The Washington herald., 1907-02-24
LIQUORS ARE BARRED
House Insists on Prohibition
for Soldiers Homes.
CoMMITTEEACTION OvERRULED
Bib as Reported by II Would Have
Permitted Operation Of Canteens.
Final Vote Is CLosc-BOtyersOck's
Amendment Is Adopted.

The House last night refused by 81 20
s. to permit any Of the money for any
national soldiers home 10 90 20 any home
in which a bar OF canteen for the sale
Of Intoxicating liquors was maintained
The question came up in the paragraph
in the sGndry civil bill apprOpriating for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers homes. The
Appropriations Committee had failed 10
place in the bill tine limitation ia last
years bin which provided that after
March 4, 1897. no money should go 70 ans
home where beer OF Intoxicating Hquors
were sold at its canteen. The effect Of the
committed action would have been 10
restore the canteen, with fun privilege To-
sell beer or intoxicating liquors after July
=, 1907,
When that portion OF the bin was
reached by the Committee OF the Whole
Mr.. Bowersock offered the following as "a
limitation upon the appropriations Tor ma
tional homes:
Provided further, That no part Of this
offer shall be apportioned 20 any national
home that maintains n bar or cauteen
where intoxicating liquors are sold
sullivan WOuId Go Further.
Mr.. Sullivan. Of Massachusetts, offered
as an amendment the following:
THAT 10 part Of this appropriation
shall be apportioned to any home any
member OF which, during the next fiscal
year, is found in attendance upon aHy
.race-horse meeting. or is discovered IN amy
pool room where gambling is carried on,
or In any place where malt or spurious
liquors or tobacco are sold.
He said that il the government was
going into the regulation of the morals
Of the old soldiers, it ought 10 90 the
whole length and keep all manner OF
temptation from them. The amendment
was lost-l3 TO S.
Opposing the BOwers0ck amendment,
Mr. Tawney said that in the geutleman's
own State, Kansas, preparations We're
making 10 provide for the large trade in
liquor anticipated from the abolition of
the Canteen IL Fort LeavenwOTth. Around
the Northwestern Home at Milwaukee,
twenty saloons had been established %
cater 10 the appetites Of the old soldiers
who could no longer obtain liquor in the
home. He quoted from the statements
Of governors of the homes. chaplains.
surgeons and other officials. fav0riug the
maintenance Of the csHteen. which had
been presented to the Committee on APP
preparations, ard he appealed 10 the
House TO listen 10 the advice of those
who had only the best interests of the
veterans at heart, and maintain the can
teen.
Mr.. GOuIden Speaks.
MI Goulden. OF New York, a trustee OF
the New York home, at Bath, quoted a
resolution passed by his colleagues on the
board. requesting the New York delega-
ton TO secure the restoration Of the can
teen there
Mr.. Bennett, Of New York. advocated
the amendment. and reproduced the fig
ures quoted last year by Mr.. Littledeid.
Of Maine. TO show that in the home at
Washington, where there is no canteen.
there is less drunkenness than in any Of
the national homes. Messrs. Sims. Of
Tennessee, and Gardner. Of Michigan,
also advocated the amendment
The debate was concluded in opposition
to the amendment by Mr. Fassett. OF
New York, whose maiden speech as a
Representative was forceful presenta-
ton OF the canteen, not as a moral issue
but Of prudence in the management OF
the soldiers home, and in its favor by
Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa.
Under the influence OF the latter-s
speech. the vote was taken, resulting in
the demolition. temporarily at least, Of
the canteen I'm volunteer homes.