Evening star., 1916-12-15
NO LIMIT ON LIQUOR
FOR "PERSONAL" USE
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| the District to import liquor for their
own use and then place a trap in the
| law which may send some innocent per-
sons to the penitentiary. Many persons
will not know the law. Again, If a
father and son, or two brothers, with
out the knowledge of each other each
| brings a quart of liquor into the Dis
trict, and they live under the same roof,
and subject to Jail sentence of from
| thirty days to year, and this law does
not leave the court any discretion to
impose a nominal penalty in case the
violation of the law has been plainly
| through mistake.
| You had far better face the propo-
sitien you really believe in. The sena-
| tor from Texas does not believe that a
| drop of liquod should be drunk in the
| District. He honest and put it in the
bill and let us vote on it,
Senator Sheppasd in Colloquy.
"No shrewder defender. of the liquor
support" replied Senator Sheppard.
than the senator from Alabama. ask
the senator If he believes it would be
constitutional to prohibit a person from
! the use of liquor at all for beverage
purposes?"
Because l stand for liberty of con-
|
| been called as the senator from Texas
has called me, a defender of the liquor
interests" replied Senator Underwood.
but the people of great state re-
| pudiated this charge when they elected
me after / had been attacked on TINS
ground through an entire campaign.
Senator Underwood said that while
he was majority leader in the House
| the anti-saloon agents had soic1teo
| his aid in bringing the Webb Kenyon
! law, prohibiting the shipment Of liquor
| into dry territory, to vote. and that
| he had given his aid and that he had
| voted for the law.
| II voted for that law because ii rec
| ognizes the principles of selfgovern-
| ment.' said Senator Underwood. He
! added that if that law were held by
| the Supreme Court to be constitutional
there would be no question as to the
| conStitutionality of a law which would
] entirely shut off the supply of liquor
| in the District and prevent its personal
| use. Senator Underwood said that he
| intended to do all he could to have the
| Senate adopt his amendment for ref
| erendum of the prohibition bill to the
people of the District.
Questions Validity of Referendum.
| Senator Thomas of Colorado called
| attention to the fact that the Consti-
tuition gave the Congress entire and
| Columbia. and he questioned the right
| Of Congress to submit the prohibition
| question, or any other, to the people
of the District for a referendum and
final decision. on the ground that it
would be forbidden delegation OF
| power.
Senator Underwood =, replied that that he he
| believed show that such a referendum
| could be made.
! Senator Works of California attacked
the Sheppard bill as a compromise
! with evil" He said that If he had
his way he would stop the use of liquor
| in the District entirely. The senator
from Alabama is right" he continued
| when he says that we ought to be
honest about this matter.
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey as
! serted that prohibition made liars ane
hypocrites" of men. and had made mil
lions of them in this country already.
1t was suggested by Senator Varda
man, strong prohibitionist. that tt
meet the criticism of Senator Under
| wood and remove any trap from thf
bill the restriction of the amount o
liuuor or wine which may be imported
be changed from the family to thu
person.
/ vardaman Change Acceptable.
Senator Sheppard accepted this sug
eestion and said that he would offel
an amendment limiting the amour
which may be imported to one quar-
of liquor for each person. or one gal
lon of beer or wine.
Senator William Alden Smith of Mich
leap said that In his opinion Congress.
was overstepping its authority when i
said what amount of liquor might Dt
imported by the diplomatic representa-
, tives of foreign countries residing here
for their personal use. He suggested
that all reference to them be stricken
from the bill on the ground that they
could and would get all the wine ant
Uouor that they desired. law or no law
The question of woman suffrage wa.
injected into the debate by Senator
owen of Oklahoma. who said that Il
the question of prohibition was refer
red to the District. women should b,
given vote. Later in the day sena
: tor Kern Of Indiana offered an amend
ment to the Underwood referendum
amendment which would enable thu
women to vote
, he would have to be absent from the
Senate for the next two days. ana tina
he did not wish to be accused of dodg
ing the vote on the prohibition bill
, announced that he would oppose tn,
bill II he had an opportunity.
Would Exempt Corby Company.
: Senator Underwood referred to tn
amendments made to the bill. with tn
, approval of the Anti-Saloon League
: which would permit the Corby com
: pany, manufacturers Of yeast. to con
tinue to manufacture grain alcohol as
:, by-product. The Corby company, h
said. was opposed to selling its alcoho
for beverage purposes. and he rea'
statements to that effect.
3 "You are proposing to confscate tn
: property Of a brewery in the Distric
: without paying a cent for It," said Sen
! ator Underwood. You conhscate thou
sonds Of dollars worth of property o
the hotels which have bars. Ye
when you find your favorite, you ex
empt him from confiscation Of prop
erty."
Senator Sheppard denied that he wa
Z playing any favorite. and said that an
company or individual under the lay
2 could manufacture alcohol here SO lon
. as he did not use II or sell 1t for US
8 in making beverages.
Senator Sheppard gave notice h
flwould endevor to keep the bill befor
the Senate until 1t was passed.