Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-20
.DRYS HAVE It ALL THEIR
OWN WAY IN CONGRESS
Attacks on Drastic Provisions Of En-
forCemcnt Bill Prove
Futile.
LEADERS NOD STOPS DEBATE
LiberaliZing Amendments to Measure
Are Systematically BowIcd Over as
Fast AS Anti.Prohibition Members
Present Them.
tBy Associated Press ]

tBF associated fTcss
WASHINGTON. July 1o-Attacks on
drastic provisions of the prohibition
enforcement, bill fell down again ,oda Y
in the House. while the dry forces
still in supreme command. romped
through the measure section by see
ton and put the lid on debate &:
nod from their leader.
!; was a great Held day for the drys
They took control a, the start. refused
10 permit House leaders TO take on,
nve minutes for consideration OF an
important money measure, and kept
on AZ work ,on!gh, in an effort to pass
the bill At one sitting
While the House was knocking down
amendment after amendment designed
20 liberaiize the measure. Represen-
announced he would offer substitute
that could he enforced without the
annual cxpediture OF s5o,oOO.OOo and
without standing army"
!, No Enforcement ProvisIon.
There Is no provision in the Igoe
bill for enforcement OF wartime pro-
hibit!on, nor does II define intoxicat-
ing liquors. and persons :nanufactur-
liquors would be subject 10 a $500 fine
and one years imprisonment for the
FIRST ofense.
There WAS the utmost confusion AT
times during the day and often half
dozen We're asking recognition with
so much CHATTER some members COM
House MAS doing. Several amendments
offered by Chairman Nolstead. of the
Judiciary Committee, in charge OF the
bill. went through
The House also accepted one BY Rep
resentative Miller, Republican. Wash
inston. requiring doctors issuing
Offices 10 have maintained such offices
for period OF one year prior 10 pas
sage OF the bill.
Amends Drastic Feature.
The attitude OF the dry" forces was
indicat ted by Chairman Volstead dur
ing conSidera ton OF the section relat-
ing 20 liquor drinking on trains and
800 sentative Gard. Democrat,
OF Ohio. Insisted that the word pub
49,! snou.d toe added because as the
section stood II would be a crime for
a sick or dying person 20 be given
drink on 4 train.
is really needed as medicine said
MIR. Nolstead.
The House defeated the amendment.
but later, upon Mr.. Nolstead's motion,
il amended the section to make IL ''un-
lawful for any person 10 drink liquor
as beverage or TO be intoxicated"
on a public conveyance.
Search and Seizure Section.
The search and seizure section de-
scribed the bills most drastic pro-
vision was approved with added re-
strictions.
BY a vote of 7s TO 40 an amendment
designed 10 protect from invasion a
home in the same building with "A store
in which liquor was sold was defeated
over the protest OF few ardent pro-
hipitionsts who declared there was
danger of Congress going too far. on
the heels of this the house adopted,
II 10 81. an amendment which would
permit search of a private dwelling
used for the sale of ntoxicants
Chairman Nolstead patron of tn"
bill. declared the search and seizure
section had been the "buGaboo" of the
whole enforcement discussion, and tina I
the only things that could be taken
away after search were liquor and i'm
Elements for it's manufacture.
Without completing the bill the
House adjourned at 1880 p. NJ. The
measure will be taken up again Mon-
day.