The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-27
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three bills on the saloon question.
One raised the per cent of signers re-
quired to make saloon petition valid
to IS per cent. The present require
ment is SO per cent in cities. An
other would prohibit the establish
ment of saloons in any town of less
than 1000 population. Under the
present law it is possible for any in
corporated town to establish sa-
loon, if the county consent provisions
OF the law are carried out. The third
OF the Francis bills would close -all
saloons at o'clock in the evening,
making the hours from z a. M. to z
p. M.
Senator Wilson of Appanoose pre-
sented bill providing a years i'm
prisonment and $500 fine for conyic-
ton of second offense at bootleg
ging.
May Mean Resubnission.
Altfiough of these measures
have been discussedsin either body on
their merits, and although it is claiml
ed the committees in the senate on
suppression OF intemperance and on
constitutional amendments are both
dominated by the "wets," the prevail
ing opinion about the legislative halls
is that there will be mo serious effort
to juggle with the bills in committee
and that all will finally be brought
out so every member may be placed
on record. There is apparently no
doubt of the "dryness" of both houses,
but there is doubt Of the final action
Of the dry members. il the anti-sa-
loonists insist on the passage OF the
repeating law. Several members of
the senate who have been notable for
their temperance proclivities have de-
clared that they will not feel it their
duty to vote for repeating the mulct
law. These same members, however.
will gladly record their votes for the
resolution to resubnit the coustitu-
ti0nal amendment for prohibition, TO
the people. They say the sentiment
of the people as a whole. on this ques-
tion is not known, that it is one the
people themselves should decide. and
q decision by them favorable to u dry
state would be lasting in it's effects
and would stop the biennial wrangle
which confronts every legislature un-
der existing conditions.
NOn.Partisan Law Unpopular.
Bills to repeal the non-partisan
Judiciary law have been presented in
both houses. This is in line with the
of Governor Clarke
in his biennial message to the legisla-
ture. The law has been given but one
trial, having been adopted by the 35tl
general assembly. There has been
much unfavorable discussion Of the
act, both before and since election.
A second bill relative to this law is
one presented by Senator Hagemann,
of the Bremen Butler district, provid
ing for separate ballot at general
elections containing the names Of
judiciary candidates.
Amends Law Publication Law.
Representative Miller. of Bremen
county, has a bill before the house
that laws adopted by the
general assembly, and which become
operative by their terms upon publ
cation, may be published in any pa
per in the state. The present law pro-
vides for such publication in two
of general circulation. one
of which shall be published at the
seat of government. The newspapers
of Des Moines have joined in state
ment to the assembly that they will
not receive and publish the laws. at
the price fixed by the code, as it is
much below the price charged to their
regular advertisers for space. Mr..
Nliller's bill would overcome the diff
ficulty, by having the laws published
in two papers outside of the capital
city, or by weekly here and one out
side paper and thus save the state the
expenditure that is
by the position taken by
the capital city papers.
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