The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-18
BLIND TIGER BILL
FAILED IN SENATE
Amendment Providing Drug
Store Saloons Fails for
Lack of Majority.
palladium SpeciaD

Indianapolis, Feb. 1s.-The Beard
sley law amendment, prohibiting drug
store saloons. proposed by Senator
Halleck. was defeated by lack of
constitutional majority in the senate
Friday afternoon with the aid of eight
senators representing dry territory
and several whose territory is both
wet and dry. and unless the vote is
called again. druggists OF Indiana in
dry territory may continue TO house
blind tigers.
| The final vote on the bill was % to
%. and Senator Clark saw that the
roll call was rushed to the lieutenant
governor for announcement before
| the absentees were called for The
presiding officer rushed the announce
ment Of the vote. and then overruled
Il call for the absentces made by Sen
ator Proctor. just after he had fin
ished
Commons Was For II.
Those voting in favor of the amend
ment were:
| Republicans Brady. Commons.
Hibberd, Hunt, Kimmel. Lambert, La
mont. Moore, Rats, Sexson. Strange.
White and Wood.
Democrats-Long, Mccarthy, Proc
tor. Shively and Tilden-Total %.
Those voting against the amend
ment were:
| Neutrality-suspicious., Jankins.
| Democrats-Aiken. Carleton. Clark.
Curtis. Farlow, Farrell. Gers. CRUDE,
Netterville. Parks. Powers. Royse. Sui
Ivan. Trautmann, Traylor and Yarl-
ing-Total %.
The eight senators who represent
dry territory who voted against pro-
hibiting blind tigers are: Farlow,
Gers. CRUDE, Jenkens. Netterville,
Powers. Trautmann and Yarling.
The following senators represent
ing territory partially dry voted
en-. Curtis, Hauck, Jackson, Parks,
Royse and Traylor
| Curtis Leads Fight.
The amendment Of Halleck was de-
fight led by Senator Curtis. who pro-
posed a substitute to less radical
modification made by Senator Long.
The Curtis substitute which was adop-
ted gave access 10 prescriptions only
to the prosecuting attorney. The
Long amendment gave them to all
police officers and the original Hal
leck bill to every one. The Curtis
amendment was adopted 23 TO 20,
those voting i'm favor of 1t being:
!, Aiken. Carleton. Commons, Curtis,
Durrc. Farrell, Fleming. Gers. CRUDE.
! Greenwich. Harlan. Hauck. Hunt Jack.
son. Kimmel. Netterville. Powers,
Proctor, Royse. Shively. Sullivan
Trautmann. Traylor-Total 20.
Those opposed TO the Curtis substi
tute were Brady. Clark. Crumpacker
Farlow. Gavit. Halleck. Hanna. Hib
bcrd. Jenkens, Lamont, Long. Nc
Carthy. Moore. Rats. Sexson. Strange
Tilden, White and Wood-Total 90.
Senator Clark offered an amend
ment making it impossible for drug
gists to sell except by physicians
certificate and not by written applica
ton as is now permitted. The amend
ment was adopted vive voce.
Senator Gers. who represents the
two dry counties of Daviess and Pike
and who is a physician. based his OPP
. position to the measure on the grand
old doctrine of professional secrecy
and favored placing the occupation OF
druggist on par with that of medi
cine.
Senator Traylor, who represents
the dry county of Crawford and the
wet counties Of Dubois and Perry
said the greatest evil in the bill was
the provision making it compulsory
: on the druggist to furnish duplicate
for lost or stolen prescriptions on file
Mccarthy, dry Democrat. spoke
for the bill. arguing that all reputable
druggists are in favor Of 1t, and have
nothing to lose under 1t, and de
: clared there was greater demand for
: this one particular bit of legislation
than any other before the present ses
sion.
Whiskey a. Evidence.
: Senator Halleck. loaded with bot
tie OF whiskey which he said he had
bought at an indianapolis drug store
without making written application
fired the hrst guns for his amend
ment. The bottle of whiskey was
made the object of considerable sena
torial frivolity. Senator Durre went
out and brought an accompanying
glass of water. while numerous senat
ors asked questions which seemed tC
indicate a longing to have voice in
! the ultimate disposition of the liquor
; Senator CRUDE. representing the dr.,
counties of Kosciusko and Marshall
I explained his vote by declaring IL hi
voted for the amendment he would
! lose the support of every druggist in
: his district. He did not mention the
support of drug store patrons.