The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-20
DRYS CARRY DRASTIC
PROVISIONS IN BILL
ENFORCING STATUTE
DEFEAT AMENDMENTS TO SAVE
PRIVATE CIDER AND HOME
BLACKBERRY WINE.

Washington, July 49, kN9E III
drastic provisions of - .ion en-.
forcement bill e " cain today in
the house, Will, airy forces. still in
supreme command, rmoped through the
measure section by section and put the
lid on debate at nod from their leader.
1t was a great field day for the drys.
They took control at the start, refused
TO permit house leaders OF take out five
minutes for consideration of an import.
ant measure. and kept on at wok again
tonight in an effort to pass the bill ut
one sitting.
While the house was knocking down
amendment after amendment designed
to liberaliZe the measure, Representa-
tive Igoe, democrat, of Missouri, an
nounced he would offer a substitute that
could be enforced without the annual
expediture of $40, 900, 600 and without a
standing army.
There is no provision in the lgoe
bill for enforcement of wartime prohibi-
tion, nor does it define intoxicating
liquors, and persons manufacturing,
selling, importing or exporting liquors
would be subject to a $500 fine and one
years Imprisonment for the first Of
fense.
There was the utmost confusion at
times during the day and often half a
dozen We're asking recognition with so
much catter that some members com
planned they did not know what the
house was doing. Several amendments
offered by Chairman Volstead of the
judiciary committee, in charge of the
bill, went through. The house also ac-
cepted one by Representative Miller,
republican, of Washington, requiring
doctors issuing whiskey prescriptions
at drug store offices to have maintained
such offices for a period of one year
prior to the passage of the bill
As to Liquor to Save Life
The attitude of the dry forces was
indicated by Chairman Nolstead during |.
of the section relating to
liquor drinking on trains and boats. /
Representative Gard democrat, of Ohio, |
insisted that the word publicly should |
be added because, as the section stood, |
person to be given drink on a train.
NO occasion ever arises when liquor
is really needed as a medicine" said |
Mr.. Volstead.
The house defeated the amendment.
but later, upon Sir. Volstead's motion,
It amended the section to make it "un-
lawful for any person to drink liquor
as beverage or to be intoxicated on a
public conveyance"
Blackberry Wine Banned
After the chair had ruled out an
by Representative FitZ-
gerald, democrat, of Massachusetts, who
would have permitted a man to make
vine or cider in his own home, Chair
nan Nolstead tried to close debate on
he pending section. An uproar followed.
Representative Pou, democrta. of
North Carolina, finally got the floor.
The provisions of this bill" he said.
are entirely too drastic. When YOU 20
o the extent Of saying that a house
wife shall not make quart of black.
perry wine in her own home for her
'wn use, and a farmer cannot make
/ gallon Of cider. you are going too far.
md are attempting to pass a law that
lever will be ratified"
Cannon Defends Cider.
Former Speaker Cannon, who has
TODD with the prohibitionists, warned
he house it could not enforce a law
which said man could not make n
'arrel of cider at his own home or drink
t.
fight to amend the provision which
would require physicians prescribing
Vhiskey to write on the prescription the
'auent's ailment, was led by Repre-
Treadway, republican. of Mas
achusetts. He said it was apparent
nat the house was bent on passing the
lll, drastic provisions and all but
warned that the house was going too
ar in requiring that a persons ailment
q placed on record The amendment
vas defeated GO to 80.