The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-03-01
HIGH LICENSE BILL KILLED!
Vote is 81 to 47 Against Measure DESPITE
Efforts of Friends to Save it!


To the school teachers of Indiana the killing of the high
license bill in the lower branch of the State Legislature
yesternoon little short of tragedy. The demise of
the famous that had for its purpose the ncreas
ing OF liquor license feess in order that those who toll n
the public schools might benefit substantially in the way
OF an increase in wages dramatic
The bill was killed motion of John Sweeney, al
member Of the minority, by vote of 81 to A.
Promptly at 3 O'Clock Yesterday afternoon Speaker
Branch handed down the high license bill for Third
reading 1t had been announced special order. The
House chamber held an immense throng of interested
spectators Two three hundred school children from
different parts OF the State packed the galleries They
had taken advantage OF the holiday to the city
and visit the Legislature hundred teachers from the
indianapolis public schools the lower floor and
with anxious faces watched everything that went per-
tanning TO the bill
To the teachers the success of the measure meant al
great deal The most of them believed the bill would
pass. Consequently their disappointment when it was
announced there was no further hope was keen.
The bill disposed Of with very little argument
Many amendments were waiting be sent up Chair
man Morton of the house committee which considered the
oil prepared to offer amendments that he thought
would satisfy those unfrendy to the BILL These amend
ments fixed schedule of license rates for different oca
es None Of the amendments read as no opportn-
ty given. h
Those " ting AYE" opposed to the bill and were
he following;
Baltzen Barkey, Behymer Brolley Burns, Condo Cra-
rump, GarTard Geiss Green Greger Hay, Honan, Hot
e Jackson, Johnson Joyce Kimme Kleckner, Knisely,
.leD L0uden, LutZ, MCCULLOUGH, McDOnalO, hcEVOy,
Iadden Meeker Moon, Oberting, Parker, Ratf Reed
f Fountain Rensselaer, Schroeder, Simon, Steele Ste
ems Sweeney Thornton, Wizard, volz, Wade, Wells.
Those voting mo- and favoring the bill, We're
Andrew, Babcock, Baker, Benson, Bowlus Brown Car
lchae Cayor, Cox Daily, Downey, Edwards, Elliott OF
st. Joseph, Elliott of Wayne, Esbach, Furnas, Hanna
Hays. Hostetter, Johnston Keller Kelly King, McGias
key, Mckinney Morgan, Morton, Norwood, Olive, Pier
son. Porter Read of Hamilton, School, Smison, Scks
Simp Springer Strickland, Stus, Ulrich, Watso. Wea
yer. White, Woodfl Zes, Zook, Speaker Branch.
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became confused as the first announcement of the result
owed motion postpone Indefinitely further con
sideraticn of the bill had failed According to the hg
ures handed up the speaker fortyfour members hac
voted to kill the bill and fortyeght had voted the Other
'The motion has failed announced Speaker Branch anc
instantly there was clatter of applause. Some OF the
friends of the bill could cely refrain from shouting
Speaker Branch raped loudly for order.
verfcation of the vote showed that the motion hac
prevailed. The measure was dead There was no more
excitment and the people began to leave the chamber
Three members who supported the bill IN the prellmn
ary skirmish Wednesday voted to kill it Saturday One
of these was Gus Greger representative from Laporte
and Porter counties Greger explained to the house wh!
he had changed his mind He said he could not afford
lose the friendship of his two brothers, who are In the
auor trade, by voting for the bill He said to the Hous
This is the first time in two sessions that ever arose
laxpain nv vote The proposition is put up to me IN al
Unusual way. / either have to make two of my brother
Inv enemies or vote against this bill have wegne'
both sides carefully in the asst two days and have come
the conclusion that want to keep my brothers as m
Friends
Representative Meeker no was looked upon as sup
porter Of the bill helped Kill it, He said Il am In ia
vor of $1,000 license but when heard of these amend
ments that were to be offered decided the measur
might as well be done away with at once was oppose
Ito cutting down the original amount asked
Renresentative Ratif. who on Wednesday consented t
Vote with the friends Of the bill in order that it might
brought to second reading dealt it blow yesterday as
had promised - , ,n
saturday He said he believed it ought to have squar
ieal and he was not in favor of killing off before
friends had chance to amend it. He had previously Of
Fitch was prepared yesterday to introduce an amend