The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-02-09
palladium SpeciaD


indianapolis, Feb. 9.-The Anti-sa-
loon lcaguers are happy. There's a
reason.
The Democrats and liberal forces
are in a family row over the Proctor
regulatiye and restrictive bill in the
senate that gives every promise of
breaking up the family and leaving
the child to the mercies of the cruel
world
The break is serious because it
came without heat Or impulse, and
furthermore because it has reached
the stage where tact, reason and con-
ciliation have fled and those entertain
ing different opinions upon the liquor
question are saying if they cannot
have their respective ways with the
bill they would prefer none. even
though it means going before the peo-
pie of the state and fighting out' /!
statewide prohibition campaign.
Opponents of the high license in the
senate admit they may not be able
to defeat the 500 and $500 license
new in the bill in the senate, But
that in the conclusion they will have
| their way Their line of reasoning is
like this. The house will probably
raise the license to $1,000, judging
from poll taken of that BODY.
May Be No Liquor Laws.
| Then the amended bill will come
| back to the senate during the last
days of the session, and the opponents
of high license figure there is enough
opposition to $1,000 license in the
senate to throw the whole bill into a
muddle and result in it's dying a quiet
death and the Legislature adjourning
without passing any regulative meas
ure
| Then the people of the state would
arise and with one accord and call
the legislature anything and every
thing but blessed. which is where the
anti-saloon league figures it would set
in the game with stack of blues bet
on statewide prohibition.
The seriousness of the situation may
be realized when it is known the lib
eral element believes it can win in a
fight of this kind. and furthermore it
/
erything upon statewide prohibi-
tion fight than to stand for s700 and
$500 license or a license any higher
than that.
Peace Agreement Torn Asunder.
| 1t all started in the senate Wednes-
day afternoon when an attempt was
made by Senator Stotsenberg. with
full sympathy of many of his Demo
cratic brethren. to undo all that was
done in the senate last week in regard
to the fixing of the license fees at 500
ard $500. That which was considered
settled suddenly became unsettled
dissatisfaction appeared where ali had
been contentmeat and when the sen.
ate adjourned in the midst of the De.
bate enough ultimatums had been de-
livered to place IN doubt the chances
, Of getting a restrictive and regu,at.ve
measure through this legislature.
| The Proctor bill came up in the sen
ate to- the third reading and passage
| wednesday at = D. m. as a specia, Or
! der and II was thought with few fin
,ishing touches and little polish it
would skim through. One important
change was made-that Of revokirg a
! license for only two years instead OF
making revocation permanent, ard a
minor one regarding the Jurisdiction
OF cities in territory, where the five
mile district overlaEfeG. Then came
the storm.
| Senator Ste sonberg introduced an
amendment which rejected the license
fees of s1o0 and $500 accepted in the
senate last week by leaving Il Up to
. the city couEc:ls to fix The license
fees, and unless councils took action
the fees to be as they are now.
/ Immediately Senator Proctor intro
duced as a substitute this anendmen.
one which provided for fiat $1,000
license fee
! Stotsenberg Starts Fight.
! The fight was on. The Stotsenberg
amendment which sought 10 undo al,
that had been accomplished last week
found support from Senator'S Royse
and Beal. of Vigo county, kistier, of
fLogansport- Fleming, Of Ft- Wayne,
Darre and Carleton, OF Evansville. and
Others VINO made no public expression
;of their opinion. but who represent
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