The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-29
HOUSE GOES over
PRESIDENTS VETO
Dry Enforcement Bill Pass.
ed, Over Veto
HOUSE REPASSES
WAR TIME BILL
House Rcpasscs Dry Enforcement Bill
within Three Hours After President
had unexpectedly Vetoed 1t. Wet
Spell f0r Christmas Now UnlikcIv.


wilson unexpectedly vetoed the prohi-
Dltion enforcement bill today and
within threc hours the house repasscd
1t over his veto by a vote of 176 to SIS.
the total vote was barely more than
majority Of the entire membership.
Dry leaders in the senate immedi-
ately began laying plans to repass tha
Dill there. They expect to ask unani-
nous consent for it's consideration to-
morrow. claiming enough votes to put
1t through. They expect to act on It
by Wednesday at the latest.
The president refused to sign the
Dill because it included the enforce
ment OF war time prohibition.
The objects of war time prohibition.
the President said in his veto, had
been satisfied, and Sound public pol
icy makes clear the reason and ncces
sity for its repeal"
L would not be dcflcult, the Presi-
dent held. for congress to deal sep
arately with the two issues.
The veto hit congress unexpectedly.
The house, getting on it's feet again,
deserted its leaders, who wanted to
defer consideration until Thursday SO
as TO round up all the dry members.
But the drys swept into the chamber
and showed there was overwhelming
sentiment among them to give the
government ample. weapons for deal
Ing with the liquor traffic.
Nobody had really professcd to
know the President would veto the
bill. Republicans and Democrats
alike, and the countless multitude that
had sorrowfully watched the passing
OF the bars, thought it would become
a law without his signature.
Attorney General Palmer, it was
said. declared it unconstitutional.
But the President, propped up in
bed, dictated and then signed veto
message and sent it along to con-
grcss. without worrying, apparently,
what congress might do.
With repassage Of the law by the
house and the prospect of the same
thing happening in the senate, hope OF
the big wet spell that would run
over the Christmas season vanished.
Prohibition leaders predicted refus-
al OF the house to accept the Prcsi-
dents veto meant that the sale Of IL
Quor would not be permitted again in
this and many other generations.
The reasons for vetoing the act were
set forth by the President in the fol-
lowing message to congress:
TO the House Of Representatives.:
am returning, without my sigma
ture, r. r. 6Sl0, can act to prohibit
Intoxicating beverages, and to regu-
late the manufacture, production, use
and sale Of high proof spirits for
other than beverage purposes, and to
insure an ample supply Of alcohol and
promote it's use in scientific research
and in the development Of fuel, dye
and other lawful industries"
The subject matter treated In this
measure deals with two distinct phases
OF the prohibition legislation. One
part of the act under consideration
seeks TO enforce war time prohibition.
The other provides for the enforce
mont which was made necessary by
the adoption Of the. constitutional
amendment. | object to and cannot
approve that part of this legislation
with reference to war time prohibit
tion f,.3y%
1T has to do with tho enforcement
OF an act which was passed by reason
of the emergencies OF the war and
whose objects have been satisfied in
the rehabilitation OF the army and
navy and whose repeal Nf-have already
sought at tho hands of congress.
Where the purpose Of particular legis-
lation arising out OF war emergency
have been satisfied, sound public poi
icy makes clear the reason and neces-
sity for repeal.
1t VIII not be difficult for congress
in considering this important matter
to separate these two questions and
effectively legislate regarding them;
making the proper distinction between
temporary causes which arose out OF