The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-08-14
REVISED DRY
LAW IS MADE
less DRASTIC
Hope For .Wets" ln.,Senate Ac-
ton Home Brewing and
Homemade Light Wines and
Cider Authorized In Bill.

homemade llght Wines and
Cider Authorized In Bill.
Washington, Aug. 12.-Prohibition
enforcement legislation advanced
another step in congress today when
the Senate judiciary committee began
consideration of the bill passed by the
House last June, as amended and liber-
allied by the judiciary subcommittee.
The subcommittee eliminated sew
eral drastic house provisions and mo-
dried others. In it's work the sub
committee, comprising Senators Ster-
ling, republican, South Dakota. chair
man; Fall, of New Mexico, and Nor
ris. of Nebraska, republicans. and Over
of North Carolina, Walsh of Mon
tana, n King, Of Utah, democrats,
Srs. revised Senate enforcement
bill n then Incorporated the House
bill.
The subcommittee left unchanged the
House definition Of intoxicating bever-
ages as those containing V of 1 per
cent or mare of alcohol.
As revised the bill will not interfere
with storage and personal use of in
toxicating liquors in homes.
Homo Manufacture.
Probably the most liberal amendment
to the House bill is a provision exempt
ing from penalties n person man
u~facturing Notwithstanding cider and
fruit juices exclusively for use in his
house,
This would permit home m%anufact-
ure of light wines and cider for person
al consumption. as the amendment,
except for implication in connection
with the definition OF intoxicants does
not define Misunderstanding" bever-
ages.
Stricken from the House bill was the
provision making it unlawful for per-
sons to be Intoxicated or to drink liquor
on trains, street cars, jitneys. boats or
other public conveyances.
Another relaxation of the House Bib
was made in changing its provision for
Denali2ing persons having reason to
believe their property is being used I'M
lawfully" The Senate amendment
requires personal knowledge" of such
use.
The House provision declaring that
after February 1, 1920, the possession
of liquor unauthorized by the law shall
be prima facie evidence that it is be-
ing kept for sale is retained and
strengthened by an addition providing
that, in proceedings under this section,
the burden of proof shall be on de-
PENDANTS to i've that such beverages
do not contaI1 more than one-half
per cent alcut
Rets emptions.
IL Sub-cI3fQ tee revision retains
the following Enptions as provided
by the House;
Denatured alcohol, medical purposes,
patent medicines. toilet and medical
preparations, 1avoring extracts. syrups.
vinegar and fruit juices. The subcom-
mittee, however, struck out the House
clause that such articles should be non
potable" prescribing merely hat they
must be unit for beverage purposes
A House caluse requiring alcoholic
content Of toilet, medicinal and anti
septic articles to be labeled was strick-
en- out.
Retaining the Hous provision pro-
hibiting manufacture, sale, purchase,
transportation or prescription Of intox-
icants without a permit from the in
ternal revenue commissioner. the re-
vised bill contains a provision that sucl,
acts shall be expressly authorized upon
receipt Of permits.
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The House limit of 10 days on per-
mits to purchase intoxicants also ia
extended in the revised bill to 30 days,
Pharmacists only may sell at retail and
licensed physicians only may prescribe
liquor.
The House requirement for physical
examination by physicians of applicants
for liquor prescriptions. however, was
eliminated.
The House provision limiting physic-
fans dispensing to n pint Of liquor in
10 days to the same person is retained,
but modified to provide that such limi-
tation shall apply only to prescrip-
tions "to be taken Internally"
More rigorous provisions guarding
transactions in wines for sacramento
and religious purposes are provided by
a provision requiring issuance Of such
permits only to minister's. rabbits or
other e~cclesiatics.
Advertising Provisions
House provisions regarding adver-
Using of beverages are made more
stringent in some respects and more
liberal in others. The subcommittee
StIuSh ouI PROVISIONS pIOnLUlLlLS sigh
or bill board advertising, but added a
clause penalizing advertisement Of in
toxicants anywhere by any means or
method. 81
Also stricken out was a House clause
authorizing obliteration of liquor adj
vertising or the use of pictures of a
distillery. bottle. key. barrel or other
receptacle in advertisements. A new
rlqflQo raoY.poi fo ~ = r,vfo o%,vv n 70 u - - Il
druggists to advertise alcohol in trade
Journals.
Retaining the House provision
against advertisement OF compounds,
preparations or formulas for manu-
facture Of i~ntozicants, the sub-com-
mittee strengthened this section by
prohibiting also the advertisement OF
any "utensil contrivance or machine
for such purposes.
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