The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-22
ONE MAY STORE
LIQUOR ON HIS
HOME PREMISES
This Section of Bill Withstands
All Attacks
3 VOTES FOR AMENDMENT
Many Amendments Defeated and
Some Ruled Out on Points
Of Order

Washington, July 21.-The prohibi-
ton enforcement bill, drastic provi-
sions and all, was adopted today, sec
tion by section, by the House, but a
mans right to store liquor in his
home stood up against all attacks. On
the final count, only three votes were
recorded in favor OF an amendment
to make home possession of intoxi-
cants unlawful.
After all perfecting amendments
had been adopted and others de-
signed to make the bill less severe
were bowled over in chorus of
Noes an attempt was made to ad-
journ over night. This prevailed,
but there was demand for roll
call and the prohibition forces, sum
moned from all sides by their lead
ers. piled into the chamber in sufii-
cient number to keep the House in
session tonight for the tedious roll
call vote on half dozen amend
ments. in dispute which have to be
passed on before vote is taken on
the bill as whole.
Demand for formal reading of the
engrossed BILL which was not in
shape for that purpose, forced adj
iournment to the House and delayed
It's passage until tomorrow.
The first fight of the day was over
the section giving the courts the
right to put under bond person con-
victed of violating the liquor law.
This was stricken out after Represen
tative Gard, democrat, of Ohio had
pointed out that it provided double
punishment for the poor man, who
might be sent to Jail. The vote was
SO to &c, many prohbitionists oppos-
ing its retention.
When the House reached section
35 of the bill dealing with enforce
ment OF constitutional prohibition
and which contained the provision,
that it was not unlawful to sto/
liquor at home for personal use, the
scene was not unlike that on a stock
market on a high sales day. Every
body wanted to speak or offer an
amendment. fully a score clamoring
fer recognition at once.
First consideration as matter OF
parliamentary right, was given Chair
man Volstead, of the judiciary com
mittee, in charge Of the BILL who had
two amendments. These fixed the
time for reporting possession of in
toXicants. In one Mr. Volstead offer
ed, and which the House accepted,
the time specified in the Droclama-
tion by the state department as to
the effective date of constitutional
prohibition, January 16, 1920-was ac
cpufad without digrucEion
Representative Rubey, democrat,
of Missouri, got the floor after Chair
man yolstead was through with the
section and Immediately he announc-
ed intention to throw the searchlight
on American wine cellars, reported to
be stocked with liquor enough to
last for generations His amendment
provided that person should not
possess more than $50 worth of
liquor, which a member likened to
one white chip in steamboat pok-
er game" The House did not take
kindly to this proposal and defeated
il;
With this out of the way. Repre-
sentative Raker, democrat, of Cali
fornia, offered what the House had
been waiting for-an amendment to
make it unlawful to have liquor in
ones own dwelling. Chairman Vol
stead opposed it, saying this section
had been given very serious consider
alton by friends of prohibition. When
the vote was called, only three mem
bers all of them democrats, support
ed the amendment-Mr Raker and
Representative Glanton of Texas
and Upshaw of Georgia, the latter an
evangelist.
This section was amended, how
ever, so as to provide that such liqu-
ors must be for personal consumption
by the owner of the dwelling or his
family or bona fide guests. This re-
striction, put in by Representative
Steele, democrat of Pennsylvania,
was aimed at the man who might
turn his dwelling into a saloon.
Several amendments were adopted,
these including one by Representa-
tive Igoe. democrat of Missouri, MAX
ling provision for the handling of
! sacramental wine, which the bin had
failed to do. Representative Esch,
republican of Wisconsin, offered one
which would require the government
in picking its agents to enforce the
prohibition law to give due regard to
civil service rules, while Representa-
| tive Siegel, republican of New York,
put through one providing that men
discharged from the military and
naval service be given first call in
making appointments.
Many amendments were defeated
and some we're ruled out on points OF
orde,.