The Prescott daily news., 1913-02-20
which have the word ''dry" written into their constitutions.
 Two BIits Much Alike.

Iowa and the other that Of Represent ative Webb of North Carolina. So 1t will be seen that the measure has the advantage of both Republican and > Democratic parentage. The two bills are very much alike, and either will accomplish the purpose intended.
 The senate Is about to vote on tho Kenyon bill, and 1t is said 1t will be sanctioned The measure will then go to the house, but by the time 1t reaches there 1t seems likely that the Webb bill will have been reported fa- vorably from the committee on judi ciary, and 1t is possible the house, If 1t intends to approve the legislation. will suggest that the Webb meas ure be substituted for the Kenyon measure. If the Webb bill is substi- tuted by the house 1t Is likely the sen- ate will accept 1t after conference, and so it seems probably that MT Taft will be given an opportunity to sign or veto a measure which has been vexing congresses and administrations fer long time.
  Prohibit Interstate Commerce In h. toxicating Liquors in Certain Cases" ," The title of the Webb bill Is ITO Di- vest Intoxicating Liquors of Their h. terstate Commerce Character in Ger tain Cases" Each bill forbids the shipment or transportation of intox- icating liquors of any kind into pro- hibition territory if 1t is to be used In viola tion of the law of the state into which it is imported This will make the police power of a state in liquor shipment matters superior to the law governing interstate com- merce in non-prohibited goods.
 Opponents See No Hope.
 Oppc nents of the measure. who hold that it interferes with personal lib erty and that it will throw thousands of persons out of employment have taken a poll of the house committee on judiciary, and they say they fear that the Webb bill will be reported fa- vorably. They also have found out the sentiment in the house proper,
 
 in the Kenyon form or in the Webb form, Is certain to be passed by the representatives by an overwhelming majority. The opponents of the meas ure are in the belief that the house members will not dare to vote agair st it, and this, feeling as they do, they hold it a symptom of moral coward ice.
 One does not have to go far to look for the reason for the Kenyon and the Webb bills. The friends of both measures say that because of the in- violability of interstate commerce, large quantities of liquor are shipped into prohibition states to be sold secretly contrary to the laws of the states. If 1t had been possible to tell what man intended to use the liquor for his table, and what man intended to use it for pecuniary profit, this law to use it for pecuniary profit this law would nevey have come up to trouble the brewers and to threaten the exist ence of great industries. It has been before congress after congress- The outlook Is that sooner or later it will pass. It will take about year, per haps, to show whether this bill de- creases the manufacture and the con. sumption of liquor and the same time will avail to show whether or not the brewers must discharge men by the wholesale because of diminishing pro. auction and diminishing profits.
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