Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-30
FOLLOWS HOUSE PRECEDENT
AND ASKS CONGRESS TO PASS
KENYON LIQUOR BILL.
VOTE is 80 TO is IN
FAVOR OF ENDORSEMENT
Several Amendments Dsfeated-Arney
Causes Senate to Back Up In Its
Program Of 5oyeottins Committee on
Educational Neutrality-suspicious.
Proceedings.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, Jan. 30.-Following the
precedent of the house. the senate
voted s2 to Is, to indorse the Kenyon
bill on liquor shipments into dry terri
tory. An amendment offered by Sheear
to ask congress to amend the bill sc
that it would not interfere with ship
ment Of liquors to individuals for pri-
vate use was defeated, IS to 30. 1t was
urged on the ground that the bill ought
to say just what its friends say II
means. Farr then offered another res
olution memorializing congress to
amend the Kenyon bill SO as to forbid
any government licenses in dry terri
tory and to impose fine of $1,000 for
any violation of the law.
Several senators tilted back and
forth as to whether the intention OF
the Kenyon Sheppard bill is to pre-
vent drinking liquor in dry territory
Allen. of Pocahontas, asked Cowles
whether it is violation Of the law to
drink liquor in dry territory. he was
trying to find out whether it is illegal
to ship liquor into dry territory in
Iowa.
$50 ia as 1 know no law had been
passed to prevent a man taking a
drink so long as he does not get
drunk" Cowles replied.
Francis. Of Dickinson. declared the
amendment unnecessary as the bill does
not intend to affect the shipment of
liquor for private use. Cowles. of Des
Moines, raised the point that since the
Iowa law prevents the shipment OF
liquaor from wet to dry territory OF
this state. the passage Of the Kenyon
Sheppard bill would mean that NO
liquor could i, he shipped from other
states to dry territory fn~lowa.
Two democrats voted for the memoir
,ial They were Clarkson. Of Monroe,
and Garret. Cowles, Of Des Moines, and
Savage, Of Adair. were the republicans
who voted against 1t.
Arnsy Causes Senate 70 Back Up.
The senate today backed up in its
program of boycotting the. committee
on educational institutions, by with
drawing the normal school bills from
the schools committee and sending
them to the former committee Arney.
chairman Of the educational institu-
tions committee, said that unless tho
bills that properly belong there are to
be sent to that COMMITTEES it might as
we'll be abandoned. The senate there
upon changed front.
Municipal Courts Proposed.
A municipal court bill was intro
duced in the house by Representative
of Polk county. The meas
ure makes possible the creation Of such
a court in cities Of 10000 or more in
the state. It provides that on the petit
tion of 800 voters the mayor shall call
a special election to determine If the
city desires a municipal court. Pro-
vision is made that the court takes
the place of the police court and all
justice courts in the city.
: Justices, clerks and bailiffs are made
elective offices. A salary of $4,000 is
provided for judges. and $1,000 for
clerks and bailiffs, provided, however,
in cities where more than one judge is
required, clerks shall receive $500.
Finances Of State.
Notice was served on the house: to-
day by William Larrabee, chairman OF
the committee on appropriations. Of.
the amount of money which would be
at the disposal of the Legislature. s
He submitted report of the states
financial condition, showing a total Of
revenue available of $14,35O,00O up 10
July 1. 1915. OF this amount his re-
port shows that s12,400,000 is already
necessary for the expenses of the state
and $65O,OO0 must be accounted for In
cash on hand. This leaves $4,000 for
appropria tions by the thirty fifth as
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