The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-27
FLOOD of Bills
IN LEGISLATURE
Iowa soions Would Add Many New
Laws to Statute Books-To Repeal
Non.P artisan Judiciary Law.
.TEMpERANcE TO THE FRONT
Many Bills Against Saloons-Re.sub.
mission May Result-other Pro.
posed Changes In Laws
IlEy George Gallarnol

Des MOfneS, Ia, Jan. 26.-DuriII
the first week of the 36th general as.
J sembly after the committees had been
named and atl1e organization Of both
houses finally completed, more thar
two, hundred hills were introduced
& the number being about evenly di-
yided between the two houses, This
Aood Sof newly projected laws, while
large is about on par with the early
work OF previous sessions Of the as
sembly. It foreshadows the introduc-
ton OF probably 1900 measures in the
two houses before final adjournment
of tue Legislature. or this number II
former assemblies can serve as a
criterion, it is safe to say that not
more than, two hundred will finally
run the gauntlet of both the house
and the. senate and be placed before
Governor Clarke for his signature.
Possibly, connting legalizing acts the
total may exceed two hundred, and
these will include new laws, correc-
tons of laws, and amendments adding
to or taking away from acts already
on the statute books.
SIaps mt the Saloon.
The temperance element Of the
present assembly Ms stronger and
more pronounced than in any legisla-
ture in Iowa for more than twenty
years, This fact was demonstrated
almost Immediately on the arrival Of
the legislators on the scene at the
opening Of the assembly, and it was
made painfully apparent to the wet "
sympathizers on the first day Of the
session for the introduction of bills.
than ten bills were presented affecting
the sale of Intoxicating liquors in
Iowa. OF these nine were put forth
IN the senate and one in the house.
These bills, ranged from the radical
demand for immediate repeal of the
present rnulct law, to a measure pro-
yiding that consent petitions cannot
be circulated more often than once in
three years. Five of the bills pre-
sented In the senate were filed by
Senator Whitmore of Wapello county.
They provide:
That the second offense against the
prOhibitOry law shall be made fel-
ony. and dealt with accordingly.
That common carriers shall be pro-
hibited from transporting intoxicating
liquors I'M Iowa unless statement is
filed with the county auditor of the
county to which the liquor is shipped,
giving the name of the shipper and
the name of the person the shipment
Is billed to.
That district and superior judges
shall have authority to issue liquor
search, warrants.
That petitions for saloons or for
revocation Of permits be limited to
one each third year.
That the sheriff be given authority
to serve notice of mulct tax assess
ment.
Senator Clarkson, of the Marion
Monroe district. democrat, presented
the bill for the repeal of the present
mulct tax law. The effect Of the adOp-
ton Of this bill would be to put Iowa
at once in the state wide prohibition
class. The mnlct law did not annul
the prohibitory clause of the consti-
tuition. only serving to make void its
enforcement under certain conditions
prescribed in the law.
Senator Francis. Of Dickinson, had