Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-19
NO FIREWORKS ATTENDED
ADOPTION OF DRY AMEND.
MENT BY SENATE.
GOES THRU AS IF IT
49,. WERE ORDINARY BILL
Efforts Made to See That There Were
No Flaws That Might Nullify It
Sunday Lid on Tishtsr-BiIl Intro.
duced on Request Of Attorney.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 19.-There were No
fireworks when the constitutional
amendment to forever prohibit the
manufacture or sale of liquor in Iowa
was introduced and passed by the
senate of the Thirty-sevcnth genera
assembly yesterday. Senator James NJ.
Wilson, of Centerville, who introduced
the amendment as chairman of the
committee on constitutional amend
ments made short and vigorous
speech. Other than that, however. and
the apparent alertness of the leaders
among the dryS to see to 1t that there
were no technical errors in its adoption
that might later nullify it, it want thru
as tho it were common ordinary bin
of no special significance.
But the stage had all been set in
advance. Everybody knew it was COM
ing and that it would pass. The only
question was as to whether or not any
one would vote against it and as to the
legal and technical safeguards which
would assure that it would be proof
against any attacks in the courts after
its passage.
The attorney general and the law
yers in the senate who are Interested
in the amendment went over the lega:
points in regard to it's passage very
carefully. Senator Whitmore insisted
when it was reported out yesterday
that the motion to suspend the rules
and place the amendment on it's third
passage be by roll call so that a record
Of the vote could be had. To suspend
the rules requires two-thirds vote
and he said he wanted the records to
be clear as to the result of the roll
call When the roll call was had a
unanimous vote was given to the mo-
ton to put the bill on its third read
ing.
In accordance with the rules the
amendment will be messaged to the
house where it will lie twenty -four
hours before being taken up unless the
house suspends it's rules.
In his brief address to the senate
urging the unanimous passage of the
amendment, Senator Wilson declared
that the Iowa people had been wanting
a chance to vote on constitutional pro-
hibition for upwards Of thirty years.
LAS a creator of crime, a producer
Of poverty and a destroyer Of char
acter the American saloon Is in a class
by ITSELF" declared Senator Wilson. IN
it's trail the saloon has left broken
hearts and ruined homes. In the Ian
guage of our governor the saloon has
gone from Iowa and gone to stay. In
order to make that true it seems to
me it is time to write this law in the
constitution and make It funda-
mental part of the laws of the state. ;
Following the conference in the at
torney generals office yesterday after
noon where legal representatives OF
the common carriers expressed them
selves as willing to cooperate with the
legal department in stopping illegal
deliveries Of Intoxicating liquors and
that no liquor of any kind will be de-
livered except upon the conSignee per-
sQnally signing the receipt at the sta
ton. the committee on the suppression
of intemperance held meeting. Sem
ator Whitmore, of Ottumwa, is chair
man Of this committee. Senator Whit
mores bills regarding the shipping in
Of liquor for private consumption were
discussed.
Would Put on Sunday Lid.
Senator Thomas e. Taylor. of indie
pendence. yesterday introduced a bill
in the senate to amend the Sunday
closing laws raising the fine for viola
ton of these laws to $40 as the mimi
mum and 500 as the maximum. The
minimum Is now 81 and the maxi
mum S..
This measure was introduced at the
request of the attorney generals office.
It is understood that the attorney gen.
eral eXpectS to enforce the laws as to