Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-18

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the enactmsnt Of : prohiSisory law here at the
national capital would be but the forerunner Of .
oo9ne O mmptuary legn:ation that would event
too eslisysd In the home, and il homes were bet.
Tor looked after, moral influences belonging there,
Knew OF women in W Washington who nightly 70 out
70 their meetings and at the same time their chill
drsn walk the streets smoking cigarettes and e.
Mr. Noulton-"Name one"
NJ nh aa S,, . can name them"
Chairman lpgalls lperemptorily).- THE speak.
ers are not TO be Interrupted This Is not debate"
ARouINo THAT PROHIBITION u FAILURE.
Mr. Haoercom, continuing his argument, declared
that prohibition had been . failure wherever
tested, and he quoted the late Gen. Logan, who
so%e years after tour 10 Maine
in the state he found liquor for sale. Nj. Hsber-
com appreciated the need Of restrictive legisIa-
Vie dsns but tie 20 See
these Gems Ia existence as awful examples OF the
Liquor tfainc In conclusion he protested against
that the people Of the District should Determine
this question for themselves
REV. Nh. SCHNEIDER As AN AUTHORIZATION
The next speaker who stepped forward and took
his stand at the foot Of the table raised his right
hand and started in q rather rapid utterance.
"will the gentleman give his manner" asked the
chairman.
The name was given as L. H. Schneider, ana the
WITH isSs ises
. ngnt moustache, and small brush-handle
whiskers. He had on a black suit, the coat
Outtoneo almost to the throat. His neck was
sneises BY ana standing collar and he
promotion, regaed the cO%%sse and the snai.
ence with sketch OF his grandparents, and at
tnouted his own success In life to the moral
that az this time Of day his grandmother
would have been in the kitchen beside the
sesy van GIL where he inMmased with sweeping
Ae laid down the doctrine that woman should be
silent In public, and during bis argument be went
d.. Dunbar read an address urging the com.
mittee TO adopt middle or compromise course on
the pending question.
DR. NARY WALKER AGAINST THE BILL
When the time allotted for the hearing had
expired and the last speaker had made bis retiring
bow. DR.. Mary Walker, who had been an attentive
listener advanced to the foot Of the table and
asked for nve minutes time. Chairman Ingalls,
c with unanimity they agreed to hear the
hand, assuring the committee that She
would not trespass beyond the few moments
ton TO the bill saying that would no doubt create
surprise as she had been the flrst many years ago
70 call upon Congress to take hold Of this subject.
But It was chtlds play for Congress to pass q law
That could not be enforced. THIS law could not be
enforced She asked II law to forbid women
from wearing hoops, bustles trains and other
absurd articles OF apparel that inJure their own
health and even stamp the injury upon their
UNBORN children could be enforced? OF course not.
suppose, she said, Congress should pass q law to
require all women 70 dress like DR.. Mary Walker,
could such law be enfOrced7 Everybody knew
II could not. DR.. Walker then treated OF the use
OF tobacco and thu injury it works to the
health and happiness OF the people. She declared
mat the general, almost universal, use OF
TOBACCO Is GREATER EVIL
than that produced by liquor; that the effects of
liquor are more transitory than those Of tobacco.
She urged that II the pending bill is to be passed
1t be accompanied by one prohibiting the use of
tobacco by any person I'm Ter the age OF eighteen
or twenty-one years. DR.. Walker said she mad
studied these subjects scientifically In the homes
OF rich and poor, and that the tobacco evil called
aloud to Congress for suppression. When the
hands OF her watch told the time allotted she ex-
pressed her thanks and retired.
Mr.. Moulton referred to DR.. Dunbar as insane, or
rather as one so reported.
DIR. Dunbar retOrted that he was Christian
enough TO bear such insults. Mr.. Moulton declared
that the liquor interest was represented by for
etgners.
Senator Farwell moved to adjourn. This was
declared carried. and the hearing was over