The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10
Governor Matthews VIII Now Sign
the Measure, So Those shy who Are
Very Close TO the Executive.
THE DRUGGISTS SECTION
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CHANGES
1T SATISFACTORILY.
MIR. Nicholson Satisfied with Section
. 1-2-Conference Report Goes
Through with a Rush.

1t is not within the province of the Nichol-
son bill to further vex this session of the
General Assembly. The conference commit
tee appointed to adjust the differences be-
tween the House and Senate made it's re-
port yesterday afternoon, the report was
accepted on both sides of the Statehouse
and it remains for the Governor to
say whether the bill shall become law or
not. Those best qualified to say what the
Governor will do, say that he will sign the
bill, and with the publication of the acts
and the Governors proclamation, the Mich
olson bill will become a law of the State.
The hardness of the conference commit
tee ip making its report gave rise to all
sorts of rurnors to the effect that the
committee was conspiring to kill the BILL
ana the ultra temperance sentiment
greatly wrought up at the prospect Of the
alleged high-handed outrage that it was
charged was under contemplation
Yesterday Senators and Representatives
were flooded with kilograms from the sa-
loon keepers from all parts of the State
asking the legislators to stand firm for
section s1z which, as adopted by the Senate
hedges the druggist about with stringent
restrictions in the sale of liquor. Senator
Crumpacker received a telegram signed by
twenty-six of the saloon keepers from La
Porte, asking that the section relating to
me druggists should be allowed to stand
The wrought up condition that prevailed
rha une senate was relieved at o'clock
Mntn ~ was announced that the committee
was ready to make it's report The pend
was n raad was suspended and the report
70 the Senate and House of Representa-
Your conference committee consisting of
:; r. Nicholson. 4. z. Holloway, Ward a.
W atson and J. w. Crumpacker, to whom
was referred Section 91s of engrossed House
PHI NO. loo. would respectfully report as fol-
lows. to wit:
Section 91k. 1t shall sbe unlawful for any
spirituous, vinous or malt liquors to be sold
or given away in any drug store in any
quantity less than quart at a time. except
upon the written prescription of a reputable
practicing physician Any person violating
any of the provisions of this section shall
and for the second offense in any sum not
less than $25 nor more than $500, to which
may be added Imprisonment in the county
jail not exceeding six months.
Section 9ia, as passed by the Senate, pro-
vided that a physician who is the owner of
for the purchase of liquor from his store.
II prohibited the druggist from selling or
liquor N s any quantity without
on the court to add Imprisonment to the
fine for second offense.
VOTE IN THE SENATE.
The report being read, the motion was
made to adopt the report of the committee
Many members insisted on explaining their
votes. Senator Kern declared that the con-
ference committee had yielded to the clamor
of the druggists, and that the changes made
had the effect to take the life out of the
bill, and had rendered 1t a harmless and
innocllcus measure
The report of the committee was adopted
by vote of 40 to Z, as follows:
Ayes--Alexander, Baker. Barnes Beck.
Bethel, Bird, Boord, Boyd, Bozeman COL
L. LETT, 49,, cranor G,rumpacker Duncan. Gostlin,
esd NpS5sssSS aGzssah Ne Ne
Phares, Rinear schneck. Self. shiveiey,
sSe say , Waile, Watson and White
Ter, Stuart and Wray.
The question was raised as to whether 1t
was decided to take no Chances e on n' an ON oms
sion that might raise a question, and the
bin was again passed by vote of IS to 8,
Ayes-Baker, Barnes. Beck. Bethel, Boord,
er, Duncan. Ellison, Clifford, Gostiin, Hag-
gard, Holler Houghton, Kerns, LaFollette,
Mclean. Null Newly, oBrien Parker,
Phares, Rinear, Schneck, Seller, Self Shive-
a. Er hte H ann MTsy John
ston, Kern, Leyden, Ntzhugh, Stuart and
IA very. unanimous report was what
Mr. Nicholson. author of the famous tenn
perance bill; announced in the, House at
compromise had been reached favorable
to the Nicholsonites. The report was read,
put the report before the House for adop-
ton, and the adoption was by unanimous
vote. For a few minutes there was a
tinuous hand-clapping, and the long fight
was over.
In order to clinch the action and make
House later reconsidered its action, and by
n no he on n9 o noss e Voted g f S
report were Messrs. Bobilya, Farrell, KEEL
sg Rso RemngaGn ana nk
There were 80 ayes and 10 noes.
THE BILL IN FULL.
The amended bill is as follows:
A bin for an act to better regulate and
restrict the sale of intoxicating, spirituous.
vinous and malt LIQUORS. providing penal
ties for the violation of the same. provid-
Ing for the enforcement thereof. and pro-
viding for the remonstrance against the
granting Of license or the sale of the same.
courts and justices of the peace in cases
Of violation OF the provisions of this act,
of selling Intoxicating liquors
Section l. Be it enacted BY. the General
Assembly of the State Of Indiana, that
hereafter all persons applying for license
before the Board of County Commissioners,
d qndsr me s s aw OF J she state Of In
other Intoxicating. liquors. shall, in such
spplieation. specifically I'd describe the room
the eSact location of the same, and if there
is more than one room In the building in
sid applicant shall specifically describe and
locate the room i'm which he desires to sell
such LIQUORS In such building.
Provided. that no license shall be granted
10 any other than male person over the
age of twenty-one years, and one who shall
at the time be of good moral character and
provided further than no such person shall
be deemed CT good moral character If with
In two years of the time when such appli-
cation is made he shall have been adjutged
guilty the second time of violating any OF
the provisions of this act
See. =. Al persons holding license issued
ulisfer the law OF the State of Indiana
authorizing the sale of spirituous yinous
malt other Intoxicating liquors in less
quantities than quart at a time shall
provide for the. sale Of such liquors in Il
room separate from any other business ar
any kinf and no devices for amusement
or music of amy kind or character or
partitions of any kind shall be permitted in
such room. And, provided, further, that IL
OF any other or different business he shat,
state the same in his application Tor Iiceaae
and the same may he granted or refused
by the Board of Commissioners hearing
such application. and such permission shall
be stated in the license. IL granted.
See. z. Any room where spirituous. wins
GUS rnaif or other Intoxicating liquors are
sold by virtue Of a license under the law
or the State OF Indiana, shall be SO ar
ranged that the same shall be securely
! closed and locked and admission thereto
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