Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-06-25
House Committee Declines tO Deprive Folk of Right to
 Store Liquor. OTHERWISE DROJTH
 TO BE VERY SEVERE Bill So Drastic That One May Be Convicted and Fined for Hintinp That He Has Intoxicating
 Liquor.

WaShlhgton, June 24.-A mans right to store liquor in his home for the long dry period after July 1 stood up today against an attack on that provision of the prohibition enforce ment bill before the house judiciary committee.
 Near the end of an all-day session the committee voted down an amend ment which would' have made it un- lawful for a citizen to have liquor in his possession; struck out a section which would have prevented use" by citizen of liquor in his private dwell- ing, and decided that in the matter of general enforcemnt, there would be no difference between wartime and constitutional prohibition.
 Even with this and other changes the bill, as it will be reported out to- morrow or Thursday, is considered as all-embracing. So drastic are it's provisions, members of the committee said, that while man may put q keg of beer in his cellar, he may be con- victed and fined if, for instance, he wears a watch fob on which there is a picture of the keg as an advertise ment.
 Pros. Oppose Sudden Death.
 In a general consideration of the measure, the committee made num- bcr of minor changes, but the prn- cipal fight was over the question of the right of home storage for personal use.
 Representative Morgan, republican, |of Oklahoma, endeavored to have l-ty iolr hn A1nA "it shall not be unlawful to possess liquor in ones private dwelling while the same is occupied and used by him only as his dewelling." Ardent prohibitionists on the com mittee voted against the Morgan pro- posol for the reason, they said, that nothing was to be gained by enacting q law so drastic as to arouse the hostility of people who rejoiced that the day of the saloon had ended.
 Prohibition members supported an amendment eliminating the provision 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, pro- vided the burden of showing that possession is legal is upon the possess sor." ekJ
 Illegal to Give or Receive. 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 com mittee insisted that these should stand. It was said there was no particular fight on MT. Cards pro- posal and as amended the section stands:
 "That no person shall on 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, manu- fracture, sell barter, give away, trans port, import, export, deliver, furnish, receive or possess any intoxicating 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-bever- age purposes, and wines for sacramen- tai purposes may be purchased, sold, transported, and used as herein pro- vided."
 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 pos session after that date "by any per son no legally permitted under this title to possess liquor," shall be re- garded as evidence that it is kept for purposes of sale. This, however, does not apply to home stocks. I The bills definition of what is in toxicating liquor-any beverage o, product containing more than one hal1 of one percent alcohol-was retained It was said that members of the com mittee discussed this section at length some contending that if one congress undertook to define intoxicating ], liquors as one half of one percent, an other congress could come along am make it four percent, or any figur it chose. There was just danger members. said, that prohibition woul
 get into politics.