The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-27
IOWA LIQUOR LAW UPSET
The Supreme Court Says There Is
No Way to Stop Sale from
Outside Sources.
STATUTE CONFLICTS INTERSTATE LAW.
Extra Session of Legislature May Be
Called to Meet Emergencies-Agi-
tation for Insurance on State In
stitutions--Less Convicts In Prison
-Other News of Interest.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, Ia, May 19.-Temper-
ance people are much concerned about
the decision of the supreme court in
a liquor case in which the court holds
that the state has no power to stop
agents of liquor concerns outside the
state from soliciting sales in Iowa and
delivering the stuff in c. g. D. packages.
The temperance people fear that this
will result in opening up every county
in which there now is prohibition and
in which prohibitory law is enforced
to the sales of liquor The supreme
court stated in it's opinion that it be-
lieved that the state had ample justi-
fcation in the law for keeping out
agents, but the United States supreme
court has decided that interstate COM
merce rights prevent the people of the
state from protecting themselves. On
account of the holding of the United
States court, therefore, the Iowa court
rendered its decision sustaining the
right of outside liquor concerns to send
men into any part of the state to solicit
business and deliver goods.
A Burlington man was arrested in
Jefferson county charged with solicit
ing liquor sales in Fairfield, an agreed
statement of facts was made and the
case was appealed to the supreme
court. 1t has just handed down itsde-
cision, as stated. Under the decision
a Chicago brewery may ship liquor to
any city in the state, apparently, and
collect for it in the town, the United
States supreme court having decided
that the interstate commerce shipment
has not been completed until the liquor
is delivered to theconsignee. After he
gets it the states police laws step in
and arrest him if he gets drunk and
prosecute him if he sells it, but cannot
sieze the liquor unless he has it with
the intention of illegally disposing OF
it.
Under the present law and decisions
statesmen can solicit purchases from
those persons who have right legally
to sell the stuff after buying it. There
are no such persons in prohibition
counties. Now, under this decision,
the right is conferred to solicit from
everybody. The result may be-tem-
perance people fear it-that in COM
munities where there are men that
wish to drink contracts for weekly sup
plies will be made and the liquor
shipped in cash on delivery. This, tits
feared, will destroy the prohibitory
law in the counties in which the mulct
law is in force in the decision. The de-
cision is one of the most important
rendered in years. The courts deci-
sion that it would decide the case diff
ferently if it could is very significant
Extra Session Possible.
It is barely possible that an extra
session of the legislature may be held
to meet the emergencies which have
arisen since the twenty-ninth general
assembly adjourned five weeks ago. A
fire in the schoolfo or the deaf and dumb
at Council Bluffs destroyed S275,cOo
worth of property and left the institu-
ton unable to take care of the 265
pupils who have been housed there.
The legislature failed to appropriate
money to carry on the work of the
state fish commissioner and game war
den, and Commissioner Lincoln very
much desires to have $4,000 set aside
for his department of the state gov
eminent for the ensuing two years. A
number of other matters of more or
less Importance were overlooked by
the legislature, and these could be adj
justed if special session were held.
If session is called the members will
be asked to serve without pay so that
| the only expense will be the salaries
of employees. While an extra session
is not limited to the special business
for which it is called yet it is assumed
that the extra session would not I'M
dertake general legislation but would
1 devote itself to meeting the emergen-
1 cies which were the occasion of it's con-
vening.
Foreign Population.
State Labor Commissioner E. d.
i Brigham has prepared an interesting
report of value to laboring men and
wage earners, especially those in the
organized trades, relative to the for
eign born population of this state. The
following are the figures issued by him
and which will be included in his forth
coming biennial report:
Slavs comprising natives of Russia,
Russian Poles, Hungarians and Boz
hemians 1850: .:.....::...:;.:.......... 13,Hs
| British, comprising English, Irish,
ans "a, osa
| landers, Swiss and Austrians. 1879 gil
Scandia, comprising Danes, Swedes
| ana NOTSke. -, oil
Latin, comprising French, Mexican,
Spanish and italian. 4,G51
Others ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,59:
/ State Insurance.
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