The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-14
STATE BILL TO
SEEK MILLIONS
IN BEER TAXES
Democrats Draft Measure
Allowing for BrewerieS
in IL Districts.
REVENUE FOR SCHOOLS
Money Would Go to Tuition
Fund for Salaries
of Teachers.
BY BEN STERN

Democratic legislators who will
confer here Thursday may be pre-
sented with $10,00O,000 4 per cent
beer and wine bill, if the draft is
completed in time for discussion, it
was learned today.
Authoritative sources declare that
this liberalizing and revenue raising
measure will be presented as an ad-
ministration bill and, therefore, is
almost certain of passage.
Although authorship and details
of the proposed statute are guarded,
the information is that attorneys
are studying every section to make
it court proof.
The $4,000, 900 revenue from legal
ization of beer ana Wine is proposed
to become part of the state tuition
fund, to be used in paying the
stateS's share of teachers salaries,
which not only will reduce the
state levy, but also will slash local
school taxes.
Guards Against Saloon
The bill will define what shall
constitute 4 per cent beer and light
wines. Safeguards against return
Of the saloon will be. included.
Under the present draft, these
beverages will be sold only in hotels
and restaurants when meals are or
dered. Several methods of permit
ting sales without this handicap are
being studied and will be embodied
in the bill when presented.
1t contemplates setting up twelve
districts, and only one brewery will
be permitted to operate in each dis
trict.
Manufacturing, bottling. whole
sailing and sale will be under super
vision of a state director, appointed
by the Governor.
The proposed schedule provides
that the brewery must pay an an
nual license fee of $4,000; the bat
tier $500, and the wholesaler 10
cents Nallon.
Smaller Tax for Retailer
A smaller tax will be paid by the
retailer, according to the author of
the bill.
The bill, as drafted, also will in
clude sections and Clauses permit
ting greater alcoholic content and
possible sale of hard liquors if, fed
eral statutes are liberalized. But
safeguards against the return of
the saloon will be unchanged.
Administration leaders have no
doubt that the measure can be en-
acted, because the Democrats con-
troll ninety of the 100 representa-
tives and forty three of the fifty
senators.
To facilitate passage of the bill,
legislative leaders are seeking to
obtain the election of a liberal
speaker.
Stein Is Favored
Present indications are that Ed
ward H. Stein of Bloomfield, one of
the house p~ogressives, has been
given the call by the incoming adj
ministration.
Other candidates are J. CHM Ell
Tyson, Hammond; William j. Black.
Anderson; Fabius Gwin, Shoals:
Eugene Martin, Ft. Wayne; Fred
Galloway, Indianapolis; John F.
Ryan, Terre Haute, and Jacob Rel
singer, Evansville.
Galloway has opened headquar-
tiers.
No opposition has developed to
election of Anderson Ketchum of
Greensburg, as president pro tempore
of the senate, since J. Francis
Lochard of Milan withdraw from
the contest.
The question of whether til re-
representatives. should undertake or
ganization of the house Thursday
had not been settled this afternoon.
although many believed it would
expedite matters to do so.
Paul v. McNutt, governor ELECT.
and r. Earl Peters, state chairman
are expected to lead in a general
discussion regarding redemption of
platform pledges and also receive
suggestions regarding other legis-
lation.
The state committee will meet at
l p. m. to talk organization and re-
ceive reports. The legislative con-
ference will be convened at 2:30.