The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06
Temperance Forces Believe
That They Will Be Able to
Prevent Repeal of County
Option Law.
TOMLlNSON BILL WIeu
BE FIRST CONSIDERED
Repealers Think That They
Will Be Able to Unite All
Factions of Majority on This
Measure.
Palladium Bureau.
indianapolis, Feb. b.

Palladium eureau.
indianapolis, Feb. b.
The democratic leaders of the legis-
lature have about completed the draft
of a compromise liquor bill that will
be presented in the next day or two.
AS stated in this correspondence yes
terday powerful influerue have been
placed behind the effort to remove
the liquor influences from politics.
both parties being anxious to bring
about this result, and il was known
that an effort to frame up bill that
would be satisfactory to all partse-
was we'll under way, but il was .eg-
known that II had made as much pfr.
gTess as il showed yesterday. Tf-
fact is that the bill is about reatO
now and probably will be offered !
the house Monday morning.
Hold a Conference.
Speaker Honar and Representative:
Faulkner. Garrard. Tomlinson ant,
kleckner and Senators Fleming. Proc
tor. Mccullough and Kistler, had a
conference yesterday at which the
provisions of the compromise bill were
discussed. and il is understood that
practically everything was agreed on.
Certain features of the Kleckner
bill. which provides for the repeal OF
the county local option law and the
enactment of the ward and township
option was so objectionable TO many
of the legislators that 1t was soon
found that il could not be passed.
Then came along the bill known as
the Proctor bill. II was first propos-
ed by Senator Proctor. of Elkhart. but
he did not introduce il in the senate.
Instead he gave IL TO Representative
Tomlinson. of Shelby county for intro
duction in the house. II was intrOduc-
ed i'm the house on "Wednesday. But
1t had its objections, though II came
carer to being what they could all
stand on than any other.
The German Alliance bill. which
was introduced by Cause. was entirely
too liberal as a whole. but 1t contain
ed some good provisions.
Build VI . Bill.
So the democratic leaders, when
they found that neither of these bills
could be passed. decided to frame mp
bill out of all of them that could.
And they went to work. They got up
bill including parts OF each OF the
others. and they say now that 1t will
go through the legislature a sailing. II
was said this morning that they will
be able to line up nearly every demo
cratic vote in the house for the new
bill and that there are at least six
republicans who will vote for it. This.
of course would carry 1t through. II
is now the plan to have the Tomlinson
bill in the house amended SO that IT
will be the compromise bill and it
will then be reported out Of commit
tee with a recommendation that II le
passed. This report is expected On
Monday.
Will be Restrictive.
The compromise bill will be the
most restrictive measure for the regu-
lation of saloons that has ever been
! enacted in the state outside Of the
county local option law. which makes
practical prohibition. 1t provides that
no saloon shall exist outside OF incor-
porated towns and cities. There shall
not be any in the country. II thirty
percent Of the voters Of any city ward
sign petition for a local option cleo
| ton such election shall be held TO de-
/ termine whether saloons shall be per-
mitted in that ward II thirty percent
of the voters of an incorporated town
I file such a petition an election will be
held at which all the voters Of the
town will vote. If ward Or town
votes dry il will stay dry at least two
years. There viii be no necessity for
/ local option elections in townships be-
cause the only saloons will be in tho
towns and cities.
4 Game Kind Licenses.
Licenses would be granted in tne
same manner as they are granted
now, through the county commission
ers. and the state license fee would
1 be the same. But the license fee for .
town would be not more than $500
and in cities not more than $500.
| The bill provides for the granting of
] licenses to sell liquor In restaurants.
The license fee for restaurants shall
be one half of the fee charged for -
looms A restaurant. under this bill.
is place where At least forty persons
may be seated at tables and served
with food at one time. Tables shall
at all times be covered with table
cloths and there shall be . sufficient
number of chairs at the tables 70 seat
/. forty persons. No bar shall be per-
4
slContinued.on-Pa Page Four.l