The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
Wadman, Dinwiddie and Island
Delegate in Congress ALI APP
prove of Randall Bill.
IS IN GOOD SHAPE FOR .
TAKING UP BILLS NOW
Abercrombie Proposal Covers
Much the Same Ground as
Hoke Smith Statute Which
Met Death Through Invok-
ing Senate Rule.

Washington, y. c.. July i9.-Pro-
ponents Of the Randall bin. under
which the importation of alcoholic
llauors into HaweA !s forbidden, and
the sale Of liquors within the terri
tory regulated under local option
provisions. will seek to get an early
hearing on the measure. 1t is I'M
derstood DIR. John w. Wadman.
for Hawaii. who has been here sew
eral months working to obtain pro-
h!titiou laws for Hawaii, and DR. f.
C. Dinwidde, legislative superin-
tendent of the Anti-saloon League
of America. as well as Prince j.
Kuhio Kalanianaole. delegate in Con-
gross from Hawaii. approve the Ram
dali measure, as drawn.
Efforts also are being made to get
action before the House Committee
on the Abererombie bill providing
that liquor advertising shall not be
carried through the mails into dry
territory, The Abercrombie bill has
been before the House Committee
on postoffices and post roads for
months and during that time but one
hearing on has bill has been accorded.
In the Senate the Bankhead bill look
Ing to the same end as the Ahercrom-
bic bill has been permitted TO sleep
peacefully despite efforts by the
friends OF the measure to get II up.
Recently, tired Of waiting on the
committee to act. Senator Jones, OF
Washington, made his effort to get
the measure up IA an amendment TO
the postofnce appropriation bill This
e., EIsA -v-t.
invoked under which a two-thirds
vote is held necessary to suspend the
, rules for such a purpose. Consider
ably more than majority voted in
behalf of the motion, however. and
this fact is causing those senators
who favor the hill TO get back OF the
Hoke Smith measure. introduced In
the form OF separate Hill which will
require only g Snajority vote to pass
It, should 1t ever be brought to a vote.
House In Good Shape.
While the Senate is still cloREed
up with business on the calendar, the
House is in pretty good shape, and
/ Il could find time to consider the
Abercrombie bill II that measure
could be brought before Il. While
the Senate is wrestling with the big
appropriation bills ON the calendar,
the House could take up the Aher.
! NIOUiulP measure without anyone no
ing justified in charging that the
| long -Iooled-for adjournment is bo-
ing delayed.
The bin Of Senator Smith is being
| generally commented upon as it ia
drawn in plain, unmistakable Ian
guage without unnecessary verbiage
and makes clear instantly Just what
| those back OF It Hre seeking to bring
about; In connection with, the prin-
l.. --.1x- i
| head and the Abercrom bic bills. a
speech made by Senator Works. Of
, California. on that subject should be
! read by everyone interested in the
/ proposition from any standpoint.
/ Senator Works pointed out that
/ California has voted down Statewide
! prohibition a time or two simply
! because one Of the great industries
/ OF the State IS the manufacture of
/ wines and brandies from grapes
grown ia California. He then added.
/ In the state Of California, it's peo-
/ pie having determined that traffic in
intoxicating liquors is legitimate
traffic, II certainly would be an in
/ frlnEement upon the rights OF the
| people Of the state If the Government
( should deny to the malls advertise
nents of that trade. on tho other
hand quite a number OF the States
't tlt mon nave determined JUST
TO the contrary; they have voted in
favor or prohibition, and have also
I by statute provided that advertise
ments Of that kind shall not be al
lowed within the State. 1t seems to
me IN that case that the laws and
! wishes OF the State should be re-
spected by the national Government,
and that II Is the duty of the Govern
ment to DO whatever It can to carry
/ out the wishes OF the States as de-
! clared by their statutory regulations"