Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22
VERIFY PREDICTION.
JULIEN RICHARDS ABLE TO SAY ~
TOLD YOU So"

| His Forecast on the Probable Action OF
the Senate on tho Manufacturing Al end
ment Il Carried Out-He Discusses Re-
port OF Funk, Investigating Committee.
DIES MONIES. April 2o.-[Speciall-
The prediction made in my previous
letter that the sena would pass a
manufacture amendment along the
lines Of the one previously passed
by the house was verified by
the action Of that body OH We'd
nesday last. Readers of the daily
press have been advised of the provisions
of the amendment, and also that it
passed the senate by vote of yeas, rs;
nays, "a. This was numerically the
same affirmative vote as that by which
that body passed the mulct law three
years ago, but in the latter case the
Democrats abstained from voting, and
the Republicans were required to mus
ter the % votes. Last Wednesday, how
ever, the seven Democratic senators
voted with 10 Republican senators in
favor Of manufacturing. The affirma-
tive vote was the same as that cast on
the same proposition last winter, with
the addition of the votes of Senators
Penrose, Riggeu, Druet and Byers, all
Republicans. There were several anx-
ious moments during the consideration
Of the question, and it was not until the
end of the roll call that the friends of
manufacturing were certain of success.
Earlier in the day Senator Allyn, who
was supposed to be favorable to manu-
featuring. lined up with the opponents
of the measure. He, however, did not
vote on the first test vote, which was
the adoption Of the manufacturing
amendment as part of the bill. A
simple majority was all that was re-
quired in this case, and manufacturing
received rs votes, with "a in the mega.
tive. Then came the final struggle on
the passage of the mulct law as thus
amended. Senator Allyn would not
vote for the bill, but after an amend
ment was adopted providing for the re-
tail sale Of liquors an towns of from
1850 to 5000 population on petition of
so per cent of the voters of such towns,
even though the 65 per cent of the
voters of the county could not be OBJ
tanned to the petition of consent, Sena-
tor Druet Of Marion came to the relief
of the friends of manufacturing and
voted for the bill. The amendment
which he proposed covers the condition
of fairs at Pella very nicely. Marion
county as a whole will not give the sig
natures of 65 per cent of the voters to q
petition Of consent. but in Pella Senator
Druet said that " per cent of the voters
had signed such a!petition.
Coos Back to the House.
| AS the manufacturing amendment
passed by the senate differs from that
passed by the house, it was necessary
that the bill should go back to the house
for concurrence before it could become
a law. It was there referred to the
committee on suppression of intemper-
ance, and the committee, after several
sessions and much prolonged discussion,
voted to recommend that the house &C.
cept all the senate amendments. except
ing two, one of which pertains to the
minimum limit of fines for disobeying
injunctions and the other striking out
the two years clause for the life Of a
permit for sale of,liquors by druggists.
There was a good deal of discussion in
the committee over one of the provisions
of section rs. This section provides for
the collectibility of bills incurred for the
manufacture, sale or transportation Of
liquors provided for by this chapter. As
it reads this amendment undoubtedly
legalizes the collection Of debts for
liquors bought over the bar and many
| Df he ~ 1,a hN,, 0hianfaI tn
this. Representatives Martin and Nor
rison of Grundy, who are members of
the committee ON suppression of intern
perance, were especially decided in their
stand against this section. They pro-
posed to amend it by providing that
debts for manufacture, sale at wholesale
and transportation of liquors should be
cOllectlble, but said if the committee in
sisted on the amendment as it came
from the senate, they should ask per-
mission to file a minority report 1t
| was then arranged that Chairman Chap
man should not report the bill until to-
day and in the meantime the committee
would consult with the committee in
the senate in regard to the amendment
as suggested. The friends of manufac-
ture in both houses are undoubtedly IA
vorable to striking out the provision in
regard to the collectiblity of retail sales,
but they are fearful that if the bill
comes back amended in that particular,
it may be difficult to again secure 26
votes for it in the senate. The bill will
come up for discussion in the house to-
morrow and the belief is that it will
pass. When the original manufacture
ing amendment passed the house it re-
ceived 80 votes. In addition to these
votes the friends of the measure claim
that Representatives Early, McQuinn.
Doubleday and Manihan will also vote
for it, giving the bill 56 votes, or q mar
gin Of five votes.
Investigating Committees Report.
The Funk investigating committee,
which has been looking into the con-
duct of the different state departments
for some weeks past, made its report to
the house last Wednesday. The report
was quite an exhaustive resume of VIII at
was developed by the testimony as
given. The first part was devoted to
the relation of the executive council to
the various state offices. Section 100 of
the code was quoted and the statement
made that the executive council has for
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