The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-24


purposes herein enumerated.
Upon the failure OF the person
to comply with the Presidents
requirement, the President Is att
thorized to requisition and take
possession of the alcohol and dis
titled spirits required to be turned
over and to pay for same a just
compensation to be determined by
the President, and II the price so
determined be not satisfactory to
the person entitled to receive the
same, such person shall be paid
the amount prescribed by the
President and shall be entitled to
sue the United States to recover
such further sum as added TO the
amount so paid will be just COM
pensation for such spirits or al
cohol In the manner provided by
section "a, paragraph 20, and sec
tion rs, OF the judicial code
Point of Order Upheld.
When this amendment was FIRST Of
fered by Mr.. Webb a point Of order
was sustained against It on the
ground that It was not germane. Sub
sequently Mr. Barkley framed q pro-
hibition amendment that came within
the purview OF the bill, and after the
more sweeping Barkley amendment
had been adopted, Mr.. Webb again
proposed his amendment applying to
existing stocks.
Chairman Lever, of the Committee
on Agriculture, eventually opposed
no objection to the Webb amendment,
since the House had emasculated the
original section 10 Of the bill Mr..
webb offered IL as section 13-A-"
This amendment was clearly out Of
order to the original section. and the
chair propt rly held to that effect"
said Mr.. Lever. resignedly. "T shall
offer no objection to It as a separate
section" The House then adopted II
by a viva voce vote, and the prohibit
tionists staged another demonstration.
The Anti-prohlbionists contended
that by adopting the Barley amend
ment the House would prohibit the
further manufacture OF beers and
wines. but would permit the nation to
consume 100000 900 gallons OF whisky
and distilled spirits already manufac-
tured.
-FOrcing whisky on People,
You are making the man who
wants q drink OF beer to take a
drink OF whisky" was the argument
OF the antis, and this argument was
supported by Mr.. Howard, Of Georgia,
one OF the ardent prohibitionists Of
he House.
I'VE will cure that in a minute with
the Webb amendment" replied Mr..
Tess. OF Ohio, and shortly thereafter
the Webb amendment was offered for
q second time and approved.
It was during the 1ery debate on
the Lenroot proposal to permit the
continuation Of the manufacture Of
beers and wines that q personal en-
counter was narrowly averted be-
tween Mr.. Aeeker and Mr.. Kelly.
Their remarks were read from the
desk and ordered expunged from the
record.
The colIoquy between congressmen
Meeker and Kelly was as follows:
Mr.. Kelly-Here was 4 fair PROPOSE
ton this afternoon to vote on a not
unreasonable amendment, an amend
ment In line with the proposition OF
this bill. and by q kind OF canned
opinion, prepared at a previous time.
and after debate on a point of order,
the chairman rules the entire matter
out and sustains the point OF order.
and to each succeeding amendment
another prepared opinion was brought
out of an inside pocket and read to
this House. ! was opposed to this
section as II stood. and was a little
suspicious. but was confirmed in
that belief when the gentleman from
ST. Louis said he proposed to vote for
this bill.
Calls Him q Liar.
Mr.. Meeker-wil the gentleman
yield?
Mr.. Kelly yield.
Mr.. Meeker-I want to say that the
gentleman from ST. Louis, when he
said It. meant what he said; and a
man who says l opposed this bill be-
cause objected to that lied when he
said II.
Mr.. KeIE-The gentleman does not
refer to me.
Mr.. Meeker-I refer to anybody that
uses such language, and I want you
to get that straight.
Mr.. RelIy-I want to say to the
gentleman that I do not propose to
sand here and be insulted by a mem
Der OF the House who may be wear
ing the title OF doctor OF divinity. but
also the manners OF a barroom bully.
Before the words were reported 10
the House for action on the motion to
expunEe, Representative Gillett OF
Massachusetts,, acting minority lead
er, urged that they be withdrawn FOR
the sake OF good order and the repu-
tation OF the House"
BrandIahea His Fists.
What l said will never be with
drawn" replied Meeker. brandishing
his fists in the direction OF the Massa-
chusetts member. and no man can
refer to me as a barroom bully"
The pleading for the exemption of
beer and light wines from the prohibit
ton amendment. Congressman Len
root said:
II am willing to support as a war
measure national prohibition. But I
am unwilling to say. as this section
(BarkIey amendment) does, that not
only shall the manufacture OF beer be
prohibited, but that the sale OF beer
shall be prohibited and that 100000
600 gallons of whisky now In bond
NAV continue to be sold during the
period of the war. II that be permit
ted IL will not promote the cause OF
temperance. but It will absolutely pro
mote the cause OF intemperance."
"wIll not the effect OF this amend
ment be to destroy all the vineyards in
California and other States that have
beeen making comparatively light and
harmless wines?" asked Mr.. Stay