Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-18
THE LEADERS AlE Cl1(|P.
Efforts in the Senate to Amend
the Board of Control Bill
Meet with Failure.
THE LIQUOR QUESTION BoBS up AGAIN.
Bill to License Cigarette sales-Ap-
propriations to BE Reduced-Ques-
ton of Adjournment-Chan in
the Inv of Evidence-Other Notes
of General Interest.
Especial Correspondence


of control bill has now been under dis
cussion in the senate 10 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 it's discussion in MAIN
tanning the bill in such form us they
desired. The senator's who attacked it
with the intention of making radical
changes were wholly unsuccessful. The
senate decided by several pronounced
majorities that the bill was satisfactory
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 ap-
pointed by the governor and confirmed
by the senate. The discussion of this
amendment, offered by Senator Lewis,
of Poweshiell 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 We're 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
who opposed the amendment cited the
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. It was also argued
that the governor, 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 90 against.
Another amendment which caused a
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 Its
power to preserve the bill intact, the
chairman, Senator Funk, offered an
amendment providing that the appoint
ments should be referred to 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
nounced that he would thereafter strict
ly 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 nav
be somewhat amended. Senator Har-
riman offered amendments cutting
down the salaries of the members of the
board from $4,000 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-
factnre 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
grapes, berries and other fruits in
townships outside Of cities and towns
was ordered engrossed by vote of 43
to 40. 1t 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 cues
ton, and while no formal action was
taken, and each member was left free
to vote as he saw fit, it was quite gen.
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 its
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 pre-.
visions:
1t shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to sell or give away olga
rettes containing amy injurious drug o,
other deleterious matter or substance for.