The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-06
BECKER AND KNOTS FURNISH
IDEAS FOR IMPORTANT BILL
Appear Before Legislature Committee on Cities and
Towns and Make Some Valuable Suggestions;
Mayors Bill Is Practically Accepted.

should be permitted to demonstrate, but
not decided.
Compromise Bill Nearly Ready.
The democratic leaders of the legisla-
ture have about completed the draft OF
a compromise liquor biz that will be
presented within the next day or two.
AS stated IN this correspondence yes
terday powerful influences have been
placed behind the effort to remove the
liquor question from politics, both par
ties being anxious to bring about this
result, and it was known that an eff
fort to frame up a bill that would be
satisfactory to all parties was well un-
der way, but it was not known that
ii had made as much progress as il
showed yesterday. The fact is that the
bill is about ready now and probably
will be offered in the house Monday
afternoon.
Speaker Honan and Representative
Faulkner. Garrard. Tomlinson and
Kleckner and Senator'S Fleming. Proc
tor. Mccullough and Kistler had a con-
ference yesterday at which the provi-
sions of the compromise bill were dis
cussed, and it is understood that prac-
tically everything was agreed on.
other Bills Not satisfactory.
Certain features of the Keckner bill,
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county local option law and the enact
ment of the ward and township option
was so Objectionable to many of the
Legislators that It was soon found that
1t could not be passed. Then came
along the bill. known as the Proctor
bill It was first proposed by Senator
Proctor OF Elkhart, but he did not in
troduce it n the senate. Instead he
gave it to Representative Tomlinson
Of Shelby county for introduction in
the house. It was introduced in the
house on Wednesday. But it had its
objections, though it came nearer to
being what they could all stand on
than any other.
, The German Alliance bill, which was
introduced by Gauss. was entirely too
/ liberal as a whole. but it contained
( some good provisions.
: VIII Have Easy Sailing.
So the democratic leaders. when they
found that neither of these bills could
: be passed. decided to frame up a bill
r out of all Of them that could. And
: they went to work. They got up a
/ bill including parts of each of the
: others. and they say now that 1t will
: go through the Legislature a-sailing. 1t
was aid this morning that they Will
e be able to line up nearly every demo-
cratic vote in the house for the new
t bill and that there are at least six re-
pubIicans who will vote for it. This.
d of course, would carry it through. It
is now the plan to have the Tomlinson
bill in the house amended so that IL
: will be the compromise bill and it will
then be reported out of the committee
: with a recommendation that it be
passed. This report is expected on
s Monday.
Measure Is Very Restrictive.
The compromise bill will be the most
V restrictive measure for the regulation
e of saloons that has ever been enacted
e in the state outside of the county local
option law, which makes practical pro
l. hibition. It provides that no saloon
n shall exist outside of incorporated
IS towns and cities. There shall not be
e any in the country. If thirty percent
a of the voters of any city ward sign a
r petition for a local option election such
n election shall be held to determine
n whether saloons shall be permitted in
It that ward. If thirty per cent of the
t voters of an incorporated town file
such a petition an election will be held
at which all the voters of the town
r will vote. If a ward or town votes
e dry It will stay dry at least two years.
s There will be no necessity for local
IS option elections in townships because
d the only saloons will be in the town:
It and cities.
Restaurants Could sell Liquor.
# Licenses would be granted in tht
same manner as they are granted now
through the county, commissioners, anC
e the state license fee would be the same
Il But the license fee for a town would
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e more than $500.
g The bill provides for the granting o