Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-28
NEW EXCISE BOARD
WILL Be APPROVED
Senate District Committee to
Take Favorable Action
Tomorrow.
PROTESTS PLANNED
By HOME RULE BODY
Regulations Governing Liquor Bust
ness in Capital Attract
Interest.

The nominations OF three excise COM
missioners now before the Senate Dis
trict committee for approval will receive
favorable action by that committee at q
meeting called for tomorrow morning, Il
was said today. The Senate IL expected
to confirm the nominations without delay.
Senator Works Of California, a member
Of tho District committee. who took q
leading part in the fight on John B. Col
poys and Frank B. Lord. whose nominal
lions as members Of the excise board
were withdrawn by President Wilson. said
today that he knew OF no opposition to
the confirmation Of Gen. r. r. Smith. Jo-
seph C. Sheehy and Henry s. Baker. the
three appointees now awaiting action by
the Senate.
Protest to be Filed.
At meeting OF the District home rule
committee held at the New Ebbitt House
last night 1t was decided to protest to
the Senate District committee tomorrow
against the confirmation OF the nomina-
tons Of Gen. Smith aid Mr.. Baker az
members Of the excise board. A commit
tee composed Of w. j. Staggers. Norman
Bowles and John Horrigan, was named
to appear before the Senate District
committee.
The members of the committee claim
that Mr.. Baker voted In West Virginia
last year, and that Gen. Smith is q resi-
require members Of the excise board to
be residents of the District. but the
members Of the committee base their
protest on the fact that the last demo-
cratic platform declared for home rule
in the District
Interest in Regulations.
With prospect OF the Senate early
ratifying the Presidents selection of ex-
else officials attention today centered not
so much on the provisions of the Jones'
Works law as on the regulations to be
adopted for carrying the act into effect.
Prior to the recent decision Of the con.
troller Of the Treasury which resulted
In Mr.. Williams and other officials OF the
old excise board going out OF office, the
former chief clerk not only drafted q new
set of regulations, but arranged q num-
Der Of other details designed to lessen
the confusion incident to a change OF
administration Of excise matters.
an anti-growler order in the new
regulations because this prohibitive
measure, which became effective jan
uary ! last. has proved to be a prac-
teal one.
Duties Will Not be Arduous.
Aside from considering applications
for liquor license renewals. the duties
of the new board at the outset are not
expected to be arduous. The excise
officials will not have to worry for
year or more a. to how they Will en-
force some Of the more difacuit pro-
D1w Ia yU
For example. the provision OF the law
stating that it shall be the duty Of the
excise board to reduce the NUMBER OF
saloons to not exceeding aU oy NoVem-
Der 1, 1914, carries the proviso that no
licensee who shall conduct his business
within the law shall be deprived OF his
license or required to change his location
before November !, 1014.
This proviso is considered as applying
to all provisions IN the act fea1lrl n
Including the paragraph which states
that not more than three saloons or bar
rooms, other than in hotels or cluns.
shall be permitted on one t ace Oh nor
more than four on both sides or q street
between interesting streets
Licenses to Be Considered.
Applications for renewals OF license
which. in the absence Of an excise board,
are now being filed with DR.. William
Tindall. secretary to the Commissioners,
will he considered by the new excise
commissioners In the order in which they
are filed.
It is not anticipated that liquor dealers
who have conducted their places WITHIN
the requirements Of law will have any
difFiculty in having their applications for
license renewals approved.
So far. 27S retail and seventy-two
wholesale applications have been filed
with DR.. Tindail. There are now IN the
District 4ss retail and las whoiesa!e
establishments. The rush OF appncents
DAYS remain in which dealers may file
REQUESTS for continuation OF their
licenses. the closing hour being 1880
It is possible that the new excise
board will be confirmed in time for 1t
tie take charge of District excise mat
ters by the early part of next week.
The Commissioners, as yet. have not de-