The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
Sheppard Bill Likely to Con-
tinue Unfinished Business
Until Vote Is Reached
ANTI-SALOON WORKERS
NOW PULLING DOWN HILL
Great Change of Sentiment at
the Capitol. Prohibition Lead
ers Are Told-Bill Against
: Use of Mails

Washington. p. G., Dec. 1.-THE
sheppard bill will have the right OF
way in the Senate on Monday and
Will doubtless continue to be the UNI
finished business until a vote Is reach
ed. One prominent Senator, who for
what he considers to be reasons OF
party expediency, will probably vote
against the bill said to one of the
+ Anh-Saloon League workers: There
3sis great change OF sentiment at the
Capitol, and you gentlemen are now
pulling down hill"
This condition is not surprising to
those who have kept track OF events
When the prohibition questions were
acute last spring. the Anti Saloon
League Legislative committee realized
that the time was not propitious to
press for action Congress was alb
sorbcd in the election for the prcsi-
deney and for the next Congress
Conferences were held with infucn-
tial dry leaders in both House and
Senate. and II was agreed TO with
hold further pressure for the long
session. with the understanding that
our friends in Congress would urge
proi1pt action when Congress con
vsned this winter That understand
ing Is being kept and prohibition
legislation is Being pushed by IN
fvenaal members of Congress with
such vigoc that ;he saloonmen are
di:H.ayed.
Malls Bill
The a,tiol 81 the House Commit
to- on judiciary IN reporting favor
ably tbs suhmiSs on resolution was
! followed the t1ext day by favorable
report treW the Post Office Committee
on the bill to prohibit the Use or
the mails FOR advertising OF iiguor.
Jh1s bill j. sweeping in its provisions
ard applying 20 the wrsrsn country
TIN tex Of the bin is rs follows:
a hail 20 prohibit tho use OF the
United States mails in promoting and
advertising the liquor traffic:
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the
United States Of America in Congress
assembled. That no letter. package,
, postal card. or circular, newspaper.
pamphlet. or publication OF any kind,
Containing any advertisement OF any
spirltuous vinous matted, fermented
or other Intoxicating liquor. shall he
deposited in ar carried by the malls
~ the United States, or be delivered
by any postmaster or letter carrier
when addressed TO other than law
fully licensed manufacturer or dealer
in such liquors. Whoever shall know
tngly deposit or cause TO be deposited
or who shall knowingly send or cause
10 be sent anything to be conveyed
or delivered by mail in violation OF
the provisions of this act or shall
knowingly deliver or cause to be de-
1ivered by mail anything herein for
hidden to be carried by mail, shall he
hned not more than $1,000. or Inn
prisoned not more than two years, or
both. and for any subsequent viola
tion OF this act shall be imprisoned
not more than Ave years. Any per-
son violating any provision OF this
dct may be tried and punished either
In the district in which the unlawful
matter or publication was mailed or
to which II was carried by mai! for
delivery. according to the direction
thereon. or in which 1t was caused to
be delivered by mail 10 the person TO
whom 1t was addressed"
The Anti Saloon League workers
were busily engaged on Saturday
morning in conference with members
Of the Senate Committee on the Judi
ciary concerning action OF that oom-
mittse on the resolution to submit the
constitutional amendment. Now that
l,the House committee has acted, It IL
desired to get the resolution on the
calendar Of the Senate also and then
with the resolution out Of committee
and on the calendar in both houses
Il can be taken up in either house
m NAV seem best