The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-27
'KE
OF fIle Bill to Prohibit Inter
state Commerce Traffic in
Liquor Business.

The following article is1spublished
at the request OF the local Womenss
Christian Temperance Union, which
desires more widespread knowledge
Iof the details Of an interstate liquor
prohibition bill now pending in Con-
gress;
The national difference TO consider
ithe growing evils OF the interstate IL
equor trafflc- HE'D at Washington, De-
cember 14fand 10, to which twenty
eight governors appointed represents
lives from their respective states and
at which there were present l72 dele
gates Representing thirty-nine states
and twenty-four different organIza-
tons. after full discussion appointed
committee with power to act to
draft bill upon which all the cons
stltuencies represent agreed to unite.
This committee was composed Of
the three legislative representatives
at Washlngton-the Rev. b c. Din-
widdie, now again representing the
Anti Saloon League OF America, and
also the Good Templars, the National
TEMPERANCE Society and the Inter-
ehurch Temperance Federation, be-
sides various church bodies by virtue
Of their general Endorsement of the
Anti-saloon League Mrs. MaTgsFet
Dye Ellis, legislative superinten dent.ol
the National woman's Christian Tenn,
rarca Tinion. and DR.. w. F. Crafts,
Of the National Reform Bureau; and
FIVE members Of the House and Senate.
Including the sponsors OF the bills rep
resenting the different theories q
dealing with the question, and five
persons chosen by the conference
from It's own membership.
This committee met, ten of the thtr-
teen being present, and adopted the
following bill:
"a Bill
$40 prohibit Interstate Commerce IN
Intoxicating Liquors in certain cases.
BE ii enacted by the Senate ana
House Of Representatives Of the
United states of America in Congress
assembled:
sec. /. That the shipment or trans
n rtation, in any manner or by any
means whatsoever, OF any spirituous.,
vinous, matted, fermented, or other
Intoxicating liquor of any kind. includ-
,ng beer, ale or wine, from one state,
territory or district 81 the United
states or place non-contiguous to but
subject 10 the jurisdiction thereof,
into any other state, territory or dis
tr.ct 81 the, United states, or place
r,on-contlguous to but subject to the
jurisdiction thereon. or from any for7
eign country, into any state, territory
or district Of the United States. or
to but subject to.
the jurisdiction thereof, which SAID
spirituous, vlnous, matted, fermentedi
or other intoxicating liquor is intend
ed, by any person Interested therein,
directly or indirectly, or in any man
ner connected with the transaction,
to be received, possessed or kept, or
in any manner used, either in the
original package or otherwise, In vio-
lation of any oaw II such state, terri
tory or district of the United States
or place non-contiguous to but subject
to the jurisdiction thereof, enacted in
the exercise of the public powers of
such state, territory or district of the
United States, or place 7on=c Mtg
uous to but subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, is hereby prohibited; and any
and all contracts pertaining to such
transactions are hereby declared to be
null and void; and no suit or action
shall be maintained in any court Of
the United states upon any such con-
tract or contracts. or for the enforce
ment or protection of any alleged
right based upon or growing out of
such contract or contracts, or for the
protection in any manner whatsoever
of such prohibited transactions.
Sec. .. There shall be no proper
ty right in or to any such liquor while
in the possession of any railway com
pany, express company or other COM
mon carrier, in connection with any
shipment or transportation thereof in
violation of this act"
The undersigned as the accredited
representative at Washington of the
Methodist Temperance Society is not
only pleased at having helped effect
the existing union of forces, but is
also glad to report that in his person
al judgment as a lawyer the amended
bill is thus agreed upon to be support
ed by all temperance forces until vic
tory comes ernbodies the most tenable
proposition In the form most free
from possible objections.
wEIlLEAM II. ANDERSON.
Chairman Legislative Committee TEN
perance Society Methodist Episcopal
Church.
]. F. Mullaney, of Wheeling, is a
visitor here.
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