New-York tribune., 1919-01-29
Anderson and Davey Aid
in Drawing Bill to En-
force Dry Law in State
Time to ''Taper Off"
Is To Be Allowed
Drys Favor Walkers Visit
and Search Measure:
Democrats Not Hopeful

staff C0rrcsp spondence
ALBANY. Jan. Confident that
the Senate will ratify the proposed
bone dry amendment to the Federal
Constitution tomorrow, the prohibi-
ton forces here are preparing a bill
to enforce the law The details of the
measure were gone over at a confer
ence this evening in the Office of Her
bert W. Sisson, State EH,ise Commits
soner, in which william; II. Anderson,
State superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League, and Robert G. Davcy,
its counsel, participated.
The bill viii provide for the reten-
ton Of the present organization of the
! State Excise Department, and will be
introduced in both branches of the
Legislature next week The drys re
gard Commissioner Sisson as a capable
official They hold that more effective
results can be obtained by reconstruct
ing the present excise department and
using it to enforce prohibition than by
creating and building up new depart
ment.
Governor Smith announced today
that he would not interfere in the fight
on the wet and dry issue in the Legis-
lature, taking the view that he has no
part in the struggle.
Will Have Something to Say
q made my position plain in my an
6
referendum" said Governor Smith,
81 shall hold my peace until the Senate
has acted And if it ratihes, | shall
have something to say
Mr. Anderson SAID tonight that the
proposed enforcement law would be at
once sweeping and effective.
at was not our intention to make
it drastic at the beginning" said Mr..
Anderson, "and that was why | said
that if some one had bottle or two
stored away after the dry amendment
went into effect we would not object
to their tapering Of However, if the
vets think we shall object to their
search and seizure bin they are mis-
taken. And Senator James A. Walker,
who introduced it, if he is sincere, can
rest assured that he will have our
aggressive support
"We're for the Walker bill. The
sooner we get it the better we Will be
satisfied, and we have so informed mem
bers of the Legislature. If the vets
want 1T we are only too glad to boost
it along. In permitting persons to keep
any liquor they happen to have on
h>nd, we merely intended to let them
down easy at the beginning The
trouble with the vets is that they are
not sincere themselves. and for that
reason think we are not"
Democrats Holding OFF
The Democrats made no effort to de-
lay the advancement of the Thompson
McNab resolution to-day. All agreed to
hold their ammunition unit the reso-
IL, lutlon is on the order of final passage
he Democrats took this position after
senator ) Henry Walters, the Repub-
mean leader. announced that tomorrow
the minority would be unhampered bv
any special rules as to time The reso-
luton was then advanced by party
vote of 26 to %, Senator Henry Nj.
Sage, OF Albany, who refused to be
bound by the Republican caucus last
nlght voting with the Democrats.
senator James A. Foley, minority
leadcr' mad previously made a futile
attempt to have consideration of the
ratification resolution postponed ten
days, IN accordance with the reouost of
James p Holland, president of the
state Federation of Labor. His motion
was defeated by vote of 2S to 21
Passage Is Certain
The Democrats will make a hard
iIght against ratification tomorrow, al
1hough Its passage is seemingly a fore
gone conclusion. Senator BERNARD
Downing, of New York, made this
known when Senator Walters had
agreed not to hamper the Democrats
as ..,t to tlme" on final passage
II you 90 not Aecd labor's demands"
SAID Senator John A. Bovlan. Of New
York you will'see the time when labor
VIII seize the rcins of government"