The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-09
REGULATION BILL
STARTED GENERAL
FIGHT IN SENATE
Democrats and Liberals Have
Family Row Which May
Split Family and Leave
Child Orphan.



wet territory and claim their constit
uents will not stand for as high H.
ccnse as fixed by the senate last week.
opposed the proposition and urged that
the compromise of $7O0 and $500
reached last week be recognized as
binding. They insisted IL had been
reached after careful consideration
and represented compromise in
which all parties and sections OF the
state had Joined.
They insisted that the people Of the
state wanted n restrictive and regula-
tive measure that was yirile and that
in it's making there must be a middle
ground. and everyone must yield some
thing. The point was also made that
the people of the state wanted. above
all else, that the legislature take the
whole question out of politics by fix.
Ing all restriction and regulations in
stead of throwing IL back upon them
10 settle i'm their city and local cleo
'tions.
Oppose Principle Of High License.
Their pleas fell upon deaf ears.
Senator Royse. of Terre Haute, who
Is not In favor of any restriction wor-
thy OF the name. repudiated the com.
promise, denounced IL as vicious and
abortive of the purpose for which II
was purported TO be made-nameIy TO
restrict. He said $500 license fee was
q revenue raising measure. instead of
q restrictive measure. He warned the
senate II this fee stood the saloons
would get into politics fore than ever
in order TO cut the fee down.
e Senator Bcal delivered a philippe
against high license and added to the
remarks OF his colleague that Il 500
license was so high that IL invited op.
position from the saloons and would
destroy any effect the measure might
otherwise have as u regulative meas
!urc that would take the saloons out of
politics.
Senator Fleming again riddled the
high license feature. showing that it
placed an extra tax upon the saloons
Of over two and half million dollars
after they had already been tied down
by the most stringent restrictions ever
made In Indiana. lie said the high
license feature was merely an invita-
ton to the saloon keeper to get into
politics.
Curtis Delivers Ultimatun.
Then came the first ultimatum. SEN
ator Curtis delivered II. He said he
PERSONALLY favored n $1,000 license and
his constituency favored II. but that In
the interest Of compromise he had con-
scented to the 800 and $500 license
aud had thought the matter settled.
lie gave warning. however. that II the
senate went back on It's agreement
and reopcned the question he would
then take the bit in his teeth and as.
sist Senator Proctor In his fight for a
flat $1,000 license.
Senator Gavit, who claims to repre-.
sent more wet territory than any other
member Of the senate. took up the
cudgel In defense OF the 800 and $500
license upon the ground that 1t was a
compromise. that while ii might not
be satisfactory to him. yet It repre-
scented the combined opinion of the
senate and he was willing To abide by
It. He strenuously objected to SLOT
ecnbergs proposition to throw the bur-
den Of fixing tho license upon the city
councils upon the ground that it would
make the saloon question the main is
sue In every city campaign.
Gavit's was the last speech of the
day as II was nearly six o'clock when
he concluded and a motion to adjourn
stopped proceedings. The further con-
eidcration Of the bill will come up
Thursday under the head of unfinish-
ed business and there is no telling how
long II may he dragged out.