Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-12-20
Natlona! Legislation Concerning Temperance

The Georgia Anti-Saoon League is much
stirred up over the probable effect on the liquor
traffic of the passage of bill just introduced in
the United States congress, which, if passed,
will make possible the effectual carrying out Of
state prohibition
The president of the state Anti-Saloon Lea
que has sent the Constitution the following let.
ter:
Editor Constitution and the Temperance
Friends and Workers in Georgia: We ask ev-
cry friend of temperance in the state to read
carefully this letter, and copy of an interstate
bill now pending in the United State congress,
which is herewith given, and then go to work
with all the earnestness of your soul to urge its
passage
'Send letters and te1egrams to the house ju-
dietary committee, and urge them to do all in
their power to effect the passage of this BILL
The Anti-Sa1oon League, together with many
special cooperative committees appointed by the
various denominations, the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union and temperance workers
generally are all behind movement to get
good prohibition bill through our own legislature,
and the passage of the Lttlefeld Interstate bill,
II, r. 1865, is just the thing to make Georgia
prohibition great success
"This is bill to regulate the interstate
traffic in intoxicating liquors as to making such
liquors subject to the laws of the state into
which they may be shipped.
1--WE append copy Of the bill and a list of
the members of the judiciary committee with
the state from which they come. We earnestly
beg that every other paper in Georgia will kind
ly publish this letter and copy of pending bill.
Yours most cordially.
Nv. r. Hammond, State President.
will D. Upshaw, First Vice President.
"A. C. Ward, State Secretary.
u. c. Solomon, State Superintendent.
u. B. Richards. Associate Superintendent.
''P. A. Baker, General Superintendent.
THE BILL INTRODUCED.
The Littlefeld bill (H R. 1869:
To limit the effect of the regulation of COM
merce between the several states and territories
in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of America
in congress assembled, That the interstate
commerce character of all shipments of intoxi-
eating liquors, including ale, wine and beer,
from one state or territory shall terminate inn
mediately upon their arrival within the bounda-
ry of the state or territory in which the place of
destination is situated and before the delivery of
said liquors to the consignee, and said liquors
and all corporations and persons engaged in
such shipment shall then become subject to the
operation and effect of the laws of such state or
territory enacted in the exercise of its police
powers to the same extent and in the same man-
ner as though such liquors had been produced
in such state or territory, and shall not be ex-
empt therefrom by reason of being introduced
therein in original packages or otherwise; Pro.
vided, That shipments of such liquors entirely
through state or territory and not intended for
delivery therein shall not be subject to the pro-
visions of this act, nor shall this act authorize
the infringement of the right of common carriers
to continuously transport such merchandise
therein.
Sec. 2. That in all such shipments to be
paid for on delivery commonly called C. 0. D.
shipments the sale shall be held to be made at
the place of destination where the money is
paid or the goods delivered
House Committee on the Judicary-John ].
Jenkins, Wisconsin; Richard Wayne Parker,
New Jersey; De Alva S. Alexander, New York.
Charles E. Littlefeld, Maine; Robert M. Nevn,
Ohio; Henry w. Palmer, Pennsylvania: George
A. Pearre, Maryland Charles Q. Terrell, Mas
sachusetts; John A. Stirling, Illinois; Ben amin
P. Birdsall, Iowa; John H. Foster, Indiana; Hen
ry T. Bannon, Ohio; David A. DeArmond, Mis-
souri, Henry H. Smith, Kentucky; Henry D,
Clayton, Alabama; Robert L. Henry, Texas;
John S. Little, Arkansas; William G. Brantley,
Georgia.
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