The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-09
senate Adds Section Making Pre-
scriptions Necessary TO Buy
Whisky in Drug store.
SECTION IN CONFERENCE
ILL OTHER AMENDMENTS ACCEPT
ED By THE HOUSE.
This Morning and the Bill VIII
BE Passed.


noes, 8.
Twenty-eight Republicans and eleven
Democrats voted for the bill, and nine
Democrats voted against it. Senator WISH
ard was absent on account of sickness and
senator Boord was not in his seat
The announcement of the result was
received with great demonstrations of APP
piause, and the lobby took its umbrellas and
other belongings and departed for home
Consideration of the bill was resumed soon
after the Senate met. Senator Stuart raised
the point of order that the bill was still on
second reading; the point was sustained,
and the consideration of amendments oc-
cupied the time from that on until the pas
sage OF the bill. just before the noon adj
journment. While on his feet Senator
Stuart went out of his way to call attention
to the presence of the author of the bill,
who, he said, had voted last night to retain
Michael Cain as engineer of the State
house and to GUST Tim Griffin, which act
was denounced at a piece of hypocrisy
characteristic of the crowd that had been
clamoring for the passage of the BILL Stu
art was called to order and the amending
process was begun The first amendment
was offered by Senator Seller, as follows:
ITO amend Section by striking out Of
line in said section the word during and
inserting In lieu thereof the words three
days before and by striking out of lines
and the words said board of commits
sioners and inserting in lieu thereof the
words the auditor of the county"
The amendment was adopted by vote
of 80 to 8. Following is the vote:
packer. Duncan, Ellison, Clifford, Gostiin
Johnson. Kern of Marion. llerns OF YER
million, LaFollette. McCord, McHugh, Nc
Phares. schneek SELF seer. shiveley ai stu
art, Sweeney, Vail, Watson White, Wray.
. NaysaAiexander. barnes, Beck. Bethel
Boyd, McCutchan. Newly Rinear.
Sena tor NIcCutchan desired to enlarge the
booze privileges Of the larger cities. and
offered the following:
ITO amend section 8 as follows: Any
person., persons or partnership who shall
iiauors from any hoard ~ Comfy comn,ss
sioneTs of any county. in The State of In
diana shall be entitled to keep such bust
ness open until l. o'clock past meridian:
provided that the section shall apply to cit
res in this State with a population of $500
habitants to be computed and fixed by the
last United States census
In support OF this amendment Senator
McCutchan stated that the Mayor of In
diana pons was in favor this amendment.
but when pressed for his authority he had
none other than to state that he had seen
1t SO stated in the newspapers The amend
ment was defeated BY a vote of 50 to 4, the
various Senators being lined up as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Kern of Marion. McCutchan, Nc
Hugh, Stuart
Nays-Alexander. Baker. Barnes. Beck,
Bethel, Boyd, Bozeman, Collett, Cranor,
Grumpacker, Duncan, Clifford. Haggard,
Nermillion, LaFollette, McCord. Mcdonald.
Mckelvey, Mclean McManus. Manwaring,
Null o'srisp I parker ., Phares, Rinear,
Vail, Watson, White, Wray.
DRUG STORE EVIL
Senator Kern introduced an amendment
to be known as Section 9la, which proposes
to make the provisions OF the bill apply
to the drug stores The amendment reads
follows:
ut shall be unlawful for any spirituous,
vinous or malt liquor TO be sold or given
away in any drug store in any quantity
except upon the written prescription of
reputable practicing physician, not connect
ed with such drug store, for each cash sale
gift. Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this section shall be fined for the
first offense the sum Of SIS, and for the
second offense in any sum not less than
500 nor more than 500, to which shall be
added Imprisonment in the county Jail not
less than ten days nor more than six
loud applause from the galleries, and the
call Of the roll showed that the amendment
had passed, by vote of 20 to 10, as fol-
lows:
Yeas--Alexander. Baker. Barnes, Beck,
Bird, Bozeman, crumpacker, Duncan, Ell
Humphreys. Kern Of Marion, Kerns OF
yermllion, Legden McCord. Mcsutchan,
Stuart. Watson.
-Nays-Bethel, Boyd, Collett. cranor,
Houghton, Johnson, LaFolette, McAfanus.
Manwarins.. Newly, O'Brien, Phares, Ri
near, Self, Sweeney. Vail, White, Wray :,
save notice that he would move TO recon-
slider the vote by which the amendment had
amendment was that 1t had been offered
for the purpose of defeating the bill.
Senator Kern vehemently denied this and
stated that the purpose was to reach the
most dangerous drink establishments that
were operated, and that these We're, the
reach that class of hypoerites who did theii.
drinking at the drug stores. and compel
them to march in through the front door
to which they belonged. From the fire.
aueney, with which his remarks were APP
plauded it was apparent that the lobby
was composed of ali kinds of people, and
that some of those who favored the saloon
make the applause The motion to recon-
slider was defeated by vote of Il to u,
Yeas-Bethel, Boyd. Cranor, Gostlin, Hag-
gard, Holier, Houghton, LaFollette. Me-
Cord. McManus. Manwaring Null, Newly.
o.Brien. Rinear, Self, Sweeney, White,
Nays-Alexander Barnes. Beck, Bird.
Ellison, Clifford, Humphreys, Johnston,
Kern of Marion. Kerns, of Vermilion Ley
den. McCutchon, Mcdonald. McKelvey, Me-
Lean, Parker Phares, Schneck, Seller,
Shiveiey, Watson.
"All the provisions of this act shall APP
ply to persons. places and sales of spirit
uous, vinous, malt and other Intoxicating
liquors. whether conducted under the law of
the State of Indiana licensing, regulating
and restricting the sales of such liquors to
be used as beverage, or by virtue of any
laws Of the United states. except as to the
provisions for obtaining. revohins and
demonstrating against license which apply
only TO proceedings under the laws of the
State of Indiana
WOULD NOT AFFECT ROAD HOUSES.
Senator Alexander raised the point that
this amendment would prevent the appi-
cation of the provisions of the bill to the
road houses and brornels. and the amend
ment was Withdrawn TO make way for the
following introduced by Senator LaFcilette:
Il move TO amend Section 10 by adding the
following: Provided that this section shall
not apply TO persons who hold prescrip-
ton from a reputable physician for any
drugs or medicines, or to any person selling
the same
| This amendments was adopted by vote
OF Al to T. as follows:
yeas-Alexander. Baker Barnes, Beck,
Bethel, Bird BoZeman, Colett, Cranor,
crunpacker, Ellison, Clifford, Gostlin, Hag-
gard. Holler HouchIon. Johnston, Kern OF