Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-30
TO DRINK
ONE GALLON THAN
FIVE, BELIEF
OF SULZER
BernalillO County Senator in
Vain Champions Amend
ment to Law Regulating
Sale of Native Wines.
vINOUS CONTROVERSY
TAKES UP SENATE TIME

Especial Telegram 40 Evening IIcraldl
Santa Fe, \. NJ. May 30.--Dcclar-
ing that the measure was really in
the interests Of sobrlety because un-
der the bill. as he had presented Il.
man need drink only gallon of
wine whereas under the old law he
had to buy five gallons nj u time and
hence might drink more, senator
Snl2er championed senate Rll 40.
81, which provides an amendment ~
the present law. permitting makers
OF ratiyc wine 90 sell iu lots of not
less than one gallon instead OF five
gallons.
yhc blll provides that persons man
ufaCturing wines. hcvr. brandy from
apples. grapes or peaches. muy sell
An lots of one gallon. Mr. Barth
moved 60 amend the bil7 hy striking
ont the word brandy He said la
san Juan county he was informed u
certain person was operatne still,
wheer he made brandy from peaches
and sold {, ln dry" districts. and al
the same time avoided uner this ma
tive wine act the tax he ought Go pay
as distiller.
Mr.. Sulzer came 10 the defense OF
his bin BY declaring that down IN his
county the wine growers wanted the
law changed because il works e hard
ship on them. lie said az chriaton-
inRs and the like they often bought
wine. buf were too poor 10 buy fiyc
gallons az time. ami that they ought
TO be allowed to buy ono gallon IN
order that the wine makers could
dispose OF the beverage
ITS better Cor man 10 drink but
ene gallon. isn't it2" said Mr. Sulxer.
What's the use OF making him. bS
law. bus five gafiousg' By This limo
the mirth amOng the senate members
made it apparent that Mr. sulxrr was
going 90 have Co undergo some With
cisms
Mr Holt Inquired Of Mr. Barth the
Bernanllo county mans pet question,
IL such bill amended as he proposed
would not he class clgisauon Mr.
Bath replied that IL might be. but
u was against class he would lilsc
90 iegislate against.
Mr.. Mccoy wanted the bin amend
ed to strike out the word "heer" la
addition 10 brandy MIR Barth want-
ed 10 know if beer could be made out
of grapes apples or peaches. This
i brought on a discussion on this tech
mical subject
Il was without result as no one
exactly seemed 10 know about the
manufacture OF beer.
Mr.. Holt In well delivered speech
declared that this seemed To be IN
Important matter ana that there was
a wocful ignorance about the im-
/ pOrtant matter Of just how this law
would affect the wine makers and
especially as regarded the ma Sing ~
beer. He then a0lemnly moved "a
Fe-commit tho bin to the committee
on revision. which he said might be
able 20 bring some scientific informa-
tion 90 bear and draft the bili IN
proper shape
MIR. Walton. chairman of the com
migtee. declared h. did not want the
bill Mr. suxer then became angry
eud denounced the action as q waste
of tlnip. BE said the bin WIS too
small matter. too unimportant and
SO limited in its effect as not 90 be-
worth while an of the argument de-
voted Ia ua Ilo declared again y
WAS Ia the interests of sohriety and
temperance and he demanded that
the senate pass u without further de-
lay The motion by Mr. Holt pre-
waited nnd tho bin WAS sent Ia the
committee on revision.