The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-13
BAD FOR JOINTS.
The Senate Passes a Stringent
Liquor Bill.
Makes Possession Of Liquor Evil
dence Of Guilt.
VOTE ALL ONE WAY.
Only Eight Senators Vote "No"
on the Bill.
Action on Other Temperance
Measures Is Postponed.

When the bill introduced by Senator
Hurrel relating to the sale OF intoxicat-
ing liquors and the suppression OF places
where liquors are sold, used or kept for
sale. was called upon on special order
in the senate today it. passed along
with slight amendments and without
creating any particular notice until the
reading Of the bill had been completed.
Then Senator Wulfekuhler moved that
the enacting clause be stricken out. The
motion was lost by an overwhelming
vote. He then moved that the bill be re-
Ierreo back to the judiciary committee.
IN making the motion the senator said.
Il would ask that the senators vote
to refer this bill to the committee. and
1 want to say that if the Republicans
vote for this bill 1 viii not vote with
them This bill is simply the work of
fanatics"
Senator Mcmillan also spoke against
the bill. He said that he considered the
present law sufficient as there was not a
joint in his home town and the law
could be enforced any place as well as it
could there.
Senator Hurrel defended the bill say
ing that no one should object 10 strength
ening the law which was already on the
statute books The present law can be-
enforced while public sentiment Is as it
IS now,D he said, but how long win it
last? The bill will fix it that the
law can be enforced after the present
excitement has suDsided. He denied
the men behind the bill were fanatics
and said that he considered them broad
and liberal minded.
Senator Branine said that as far as his
county was concerned they did not need
a strengthening of the law for there had
not been joint there for years. He oh
1ected to the bill going to the judicial
committee because he thought the COM
nittee had enough work and because he
thought thei bill should be considered in
a committee of the whole.
Senator Aorehouse also spoke
against the bill gong to the committee
and then made regulation prob ibitiOn
speech. He also took offense at the ex-
preston Of Senator WuIfekuhler calling
men who supported the bin fanatics and
denied that he was a fanatic even lf be
did vote for the bill. lie referred free
the jointists.
The motion was then put to a vote and
lost
lowing vote Yeas-Allen. Branine.
Chaney, Codding Crum Fitzpatrick.
Fullington, Henley, Householder Hurral.
Kennedy, King, Leidy, Miller. More
erson, Ross. Simons. Smith, Sponable.
Stewart. White. Wright. Nays-Carpen-
ter, Fulton. Gabriel. Mcknight. McMil-
Ian. Vincent. Ward, WulfeiSuhier.
The bill passed greatly strengthens the
prohfbitofy law. It provides that the
finding Of Intoxicating liquors in the pos
session of one not legally authorized To-
sell the same. except in a private dwell
ing house not connected with a place 0f
business, shall be prima facie evidence
that such liquors are kept for sale or
use in violation of law; and the finding
of a place fitted with a bar or counter
or glasses or any paraphernalia usually
connected with places where intoxicaf-
ing liquors are sold. or in place used
for the manufacture or storage OF in
toxicating liquors or Of a stamp Showing
the payment by any person OF the United
States internal revenue special tax for
the sale of liquors at such place for "a
period not then expired. shall be prima
facie evidence that the person or persons
to whom the same was issued was main-
tanning a common nuisance at such
place.
The two other prohibitory bills which
were to come up this morning We're post
poned at the request of Senator Hurrei
until tomorrow as he feared they would
not receive the constitutional majority.