Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-09
bRYS FORCE FIGHT
TO KILL PLANS FOR
WINES AND BEERS
Succeed in Getting Up En-
f0rcement Measure Over
Protest Of "Wets."
VOTE ON SPECIAL RULE
MADE TEST OF STRENGTH
Opponents Claim Prohibitionists
Took Advantage of Absence
of Many Members.
|PoU FLAYS EMBRYO STATUTE
Declares There Never Was More
Drastic Proposal I'm History
of This Government.
VOTE ON SPECIAL RULE
MADE TEST OF STRENGTH


wAsHINGToN. July s.-The agh. 70
outlaw light wines and beer was
launched IN the House today when the
"drys" succeeded in getting up the pro-
hibition enforcement bill over the
protest OF the vets" and a number
OF unexpected re-enforccments who
charged that unfair advantage was
beins taken Of the absence OF nearly
half the members.
Contrary TO the expectations o. al!
the vets" and many OF the "drys." who
though, II would be Impossible TO be-
gin consideration Of the measure be-
fore Thursday the Rules Committee re-
ported out a special rule making IL in
order for i;nn ed!ate consideration. The
vote on the adoption ii thts rule, con-
sidered as Test Of Strength. showed
the d!ys' in 1vrrwhe!m!ng majority.
obiitcrnte Pnrty Lines.
Party lines were oblItcratcd. and tho
present
The vets" however. claim thar a
large 1nnher of Their supporters are
hand in time. 70 vote on the amend
ments they plan TO offer
er.I DeGste ia IN 'he rule and then gen
the entire day. /; viii be resumed
thursday and extend over TO Friday
discussion M IS completed. Reading Of
ne measure for amendmen. under the
nse,minnie nse, ,rass rue ;hen WI extend into
fnnl vote can be taken before Tuesday.
The vets" indicated today tina; they
MI NJ, use eyery possible parliamentary
The bin They started a Ssl!bus;er
while the rule was up. and continued
during general debate in the com
m.ttee OF The whole. Points Of no
Quorum recurring roil-calls were
raised ;hreH times and other moves
the bin: but the drys" finally stopped
the hlibuster for the time being by
Neep'hS quorum present in the hall.
VIII be Prepared.
The declared ,onish, tina, when the
pared TO resist all dllatory tactics
d,,r, dhe Dry Leaders, Leaders, received a shock
Representative rou, Of North Carolina.
ranking Democratic member Of the
Eules somm',tec and lifelong advo-
cate OF prohibition, charged that tho
proposed legislation is the most dras-
tic and oppressive ever considered by
colsTesS IN si, ,ba He 51I.n- saia ), 49,.
infnt never has there been a more
ORA arastic; h,G a, NOR ar.reachinG and. in
siye hu,noie mass,,- .0as ment, '2; more oppres
He said the pending bin makes
IpS5ac,,icaily ISa s,veryth:ne "a viola,!o.na on Of
woman a, home who makes a ousr, oa %
bl blaek berry vine for her own use can
oe prosecuted and sent to Jail"
Pou Warns Colleagues
"Gentlemen. are you willing TO stand
for ~" MIR. Pou asked .'FoS my par,s
l,oSS w9uid "a be ashamed Of myself II
ssGsa shis 10 lo5 BE- sue3 Hom msssTs v., ior as
IL, as you are going to do and then
yo1T yo,, ,r0uh,e Sh IS going 70 begin 'e
In reasonable way In nv humhls
sudsmeni 'he state is the largest pos
educated from childhood up 10 drink
pese pese' TO TO drink. dr,nS lish, vines You pro-
people in one measure here. here . '"ese
~ would be asian of mvself II
and aln n9s ss i, nave @ the courage to stand here
anu anu nght such measure as this
was prepared TO vote for reason,h,a
hmeasnrG has snntsn o, en- enforcement. The country
port this measure unit! il is amendad
In several ways"
Campbell Leads Fight,
the eeadl,ns rnls the tgh, for the adoption of
publican, Of IA nsas. chairman ~ NJ Ne
ku!es LES Committee. said: '"c
las, n,s ast IS no; D. me last word nor the
a ~ VIII probabiv have 10 be amended at
every session OF Congress for wears ~
can. heeffesSsnsatHe of SsW yor La Gnardia. Repubi-
and and M MstudT.o oaust bn, or or mature deliberation
He could not see anv nanassi;, a.. nfiSteTia.
this iinne thiS eG!siation through at
The constitutional amendma,. a
nn, obeolhe eHective until January I6
oririnai tp yn1re are are ample provisions in the
ment." aet ior lis enforce
New seHYreSesn,ative YoSs sin Griffin. Democrat. Of
ton Of the "drys" tha, "ihis ,ilee .hee asser-
sc senis the wishes of a maioritx n',i reeprSs
''op4e Oh the United States" '''
Declares Haste Wrong.
And yet" he continued "ro,
Eo.ne to. pass this important mn,e are
w, w,h nan the ncmbers not here ! inIi
nrohihiti = wrong But the men behind
pu,'.nI.ioii are astutc politirians
Others favoring the adopiinn Sc 80
ruie n were Representative ,.an,riii
in;cmocra,, i;can 1n; Of kentucky; Fess. R Repub.
resentatiNe Sabath. Democrat, of fII;
nois. opposed the rule. and i;enrosnn, ,a,,-
ehnsetts eh,,Se wals: nra.,, Eennhiisan, of Massa
oi the wartime prohibition enfarno
msnt sIt legislation. 0" e''o'ee-
states Mr s saI1,h ,nd mas, DECLARED red the United
nc world. He said those who con
tend that the soldiers are in favor nf
nTohihition are mistaken
know that 90 per cent Of Tho ro-
,u,n;nS soldiers are against prohibit
Ton he said.
in charge OF the bill. warned opponcnts /
or the measure that after the lecisla.
ton has been in operation for n few
years you will be apologizing for
what you have said and done against |
this bill" He declared the great in
dustrial forces of the country will hold !
responsible you men who are oppos-
Representative Gallivan. Democrat.
OF Massachusetts. charged that the bili !
was written by Wayne B. Wheeler.
general counsel for the Anti Saloon
League. He said:
"rhc chairman Of the committee