The Washington herald., 1913-03-02
DISTRICT BILL
IN CONFERENCE

sent generally from the House meas
ure. II is possible that certain sec
tionS hich have been changed in the
House will be further modified in or
der to cut out certain Inequalities
which were overlooked in the hurry
of preparing the bill.
While the measure will not be and was
not intended to be offered as a satisfac-
tory compromise to .the liquor interests.
the prohibition features and most of the
''jokers" have been eliminated.
Many who supported the measure IA
vored less stringent Legislation, but made
concessions to the prohibition element.
The closing hour in the agreement as
well other regulatory measures Is
made to apply with equal force to pri-
vate clubs. hotels. and saloons.
Many Changes Made.
The Jones-Works bill, as amended and
passed in the House, contains the fol-
lowing features:
Provides for the appointment by the
President Of an excise board composed
of three members. the first three OF
which shall be appointed for terms of
one. two. and three years, respectively.
their successors to serve each for three
years at salary of 500 per annum.
ln original billD
Requires fifty bedrooms for hotel IL
cense. Original bill
Drops prohibition against the licensing
of saloons within $50 feet of each other,
substituting prohibition against more
than four saloons in a block or more
than three on the same side of street
in the block.
Prohibits saloon, barroom. or other
places where Intoxicating liquor is sold
at retail within 900 feet of a residential
oil nnanin1nuS
consent of excise board. CNew)
Prohibits place where intoxicating
liquor is sold at retail or wholesale"
other than hotels or clubs, within 100
feet OF any public schoolhouse or
NOW located and established (new col
lege, or university, or within 400 treduced
from 800 feet of any now established
new house of religious worship. meas
ured by the shortest course of travel
private schools are not included under
the amendment)
Prohibits sale of liquor in a steam or
electric railway waiting room, but re-
moves the restriction against its sale
within 80 feet of the station at the cor
ner of NJ and Thrty-siXth Streets.
The clause prohibiting the sale of liquor
in residential section is changed TO
prohibit the licensing of a saloon here
after The designation OF residential
but they are prohibited from licensing
barrooms in blocks where less than 80
per cent of tine front footage' (substi-
tuted for houses or buildingsD is used
for business purposes
Concerning Territory.
The territory in which no liquor cstab
lishment may be licensed as in the orig
inal bill is west of the following lines:
The westerly line of the fire limits as
now. established from its southerIy limits
to where the same intersects with the
mile limit of the Soldiers Home; thence
westerly and northerly. along the said
mile limit until the same intersects with
Kansas Avenue; thence along Kansas
Avenue to its intersection with the north
ern boundary of the District of Column
bia.
The excise board is not required, as
under the Jones-Works bill. to obtain
a favorable report on an application for
a license from the chief of police before
deciding upon such action by majority
vote. The excise board is directed to
adopted such a policy as will reduce the
of saloons to 800 by November !,
1914. but no law-abiding licensee shall be
deprived of his license before that date.
In hearings upon excise matters the
board is given power to summons wit
nesses and administer oaths. A witness
who shall knowingly new make a
false statement ION any material mat
ter shall be guilty of perjury and pun
ishable accordingly"
Fees for wholesale and retail licenses |
required in the Jones-Works bill are car
ried in. the compromise $500 and s1.OO, re-
spectively, until November ], 1914. after |
which they will be increased to 1900
and 81 500 (retaiD. barroom |
license is to be required for every hotel, |
tavern, barroom, club, or other place
where intoxicating liquors are sold or |
dispensed at retail.'' A wholesale IL |
cense authorizes the sale In sealed pack |
ages only, and in quantities not less than |
a quart in aggregate, except in sealed |
original or bonded package in quantity |
not less than approximately a pint" |
(quoted part new). and not to be drunk
OH the premises where sold.
All makers, brewers. and distillers in |
the District are required to take out a !
wholesale license for each place wherein
they carry on the business in the Dis
trict. The clause extending this re-
1ufrement to agents of makers. brew
ers and distillers outside the District and
selling their product in the District is
stricken out
Limit Number of Clubs.
In the clause which required that a club /
license be taken out in the name of the
resident. the word may" is substituted
or SHALL" For violations of club Ii
enses. however, it is made mandatory