The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-08
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brand BILLIARD CONTEST
hther interesting Items From
Various Sections.
Iowa Political Matters.


Dies MONIES, Ia, Jan. s.-Both
branches of the Legislature assem-.
bled at noon today. Each is over.
vhelmingly Republican, and as
IONS, q 'ence the election of sena-
or of that political faith to succeed
Hon. James F. Wilson, whose term
1pires March of the coming year
a assured. This, however, will not
be the only important business of
khe IL gisla,ure. The prohibitory
sw, winch has been largely instru
mental in keeping the Hawkeye
tate before the country of recent
kears is to be considered, or rather
'econsidered. A modification of
khe law was promised by the Re-
publican state convention, and was
Incorporated in the platform upon
which the party went to the state
bud scored victory. U pom the
basis of this modification, however,
the Republicans are decidedly di.
yided. There are many who favor
the retention of the law as it now
stands on the statute books, others
favor it's entire w,ping out, and
It'll others are prepared to give
their support to modification.
The same conditions exist IN the
senate, but majority Of the men,
bers in the latter BODY is sald to be
in favor of extreme modification of
the present law. Over score CT
bills de aling with the liquor traffic
have been drafted and will be pre-
sented within the next twenty.foui
hours. A majority of these recog
nize the prohibitory law as it now
stands, but propose TO levy an as
sessment of $500 to $1,000 on
saloons, the exact amount to be
made optional with the boards of
supervisors of the respective coun-
ties. This is regarded as an orig
inal method of whipping the devil
around the stump, or, in other
words, recogn Eing the claims OF
the prohibitlonists, while insisting
that if the claims are to be ignored
in one or two or twenty counties,
then those guilty of Ignoring the
law shall be obliged to pay the pen
atty and be allowed to continue il
the same line. As an advocate Of
this compromise puts it, this il not
to be considered az license or pro
lection against prosecution, bu
should be regarded as an additional
penalty to be paid by those now
amenable to the law for the illega
sale of intoxicants. Welker Given
OF the Marshalltown Times Repub
lican, son of Judge Given and
lawyer of repute, is the author o
this compromise, and which ha
been Endorsed by leading Repub)i
can authorities of the state, and b.
representative dlvines of nearly ev
cry denomination. The measure i
we'll and sklllfully drawn, and not
outstanding that it is apparently
semi legalization of the liquor bus
ness, 1t is extremely probable tina
1t will pass both houses. Still al
other bill provides for a state licens
law with fee of 81, 900, while tn
catch bill provides for local optic
by counties, and has many infiuer
tial supporters tn, oughout the state
Is again offered for consideration
Altogether the liquor question wi
furnish decidedly interesting an
probably prolonged episode in tn
history of the present Legislature.
AS for the senatorial candidates
tnelr lanes and numbers are legior
Most of them have been on tn
ground for week or more. Th
list Is naturally headed by tn
present incumbent, James +. Wilson
linen there is the veteran, John Il
scar, at present member of tt
mouse of representatives from tt
1rst district, Representative job
r. Lacey, of the sixth distric