Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-11
WILL TACKLE 1T ON TUESDAY
Representatives from Burdened Localities to
Reason with the Legislators,
LOST IN A MAZE OF UNTRlED SCHEMES
Multiplicity OF Plans for Dodging Prohibit
iion without Repeal IL Now Wor-
rying Both sides OF the
Fight la Iowa.

DIES MONIES, Feb. ~1O.-(Speclal to The
Bee The mcmbc Of the committee on
suppression of iutcmperauce in both houses
are completely worn out. They will meet
again on Tuesday in JOINT session ard hear
the representatives from localities de string
n change in the present law, and hope to get
Il full presentation of the views Of all and a
frank statement rs to the proper method of
relief. 1t is conceded by the prohibitionists
that these delegates will unanimously reject
the mulct bill introduced in the house by
Funk and will be almost a unit in favor OF
the Brewer local option bill now pending in
the senate. a few may incline to the sup
port of the Harsh mulct bill rs a sort of cou.
cession to the prohibition element.
Meanwhile the republican members of the
legislature are slowly settling down to the
conclusion that something must be DONG
to redeem the party pledges.
Spaulding, republican, of Floyd, is in favo
Of pouring all Of the pending bills INTO tho
lap of the house," as he expresses it, and
let it take its chances. Sholld this DC done
Chairman Funk threatens to reveal some
inside history that he says will stir up the
animals.
The democrats are holding off and secretly
wishing that this policy may be carried out,
feeling almost certain that IA serious divi-
sion in the republican ranks would surely fol
low. Conservative republicans. like Mil.
Imam of Harrison, are at work urging a
party caucus at an early date and an effort
made to put some construction upon the
thirteenth plank. The caucus idea is gain
ing ground very fast in the house, and by
the middle of the coming week IL Will prob
ably materialize. The difficulty will be to
yn Tho rnnpnhnpg IN up1pn in uhvDnpp In np
bound by the action of a majority. If this
cannot be done, it is thought that it will not
do any harm to let each republican express
his views frankly and fearlessly and go
over the whole ground in detail, 1t is
confidently expected that some understand
ing can be reached which will prevent an
open rupture on the floor of the house when
the bills come up for consideration.
IL is the program of the prohiDitionists to
carefully count noses, and if they find them
selves strong enough to defeat the local OPP
tion and the Harsh bills they will circulate
n paper for signatures and force the liberals
into a caucus, where they will endeavor to
tie them hand and foot, and thereby head
off any combination with the democrats.
The sentiment among the conservative re-
publicans is surely crvstalizing in the direc-
ton of the bill introduced by Senator Finn.
This measure is only two lines in length
and simply empowers Incorporated towns
and cities to ''provide by ordinance such
further and additional penalties for the sale
of intoxicating liquors as Will btst serve the
interest of temperance and morality" Some
of the radicals, like Waters of Muscatine,
want to impose some special restrictions as
to the nature of the ordinances upon the
city councils, but the majority of this ele-
ment will gladly accept such a law, coupled
with resubmission, at an early date as a
happy solution of the problem. On the
other nand, the local option republicans
would infinitely prefer this measure to any
sort of a mulct tax that did not give some
i'm rDnpitv tn those dealers who paid the tax.
1t is an open question whether they would
not prefer this even to any kind of a
measure that could only be put through by
a fusion with the democrats. The erect of
such a law would practically legalize the
monthly fines now imposed on "disorderly
houses'' and enable city councils to force
the keepers OF such places to observe the
rules and regulations that may be pre-
scribed by the council under penalty OF
being closed up.
WAR ON IOWA CITY.
The war upon the present management of
the State university, located at Iowa City,
opened in the senate today. Senator
Phelps OF Cass introduced q resolution pro-
yiding for q constitutional amendment re-
moving the university from low City TO
Des Moines. 1t is alleged that the institu-
ton, both in Its management and environ
ment, has become incapable OF performing
The great work on educational lines which
it was assigned to accomplish, and that the
selection of a new location is now an impera-
tive necessity. The majority OF the MEM
bers also feel that the advantages OF the
capital city as an educational center will
attract hundreds of students who now
patronize the universities of other states.
That the friends of the present location
will fight this scheme to the last there 81
not a shadow of doubt, but it is by no means
certain that they can head off the proposed
movement. 1t is the plan of the friends of
removal, in case the amendment fails, to cut
the appropriation to the lowest limit ana
| .l.o a-ln,rnr tn GfaIV ont tho nrnSput
faculty or, at least, effect a change IN the
Board of Regents. Politics is going to
figure somewhat in the discussion of this
matter. 1t is charged by the republicans
that the board, while professedly non
partisan; has filed the faculty with free
traders and that the school has become n
mere annex to the Democratic party,
In the senate President DUNCAN intro
duced d long resolution from the republicans
of Holstein, Ida county, ~favoring the Harsh
muict bill or some other carefully guarded
form of local option. Also the manufacture
of Intoxicating liquor in TINS state"
Bills were introduced: BY Boardman, re-
curing imitation butter to be sold under its
proper name; by Harper, providing that no
insurance risks shall be written except by
some legally commissioned agent; by Turner,
authorizing local boards OF health to
make rules and regulations in respect TO
the moving, burying ana quarantining of
swine infected with swine plague or cholera
uhe same bill as introduced in the house by
SlrlNef), Ny IuTlcli aupio lHihB
accident insurance companies to extend
risks to include travelling and general acct
dents by land and water; by Yeomans, pro-
vlding police matrons for cities of 20, 900 in
habltants and giving them sole control OF
femalep prisoners.
The senate passed Funk's bill making
trespassing on lnclosed farms and cultivated
lands by hunters Il Enable ~offense.
In the house bills were introduced: BY
Allen, doubling the tax on dogs by Chassell,
fixing the uniform price AT one-thlrd the
legal rate for publishing the official ballot in
newspapers by Martin, reducing passenger
fare on first class railroads to 2 cents per
mile; by Chapman, for appointment OF police
matrons in cities; by ST. John, providing
rules for the government of the penitentlary
/ ut Fort Madison by Ellison, requiring the
submission of question of contrbutary. neg
ligence IN damage suits for personal injuries
to larry to oe determined as n matter OF fact
A resolution providing for submission OF u
constitutional amendment reducing the
number Of trial jurors to six, four OF whom
may return o verdict except in cases OF
felony, was submitted by Parker OF Bur
ling.on.
Byers' hill, limiting homesteads in cities
D to the value of So 900 and increasing the
farmers exemption from forty TO eighty
acres or land was defeated on final passage.