The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-20
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State in Mourning Over Death Upper House Committee
of General Funston. Ommends Bone Dry Bill.
Effort VIII BE Made to Have Looks Now Tho Measure
Body Routed Here. Will Become a
FIGHTING ideal, SAYS CAPPER NO SINGERS ARE REMOVED
His Death Great Loss to 1t viii Be Against
and to Nation. Possess Liquor.
Colonel Metca Fought With Debate Third Reading
Him in Philippines. Obstacle to Passage
Upper House Committee Rec.
Ommends Bone Dry Bill.
Looks Now as Tho Measure
Will Become a Law.
NO SINGERS ARE REMOVED
1t VIII Be Against Law to Even
Possess Liquor.
Debate on Third Reading Only
Obstacle to Passage.

The house bone-dry bill now before
the senate not only prohibits the bring
ing OF Intoxicating liquor into the state
or transporting it from one point to
another within the state but it pro-
h1blts the possession of it whether for
personal use or otherwise. The exceD-
tons are wine for sacramental pur-
poses and pure alcohol in the hands of
wholesale druggists carrying at least
$4,000 worth Of drugs The excep
uons are surrounded by the most rigid
restrictions.
It's up to the senate. If it saws the
word the bone dry" liquor bill passed
py the house Will become a law. Just
before adjournment Monday after
noon the senate judiciary committee
brought in a report, unexpectedly,
recommending that the house bill be
passed The report was made by
Senator Price, chairman, and he fol-
lowed it up with a motion to the
effect that the bill be advanced to
third reading subject to amendment
and debate. The bill is subject to ac-
ton now by the senate at any time.
Whereas at noon yesterday the iu
dietary committee was lin the air"
over the proposed liquor legislation.
today the stage is all set for one of
the real fights of the session OF
course the whole senate may flatten
out like the judiciary committee did
and pass the bill without a single
protest, but it doesn't appear likely.
Several members of the judiciary
committee, while they voted to report
the gu out. have remarked on the
outside that its provisions are too
drastic There is the same opposition
to it among the rest of the senators.
1t may have had no bearing upon
the action of the committee, but for
more than two hours Monday after
noon Wayne B. Wheeler of Washing
ton, D. c., general counsel of the
Anu-Saloon League of America, ad-
dressed the committee on the subject
of "bone-dry legislation and Is min
utes later the favorable report was
brought in. He is the man who drew
the bill known as the Webb-Kenyon
act, passed by Congress. He looked
the proposed Kansas law over for
holes. He held it up to the sun and
scanned every inch of it. Not a hole
could he fin1 and he so informed the
committee.
Mr.. Wheeler was the target for nu-
merous questions shot by Senate
Getty, Senator Price and Senator Nc
Claim members of the committee. and
at times he became somewhat groggy,
but on such occasions Attorney Cen
eral Brewster, who knew the ques-
TONERS by heart, went to his rescue.
1t developed in committee that several
of its members believe most of the
cities of Kansas are wet
why don't you enforce the laws
you have?" demanded Senator Price
of Attorney General Brewster at one
time.
Mr.. Brewster explained that as long
as automobile routes could be MAIN
tanned across the state lines it was
inlL oss5ble to shut out all liquor.
The house. bill may be brought up
for final consideration in the senate
at any time. Now that it is under
the head Of third reading it may be
tackled the first time it is reached, il
may be passed over daily or the body
may work under other orders. It's up
to the senate.