The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-24
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The Indiana legislative assembly foxs
1913 has adjourned without passlnx5
the Wright bone-dry fore = N $50
measure. In speaking Of this general
assembly, Superintendent ShumAker, Ut
the Anti-Saloon league, said: xsSl
For legislative assembly starting
sys'1 ~ ,~rNv = -ss-~ r--.t-> s-a,-- rs.-s@k1
placed its hands = to the the 1picw and tsfI
having grown weary In well doina,
this legislature probably stands whit
out parallel so far as our state 4
concerned.
The legislature is to be given IN.
stinted praise for the almost unanirnoua
praise for the almost unanimous vote
vote which 1t gave for the ratifcAtfon
of the national prohibition amendment.
Indiana sentiment was we'll reflected
In the vote on this question. II TO
in the senate and 81 to IL In the house
"'rhe legislature Is also to be conn
mended for having refused to pass
any legislation which would have been
backward step on the temperance
question.
One of the bills which the lngisla-
tire refused to pass and which would
have let down the barriers to bootleg
gers. was a measure designed to guAr-
antee damages in the event OF faitnres
to find wet goods under search ard
seizure proceedings. Another measure
would have provided for turning over
of whiskey confscatcd in blind tiger
raids to hospitals for their use. II u
a source of great disappointment %
the good people OF Indiana that the
Wright bone-dry measure failed. After
some lively skirmishes in the house
committee the measure was passed bys
that body by vote of 10 to "a. NOT
until. however. II had been weakened
by certain amendments,
After it became apparent that tho
3rrsff "a Mos ,ak err.fY ~ ~
report the measure out an attempt
was made 70 take 1t from the commit
tees hands and on such n motion the
measure lost by a vote OF 81 to ~,
which vote was vote to lay the meae@s
IRE on the table. 1t i- conceded ~
al that the refusal of the Legislatures
TO enact this measure projects the issue
into the political campaign next year
Accordingly the Anti-Saloon league II
getting ready for this contest. The
senate by killing the bill assumes re-
sponsibility for refusing TO do the fol-
lowing things:
First--To XIII of the whfskey drug
store In Indiana, as the bin would have
done beyond the peradventure OF
doubt. There is no doubt but that an
attempt will be made to start UP
whiskey drug stores all over the state
The senate also refused to substitute
penal farm for 3aiI sentences and
'NeFeuS IoFceu upon Inc taxpayers Oh
The state extra costs for the care Or
persons violating the Law.
The senate also refused TO make "
a more risky thing to violate the law
by declining to give prison sentence
to the person convicted the third time
Of violating this law.
THE senate also refused to prohibit.
courts from susrendlnc fines and DAYS.
II also refused to provide fee foe
prosecuting attorneys to have blind
tigers declared nuissnees and enjotned
from running by order of the court.
The senate also refused by It's action
in killing the Wright bin TO make
practical the enforcement Of the in-
parchment provision Of the prohibition
law against officials refusing or neg
lecting to enforce it's provisions.
II also refused in other ways 70
make the enforcement Of the law
! easier and it's violation more dtfficuitss