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fFrom Our Regular Correspondent0
WASHINGTON, D. CT March 24--r 1Tllt'.
House Committee on Judiciary to-da y re-
suned Its hearings on the Hepburn biil'
which seeks to prohibit the transportn-
ZION of LIQUOR into prohibition States Or
counties. and thee advocates and oppo.-
,nents Of the measure were present In
great numbers. n. S8E M t
wa rwfck N. Ho,gh, OF St. Louis. gem
cral counsel Il for the National " holesale
Liuuor . ca crs Association OF America,
made on elaborate legal argument against
the constitutionalltyo OF the PROPOSED. Ia ~,
Z .The points which I desire to present
to the committee against this bill. said
Judge Hough 1"are three IN number el
First, that the necessity for the PROPOSE
legislation which was supposed to exist
does not exist in fact.&In other ords.
that no additional leg islatfon Is needed to
remove any obstacles In the way OF the
several States enforcing their polls
powers concerning the manufacture and
sale OF Intoxicating liquors. Second. that
the only practical effect OF this measure
will be to abolish only the very thing
alleged by all Its advocates not to be to
be their purpose: that Is. to pre-
vent the Individual from receiving
into his homo in prohibition
state malt or alcoholic beverages for his
own consumption, and tina t Of his family.
Third. that tho legal effect OF the bill
Is such as has already been declared by
the Supreme Court would be unconsti-
It,,tional, as being a delegation OF power
to the several States to regulate an inter
state shipment of an, article OF COM
merce.'' 3.s IA
ELABORATED ON EACH.
o1o tod Yc1o
length, on each Of these propositions, and
cited decisions OF the United s TIA tes SUI
preme Court and the courts OF last resort:
OF other States sustaining his position.
Mr.. Robert Grain, OF Baltimore. gen
jeral counsel for the United States
Brewers Associations, spoke upon tho.
legal phases OF the proposed eglslatlon.
Representative Keliher, OF Boston, said
that in behalf of his constituents lie
wanted to register his most vigorous PROF.
test agnst tho passage OF the bill.
Representative Il McNnry Fl said that he
also for his constituents desired to re-
gister a most vigorous protest galnst the
passage OF the BILL. Rev. Edwin G. Din
5wddie, thh legislative superintendent OF
the American {Anti-Saloon League spoke
briefly In favor OF tho bill. He was.
questioned by Representative Jenkins, who
finally brought out the fact that the
iAnt!-saloon league had been defeated III.
numerous prosecutions Of violations. OF
the Iowa law on account OF tho decision.
of tho United States supreme Court con-
corning Interstate commerce IN the liquor
traffic. Mr.. Dinwiddle said that many
ruses and subterfuges were resorted to
by these yiolators In Ordersto escape pros
ecution under the State laws, and he
said they were generally successful. 1T
was this state of affairs, he argued in
Iowa and other local option. high license
and prohibition States that had caused
the Antl-saloon League to ask for and
insist on the passage of the Hepburn
bill which they thought would cure many
Of the evils complained of and aid them
In better enforcing the State law.
The committee adjourned without my
definite action being taken as TO whether
the hearings on this bill would be con-
tinued at q future date oranot.