Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11
KILLED BY SENATOR'S
MANUFACTURING AMENDMENT IS
EASILY KNOCKED OUT.


ion That the Vote For Manufacturing
Has Increased In the senate-The Matter
Referred to Special Committee.
DIES MONIES, March Especial r
The manufacturing amendment which
| was passed by the house met its death
| III the senate committee on suppression
| Of intemperance. It's struggles were
brief and it took but q very few minutes
| to decide that the bill as it came from
the house would not only not be re-
| ported favorably by the senate commit
tee, but at least two members Of that
committee would not vote for it on the
floor of the senate. As everyone con-
| codes that it is necessary to have the
votes of every senator favorable to man.
ufacturing i'll order to pass the bill,
when Senators Funk and Waterman
stated in the meeting of the committee
that they would not vote for the house
measure, it's friends realized at once
that something else must be done. 1t
was arranged to refer the matter to
subcommittee, consisting of Senators
| Ellis, Funk and Benson, to draft {.
manufacturing amendment which
would be acceptable to all the supporters
of manufacturing among the senators.
The subcommittee took for basis the
bill which was introduced in the senate
last winter by Senator Ellis and subse-
quently amended by the committee.
They have succeeded in preparing an
amendment which will be offered in
the meeting Of the committee tomorrow
and it is understood that seven Of the IS
members of the committee will agree to
a recommendation that it shall pass.
Follows the Lines Of the Mulct Law.
The amendment follows closely the
lines of the mulct law. 1t provides that
separate statement of consent must be
filed to permit manufacturing. This
statement in cities of 5000 population
or over, must contain the signatures of
majority of the voters of such city
who voted at the last preceding general
| election. In counties outside of cities
Of 5000 population or over the state
ment must contain rs per cent Of the
NotClo. ~ SGtiIClIlChU VI COu-
sent having been filed the manufacture
of spirituous, malt and vinous liquors
may be permitted in such territory, the
product to be sold for export and to per-
sons permitted to handle liquors in Iowa
under the mulct law. Sales may not be
in quantities of less than four gallons of
spirituous and malt liquors and not less
than two dozen pints or one dozen
quarts of vinous liquors. The estab-
ishment manufacturing such liquors
must not be located within 800 feet of
any church or school house.
There seems to be a general DISPOSE
ton on both sides to limit debate on
this measure and it is probable that be-
fore the end Of this week its fate will
be known. From o careful canvass Of
the members of the senate am inclined
| to the opinion that the vote for manu-
featuring has been increased since last
winter, when it received 20 votes, or
four less than necessary majority. I
believe that the vote will stand 26 to "a,
but whether it will be for or against is
something that no man at this writing
can tell. There are one or two senators
whose votes may probably be depended
upon for the measure i'll case their votes
| should give it majority.
Lieutenant Governors Attitude.
There has been some talk in some of
the papers of the state In regard to Lieu
tenant Governor Parrot and his atti-
tude to the measure. The fact Is that
the ieutenan. governor has no vote in
the matter, for bill to pass must re-
! e Ill
members elected to the senate, and
the lieutenant governor cannot vote to
break a tie or the passage Of bill. 1t is
true, howeyc., that as the mauufactur-
! ing feature will come up as an amend
ment to the mulct law, if the vote should
stand q tie on the adoption of the
amendment, he would have right to
VOTE but on this point Mr.. Parrott said
| to NE: IF any one expects me to pass
or kill this bill they will be disappoint-
ed"
Next Wednesday the consideration of
| the revenue bill comes up in the senate
! as special order. A synopsis of this
! bill was given i'll my last letter and 1000
copies of the bill have been printed, and
| by this time they are pretty thoroughly
! distributed among the people of the
|
changes in the matter of assess
ment of property and the levy of taxes.
1t has been given careful attention by
the joint committees on ways and
means, which comprise among their
membership the strongest men in both
house and senate, and the bill as now
presented meets with practically the
unanimous approval of both committees.
! Speaking Of it Senator Funk, chairman
of the senate committee on ways and
means, said: 1--WE have given it our
best thought III the committee and will
stand by it on the floor to the best of
our ability. l am certain that at least
Is members of the senate committee
IL stand together in favor of the bill,
and that is good nucleus to start with.
If the majority of the members decide
to kill the bill they will be responsible
for it, and if they can stand it we can"
| Organized Labor Aroused.
The past week has seen considerable
excitemint among the representatives
Of organized labor over the proposed
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