Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-01
WILL GEORGIA ADOPT
The WEBB LIQUOR Law
Prohibition Forces Hope for
Success

prohibition in Georgia will be made III
the present Legislature, and it will
center around bill proposed by SEN
ator Hxon, of the Thirty-seventh Dis
trict, in the Senate, and Representa-
tives Fullbright, of Burke, and Evans,
of Screven, in the House.
This bill will seek to extend the
state laws to dovetail them into the
Webb law. 1t is understood the Geor-
gia Anti-Saloon League will pin it's
entire hopes to this law to the exclu-
sion of all other proposed legislation.
Senator ]. T. Hixon, author of the
temperance bill introduced in the Sen
ate Thursday, declared that in his
opinion the reports of an alleged liq-
uor lobby, formed to fight his bill, have
been exaggerated to a certain extent
Il have no definite knowledge" he
said, that such lobby exists, and /
doubt very much if the lobby is form
ed. Scattering reports have come to
our ears that the liquor men have es-
tablished headquarters at hotel, but
these reports haven't been confirmed
Doesn't Expect Fight
"In fact, l do not think the liquor
men will work against the bill | in
troduced. The bill is more or less a
matter of form, and is designed merely
to put into force the Webb bill possed
by Congress.
"Of course, if it should develop late:
that a liquor lobby has been formed to
influence legislation by illegal means,
the Legislature should certainly take
some action with view to hating
their operations"
Georgia prohibitionists are said to
be lukewarm regarding another "Tip-
pins BILL" as they believe the state
now has all the restrictive prohibition
law it needs.
The Federal statute prohibits, with
out penalty the shipment of intoxicat
ing liquors into dry" states. A de-
PENDANT indicted in a state court fol
shipping intoxivants into "dry" states
can not plead the benefit or protectioa
OF the Federal interstate commerce
lTws, as that is specifically denied him
in the Webb act.
Legislative Attitude in Doubt
The temper of the new Legislature
with respect to this proposed readjust-
ment of the prohibition situation in
Georgia yet is very uncertain.
The last Legislature enacted fur
their restrictive prohibition law, only
to sustain subsequently an executive
veto.
Curiously enough, the Georgia Anti
Saloon League appears to have won a
point by securing from both candi
dates for the presidency of the Senate
committals to the very measure now
proposed.
Whether the liquor and beer inter
ests will line up against the new
measure is problematical.
Beer Interests Satisfied.
The beer interests are well satisfied
with the present situation in Georgia
and if there be further prohibition leg
islation against the shipment of beers
into Georgia, the local breweries may
figure that that merely will help them
from financial standpoint.
1t is contended by many that the
breweries really are making more
II oney in Georgia nowadays than they
ever have made before, and that the
more outsiders are hampered in sell
ing within the state, the better off
the breweries are.
! If the liquor interests have made any
effort to block further prohibition leg
islation in Georgia, not many legisla-
tors seem to have heard of it. 1t is I'M
derstood, however, that they will fight
the Webb bill in the Federal courts,
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