The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-07-18
NO TEMPER|NG Of
PROHIBITION Law
AMENDMENT TO EXEMPT BEER
IS eowLEo OVER ~ DECISIVE
VOTE IN HOUSE
HOPE FOR EXECUTIVE VETO
Dry Forces Throttle Every Move to
Repea) War.Tim Act.-Turbuien
Scenes Mark Consideration OF
Enforcement Measure

Washington, July 15.-ProhibitiOn
forces took full control IN the house
yesterday. refused to permit vote on
straight out motion to repeal the
wartime act. defeated overwhelmingly
an amendment providing for the sale
Of two and three-quarters per cent
beer. and stood solidly against all at
tacks on the general enforcement
measure.
Just rs fast as one liberal amend
ment was offered by opponents OF pro-
hibtion. it was voted down without
ceremony. always by Il triple vote. for
the minority, fighting every inch OF
ground. demanded division after
yeas and nays We're called and then
asked for tellers. Before the house
got through with the first section Ut
the first part of the ,hree-part bill
there was more disorder on the floor
than at any one time this session.
Would Uncover Whiskey Caches.
The disturbance arose first during
an attemp, by Representative Blant"n
Democrat. Texas. tn speak second
line against the amendment which
would have given a Jury the right to
define intoXicantS. and was increased
during an address by Representative
Gallivan. Democrat. Massachusetts.
who declared members voting dry
should print in the congressional
Record exactly how much liquor they
had stored in their homes and offices.
The real battle Of the day was over
the amendment to define Il non-intoXl-
cant as a beverage containing two ana
,hree-quarter> per cent alcohol. instead
Of more than one-half of one per cent.
rs written in the bill. Representative
Dyer. Republican. Missouri. author of
The amendment. did not ask for this
definition in the constitutional prnh'-
bition amendment but simply in the
wartime law. In pleading for its adop-
ton. Mr.. Dyer declared it was what
President Wilson had recommended To
congress. and would permit. during the
remaining period of wartime prohibit
lion. the sale of light wines and beer.
and might delay issuance of "A procla-
nation by rhe president which would
restore the sale of hard liquors.
Call It Entering Wedge.
There was round of >peechmakng
on this motion with the "dryS aSSail-
ing it as an entering wedge and the
vets asserting it merely would per-
nit the very thing the president AS
culnmander-in-chief of the army had
said was best for the country for the
next six months.
Rainey Hopes Tor Veto.
There were many references to
President Wilson during the debate
and several speakers read that section
Of his message recommending repeal
Of the wartime law so far as 1t re-
lated to the manufacture and sale OF
light wines and beer.
In lifting his voice for two and
three-Quarters per cent beer, Repre-
sentative Rainey. Democrat, Illinois.
declared these We're uncertain times.
that the people were in peculiar
frame of mind. and that poverty was
causing more misery than alcohol. He
brought a volley Of applause from the
"wets" when he expressed the hope
that the president would veto the ell
forcement bill because of its drastic
provisions.
Galleries Join in Uproar.
Hh, .ho;, II Arr
ing the speech of Mr.. Gallivan to pre-
serve a semblance of order and the
galleries joined in the uproar. Stand
Ing in the center aisle. the Massachu-
sets member waved his arms like a
baseball pitcher warming up for Il
game and shouted:
'There are members who are not as
dry as their statements on this floor
might indicate and in their homes is
liquor enough to last them 20 years"
Instantly the house So, up Il cry,
''name them. name them"
III they weren't such good fellows
surely would" Mr.. Gallivan replied
open your Offices" he added. land
place in the Congressional Record
statements of how much liquor you
have. and | will he satisfied
There was So much confusion at this
point that the house adjourned. just
after reaching section two of part one
Of the three-part bill. There are in
all IA sections. only one of which was
passed yesterday. which gives some
indication as to how much time may he
required to get through with ALL