The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-06-27
Folks Who Want to Keep Lii
quOr Around the House
May Do So.
SOME OTHER PROVISIONS
Some Members of Congress-
Disposed to Make Posses
sion Illegal But They Lose
Fight.

Washington, June ga mans
right to store liquor in his home for
the long dry period after July Il
stood up against an attack on that
provision Of the prohibition enforce
ment bill before the house judiciary
committee.
Near the end of the session. the
committee voted down an amend
ment which would have made it un-
lawful for citizen { ohaye liouor
in his possession; struck out a section
which would have prevented use"
by citizen of liquor In his private
dwelling, and decided that in the
matter of general enforcement there
would be no difference between war
time and constitutional prohibition
Even with this and other changes
the bill as it will be reported out is
considered as all embracing So
drastic are it's provisions, members
of the committee said that while a
man may put keg OF beer in his cell
lar he may be convicted and fined if
for instance he wears a watch fob on
which there is picture Of the keg as
an advertisement
In general consideration of the
measure the committee made a num-
Der OF minor changes. but the prin-
clpal tight was over the question of
the right of home storage for per-
sonal use. Representative Morgan
Republican, of Oklahoma, endeayor-
ed to have stricken out the section
reading that lit shall not be unlaw-
full to possess liquor In ones private
dwelling while the same is occupied
and used by him only as his dwell
ling"
Away With Saloon.
Ardent prohibitionists on the com
mittee voted against the Morgan
proposal for the reason, they said.
that nothing was to be gained by en-
acting n law so drastic as to arouse
the hostility of people who reioiced
that the day of the saloon had end
ed. Prohibition members supported
an amendment eliminating the pro
viso that the liquor must be obtained
and placed in storage prior to date
the act would become effective. AS
amended the section reads: That
such liquor need not be reported,
provided the burden of showing that
possession is legal upon the posses
sor"
Representative Gard. Democrat, of
Ohio. led the fight to strike from the
bill the word use" as applied to the
right of home consumption His
motion to amend also included the
striking out of the words give
away" receive" and possess" but
the committee insisted that these
should stand and ii was said there
was no particular fight on Mr. Gard,
and as amended the section stands:
THAT no persons shall or after
the date when the 18th amendment
to the constitution of the United
States goes into effect. nor while the
war prohibition act shall be in force,
manufacture. sell. barter, give away,
transport, import, export, deliver,
furnish, receive or possess any intox-
fcating liquor except as authorized
in this act, and all the provisions of
this act shall be literally construed
to the end that Intoxicating liquor as
beverage may be prohibited. Liquor
for non-beverage purposes and wine
for sacramental purposes may be
purchased. sold. transported and
used as herein provided"
Must Make Report.
Every person legally permitted to
have liquor is required to report to
the proper authorities within ten
days after the passage OF the act, and
possession after that date "by any
person not legally permitted under
this title to possess liquors" shall be
regarded as evidence that II is kept
for purposes of sale. This, however,
does not apply to home stocks.
The biIl's definition of what is in
toxicating liquor-any beverage or
product containing more than one
half Of one percent aluohoi-was REL
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