The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-27
BAR BOND REPEAL K
 DEFEATED
Barn Bill Killed Today on New Vofe by AIaSka
 Senate


 over arguments that t-e pres ent law is rot effective in con- trolling liquor establishments, l2. of the 16 Alaska Senators this morning lined up against the change proposed in Senate Bill 45--t6 eliminate the present $2,5Oo penalty bond for bar operators, and for it substituting graduated suspension of business penalties up ! on first, second and third con- vict.ons. Grief assailant of the bill was Senator O. D. Cochran, chairman of Che Judiciary Committee which pinned Q do not pass" tag on s. 5. f5 Cochran was ably abetted by his committee colleague E B. Collins. Both maintained t!ie measure was designed to let down the bars" for tars. Cochran described the present bond provision as a "shackle" on an "evil' which the interests now aaeking repsal had themselves written into the original saloon | law in order to get that legisla ten passed The bond, Cochran said had been a great deterrent" upon saloon" operators. He added: T wouldn't relinquish that one iota Any otker restrictions we can place on that business that evil-Im in favor of
 Realistic View
 Senator N. R. Walker, lone dis senter to the Judiciary recom- mendation. held that he knows. better than SaAtor Cochran, the evils of liquor; but, he argued. a realistic view mAst be taken. The present law has hot proved effec- tive, because jurt Is are loathe to convict and take the S2,5oo away. He gave his ophton that juries would close salAcn where they would not forfeit the bond
 Nobody hates lie nor worse than I do" Walker declared, but, I want to te practical about t."
 While opponents of s. B. 45 con- tinued to picture hordas of drunk en natives streaming from saloons. women and children lined up at bars; supporters continued to ar que that graduating the penalties would lsad to better enforcement.
 Senator Edward D. Colfey au- thor by-request. declared the bill 'under consideration would actual ly put teeth in" liquor enforce ment. Although he answered Sen ator Cochran. that he was not directly quoting Third Division Judge Anthony J Dimond, Cotfey reported that Judge as holding view that intermediate penalties are needed
 Would Rclain Bend
 The fourth member Of the Judi ciary Committee, senator Victor c. Rivers. stated he could not support S. B. 45 as dra that he would like to see it an. Aded to retain tke bond as an additional penalty upon a third conviction. However, attempt, supported by Coffey to move the bill back for that amendment, after it had al ready been advanced, was de- faated.
 Senator Engebreth chairman of the Education Committee. which also had gene on record against the bill. pointed out that propos- cd deletions from present law would also strike the requirement. that bar hcensee be the sole owner of the premises He went unanswered.
 Final defeat of the measure found only Senators Brownell Coli fey, Green and Walker iavoring it.
 Brownell had stated that he be- lieVed Senator Cochran to have been arguing against his own de- sires in opposing any change in a law that is not working.
 Walker TriuIaphs
 Though defeated on S. B. 45, Senator Walker previously this morning had scored a smashing triumph in defeat of House Bill 1.-the A and 5 Barns measure.
 That measure was called up, on Walkers notice of reconsideration, as the first bit of Senate action today. Walker proposed that a new vote be taken without debate, but ran into number of oh- jections.
 Senator Frank Peratrovich then called upon local dairymen L. H. Smith and George Danner for their view of Rep Snider's barn bill Both opposed it, declaring they found no fault with admins tration under the Department of Health and they felt that trans fer to the Department of Agricul- ture would result in a period of suspended enforcement during which they would De forced to compete with milk shipped in from the Outside which would not meet the grade A standards now enforced by the Health author ities
 Danner, manager of Juneau Diaries. Inc. hold that passage of