Arizona republican., 1910-03-11
Federal Prohibition in the Territories.

| appreciate and discuss the Signifi- canoe of Senate Bill 1881, passed by the United States senate on the llth | day of February last This is be- i cause the synopsis of the bill as given ! in the dispatches from Washington ' ly reads, it seems clearly to provide ! prohibition for such cities as Phoenix, i Tucson and Globe-cities. in other words. that are situated within twenty-five miles of Indian settle 1 ments. While it may well be doubted whether it was the intention of the | senate to enact such drastic legisla- tion, the language of the bill itself must govern in its construction; and | unless the house of representatives shall amend it. the bill if passed and signed by the president. will make the sale of intoXicants in Phoenix unlawful except upon prescription or
 under a permit from the secretary
 of the interior.
 In order that our readers may have the wording of the amending bill be- | fore them. we reproduce from the 1 Congressional Record the bill in full. together with the brief debate which
 attended its passage:
 That section 1 of an act approved pn .a prohibit the sale of intoxicating | drinks to Indians, providing penalties
 therefor. and for other purposes" be amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 1. That any person who shall sell, give away, dispose of, exchange,
 or barter any malt, fermented. spiritu- ous. or vinOus liquor. including beer, ale. and wine, or any ardent or other | intoxicating liquor of any kind what soever. or any essence. extract, bit ters. preparation, compound, compost ] tion. or any article whatsoever, under any name. label or brand, which pro- duces intoXicatioD, to any Indian a ward of the government under charge of any Indian superintendent or agent. | or any Indian.' including mixed bloOds, over whom the government. through , its departments. exercises guardian | ship, and any person who shall in- ! troduce or attempt to introduce into the Indian country. or shall have in | his possession, sell. give away. dis ] pose of. exchange. or barter any malt. fermented. spirituous. or vinous | liquor. including beer. ale. and wine.
 or any ardent or intoxicating liquor ! of any kind whatsoever, or any es- sence. extract. bitters. preparation,
 compound. composition, or any article
 whatsoever. under any name, label. or
 brand, which produces intoXication,
 within the Indian country. which term shall include any Indian allotment while tne title to the same shall be i held in trust by the government, or
 while the same shall remain inalien- able by the allottee. without the con i sent of the United States, or who shall introduce or attempt to intro 1 duce or have in his possession. sell. give away. dispose of. exchange, or | barter any malt. fermented, spirituous
 or vinous liquor. including beer, ale, and wine. or any ardent or intoXi- eating liquor of any kind whatsoever, or any essence. extract. bitters, prep
 aration. compound, composition, or any article whatsoever. under any name, label. or brand. which produces ! intoxication; in or upon an Indian i reservation. or Indian settlement with | in any territory of the United States, or within that portion of any terri | tory of the United States which lies within twenty-five miles Of any ln- i dian reservation or Indian settlement. shall be punished by imprisonment for | not less than sixty days and by a i fine of not less than s100 for the first offense and not less than 500 for each offenSe thereafter: Provided, however. That the person convicted shall be committed until fine and costs are paid But it shall be q ! lawful defense to any charge of vio-
 lation of the provisions of this law that the acts charged were done by order of or under authority from the interior department or any officer duly authorized thereunto by the in terior department"
 The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was, on page l i, after line ?. to insert the following as a new section:
 Sec. ?. If any person Tn the serN- ice of the United States or any in- dian has reason to suspect, or is in i formed that any person is about to introduce or has introduced. any of the intoxicating drinks enumerated in this act into any of the places men tioned herein, in violation of law, or has in his possession any such intoX- icating drink within any of such places, it shall be the duty of such person or such Indian to take and destroy any of the aforesaid articles found in any such. place or places, eX- cept such as may be introduced therein by and under authority of the interior department"
 The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was. on page | {. after line 12, to insert the follow ing as a new section:
 Sec. B. Provided, That this act | shall not apply to the filling of d prescription of reputable physician by a druggist in good faith: Provid- i ed That no prescription shall be filled more than once, and record shall
 be kept of such prescriptions, which
 record shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times
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