of Blue Earth county
to prohibit the city of Mankato from
issuing licenses and thus obtaining a
revenue. even though the citizens
unanimously favored such a course.
No Prohibition in It.
Mr.. Young said If the legislature
passed the bill it would not be enacting
prohibition. 1t would sim ply give the
people of the counties a chance to vote
on the question as a unite, and decide
whether or not liquor shall be sold in
any part of the county. 1t would also
place the duty and responsibility of en-
forcing the law upon the shoulders OF
county officers.
Mr.. Dunn moved an amendment to
Mr.. JacObsOn'S motion, that the COM
mittee recommend the bill for indefinite
pOstponement lie claimed the bill was
unfair and unjust OH general principles.
Il believe in home rule" said he, land
this bill is opposed 10 that principle.
The wishes and the organization of
towns and villages should be respected"
Mr.. Dunn instanced the case Of Anoka
county and other places, where, he said,
under prohibitOry laws blind pigs and
other illegal contrlvances had flour
ishSd to a shameful extent.
Mr.. NoyeS thought the bill was one of
the worst that could be enacted. and
dangerous in its tendencies. especially
as affecting several towns in Washing
ton county.
Mir. Wahlund took ground in favor OF
the bill, and hoped the motion to indeti-
initeIy pos tpOne would not prevail. He
said Isanti county has had successful
test Of prohibition, andlnnO beer or
whisky had been sold in its boundaries
for long time. Sew eral members bold
ly took exception to this statement.
Mr.. Winston moved ali amendment to
strike out section 6, which virtually
makes the county the unit IN voting on
license or no license
Mr.. Wilson. of GoOdhue, spoke ably
for the amendment. He showed how it
might disastrously affect towns, villages
and cities. 1t would stop the progress
of loca! improvements in many cases.
mo man was ever legislated into
heaven" said he, land legislation was
never passed that could make men good
and pure"
Mr.. jacobson sailed into Mr.. Wilson's
argument, maintaining that wherever
license prevailed the people are head
over heels in debt. Kill the bill if you
want to-" said the fiery Lac qui Parle
man. "but don't amend it. We don't
want it If it is amended to DEATH"
Mr.. Winston said his amendment was
offered in good faith, and not for the
purpose OF killing the bill.
Mr.. Linnemann was opposed to the
bill. while Mr.. Mcguire favored 1t in a
well-wOrded speech.
Mr.. Dunn didn't like the holier-than-
thou plea. He asserted there were as
good and as true men among those who
take drink as among thO5e who never
Smeled beer cork.
Mr.. Cairns thought Mr.. WinstOn's
amendment would not reach the object
aimed at.
TurreII Heard from.
Mr.. Turrell spoke earnestly for the
| bill. He considered the principle all
right. If the people of a county did not
want liquor sold i'll any town or village
| they ought to have chance to express
their wish and have that wish respected
| Mr.. Holmberg expressed the hope that
the bill would be recommended for pas
sage III a very earnest little speech.
Mr.. Ives asserted again that the bill
embodied the question of prohibition,
and was i'll direct opposition to the
| principle Of local option.
| Mr.. Young argued that the house
would not enact prohibition if the bill
was passed, but would give the people
the right and power to regulate the
liquor traffic in their own county.
Mr.. Dunn took another fling at the
bill. la his opinion, it was wrong from
beginning to end, and ought to be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Peterson made brief speech for
the bill, in order that the people of the
counties might have chance to vote on
the question.
Mr.. Jacobson repeated in emphatic
| language his arguments for the bill
| Necessity cOmpels the farmers to dc
business in the villages, and they should
be allowed TO protect themselves ano
their families by voting to shut the
traffic out OF their counties.
Mr.. Holman expressed himself In Op
position to the bill. MeSSrs. BjOrge
| Ongstad and Wahlund reiterated the ar
| gumentS for its passage
TangIe and Jangle.
Mr.. Dunn's motion to Indefinitely
postpone was voted down, SO against t.
81 for. Mr.. Sails offered ali amendment
which Mr.. jacobson said would practi
cally nullify the law, and it was voted
down.
Mr.. .Rodger offered an amendment
| providing that when majority OF the
counties of the state vote against license
DO liquor shi II be sold anywhere in the
state. 1t was voted down.
Then the motion to recommend the
bill for passage was voted down, ano
the fight began anew on what motion
was proper for the house to act OH.
Mr.. jacobson moved that the com
mittee report progress. Mr.. Dunn
moved to amend that the committee
recommend for indefinite postpone
ment. MIR. German moved as a sub
stitute that the bill be committed to the
gentleman from Mile Laos.
A whole lot of useless discussion was
INDUCED in. and finally the committee
decided to recommend that the bill be
laid on the table. The committee then
rose and its report was adopted. except
as to Ii. Z. 12l. Mr.. jacobson moved
the bill be placed on the calendar. Mr.
Blocker moved an amendment that the
report of the committee on the bill bt
adopted. On the amendment the yeas
and nays were called and it was adopted
forty-one to thirty-tWO. So the bill lie:
on the table, whence it may be taken a
any time by majority vote.
No Thanks for E.an.
Mr.. Walsh then expressed himselfI a:
being IN favor of the passage of some
sort Of resolution. expressing the thank:
of the house to Judge Egan for his i'm
partial ruling OIL the question presented
by the coal combine investigation.
Mr.. Fleming said if the court haC