Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-02-25
REPEAL MULCT LAW.
PROHIBITION MEASURE NEEDS
ONLY cLARkE's SIGNATURE
TO BECOME LAW.
VOTE IN HOUSE IS 70 TO 20
Vets Try To start FiIibuster BY Or
fering Eleven Amendments to The
clarkson Bill as Passed by Senate
But Fail to Confuse Drys.

Des Moines.-Statewide prohibition
will prevail In Iowa ON and after jan
uary 4, 1916. On &G& 1t
The thirty-sixth general assembly
declared for statewide prohibition
when the house by almost four to
one vote, 70 to. 20, passed the Clark
son bill for the repeal OF the mulct
/ law. which more than week ago re-
ceived the approval of the senate. The
repeal measure now awaits only Gov
ernor Clarke's signature before it
wipes out local option from the stat
ute books of the state.
The long years OF battle for pro-
hibition is at an end. The vets
fought and fought hard. They tried
by every ruse and parliamentary
strategy at their command to de-
lay action or to send the bill back
to the seoate for second hearing.
They even Haunted the drys and tried
to confuse them by submitting radi-
cal dry amendments.
But the filibuster was short lived.
The drys were too overwhelmingly
in the control. They were too well
Differed and too well counseled to
fall victims to the strategy Of their
opponents. The plan Of the vets had
been unfolded to them. Any schange
In the Clarkson bill, no matter how
slight, would have sent the measure
back to the senate for a second vote
and the vets in the coordinate legis-
lative branch were certain of again
obtaining the necessary control for
the death of the repeal bill.
Amendment after amendment was
offered by the vets as the result OF
concerted program. Eleven in all
were finally submitted and sixteen
roll calls were taken. The vets
one hope for possible victory lay in
delay or by catching the drys nap
ping. They stalled for time. They
argued on house rules, debated
briefly in favor of their amendments
and then ordered roll calls on every
motion that they offered. Many
sought to place themselves right be-
fore their constituents. Others pre-
ferred grandstanding.
The drys did not falter. Upon
motion to lay on the table one OF
the amendments offered which would
delay prohibition until 1919. Repre-
sentative Brady Of Dallas county,
one of the dry leaders, brought to
the attention of the house by point
of inquiry that the passage OF the
motion would have the effect also of
laying the Clarkson bill on the table.
The vets ruse failed and the motion
was lost
Iowa Butter Brand Is Asked.
Establishment of an Iowa brand of
butter is provided in bill filed in the
senate by Crist of Osceola The meas
ure Is the plan worked out by w. B.
Barney, dairy and food. commission
err, and the Iowa butter makers.
The proposal Is to establish an Iowa
trade mark for butter and to permit
firms to use the trade mark which
make product up to certain stand
ard. 1t is believed that this win en-
courage creamery men to improve
their product and in this way make
Iowa butter the best known and the
greatest in demand of all but;as IN
this country.
Iowa's butter industry is an Ina
| portant one. In one year nearly 100.-
000,0 pounds OF butter are made
here, about 90,000,000 pounds of which
are sold outside of the state. 1t usu-
ally sells little higher than the av-
erage market price and nets the Iowa
men between $27,0O0.00o and 100000
| GOO year, 1t is said.
Wardens and State Supplles
A warm debate ensued in the SEN
| ate when Sheean of Anamosa called
up his bill providing that the wardens
at the Anamosa reformatory and the
Fort Madison state prison may use
state supplies for themselves. Sena-
| tor Allen Of the retrenchment and re-
form committee vigorously opposed
| the bill He was told that the SUI
perintendents Of all other institutions
we're accorded the privilege. He re-
piled that such practice should be
stopped The bill was finally recon-
mitted to the committee on peniten-
tiaries and pardons.
legislature Win Rest.
The legislature will adjourn Feb.
rs for the regular spring vacation
and reconyene March 4, according to
q resolution presented by Ring OF
Linn county. Leaders expect that the
two houses will start afternoon SEES
sions Immediately after the members
return from home for the purpose OF
cleaning up the calendar preparatory
to adjournment.
Panama-Pacific Appropriation.
The Panama. Pacific appropriation
II $4,000 passed the last stage of
approval when It received the sig
nature OF Governor Clarke. II win
now be prepared at once by the sec
rotary of state for publication, and
as soon as its publication has been
certified, the fund will be available
| for use OF the Iowa commission. In
the meantime, members OF the COM
mission can start the work Of get
ting exhibits which are to be taken
to the exposition lined up. The mon
ey will be ready soon.
Rights Of cities.
Representative Ring and Elwood
| will collaborate on bill to give cities
the right to contract for street and
sewer improvements. The two repre-
sentatives have offered Independent
measures, both of which were the sub