Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-17
THE LEADERS ARE ON TOP.
Efforts in the Senate to Amend
the Board of Control Bill
Meet with Failure.
THE LIQUOR QUESTION DOBS UP AGAIN.
Bill to License Cigarette SaIes-Ap-
preparations to be Reduced-Ques-
ton of Adjournment-Chan in
the Law of Evidence-Other Notes
OF General Interest.
Especial Cerrespondence.l

Des Moines, Ia, March 14.-The board
of control bill has now been under dis
'cussion in the senate 13 days, and is
not quite complete, although by the
time this paper is in the hands of it's
readers the bill will probably have been
sent to the house. The leaders in the
advocacy of the bill have been success
full throughout its discussion in main
tanning the bill in such form as they
desired. The senator's who attacked it
with the intention of making radical
changes were wholly unsuccessful. The
senate decided by several pronounced
in the main as it came from the COM
mittee. The longest argument was
upon the proposition to have the mem
bers of the board of control elected by
the legislature instead of being APP
pointed by the governor and confirmed
by the senate. The discussion of this
amendment, offered by Senator Lewis,
OF Poweshiek county, occupied nearly
four days time. 1t was argued in favor
of the amendment that all the prece-
dents Of the legislature of this and
other states were in favor of the selec-
ton of important boards and officers
by the legislature, and that this plan
would avoid the Capitalization of pow
er, to which objection was made by
every speaker who opposed the appoint
ment plan. On the other hand, those
fact that this plan would throw the
board unavoidably into politics, and
subject it to the custom of trading
votes among members Of the legislature
for the various offices to be filled by the
general assembly. II was also argued
that the govern or, with the assistance
of the committee on confirmation in
the senate, would have better oppor-
tunity to investigate the qualifications
OF candidates or persons available for
membership on the board, and that it
would result in the selection of better
men. The Lewis amendment received
81 votes to 20 against.
Another amendment which caused
great deal of discussion was one pro-
posing to strike out the provision for
referring the nominations to commit
tee composed of five of the leading
chairmen of committees in the senate.
This was also defeated by a decisive
majority, but after the committee in
charge of the bill had established it's
power TO preserve the bill intact, the
chairman, Senator Funk, offered an
amendment providing that the appoint
ments should be referred to a subcom-
mittee to be appointed by the president
OF the senate.
At the close of the discussion on the
Lewis amendment the senate decided
to limit the speeches on all amendments
to ten minutes to each senator, allow
ing no senator to speak twice on any
amendment except the author of it,
who is allowed ten minutes to close.
The president of the senate also an
bounced that he would thereafter strict
Ely enforce the rule requiring senators
to speak to the question before the
house, and not take in the general pro-
visions of the bill in their remarks.
That the bill will pass the senate there
is no room for doubt, although it may
be somewhat amended. Senator Har-
riman offered amendments cutting
down the salaries of the members of the
board from So, 500 for the chairman and
$4,000 for the other members, to So, 500
each for all three.
Manufacture of Liquor.
, The question of allowing the manu-
facture of liquor in the state under
more favorable terms than at present
was briefly discussed in the house last
week, and the bill by Power, of Lee, al
lowing the manufacture of liquor from i
grapes, berries and other fruits in
townships outside of cities and towns
was ordered engrossed by vote of 43
to AZ. II will require 81 votes to pass
the bill, and it is morally certain that
these votes cannot be had for this bill. |
The republicans held caucus last Fri
day, in which they considered the ques-
ton, and while no formal action was
taken, and each member was left free |
to vote as he saw fit, it was quite gem
orally agreed that the republicans |
would not encourage the consideration |
of any bill affecting the liquor question |
during the present session. The bill
may never come up for vote on it's |
merits. Several republicans voted for
the engrossment of the bill. They were
Gibson, of Plymouth; Bows and Nietert,
of Linn; Nabstadt and Dempster, of |
Scott; Edwards, of Johnson, and Berry
and Santee, of Woodbury..
Cigarette Restrictions.
Mr.. Penick's cigarette bill, which has
been referred to the house committee
on public health, has the following pro-
visions:
1t shall be unlawful for any person, firm
Or corporation to sell or give away ciga-
rettes containing amy injurious drug or
other deleterious matter or substance for
eign to tobacco except the pure paper and
gelatinous adhesive substance to hold the
same. 1t shall be unlawful to sell or give
10 a minor under Is years any cigarette of
my kind whatever. 1t shall be unlawful
FOR any dealer in cigarettes to sell any
package of cigarettes containing any pic
-ure, photograph, button or any other ar
icle except the wrapper containing the
cigarette, or to sell or give to any minor
inder the age of Is years any picture, pho
ograph, button or any article designed to
advertise cigarettes or induce the purchase
hereof. Every person, firm or corporation
desiring to engage in the business of sell