Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-02-14
PRoRIRlTT0N sCoRCREp.

The feature Of the hearing Of the ansisa'
loon representatives on Friday Of last week
before the House Judiciary Committee was
the remarks Of Jaage John ], jenkins,
chairman Of the committee, 10 Rev, 5, T.,
Nicholson, who spoke for the American
Anti Saloon League, The remarks were
made at the conclusion Of Sn argument BY
Mt. Nicholson urging The adoption of the
I.S,uenela or some similar bill prohibiting
the shipping Of liquor into prohibition terri
tory. Chairman jenkins said that % per cent
of the bills Of the kind under discussion
brought before his committee were aimed At
the very throat OF the Government Men full
Of senumenl would appear there, be declared,
and urge the committee to report bill aud
ask Congress to pass law TO he tested be-
tore the Supreme Court,
~ sYour Argument" said Mt. jenkins, us
to put il up to The Sapreme Court We are
not here to report bills that appear to Us to
be Unconstitutional. II Is our duty TO pre-
vent, Il possible, the passage Of laws that
are Unconstitutional, aud do not think
We should listen to you sentimental gentle
men when You Try to overNpersnade rs, We
are trying to save this Government aud
do not want TO be continually reporting out
bills Tor the sake Of Christianity or anything
else ,ha, will be turned down by the courts,
have been In prohibition territory aud seen
how the laws were evaded, There l saw
men with prayer book in one hand aud
knife Tor an enemy In the other,
Mr., Nicholson explained that il was not
his intention TO ask the committee TO do any
thing wrong Judge jenkins said that poi
itics had nothing to do with the work Of the
Judiciary Committee. but that there was 3
diversity OF opinion as to whether the vari
ous LIQUOR bills were constitutional or not,
A subcommittee OF the Senate Committee
on the Judiciary, consisting Of Senators
Knox Of Pennsylvania, Fulton Of Oregon
and Bacon Of Georgia, Friday gave an ex'
tended hearing on the nnman bill provid'
ing ,ha, upon the arrival OF liquors within
state and before delivery to the ooesignee
they shall be subject TO the operation Of The
laws Of the State, In the same manner ~
though such liquors had been produced IN
the State,
Mrs. l., NJ, N, Stevens, national prest
dent Of the w, c, I, u, said that In Main'
bogus express companies operated snrrep
uuously through keepers Of "blind tigers,
etc. In that way, she said, his never pos
sshle to trace Il TO the eonsignee IS oontem
plated by the law as now interpreted by th'
supreme Court Of the United States, Sh'
wanted the law amended so that the liouol
might be seized at the point Of destination
without regard TO the consignee,
Senator Bacon, Of Georgia, suggested tha
when prohibition laws were enacted Il
Georgia there was a big brewery near hi
home which every one supposed would b
r1usea down.
"BuL" added Senator Bacon, "they heGaI
TO make beer that had no alcohol 10 Il
The Agricultural Department has pro
nounccd Il to be non-Alooholie, and nov
they are botllng more beer than ever be
fore"
at Is certainly worth coming long dis
lance to hear that encouraging news" sal
bother, who had come from Ohio to al
tend the hearing,