The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-02-23
LIQUOR SHIPMENTS TO
DRY STATES PROHIBITED
Congress Passes "eone Dry Law
Affecting 22 States.

4 solute prohibition legislation took il
4 longest forward stride in the nation }
: history today when the house, afte
: two hours of uproarious debate, an
proved by four to one majority !,
senate measure which would raise al
} lronclad barrier against importation
OF liquor into prohibition states. /,
IS expected to receive the approval
OF President Wilson within a week
adding Immediately to the "bonf
dry" territory about one-third OF
continental United States.
Most Far Reaching Provision. =
The provision is regarded as the
most far-reaching that could be en-
acted by the federal government. and
as sweeping as would be possible un-
der any method short Of national
prohibition amendment. 1t would
cut off entirely liquor importations.
amounting now to millions of dollars
annually, into the large number of
states which have forbidden manu-
facture or sale but have permitted i'm
portation for personal use.
Advocates of prohibition divided
among themselves over the expediency
OF the step, some friends of the cause
declaring so drastic law would have
a reactionary effect. In the same wav
those who have opposed prohibition
were not unanimous in opposition
when the vote was taken. The roll
call brought cheers and cries of "bona
dry from all parts of the house.
however, and the result was greeted
with noisy demonstration.
The vote as officially announced
was 32l to 72, but a re-check of the
roll changed it to 319 to 72. Party
lines were completely broken. down.
and numerous representatives from
prohibition states were recorded IN
the negative. So large vote sell
dom is recorded on any measure
Liquor Advertisements Barred.
A provision barring liquor adver-
tlsements from the mails in states
That prohibit such advertising is in
cluded in the measure, which came
De1ore the house as a rider to the an.<
nuai post office appropriation bill. in
serted by the senate last week on mo-
ton OF Senator Reed by vote of IS
TO III: Although the appropriation
Dill will go to conference because the
house disagreed to other senate
amendments, there is little possibility
that the prohibition amendment, con.
Cured in without change will be al
tered. Members of congress are TAX
ng it for granted that President Will
son will approve it. b,
Although some members had o;ven
: as their opinion that the legislative
added to the postal bill
would not be effective until july /
he effective date of the appropria-
ions It carries, senator's and repre-
entatlves who are considered author
Ties SAID that all the legislative rid
RS, including the Reed prohibition
undoubtedly would be-
ome operative as soon as the Presi-
lent had signed the measure.
Dry advocates were jubilant Rem
esentative Webb Of North Carolina
ather OF the resolution for q nation.
I prohibition amendment, declared
ne overwhelming affirmative vote
ad killed the states right argument.
nd that the national amendment. al.
eady reported favorably, certainly
'ould pass the house. at this session
ne national legislative committee Of
ne Anti-Saloon League issued a state
lent saying today's action had
cleared the decks" for the national
Wet Advocates Pleased.
Many OF the wet advocates in con
ress particularly those with brew
's among their constituents. also de-
ared themselves much pleased with
le outcome. The brewers are nm
to have been in favor of the
rovisioli, both because it would cur-
IL the so-callcd mail order business
'rrled on by houses dealing in spir-
nous liquors, and because il might
event states now wet from going
y and indefinitely postpone nation
ide prohibition.
Dlstillers and whisky dealers on
e other hand, were vigorously on
'sed to the proposal. There are a.
is time, Representative Sherlev of
entucky, declared during the do
'te, more than 22s,OOO.OOO gallons
liquor in bond in the United states
"a 1orty per cent of such liouor
retofore has been sold in part;allv
y territory. Under the amendment
incurred in today all of this mnsf
sold in absolutely wet territorv.
opably he argued, at great loss
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