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Show i IfiLL PUSS 5 I Senators Apparently Ready to I Accept Committee Measure in Modified Form. OFFICIALS ARE BARRED I FROM GETTING LICENSES I Maximum Rate for Saloon Per-( Per-( mits Fixed at Two Thou-1 Thou-1 sand Dollars. I f The committee liquor hill, amended, modified and altered, will come up for Pi final passage in the senate today. Dur-p Dur-p ing the afternoon session of Wcdnes-t; Wcdnes-t; day the senate spent its time- adjust-p adjust-p in(T the amendments and agreeing upon fc the alterations necessary. The princi-pal princi-pal portion of this work was completed Wednesday afternoon and a vote will B probably be reached early today on I the measure. The expressed sentiment p. of a majority of the senators Wcdnes day was in favor of the bill as modi-i modi-i fie'd, and it was freely predicted that the measure would receive the unani-t unani-t mous vote of the senate today, i The officers of the senate arc pro-I pro-I ceeding on the theory that the measure i will be passed by the senate today and arc preparing the amendments made in 'v the bill for the printer in order that '), the measure may .be reprinted with the i corrections and amendments and sent, I to the house in approved and improved I from. I tit The amendments to the bill made it i by the senate committee on judiciary, g i rostoring to the lisonsing boards the F, discretion in granting or refusing li- u 1 censes that is permitted under the prca- jS I ent law, and striking out all provisions jj of the bill in relation to an appeal to ig v ihe district, courts, were adopted by the '3 $ senate. These amendments eliminate I 'I eleven sections, occupj'ing nine papes of I I' the bill. i Officials Are Barred. I An amendmont by Senator Ivcrson lSt X prohibiting the issuanco of any liquor ii license either directly or indirectly to the member of any city council, town 1 board or board of county commissioii- 1 ers, was adopted unanimously, g I Senator Funk moved that the maxi mum rate for saloon lisonses be placed i at $2000. Senator Wilson moved to amend by eliminating the limit and jj 't making no maximum rate. After cou- a s sidcrablo argument and discussion of to 'i parliamentary practice President Gard- ti ner ruled the motion out of order be- ' cause the senate had previously voted h t down an amendment. Senator "Wilson : apjealed from the ruling of the pres- sJJ ident, but the senate sustained the I ' chair. The senate then adopted Senator Sen-ator Funk's motion. Senator Wilsou moved that the mini- 31 mum for clubs be placed at $200 in- w stead .of $-100. This was rejected. Sen- r. ' ator Kuchlor moved that a new scale ij; j ' of license rates for breweries be fixed, to.1 .) placing a maximum in accordance with je the output of the brewer'. This failed fi by a vote of 9 to S. ?!j ; Senator "Wilson moved to strike out yjj 3 that portion of the bill requiring a pji fj married woman to notify in writing the ita I saloonkeepers not to sell liquor to her' ; husband, in order to avail herself of y, the privileges of the act permitting her m ' to recover damages for non-support as H, the result of such salo. President l I Gardner ruled the motion out. off order,' j as the maltcr had previously been Sj passed upon. Senator Wilson appealed Jjjl from tho chair's decision, but. the sen- i ale sustained the chair. Senator Marks stated Senator Wilson's motion in a Lj ' different form, but this, too, was ruled i out of order. I ; Search and Seizure Discussed. sl j Modifications of the search and W i seizure clause were being discussed 6:i 1 "n'',eu the senate adjourned. Senator real $ Badger moved that the search of n jSJ u, private dwelling bo permitted on oatlj by a city, town or eounty attorney ot m! cf 01 a Peac0 officer that tuere was rea- m- son to suspect that liquor was being fl: disposed ot. in such dwelling contrary Hj. to law. Senator Stookcy opposed the Qfl; search of a dwelling house under any M circumstances. While the question was IMP ; being discussed Senator Burton moved iojtIe j to adjourn. Senator Badger opposed tU: this, declaring that he wanted a vote 0,1 5"e before adjournment. The ! niotion was voted down, but ten min- H;, wtes later, while the argument on this .fjlf. portion of the bill was still in prog- ati a motion to adjourn made by Sen- Me. ator Funk was carried, ifflr? ?n0 sonafi adjourned until 10 o'clock JSJh this morning aiid it is understood that -gUi the bill will be taken -up at that time and as soon as the final changes are dK made a roll call on the final passage jfrflt of tho measure will bo taken. The sen- Rjjj te has practically agreed 16 modify Sjtt'. ihe search and seizure provisions and a.'Mjw to striko out that portiou of the bill i CM! requiring an unobstructed view of the Lljj ft. interior of the saloon from tho street. 03 p. Thcso are the most important amend- g ments to be made. These amendments, 00 '8 CPmre(l wl meet the objections of the mujoritv of the senate to the J bill, and with these- alterations tho bill will bo passed. |