Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-07-19
WALSH EXCISE BILL
KILLED

SGtuDlF 50 luAt Gai dttlStluulSDt COulU ps
incorporated, legsiizing saloons operas
ing illegally un6ar the Baker law a
the present time.
The final death low was given the
bill when Senator Bosshard moved re.
consideration. which was refused. The
bill would have lega!ized fully 1000 sa-
loon licenses. the majority of which
are IN Milwaukee. The vote was as
follows:
To return the bill Bichler. Burke,
Cunningham, Hoyt gustin, Randolph,
Richards. Stevens, w agle Wiessleder,
zophy
Against returning She bill Albers,
Bosshard. Calbertsor. Clean. Huber.
Kellogg, KiIeen. lialey, Monk, lperry.
Scott, Skeg7n, Tea=dale, Tomkns and
True.
The Walsh bill was taken up as soon
IS the senate convened this morning,
Bichler said the 5il should be return
ed to the assembly upon its request as
a matter of courtesy.
Upon learning Of the defeat of the
Walsh bill, Chairman Fiebrantz of tae
council committee on licenses said ae
would call a meeting Of the committee
for , o'cl9ck Friday afternoon.
Il will move t. grant licenses 20 all
the 2,224 applicants. Those who have
been denied licenses are innocent vic
TINS under the construction of the
Baker law said MIR. Fishrantz,
The retail ilqu-r dealers whose IL
censes are affected by the existing
law, under the decision of the supre-
me court. have been in Madison in full
force. during the past few days. They
ask the legislature to remedy the stu
alton
In discussing the effect of the Walsh
bill as it relates to the issuing of hcens
es in Wisconsin, J. H. Fltzgibbons of
Milwaukee, who probably more than
apy other man in the state through his
connection with the retail liquor inter-
ests, can speak advisedly, says There
I is an entirely mistaken idea of what
the Walsh bill does Under tie propos-
ed changes there is no effort to leqa-
lie any saloon or to provide for addi,
tonal licenses more than were in exis-
tenca on June 81, 1900 In no town,
village or city in Wisconsin where I
am familiar with the situation, is there
as many saloons as there were on June
30 1901
"The purpose Of the Walsh bill is to
legalize tn Sc places il the common
councils or town boards see fit. where
sa,o n have been in existtn for the
past two and three years TO which H.
censes were issued upon the advice Of
the several attorney generals Of Wis.
consin t. whom tbs question has been
submitted for Their opinion.
The si.u4tion is simply this. many
individuals are affected who have le-
galIy engaged in the saloon business
who under the Interpretation placed op
on the supreme court decisions in the
La Crosse case. are left in aoubt
These saloons are now and have teen
in existence under the limitations plac-
ed in the Baker Law The sole purpose
of the Walsh bill as sought to be a.
mended is to clearly the situation SO
that fhe existing law viii conform to
the supreme court decision as well as
to the opinions handed down by the va
rious attorney generals. There Is no
purpose, as Is claimed, to increase the
number Of saloons or to in any way con
travene the Baker law limitations as
to number or residence district :Iimita-
tons.
"sly purpose IA making this state.
ment is to correct the impressi n
sought to be conveyed that the saloon
men seek to tear down The Baker Law
and in ad4ition ask for legislation and
privileges not heretofore gran.e5- 30
m-re saloons can be graatej license un
der the proposed relief measure tiaa
are now in existence or which were per
mitted at the time the Baker. iaw WIS