The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-10-31
HOUSE VOTES COUNTRY
DRY DESPITE VETO
President Returns Measure, Object.
ing to Inclusion Of Emergency
Law.

Washington, Oct. 27.-President
Wilson Unexpectedly vetoed the pro-
hibition enforcement bill today and
within three hours the House had re-
passed it over his veto by vote of
176 to SIS. The total vote was barely
more than a majority Of the entire
membership.
Dry leaders in the Senate immedi-
ately began laying plans to repass the
bill there.
The President refused to sign the
bill because it included the enforce
ment of wartime prohibition.
The objects of wartime prohibi-
ton the President said in his veto,
had been satisfied ard "sound public
policy makes clear the reason : and
necessity for it's repeal"
It would not be difficult, the Presi-
dent held, for Congress to deal sepa-
rately with the two issues.
The veto hit Congress unexpected
ly. The House, getting on it's feet
again, deserted it's leader, 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 dealing with the liquor
traffic.
s Nobody had really prafessed to
know the President would veto the
bin. Republicans and Democrats
alike, and the countless multitude
that had seaeSwfully watched the
passing of the bars, thought it would
become a law without his signature.
But the President, propped up in
bed dictated and then signed a veto
message and sent It along to Con-
gress, without worrying, apparently,
what Congress might do.
With repassage of the law by the
House ana the prospect of the same
thing happening in the Senate, hope
. Of the big "wet" spell that would run
over the Christmas season" vanished.
Predict Long Drouth-
Prohibition leaders predicted re-
fusal of the House to accept the
Presidents veto meant that ehe sale
of liquor would not be .permitted
again in this and many eaa1er gener-
ations.
The reasons for vetonfg the, act
were set forth by the President in
the following message to Congress
s.'To the House of Representatives:
81 am returning, without my sig
nature, n. R. 6,s10, An act to pro-
hibit Intoxicating beverages, and to
regulate the manufacture, produc-
ton, use and sale of high proof
spirits for other than beverage pur-
poses, and to insure an ample supply
of alcohol and promote it's use in
scientific research and in the .deyel-
opment of fuel, dye and other lawful
industries
ssThe subject matter treated in this
measure deals with two distinct
phases of the prohibition legislation
One part of the act under considera'
ton seeks to enforce wartime pro-
hibition. The other provides, for the
enforcement which was made neces.
:sary by the adoption of the constitu-
:tional amendment. I object to and
can not approve that part of this
legislation with reference to war.
time prohibition.
s1t has to do with the enforcement
of an act which was passed by rea'
son of the emergencies of the wal
and whose objects have been satisfied
in the rehabilitation of the army and
navy, and whose repeal have already
sought at the hands of Congress
Where the purposes of particula,
legislation arising out of war emer
gency have been satisfied, sound pub
lie policy makes clear the reason ane
necessity for repeal.
cit will not be difficult for Con
gress in considering this importan
matter to separate these two ques
tions and effectively to legislate re
garding them, making the proper dis
tinction between temporary cause
which arose out of wartime emer
gencies and those like the constitu
tional amendment of prohibition
which is now part of the fundament