The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-31

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Washington. Jaly az.-Extractio,
of some OS The teeth Of the prohiOi
ton enfofee~aeat hin rs passed by thu
House has heSuM IA the Senate sub
eommittee. Alter leA9thy- discussion
the committee struck from the bill
the clause HraASeitsax the snanufac
lure of cider and light wines for USE
in the home, The committee also
voted to report u bill calling for sep.
arate enforcemeat ii war time and
national prohibition,
This action By the committee was
seized upon by opponents OF the
drastic Volstead House bill as furth-
er indication that the Senate is feel
ing the reaction and will eventually
report to the Senate bill differing
materially from the Eolstcad enforce
ment bill and providing much more
liberal enforcement.
A determined effort was made in
the House both by opponents Of pro-
hibition and advocates of reasonable
enforcement OF national prohibition
to prevent the adoption of bill
which placed the han upon the home
since the inception OF beverages, but
the move was bitterly opposed by the
Antisaloon League and the radical
prohibitionistS and by the aid of the
club OF political hackiirc won over
sufficient number 10 insure its in
sertion.
Members iroa shc rural districts
of the country ut that time warned
the House that tho farmers and 9TH
ers living outside @s cities would re-
sent the placing ri tho prohibition
ban on such innSsess~as- brews and it is
thought that the members of the
Senate are atreadv hearing from the
folks back honse>~
The subcomnstsec ri the Senate
charged with Drafting the prohibition
enforcement legislation agreed to
strike out OF the hill the prohibition
against the manufacture of cider and
light wines in the home, but it was
regarded as such a drastic step that
the subcommittee deemed it advisable
to get the consent nj the whole COM
mittee and it NaS agreed to yeSter-
day.
While there mas considerable fur
ther discussion SNsaecrning the neces-
.sity for more liberal enforcement
than provided in the Volstead bill, the
subcommittee fas,ea to agree upon
any further notifications.
Indications are, however, that the
committee will ra@sssfy or eliminate
entirely the clause providing for dras-
tic punishment for the transportation
OF liquor for personal use in inter-
state commerce.
Many members arc known to be in
favor OF the ahsaass,e elimination of
this clause. on the grounds that the
bill already leaalsacs tho possession OF
liquor purchased Acsarc the act be-
came effective. and the owner should |
be permitted to- move 1t from one |
home to another should he So desire.
Division OF the enforcement law
unto two titles. one providing for the
enforcement OF wartime prohibi ion
and the other for national prohibi-
ton under the amendment to the
constitution was also agreed upon by
the committee. This action gave rise
to belief that possibly the Senate,
acting any enforcement legislation |
before rehabilitation Is complete
and the law n:sllsssca, Will refuse to
accept any bill providing Tor enforce
Inent Of wartime prohibition.
Members OF the Senate committee
have been informed by Attorney
General Palmer. As Was the House
committee. that there is sufficient en-
listing machinery to take care of the
enforcement of wartime prohibition.
1t also is pointed out tina, the en-
actment into law Il any such meas
ure as passed by the House will be
great waste OF money, Tor much of
the existing machinery will have to
be reorganixed or new machinery
provided.
In a letter yesterday to Senator
Wadsworth oil New York, Robertson
Browne, chairman OF the Executive
Committee Of the Sell Determination
League Of Liberty, announced that
the league will fight the proposed
prohibition enforcement TO a finish"
Browne stated that he is III WASH
ington as representative of the
league. mot to protest, but to fight
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wartime prohibition measure to a
tmish. measure conceived in dis
honor and begat in eowardice."
Explaining in detail his objection
to the. prohibition act, Browne de-
eiared that the dry Law is an infringe
ment Of the personal rights of Amer
leans Is citizens. and this infringe
ment is more significant than the
mere question Of prohibiting the con-
sumption Of liquor, He states that
he proposes to fight the measure on
behalf Of "hherty-loviag people" and
10 find whether Congress has the
power to ignore certain amendments
to the constitution and enforce 9TH
era. snch - the proposed eighteenth
amendme1t.-
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