Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-19
PROHIBITION IS
MADE DRASTIC BY
ACTION OF HOUSE
Sentiment Of Judiciary Com.
mittee Generally Opposed
Exempting Beer and Wines
From Wartime Act.
(By Universal Service.)

Washington, June lS.-The Unit
ed States will be bone dry after July
|, following the action yesterday Of
the house judiciary committee in de-
feating a motion by Representative
Igoe, democrat of Missouri, to ex-
empt light wines and beer from the
provisions of the war time prohibi-
ton enforcement act, by vote of
10 to 3.
Those who voted with Mr.. Igoe
were Representative Gard, democrat,
of Ohio, and Representative Classon,
republican. of Wisconsin.
Representative Steels, democrat,
of Pennsylvania, was prepared to
vote for the Igoe motion, but was
absent from the room when the
vote was taken. He succeeded later,
however, in having his name record
ed in favor of the motion.
Ten Favored Exemption.
Only one other member of the
committee is known to have been
in favor of the repeal movement.
He is Representative Dyer, rep
ublican, of Missouri, who was alb
sent. Seven other members Of the
committee were absent.
They were: Representatives Ora
ham, of Pennsylvania; Reavis, of
Nebraska and Hustled, New York,
republicans, and Thomas, Ken
lucky; Whaley, South Carolina, and
Neeley, West Virginia, democrats.
Members voting against the re-
peal were:
Representatives Volstead, Mime
sofa; chairman; Morgan, Okla
homa; Walsh, Massachusetts,; Cur
rie, Michigan; Boies, Iowa; Chris
!topherson, South Dakota; Yates,
Illinois; and Goodykoontz, West
Virginia, republicans, and Represen-
tatives Webb, North Carolina, and
Caraway, Arkansas, democrats.
of being used as a beverage"
Following defeat of the motion.
, the committee proceeded with the
drafting of the bill creating ma
chinery for the enforcement of war
time and constitutional prohibition.
The committees decision on the in
depreciation of the term "intoxicat-
ing liquors" is the most drastic yet
written on the statute books of the
| United States. 1t follows:
That the word liquor or the
phrase Intoxicating liquor used in
this act shall he construed to ,n-
clude alcohol, brandy, whisky. rum,
gin, beer, ale, port and wine. and in
addition Thereto, any spirituous or
vinous, malt or fermentel liquor,
liquids and , compounds, whether
n,edicated, prorriteary, patented or
not. and by whatever name called,
containing one-half of one per
centum or more of alcohol by vol
ume, which arc potable or capable
OF being used az berage."
A motion to separate wartime
ano constitutional prohibition er-
foroement bills was lost on a tie
vote, 8 to 8. Representative Walsh,
who made the motion insisted that
congress would be placed in a
ridiculous position if it passed this
omnibus bill and the president
within month or six weeks should
rescind wartime prohibition Of b:er
and wine.
Mr.. Walsh asserted further that
the effect of tire omnibus bill would
be to continue war time prohibition
Ct beer and wine even after the
president has acted unless congress
could be brought to consider the
repeal and amendment of part Of
the enforcement act.
The enforcement bill will be re
ported before The end of the present
week, accoring to the present plans
OF the committee. Its considcra-
ton in the house will be asked
| early next week,