Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-19
SEARCH AND SEIZURE CLAUSE
KILLED BY SENATE.
Principal Move of Authorization
lists to Restrict Enforcement
Had Governors Support.

Madison-The Sachtjen bill re-
stricting the search and seizure
clause Of the Severson prohibition
bill enforcement law, was killed 19
to IA. This measure, the principal
move of the i-prohibitionist to
restrict enforcement, had the open
Endorsement of the governor.
The drys held their solid bloc of
IA votes on every call. Three at
tempts to save the measure by
amendment were all killed before the
final lineup for indefinite postpone
ment.
The Sachten bill came before the
senate with the understanding that
it would be quickly disposed of.
Speeches commenced at once, how
ever and continued for more than
an hour. The dry forces made no
defense of their stand.
Vets directed their personal fight
for adoption of the Bentley sub
amendment which modified the orig
inal Sachtjen bill to the extent that
specific pentlties against officers
operating under illegal search war
rants were removed. Senator Theo-
dore Bentley, author of the amend
ment, said it merely placed the
search and seizure section of the
Nolstead act in the state prohibition
enforcement statute.
In an extended talk, during which
he quoted from several speeches Of
Governor Blaine in defense Of the
move to amend the search and
seizure clause, Senator Bentley de-
clared that he attempted merely to
bring the provision of the Severson
act within the constitutional
guarantees. He asserted that the
Republican party platform urged a
change in The search and seizure act
of the Sachtien bill, and contended
that the Sachtjen bill afforded a
means of carrying out that pledge
The vote on this amendment
which also was the vote on the final
motion to Kill the unamended
Sachtjen bill follows:
For killing-Casperson, Carey,
Heck, Huber, Johnson, Kemp,
Kuckuk, LANCE, Ridgway, Roethe,
Schuman, Severson, Smith, Staude-
mayer, Teasdale, Titus, Warden-17.
Against-Benfy, Belgrien, Burke,
eastman, Czerwinsh, Gettelman,
Hirsch, Moran, Morris, Polakowski,
Quick, White-12.
Paired for killing Skogmo and
Clark; against killing Barber and
Mahon.
Two amendments We're offered by
Senator Schumann, one to protect
the home-brewer against search by
prohibition officers. This was
killed 19 to IL The other amend
ment aimed to protect persons max
ing light drinks was killed q to l.
With the action Of the legislature
today, all wet and dry proposals are
finally disposed Of, unless motions
are made to reconsider.
The Burke senate resolution me-
morializing congress to modify the
Volstead act so as TO legalize the
manufacture and sale of beer was
concurred in by the assembly today,
Al to 81
The resolution viii now go to con-
gress, the only one Of several Of this
nature introduced at this session to
receive The Endorsement Of both
houses.
As originally introduced in the
senate, the resolution asked congress
for an amendment repeating the
eighteenth amendment, but an
amendment by Senator Czerwinski
which was adopted, confined the
petition to a request for modifica-
ton Of the Volstead act
They had an earthquake in Mexico
I Some Of the ignorant Mexicans
thought It was an election.
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