The sun., 1919-07-15
HOUSEDRYSBY
LARGE MARGIN
KILL2.75 BEER
Amendment to War Act to
Allow Its Sale First
Lost 80 to 151.
DEFINITION is DENIED
Pell of New York Vainly
Seeks to Have That
Left to Juries.
DRASTIC ENFORCEMENT
Test Votes Leave Little Hope
for Later Wet Amend
ments.
DRASTIC ENFORCEMENT
Special Despoteh to THs sux.


Of Representatives this afternoon tn,
nrst test votes on the Volstead wal
time and constitutional prohibition
bill developed an overwhelming
strength in favor of the most drastic
methods Of prohibition enforcement
The votes for drastic enforcement
commanded at times nearly a two
thirds majority OF those who ATTENDED
the sessions, and although there were
numerous dry votes on the Democratic
side. the Republicans gave the prohi.
bition cause its greatest strength.
Although no roll call votes could
be taken while the bill was being
considered for amendment in COM
mittee Of the whole, nothing in the
strength shown on divisions or votes
by tellers gave rise TO hope that when
the roll call votes are taken on the
important amendments later the re-
suit of the committee deliberations
will in any way be changed
Amendments Not Material.
Before the committee rose this after
noon all important amendments to the
war time prohibition title of the bill had
been acted upon. Only perfecting amend
ments were agreed to-,
Resentment OF wet members against
the whip of tho Anti-Saloon League
gave way to resentment against
the action OF their colleagues in response
to this lash and before the House con-
cluded consideration Of the bill. Repre-
sentative Gallivan (Mass.). Democrat,
and a wet, took his colleagues to task
and dared those who vote dry to publish
In the Congressional Record a true state
ment as TO the amount OF intoxicating
liquors each has stored UP against the
long drought.
The first vote on the main prohibition
question came on the amendment offered
b. Representative Dyer (Mo). Repub-
lican, Of the Judiciary Committee, to
permit traffic In beverages containing
as per cent OF alcohol. This amend.
ment came after a motion by Represen.
tative Igoe (Mo), Democrat, to repeal
the war time prohibition act had been
knocked out on a point Of order as not
germane to the pending bill. The Dyer
amendment was defeated on a vote by
tellers, so TO ISL.
Following this and perfecting
amendment. Representative Igoe offered
another amendment to strike out the
greater part of the first section OF war
time prohibition. This was defeated by
q teller vote. 80 to l4l.
PeIl Amendment Lost.
The next significant vote came on an
Amendment offered by Representative
PeH IN. ". TO strike out the definition
OF Intoxicating liquors and substitute a
oennition which are by jury declared
TO be in fact intoxicating" This was
lost on division vote by IS TO i4s.
The fnal important motion was by
representative Longworth (Ohio). who
moved TO strike out the entire first sec
tion OF Title l.. serving notice that IL
this motion prevailed he would move
to strike out the entire title. This motion
was defeated by so to I2s.
Two members OF the House furnished
comedy relief during the obsequies. Rep
resentative Blanton (Tex.), who has
swung his one club OF objection TO unani-
nous consent requests until his popu-
iartty Is far from dazzling, sought 70
show how dangerous IL was to per,nIt
the one-half OF per cent alcohol defni-
ton to be changed
In doing so. however. he advertised
TO the world a hitherto unknown situa-
ton, namely. that Texas gentlemen are
particularly In need OF the protection ~
prohibition inasmuch as tests which Mr..
Blanton himself witnessed prove that II
takes much less alcohol to affect their
sobrtety than in the cases of residents
OF st. Louis. Chicago. Philadelphia, New
York and Boston
Eastern Hospitality Wet.
Here is the fearful tale Mr.. Blanton
told the House:
''In company with 1875 other Texas
gentlemen 1t WAS my good fortune to on
JOY the magnificent hospitality Of the
people Of st. Louis and the people of
Chicago and the people OF Philadelphia
and the people OF New York yes, and
the people of Boston, II you please. And
at the handsome banquet boards which
we attended before each place were four
different gls sses to be f1lled with wines :"
How did the gentlemen learn that
these glasses contained winer' asked
Uncle Joe Cannon.
Because ] could see what went into
them. Now while the contents Of these
glasses did not affect the bankers OF ST.
Louis, or the bankers OF Chicago, or the
bankers Of New York, or the bankers OF
Philadelphia: no. nor the bankers Of
Boston; could see that they affected
some OF my good friends from Texas"
said Mr.. Blanton. Vets and drys alike
Joined In howls OF merriment at this ad-
mission OF lightheadedness from the
proud State of Grand old Texas"
49," Mr.. Blanton said when the
racket had somewhat subsided. II say
10 you that you cannot say that a GER
tain percentage of alcohol Is not intoxl-
eating. because what will intoxicate one
man will have no noticeable effect or
another"
Representative Gallivsn (Mass.) pre-
a. HnrkinMsd m ThI-A pnn.