The Washington herald., 1913-03-02

| lectively or severally in their individual
capacities. This proviso is added in the
compromise measure: That after No
vembr l. 1914, there shall not be granted
licenses to more than twenty-five clubs,
| including those now licensed"
The part prohibiting the sale of liquor
Ito any person who is in the habit of
becoming intoxicated, IL such last named
PERSONS wife, daughter, mother. faith
er, or guardian shall. in writing. request
that the licensee shall not sell or furnish
intoxicating liquors to such person" is
stricken out, and instead the icensee is
forbidden to sell to any minor intoxi-
Gated person, or ''habtual drunkard."
Ignorance of the age of the minor Is
not permitted defense.
The provision of the original bill that
all licensees close their places between
II o'clock at night and in the morn
ing is changed to require a midnight
closing. as nov obtains. and o'clock
opening. except on Sundays and inau-
guration day. Legal holidays are eX-
empt from this under the amended bill.
No minor under eighteen years of age
may remain in a place where intoxicating
liquors are sold. tOriginal bill)
The entire section which provides means
for wife. daughter. mother, father. or
guardian" who has requested licensee
not to sell to a person in the habit of be-
coming intoxicated. to obtain damages
against a lcensee who has violated this
request is stricken from the bill.
Any minor who falsely represents his
age for the purpose of procuring liquor
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor liable
TO a fine of $50 or thirty days in the re-
formatory or workhouse.
All regulations applying to physicians
and pharmacists remain unchanged.
Penalty for No License.
The penalty for failure to obtain liz
cense when required Is fixed at between
$50 and $500. or Imprisonment in the Dis
trict Jail or workhouse for not less than
two months, nor more than six, for the
first ofYense and imprisonment for not
less than three months nor more than
one year and the fine for each subse-
quent violation. Revocation of license
and a fine of between sleO and $50 may re-
suit from violations Of provisions of the
bill. For a second violation both the
revocation of the license and the fine is
mandatory.
The clause prohibiting the employment
of a female in dispensing liquor is strick
en- from the bill Except in the cases
Of hotels, restaurants, and clubs Othe
exception is new). no games are to be
permitted in the same room where liquor
is dispensed.
The clause aimed at the ''growler'' is
stricken out. An added proviso to this
section requires that the excise board
shall decide what constitutes a restaur-
ant
The clause prohibiting the licensing of
a saloon within 600 feet of the Marine
Barracks. the War College. or the Navy
Yard is retained in toto.
The clause prohibiting the free lunch
counter is striken from the bill.
The excise part OF the bill goes into
effect July l next.
"PSohis" for Agreement.
Representative Saunders OF Virginia, |
an advocate of the Jones-Works bill in
an amended form. and who will be one
of the conferees, and Representative
Webb. who led the successful fight
against the previous Burlescn substitute. |
opened the debate in favor of the agree |
ment Mr.. Webb stated that the agree |
ment was the Jones' Works bill with all |
substantial provisions retained, but with |
a few desirable amendments.
Representative Bartholdt of Missouri, |
who consistently opposes liquor legisla- |
ton, opened the fight against the agree |
ment, declaring that it would wipe out |
more than 200 saloons. Representative |
answering question by Rep /
resentative Cooper of Wisconsin, stated /
it as his belief that the bill would cut
saloons down to about 800.
Representatives Sims of Tennessee and /
Sherley of Kentucky also supported the
measure.
Although his request for unanimous
consent to the consideration of an
was objected to. Representa-
tive Bartholdt jocularly had the clerk
read in his time an amendment declaring
as illegal the sale or use of Intoxicating
liquors in tho Disfricf