 It passed by both houses of the state legislature in 1881; however, the bill failed to pass in the next legislative session in 1883 as state law required.Temperance efforts fared little better.In 1881, the Indiana chapter of the WCTU, along with organizations participating in the Indiana Grand Council of Temperance, successfully lobbied the Indiana General Assembly to pass an amendment to the state constitution to prohibit the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in the state, but the Indiana Liquor League and a Democratic majority in the state legislature killed the bill in the legislative session in 1883.