The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-07-25
ENFORCEMENT BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Drastic Dry Measure Is Adopted
by 287 to 100.
SEARCH AND SEIZURE BROAD
Powers Given Officers Under Act Prac
ticalIy Without Limit-Possession
of Liquor in Private Dwellings
Held Lawful When Reported.

dSIlIIlSt OIl, july -O.-I Hc pIOIlIOi
ton enforcement bill, described by Op
pOnents of the measure as drastic
enough TO invite a veto by President
Wilson, was passed by the house.
The bill was passed after Il motion
by Representative IgOe to recommit il
was defeated by vote Of 205 to 1916.
Nearly every member Of the house
was in attendance, and SO great was
the noise that Representative Mondel
was recorded as supporting the IgOe
motion, but was permitted to change
his vote.
The vote on the passage of the bill
was 287 to 100, with three members
voting present.
Of the 100 members voting against
the bill 81 were Democrats and 4S Re
publicans, as follows:
Democrats-Babka, Bee, Blackmon
Buchanan, Carew, Casey, Cleary
COady, Cullen, Dent, Defalt, Donovan
DOOling, Dupre, Eagan, Fitzgerald
Gallagher, Gallivan, Ganly, Gard, Gold
fOgle, Griffin, Humphreys, Igoe
Johnston, LazerO, Lea, Linthicum
LOnergan, McAndrews, McGlennon
McKiniry, McLant, Maher, Martin
Mead, Minahan, Mooney, O'COnnen
O'ConnOr, Pell, Phelan, Pou, John W
Rainey Ul.), RiOrdan, Rowan, SABBATH
Sherwood, Small, Smith IN. ", Steek
and Sullivan. Total, 81
Republicans - Bachrach, Britten
D,,rdioIy D,,rIyo T,1x.x, N,,or IN,lroonlc
Freeman, Garland, Glynn, Haskell
Hull, Hustled, Jefferis, JUL, Kahn
Kennedy, Kleczka, La Guardia, Lam
pert, Lehlbach, LOngwOrth, Macarthur
MacCrate, Madden, Mann, Merritt
Moore, NORM Mudd, Newton, Nolan
Ogden, Porter, Radcliffe, Ramsey, Re
Der, Rodenberg, Sanford, Siegel, Sny-
der, Stephens, Tinkham, Ware, VOigh
Walsh, Ward and Watson. Total, 4S
What the Bill Provides.
The enforcement bill, as it passed
the house, provides:
After January is, 1920:
Every person permitted under the
law to have liquor in his possession
shall report the quantity aand kin tC
the commissioners of internal revenue
(This applies to chemists, physicians
etc.
After February 1, 1920:
The possession of any liquor, other
than as authorized by the law, shall
be prima facie evidence that it is
being kept for sale or otherwise ir
violation Of the law.
1t will not be required, however, tG
report and it will not be illegal to
have in ones possession liquor in 8
private dwelling while the same is Oc
cupied and used by the possessor as
his private dwelling, and the liquor
is used for personal consumption by
the owner, his family or his guests.
The pOssessOr of such liquor. how.
ever. bears the burden of proof thai
the liquor was acquired and is pos
sessed lawfully.
Intoxicating liquor is defined as
beverage containing more than one
half per cent of alcohol
Any house. boat, vehicle or other
place where liquor is manufactured OF
No person shall manufacture, sell
barter, give away, transport, import
export, deliver. furnish or receive any
intoxicating liquors.
No Drinking on Trains.
Use Of liquor as a beverage on any
public conveyance, train, boat or lit
ney bus is prohibited.
Broad powers are given under the
search and seizure section to officers
charged with enforcement of the law
They may enter a dwelling house in
which liquor is sold and seize it, to
gether with implements of manufac
ture.
Seizure of all craft or vehicles useC
in the transportation of liquor is au.
thOriZed.
Enforcement of the wartime act anC
the Constitutional amendment is pro.
vided for in tie measure and in prac
tically the same manner.
For first Offense viOlators the max
imum fine is $1,000 or six months i'm
prisOnment and for subsequent of
fenses fines range from 5000 to $4,000
or one month to five years in prison
Enforcement of both the wartime
act and the amendment is reposed In
the internal revenue bureau and the
department of justice.
Registered physicians are authorized
under strict regulations for the use OF
liquor in cases where it may be con.
sidered necessary as a medicine.
Liquor advertisements of all kinds
are prohibited.