The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-24
PROSPECTS OF NATIONAL LEGISLATION
A Bill to Regulate the Interstate CON-
MERGE Of intoxicating Liquors.

While there is universal cry go
ing on, not only in our state, but IN
all other dry territories OF the nation
against the protection that the inter-
state Commerce Laws give the liquor
traffic. the National Anti-Saloon
League and other temperance organ
izations are hard at work to secure
relief. There has already been in
troduced at the present Congress,
the Langley Contamination
League Interstate Liquor Shipment
Bill" Senate Bill No. 24S6 and
House Bill No. $3.50.
The bill reads as follows: ITO
Regulate the Interstate Commerce
Shipment of Intoxicating Liquors.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in Congress
Assembled: That any person, firm,
corporation, common carrier, or any
shall ship, express, or otherwise trans
port any distilled, malt, vinOus, or
Intoxicating liquor from any state,
foreign country, territory or district
of the United States to any other
state, territory or district of the
United States where such shipments
or transportation of such liquor car =
legally be made from one point to
another within such state, territory
or district of the United States to
which such liquor is consigned, or to
any place in such state, territory or
district of the United States to which
such shipment or transportation of
such liquor cannot legally be made
from another point within the same
state, territory or district of the
United States, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than
five hundred dollars nor more than
one thousand dollars for the first of
Tense, and for the second offense not
less than one thousand dollars nor
more than five thousand dollars and
imprisonment for term of not less
than six months nor more than two
years
This bill provides for the direct
exercise of congressional power b.
prohibiting transportation of liquor
from outside a state to points tt
which liquor cannot be legally trans
ported from another point within
the same state. 1t is calculated t,
apply both to prohibition states ant
prohibition territory in local option
states. Its structure, it is believed
not only obviates the constitutions
objection, but is manifestly in accor(
with a sound public policy. This bill
was introduced in the House by Hon
John w. Langley, of Kentucky, VIII
in faithful, sincere and Jealous advo
cacy of temperance measures is sec
ond to no man in Congress, and il
the Senate by Hon. Charles Curtis
, of Kansas, tried and tested frien
of every reasonable temperate
movement.
| believe that this bill is TIL
thing for North Carolina and there
fore, we desire to give all our infiu
ence to aid its passage. We woul
advise those, who favor such measure
5 to send personal letters to their cor
gressmen and senators and ask ther
to use their influence to aid this les
? islation, giving them the name an
number of the bill. We also advis
y our conferences, conventions, synod
and other church gatherings to pas
resolutions and reports asking fc
: the passage of this bill. | believe
the forces Of Righteousness will PIT
forth strenuous effort for the passag
of this bill, that it can be secure
r through the present congress, and
e not, in the very near future.
n R. L. DAVIS, Supt. {
North Carolina Anti-Saloon Leagu,