The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-22
DEBATE BOOST
IN JAIL TERMS
FOR rum SALE
Draft Aimed at BootIeggers
Who Pander to Youth
Stirs Hot Fight,
AMENDMENT DEFEATED
Block Attempt TO Cut Year
Sentence as Proposed
to so Days.

n UOOIl6SgeT Dill plunged the
Indiana senate into its first heated
debate today and mingled facetious
references to liquor drinking legis-
latorS with condemnation for home
brewing, liquor drinking parents
who inStill in their children disre-
spect for prohibition laws.
Senate bill 10, defining the sale
or bartering of liquor to minor
as a felony punishable by imprison-
ment of from one to two years, pre-
cipitated the argument when its
author, Senator Carl M. Gray,
Democrat, of Petersburg, offered an
amendment to include the gift" of
liquor to minor in the same cate
CORY as the sale.
Senator John L. Niblack of In
dianapolis, protested the present
penalty, six months Imprisonment
and $500 fine, is severe enough.
Offers Amendment
Seconding Niblack's idea, youthful
Senator Thad S.. Adams of DanyiHe
moved to amend the bill so that
liquor sales to minor would remain
a misdemeanor rather than felony,
but proposing to increase the mini
mum sentence from its present
thirty days to sixty days while leav-
ing the maximum at six months.
IF we increase the maximum and
make felony of this crime, we will
have hard time obtaining convic-
TONS" Adams said.
Gray retorted holly that boot
logger who sold seven boys and girls
liquor was found guilty by south
ern Indiana jury and let off with
500 fine and only 80 days in jail.
tween selling liquor to boys or girls
and TO adults" Gray said. "a man
or woman over 81 knows what he
or she Is doing when he or she buys
liquor, but boys and girls don't
know. I'm now offering TO the
mothers and fathers of this state
the opportunity to protect their boys
and girls
Blames Parents
{ Senator Niblack interrupted, IF
the mothers and fathers would quit
making home brew and drinking in
front of their children it might
help some"
Gray's motion to include the gift
of liquor to minors in the proyi-
sions of the bill carried. and when
he withdrew his motion to table
Adams proposal, a roll call. the
first of the session on any measure,
was called. Adams amendment was
lost with % ayes and % noes.
Senator John s. Alldredge of An
derson, second on the roll call. ex-
planned he was voting mo" to
Adams amendment ito save the
young life in our colleges"
Senator C. Oliver Holmes of Gary
explained he was voting AYE" be-
cause you can not legislate away a.
parents responsibility for his chill
dren." Holmes added that by max
ing his sale to minors a felony, an
unreasonable number of life sent
ences under the habitual criminal
act would follow because third con-
viction of a felony may be punish
able by life imprisonment.
Senator Alonzo H. Lindley Of
Kingman gave an unusual eXplana-
ton for his vote mo-"
Goes to Third Reading
"Our criminal practice in this
state" he said, sis so utterly absurd
that anything more should crystal
lie sentiment for revamping the
whole structure"
Defeat of Adams amendment was
followed by a motion from Niolack
TO amend the bill so that parents
of children to whom liquor is sold,
who, themselves make home brew,
have liquor stocks and drink before
their children shall not sign afi-
davit for arrest of bootleggers."
On motion of Senator George w.
Sims of Terre Haute the motion
was tabled. But another followed
from Senator Chester A. Perkins Of
South Bend.
It included with the children's
bootlegger, subject to the same
penalties, all members of congress,
the state legislature, state and gov
eminent employees who shall ac-
quire intoxicating liquor in any
manner except as prescribed"
This motion, also was tabled, and
the bill, carrying Gray's Own
amendment to include liquor gifts
to children, advanced to third read
ing, when renewal Of the fight is
expected.
Nineteen bills saw introduction
today in the state senate which adj
journed at noon to reconvene Tues
Gay at 10.
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