The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-04
In Meantime House Pushes
Through Resolution to Defer
Ito Operation Until July |
SENATE MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO ACT IN TIME
Postofice Appropriation Bill
Contains an Anti = Mailing
Amendment Barring Wet
Ads

Washington. March 3.-Presi-
dent Wilson today signed the
postofice appropriation OH,
carrying the Reed "bone-dry
provision. just before the bill
was sent to the White House the
house by a vote of 2s4 to 80 pass
cd the Joint resolution suspend
ing until July the operation
of the .bone-dry" provision. The
resolution now goes to the senate
and If that body does not pass ii
before adjournment the bone
dry clause which bars liquor
and liquor advertisements from
entering states in interstate COM
merx,e would operate from the
day the president affixed his
signature.
How yirginians Voted.
Seven of the Virginia congressman
today voted for and one against the
passage of the resolution to postpone
until July l. the operation of tho
bone dry bill to prevent shipment
of liquor In Interstate commerce into
dry" territory. and the bin to bar
liquor advertisements and circulars
from the mails.
The resolution was adopted by the
house late this evening by vote of
time will be found to obtain it's pas
sage by the senate. without which the
house action will be useless.
Those voting for the resolution to
give the interests affected and the
public until July /, to adjust them
selves to the changed conditions were
Messrs. Holland, Montague. Watson,
Saunders Harrison Flood and Slemp.
Congressman Carlin cast the single
vote against the resolution Congress
man Glass and Jones did not vote.
The two provisions of the bone
dry bin and the anti-llquor advertis-
ing bill affecting so vitality the pro-
hibition question. were passed by the
senate and house guring the past
week as riders to the postoffice ap
preparation bill. signed by President
Wilson today,
Passed Under Misrepresentation.
The passage of the resolution today
was urged on the ground that when
these prohibition measures were
passed il was under the supposition
they would become effective when the
postotFice appropriation bill went into
effect July !. and not Immediately. as
il was later discovered by many who
voted for them.
For this legislation to become eff
isCSINS lIuIieulhtSISs II WAS uESeQ,
would do injury to persons traffick-
ing in and connected with the liquor
business. Never has legislation so
drastic as this been enacted TO be-
come immediately operative, it was
safd.
Millions of people in the country.
il was said. have not yet learned OF
the passage OF the legislation and
they will be violating the law by ship
ping liquor without knowledge II is
forbidden.
The whole debate on the resolution
lasted but half an hour CONGRESS-
spoke for the resolution. and Con-
gressmen Almon, of Alabama and
Howard against It.
Why did we vote for these pro-
visions a few days ago." asked AL
mon. Didn't we vote for them to
make dry states dry have teard
no complaint coming from dry states
against this legislation. The com
plant comes from wet states that ex-
port liquor to dry states.
Want to Work on Stocks,
Here | have telegram" contin-
ued Aimon, from whiskey manu-
featuring concern asking that the law
be postponed so long as possible SO
they can work off their stocks on
hand. ! urge this congress to de-
feat this resolution and prevent these
people working off their stocks on
my state and other dry states"
Democratic Leader kitchin said:
~ have practiced temperance all my
life and voted for prohibition all my
life. | favor this resolution and hope
all prohibitionisis in this congress will
vote for. 1t. We should allNw people
in the liquor business and others a
few months to accommodate them
selves TO the effect OF the law"