Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-03-06
WEBB LIQUOR BILL
PASSES OVER VETO
Senate Passed Measure and
House Follows Example By
Overwhelming Vote.

Washington, March 3.-By vote of
Pa to 95 the House Saturday passed
over President Taft's Veto the Webb
bin prohibiting shipment of Intoxicating
passed 1t over the veto of Friday and
the bill now becomes Law.
Only one other time i'm the last 10
years has congress overridden a pres
ident's veto. That was when. the Rainy
river dam bill was passed over Pres
jdent Roosevelt's disapproval.
The move to override the presidents
veto was brought up in the House all
most at the outset of the session.
Immediately following the reading of
the message. Chairman Clayton. of the
judiciary committee, moved to recon-
slider the Webb bill and pass It over
the presidents veto.
General debate followed.
Quickly Passes Senate.
Tho Webb liquor bill, prohibiting the
shipment of liquor into dry states.
was repassed in the Senate over Presi-
dent Taft's veto within two hours from
the time the presidents message OF
disapproval had been laid before that
body. A short debate in which the ad
Nocates of TIE bill voted down a mo
ton to postpone action, and in which
they reaffirmed their belief that the
measure is constitutional, ended with
the repassage of the bill by the large
majority of 6S to 81
The Webb bill passed both houses of
congress and went to the president 10
days ago. His veto message reached
the Senate about 3 O'Clock, accompa-
MED by an opinion from the attorney
general. Basing his decision upon the
attorney generals finding. the presi-
dent expressed the belief that the
measure clearly was unconstitutional
because 1t gave the states the right to
Interfere with Interstate commerce
Senator McCumber declared both the
president and the attorney general had
misconstrued the grounds upon which
congress had passed the prohibition
law. He said it had not attempted to
give the states the right to interfere
with commerce. but simply had de-
clared liquor an. OUTLAW and had then
prescribed conditions under which 1T
might enter interstate commerce.
Senator Kenyon also briefly urged
passage of the bill. while Senators
Paynter and Percy supported Presi-
dent Taft's veto.
Lineup Of Senator'S.
The Senate vote follows:
To Override the Presidents Veto.
Senators Ashnrst, Borah. Brady, Briss,
Tow, Brown. BRYAN, Burnham. Burton,
Chamberlain. Chiffon Clapp, Clarke of
Arkansas, Crawford. Cuiberson, Cur
lom, Cummins. Curtis Dillingham;. Dix
on, Fall, Fletcher, Galinger. Gamble.
Gardner Gore. Gronna. Jackson. John
son, Johnston. Jones. Kayanaugh. Ken
yon. Kern, Lea, Lodge. McCumber,
Martin, Myers, Nelson. Newlands Oil
Yer, overman. Owen, Page. Pittman.
Poindexter, Sheppard shively. Sim
mons, Smith of Arizona, smith OF
Georgia, Smith of South Carolina.
Smoot. Swanson. Thomas. Thornton,
Illlman, Townsend Webb. Williams,
Works-63
To Sustain the President Senators
Bradley. Brandegee. Catron. Crane. Du
FONT, Foster. Guggenheim Mclean.
MARITIME, O'Gorman. PaynteY Penrose.
Percy, Perkins, Pomerene, Richardson,
Root. Stephenson. Sutherland Warren.
Wetmore-2l a
cossoN SAYS WEBB LAW
WILL PROVE OF SERVICE
Des Moines, Ia, March 3.-Attorney
General CossoT who is ii warm sun
porter of the Webb bill passed by con.
gress over the presidents veto today
admits that the bill is not all that could
be.wished for. He says, however. that
it will be possible TO stop some sales
of liquor which could moi be reached
under state law
The main point we gain In THU,
bill Is that 1t permits us to seize liquor
which is Ell route" he said. 'l'or In
stance, we have case now on hand
lodge at Oskaloosa was seized at the
station on the ground that 1t was be-
ing shipped to be used for illegal pur-
poses. The law is not now clear as to
whether we had a right to seize this
liquor. Under the Webb bill the liquor
would be classed as an illegal ship
ment and could be stopped ut any point
after 1t was consigned. provided the
shipment was consigned to dry ter
ritory.'
The Webb bill will catch all clubs,
societies. lodges or parties to whom LID
uor is shipped. provided these lodges
or clubs are in dry territory. The
dispensing OF liquors by such lodges
or clubs Is contrary to law. hence the
liquor In Illegally shipped and can be
seized under the Webb bill.
The bill does not prevent the ship
ment OF liquor from any point outside
of Iowa TO any point in Iowa to pri-
vate individual for his own home con
sumption. 1t will prevent such ship
ment to any person who expects to sell