Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24

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county ailorney. snerir, commlsslone.
Of pharmacy, any grand Juror or JUS.
ttce of the peace in the county.
Senator Van Law of Marshalltown is
the author of the bill adopted making
1t impossible to establish saloon
within 300 feet of public library.
This VIII have little effect, as nearly
all public libraries in the state ara
( erected away from the centers of bust.
ness, many of them being in the resi-.
dence districts. Senator Van Law has
Dill. still to be considered, which pro-
vides that majority of the voters OF
whole county must sign a petition OF
consent before any city in the county
can license saloons.
Another bill by Van Law does away
with the serving of free lunches In
saloons. Most of the cities of the
state have provided against free
lunches by ordinances, so this bill will
not create widespread CONSERVATION.
Senator Moon, an Ottumwa Demo,
crat found no trouble in getting his bill
through, which limits the number of sa
looms in any city to not more than
-one for each 1000 inhabitants. lii
cities where this limit is now exceed
ed 1t is up to the city councils to weed
out the surplusage Of thirst parlorss
Senator Bennett is sponsor for Ia
bill which repeats the present law ~.
lating to petitions of consent, and en-.
acts a strenuous substitute therefor.
The new law, which will take effect
in March, 1910, provides for the APP,
proyal by the county supervisors OF
petitions when presented signed by
so per cent of the voters at the last
preceding general election who are
residents of the city. The mulct tax
under this bill is fixed at $1,000, to be
divided equally in thirds between the
county, the city and the state. II is
also provided that the muict tax 20
ing to the county may, under certain
conditions, be transferred to the coun-
ty road fund and used for improve.
ment purposes.
Senator Bennett has second bill,
which provides that no brewer shall
own or operate saloon in any city
in the state.
These are the additions to the liquor
regulation laws Of the state, and by
their passage the legislators have
given notice to saloon men that they
must be respected or the prohibitory
amendment law will surely follow in
their wake.
Direct Vote on Senators Turned Down.
Despite the heroic oratorical efforts
of Senators Moon and DeWolf the sen.
ate turned down the Oregon plan of
election of United States senators by
a strict party vote The Democratic
senators in their addresses made use
of arguments recently used by Gov
ernor Cummins and by Republican
members of the senate in urging that
the people be given the right to vote
directly their choice for senator in
the congress OF the United States.
The arguments of the Democratic
champions were respectfully listened
to and then the resolution was killed,
with only 10 votes. all Democratic, in
its favor.
The remains of Ansel Briggs, first
territorial governor of Iowa. now ly.
ing in an unmarked grave in Gene
terry at Omaha. will be exhumed and
taken to his native town of Andrew,
in Jackson county. for interment.
The Iowa legislature has appropriated
$1,000 for this purpose and 1t Is likely
that portion of the appropriation
will be used in erecting modest mon.
ument over the resting place of the
first executive of the state. For sew
eral sessions of the legislature at
tempts have been made to secure an
appropriation for the removal of the
remains OF the first governor, but
heretofore the efforts of those back OF