The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-16
VOTE FAvORS
AMENDMENT TO
BONE DRY Law
Majority of House Commit
Tee Behind Measure for
Medicinal Whisky.
REPEAL BILL SAT ON
Bitter Attack on Wright
Bill Is Expected in
Debate Today.

Passage of the Egan-M onnig bill
to permit the prescription and sale
of medicinal whisky was favored in
the house of representatives TO-DAY
by report of a majority of the COM
mittee on public morals.
Bitter attack will be launched ON
the Wright bone dry law this after
noon at when the house debates
the divided committee report on tbs
Egan- Monnig bill as a special order
of business on motion of Represen-
tative DELPHI McKesson Dem,
MarshalD.
Committee members favoring
passage of bill are: Representatives
Russell j. Dean Dem, Marion).
chairman: John Masselink Dem.,
Vigo). John T. Kuesper Dem, st.
Joseph, Martin T. Kruger Dem,
La Porte), j. Henry Monnig Jr.,
dem. Vanderburgh) and John F.
White Oem., Marion).
POStpOnement Is Urged
Members signing the report to
kill the bill by indefinite postpone
ment are: Representative Miles
F'urnas CRep., Randolph, Thad S.
Adams (Rep., Hendricks), Cecil j.
Criggs CRep.. Dekalb) and Earl
Crawford Dem, Union and
Wayne. Two members of the COM
mittee were not present to vote.
The Egan- Monnig bill amends the
Wright bone dry law of 1925 to per-
NIT sale of liquor for medicinal pur-
poses by reputable pharmacists on
physicians prescriptions. Physicians
would not be permitted to charge
more than so cents for each pre-
scription.
Amendment. proposed by White
in the committee that the measure
declare that federal regulation re-
garding the prescription and the
sale of liquor be followed, was not
accepted.
The members had made up their
minds on how they would vote long
before the meeting this morning to
consider the measure which had
been in committee for three weeks.
Sits on Repeal Measure
Frank confession that he was
Sitting" on the Galloway Egan bill
for outright repeal Of the Wright
law was made by Dean, when mem
bers of the committee insisted that
it be considered at the meeting.
Let us consider the repeal bill,
now" said White. Il move it be in
definitely postponed"
I'VE haven't time to consider it
now, we should go down to the
session" declared Dean.
Bring it out right now, we'll take
the time" Furnas insisted.
"The bill is in my desk and !
haven't got it." Dean answered.
I'VE should consider it now" sew
eral members said. One pointed
out that the bill had been in com
nittee since Jan. Is.
Dean only smiled and said, Wen
take care Of the bill all right"
Lashes Away at Drys
He later declared it would be re-
ported out within forty-eight
hours. A majority is expected to
favor indefinite postponement.
The Anti-Saloon League and the
w. G. T. u. were targets of an at
tack by Representative John D. T.
Bold Dem, Vanderburgh, as he
urged passage Of a second Egan-
Monnig bill cutting prosecutor fees
under the Wright bone-dry act from
$25 to $40.
"This BILL" asserted Bold, affects
the premium the league and the
w. G. T. U. has placed on liquor
violations. We do not have such a
premium on really serious crimes
like murder and assault and / see
no reason why there should be a
premium in liquor cases. I think
the bill ought to pass"
Only scattered votes supported
the public morals committee minor
ity recommendation for indefinite
postponement.