New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03
VOTE ON LIQUOR BILL
DREADED BY THE HOUSE
PrOhibItionistS Determined to
Force Action and Measure
Likely to Become a Law.
BREAKS UP JUG TRADE
Bars Liquor Shipments Into
Dry" Communities and Will
Be Hard Blow to Dis
tilling Interests.

Washington. Feb. The House Com
mittee on judiciary will report on
Wednesday next the Webb bill prohibit
ing the Interstate shipment of intoXicat-
Ing liquors into dry territory. The meas
urc is practically identical with the Ken
Won bill. which has passed the Senate.
and dreaded vote on the prohibition
issue faces the House.
This Information concerns ana alarms
, especially the members OF tine Rules Com
mittee Of the House. As soon the
kenyon-WeLb bill is reported members
/ Of tie Judiciary Committee will demand
special rule providing for the considera-
I iion AT this session Of the anti-iquor bill.
should the issue he presented to the
House in this manner there Is no doubt
Of the passage Of the bill and hard bio"
will be dealt the liquor interests.
Chairman Henry Of the Rules Commit
zee is reliably reported 10 have promised
advocates of the legislation that the Rules
Committee will report a special rule MAX
ing the webb bill privileged. II Is like
wise known that the majority OF the
members OF the Rules Committee wou!I
like to postpone consideration OF such far
reaching legislation but tremendous
pressure is being brought ia bear on the
committee and II meeting is held for
any purpose il is understood that Chair
man Henry will feel compelled to bring
~ the liquor question.
The vote I'm tn. Rules Committee for a
suecial rule probably will be close, but 50
! stn mas been the fight waeed by the
! rrohibitionisis that "A sufficient number ~
votes is expected TO throw the liquor ilsh;
into the House where it Will not be well
ccmcd. II the Rules Committee members
decline To- meet and report out special
rile on the Webb measure the inacton
of the members will bring embarrassi
complications back home
member Of the House Committee on
Judiciary said tonight:
The committee Will report the Webb
Lil this week. and plan has been Tor
mulatod for 4 special rule 70 obtain It's
. consideration AT this session. The issue
is coming and there j. no way OF cvadne
TO- ! regard q special rule as practically
certain. although the vote IN the Rules
Committee may b. close. Regardless OF
their personal attitude toward the SUD
iect some members Of the Rules 'ommll /
l
fcrrnt sources. viii be- compelled as a
matter Of selfprotcction. 10 vote To make
/ tho anti-liquor bill privileged.
The webb bill designed TO break up
the Jug trade" against which prohibi-
ton states and localities have always
protested. has been before the House Ju-
dietary Committee for months As the
! session draws near a close tho prohibit
ton interests have redoublcd their efforts
to force the judiciary Committee 10 take
| action and bring the bin from its pigeon
hole The committee finally agreed and
has set q date Tor a vote.
Advocates Of the measure. confident Of
rs favorable report have now turned
their attention To the Rules Committee,
Tor without "A special rule the bin cannot
o.. reached during the closing days Of
, tine session The situation for the Rules
Committee is a tcklish one, and that
committee recently adopted a self-pro-
lection plan to refuse consistently all re-
quests for special rules for the remainder
OF the session
The proaibitionists however. are de
tormiued and the forthcoming action OF
tho Judiciary Committee will shift re-
yponsIbilily 20 the Rules Committee,
which viii be- held accountable for either
action or non-action. The former Is prob
able. and the Kcuyou-Webb uill has good
prospects OF going upon the statute books
pDiort March T.