St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-10
Governing the Issuance OF
Licenses to Sell IntoX-
ieating Liquors.
6OBILLARD's BILLINDORSED.
Recommended to Pass as
Amended, in Stringent
Language.
CAPITOL BILL IS SENT BACK
To Be Considered and Re-
ported by Appropriations
Committee.

The nearest the house came to real
debate yesterday was in committee of
the whole, on House File 101, DIR. RoblI-
lard'S bill to change the present license
law in several important particulars. 1t
absolutely prohibits transfer of a license,
even IN case of death of the original
owner, and further provides that no
man shall be granted mere than one
license. This inhibition is aimed. as Dr..
Robillard said, at the brewers combine
or trust, and also at the big brewers in
other states who own many saloons IN
Minnesota.
An amendment put on will give the
widow or heirs of dead saloonkeeper
the right TO demand rebate, but If she
or they desire to carry on the business
new license must be obtained in a
new name. The bill is printed in full
below, as amended. 1t goes to the
calendar recommended to pass:
A Bill for an Act Relating to Liquor
License-Be it enacted by the legiSla-
ture of the state of Minnesota:
Section l. No license for the sale of
spirituous or malt liquor hereafter
granted by any county. village or city
shall be transferable by the person to
whom such license is granted, and no
county, village or city shall have the
power TO permit any such assignment
or transfer. nor shall any person assume
to carry on the business in the name of
the original holder. Provided. that in
case of death, the widow or heirs may
surrender the license and receive a re-
bate for the uneXpired time. ANY trans
fer or assignment OF such license shall
at once work cancellation thereof, and
be deemed surrender OF all rights and
privileges granted under such license.
Sec. 2. The clerk of each village or
city and the auditor Of the county issu-
ing liquor licenses shall number each
license in the order of issuance, shall
keep full and complete record Of the
Issuance of such license. in which shall
appear, in addition to what the law now
requires. the name or names OF the
licensee or licensees, the residence and
place of business of such person or per>
sons, and the number of the license.
Sec. 3. The fee for any such license
shall be paid in full in advance before
the issuing of the license, and no par
tlal payment shall be received; nor
Shall any one person be allowed to take
out more than one license.
Sec. 4. The person to whom any
liquor license shall be granted shall at
all times during the time he is selling
liquor Hereunder keep his license
posted in his place of business in con-
spicuouS place, and allow inspection
thereof by any person upon demand at
all reasonable times. Any failure to
comply with either Of the provisions of
this act shall work a surrender and can
collation. Of the license of the person
violating the same, and thereafter the
lcenSee. IL he shall continue to sell
liquor, shall be subject to prosecution
fOT selling liquor without a license, as
now provided by law.
Sec. .. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Retraccd Their Steps.
The McKenny bill, adding Lincoln's
birthday to the list of legal holidays,
was repeated yesterday morning by the
passage Of a bill which had alreadv
passed the senate. The new bill pro-
VideS that Old Abe's birthday shall not
become legal holiday until 1896. By
the terms of the original bill whole
heap of trouble would surely have re-
suited. especially in legal matters, be-
cause OF want Of notice that such law
had passed. There was no qualifying
clause whatever IN the first bill, which
was hastily rushed through.
Judges Got Their Paw.
After the noon recess the house re-
solved Itself into committee Of the
whole, with Mr.. Underleak IN the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Robbins the com
mlttee took up Senate File 115. appro,
priatlng money to meet deficiencies
i'll salaries of supreme and district
judges, engineer at capitol, assistant in
law library. and for burial of soldiers,
and conveyance of prisoners by sheriffs.
The bill was recommended to pass.
On motion Of Mr.. McInnis the COM
mittee recommended favorably Mr..
CantS bill to Straighten out the tangle
regarding Indebtedness of territory an
neXed TO Duluth short time back.
Tightening the License Law.
Mr.. Robilard raised little breeze by
offering an amendment to House File
lOl. The amendment provided that no
man could take cut more than one IL
cenSe.
Mr. ORellly Strenuouslv opposed the
amendment, and denounced as a rank
Injustice The provision III the original
bill making licenses non transferable.
lie moved as a substitute that the bill
be referred to the Judiciary committee
for consideration.
Mr.. Roblllard warmly defended his
amendment, and Incidentally euogized
the provisions Of the bill as reported to
the house from the committee on tenn
perance.
MI. jacobson was furiously opposed
to referring the bill back to any com
mlttee. and especially did he want the
non-transfelable clause maintained in
Its integrity.
Mr.. Gerlach expressed himself as ia
vorable TO the general principle of the
bill, but he desired that it be put into
better shape and pruned of some of its
lnaqultable provisions.
Mi. Johns stated that the present H.
cense law covers every point in the bill
except the amendment offered by Robil-
lard. Judges Brill and Seagraye Smith
had both decided that licenses are not
transferable property, and ii transfers
are made they are in defiance Of the
law. To pass the bill would be Simply
relteratlng law already on the books.
Messrs. RObillard and O'Reilly spoke
again for and against. Then the SUBJ
Stitute of Mr.. O'Reilly was voted down.
Several amendments were then pro.
posed, but only one, offered by Mr..
llartshorn, was adopted. 1t provides
that in ease Of the 6path of tho orirjroI