The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26
SPECIAL SESSION Of CONGRESS MADE GREAT
PROGRESS IN TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION

which closed recently tremendous
progress was made In temperance leg
slation, as will be shown by the re-
sumo which follows. as prepared by
E. c. Dinwiddie, legislative superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon league
The language is his:
Between seventy-fve and eighty
bills and resolutions were introduced
which. in whole or in part or by
amendment, related to the prohibition
of liquors. few of these have
passed and the balance are on the
calendar to be pressed in the next ses-
sion.
1. Prohibition of the Sale of Liquors
to Soldiers.
You have had the text OF this law
which meets with universal favor as
conducive TO the best interests of our
soldiers. For your information ] en-
close you herewith copy of the regula-
tons issued by the president and the
secretary of war In regard to the sale
of liquor to soldiers and which EN-
bodies the congressional enactment
2. Prohibition of Foodstuffs In The
Production Of Distilled Spirits
for Beverage Purposes. ~s'
In the food control bill. H. r.. 4961,
section Is prohibits the use of foods.
food materials, fruits or feeds in the
production OF distilled spirits for bev-
erage purposes. and section Is au-
thorizes the president to commander
distilled spirits forz govern entail use.
The wording of these provisions you
have already had,
3. Prohibition for the United states
Navy.
Fl. II. s3s3, which passed and was
approved by the president on Octo-
Der 6. extends the provisions OF the
seIective draft act for the army SO
that the word army" shall extend to
and include navy and that all pro-
shall include naval. etc. This upholds
the ruling of the navy department
based upon the opinion of the attor-
ney- general. In that respect,
1sc- -:.,, . sssx ss.lsztt :.
Rooms for the Men.
The urgent deficiency bill for the
year ending 1918 carries an additional
appropriation OF s25a.0oo for equip
ping amusement, recreation and
lunch rooms for the men and includ-
ing picture Aims.
S. Liquor Provisions in the War
a. Revenue Bill.
The war revenue bill provided for
increases in tax. as you already know;
SNSs4oH SV1 PAoiitoies tHc inpoi tatiosi
OF distilled spirits into the United
States from any foreign country, or
from the West India islands. except
from products OF the growth OF the
latter Islands, and not then into any
state or territory or district of the
United States in which the manufac-
ture or sale of Intoxicating liquor is
prohibited: and prohibits the impor-
tation from Porto Rico or the Philip
pine Islands. The provision which
forbids the importation from the DAN
ish West Indies into dry states in this
country was prepared by Superintend-
emit Dinwiddfe and Incorporated at his
request in order to protect our dry
states.
Section lilo of the war revenue bill
touches what is known as the bone
dry and anti-advertising law of the
last session. Senator Broussard intro
duced the amendment to provide that
the said section should not apply ia
ethyl alcohol for governmental, scien-
tific, medicinal. mechanical. manufac-
turing and Industrial purposes. Al
1.-The time the anti-advertising and bone
dry law was before congress our
forces would have agreed to a pro-
vision along the lines of Senator
Broussards amendment, but we natu-
rally did not offer IT in the senate
| and the other side" evidently over
| looked 1t until 1t reached the house
We could not consent to it in the
house, as any change in the bill would
! have jeopardized it's final passage
Since the law was opened up for
amend mepf nv Senator RronSsar Mr.
Dinwiddie elaborated with Senator
Ransdell, prominent. Catholic lay.
man, and the "other side" evidently
overcome the objections on the part
of some churches. and this also was