Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
DECIDE TO STAND BEHIND ALL
ANTI-LlouoR MEASURES
PENDING.
PROPOSES TO MAKE
PROHIBITION EFFECTIVE
Steering COMMITTEES Of Three Named
and Majority Of Twenty Is Claimed
Expect Little Trouble in Passing
Several Pending Measures-Aard
Times Ahead For BootIesgers.

Des Mones, March 1.-THE dry
forces of the senate have appointed
steering committee TO take charge of
law enforcement measures which the
temperance advocates have determined
to put thru the senate supplementary
to the repeal of the mMct law.
The plan of action probably will
be for the senate to go into commit
tee OF the whole next Tuesday 10
secure immediate action on the
temperance bills. The steering COM
mittee is composed of Senators
Francis, Allen and Clarkson.
The Iowa senate has never gone
into committee of the whole" FOR
the consideration of any measure,
but the proceeding is said to be COM
mon for the national senate and is
for the purpose of expediting bust
ness.
Drys Determined on Action.
The fact that the dry forces have
practically determined on the plan
is evidence that they are determined
that the bills shall go thru in order
to make it possible to enforce prohiol-
ton after Jan. l. 1916
The drys made their plans at a Sc
cret caucus at the state house me
session lasted for more than two hours.
AT the end the members left with the
understanding that the steering COX:
nittee will take charge of the law en-
forcement program. The committee
was given power either to file resolu-
TONS in the senate 70 drag prohibition
measures out of the suppression OF m
temperance committee just as the muict
law repeal and the constitutional pro-
hibitory amendment bills were treated,
or the committee can call for session
of the senate as committee OF the
whole. to take up the measures with
out referring them to subcommittee
In this way the bills can be put thru
at once It is said that the committee
is inclined toward the committee OF
the whole plan and that it will lie fol-
lowed.
Before the senate adjourned for the
recess on Feb. IS committee COM
posed OF Senators Francis. Whitmore
and Clarkson was appointed to DECIDE
upon a program Of law enforcement
bills to be reported to general cry
caucus for approval. The measures pre-
pared were presented Thursday.
Measures Offered.
Those approved for passage were:
First-Making it a rnfsdemeanor 10
carry liquor on passenger vehicles
Second-Prohibiting the soliciting CT
orders for liquor.
Th,rd-Providtng peni.entiary SEN
tence for persons who persistentiy vio-
late the prohibitory law.
Fourth-Providing for assessment OF
property used for illegal purposes.
Fifth-Providing Injunction remedy
for violation of liquor laws.
sixth-Providing for confiscation OF
vehicles used for illegal transportation
of liquor.
Seventh-Providing for keeping OF
record OF liquor shipments.
Eighth-Providing penitentiary SEN
tence for person violating Injunction
laws second time.
Ninth-Pernitting travelling sales
men to solicit orders for liquor from
firms legally authorized to sell the
same.
Manipulating bootlegging a mis-
deamonr.
Eleventh-Cosson's special agent bill.
Claim Clear Majority.
| The dry forces claim thirty votes
1 for ali of the temperance measures
with the possible exception Of the
special agent bill. Some Of the drys
assert that they may not support 1t.
The temperance people, however, be-
| lieve that they have enough votes
J to carry it, The proposition is to
amend the bill as it came from the
F! house. so that the attorney general
shall have the power to appoint and
! supervise the agents.