The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-23
TO LOSE NO TIME
IN UPPER Hon
Amendments to b Er
posed Protecting
Industry and To !
Farmers to Mani / =
ture Fruit Juices
Home Consurnptior,

WasnlnSton, July g. 1a1H
tVolstead prohibition enf6y
ment bill was passed III
house today by a vote Of o87 fsl)
100, majority Of 1877. This
margin, the dry leaders assert
is more than sufficient to Ia.
sure the re-passage Of the bifI
should President Wilson exetsE
else his power of veto, as pre
dicted by the vets.
| Of the 100 Representatives
who stood against the meaSiT&
to the last fifty-two were Dem
ocrats and forty-eigh Repuh
llcans. Three members record
ed themselves as present, n
The bill now goes to the se1l-
ate, where the prohibitions Id
vocates plan to call it up for
consideration at the earlieat
possible opportunity. A sub
committee of the senate iudici. .
airy committee has been hold
ing hearings on the subject tor
the last several weeks, and it'll
believed the full COMMITTEES Win
4 be ready to report it our within
a brief time after the suhcoa
mitee completes its work. 80
TO OFFER AMENDMENTU.
Two Amendments designed ~ ha&s2
'tcct the wine industry will - o06r16
by Senator PhelAn. OF California wfejs
the bill comes up on the door 81 &h1s
senate. They will permit this groWet
to send his wine to q central dnsS
alcoholizing plant. no matter where
located. without violating the pfohtss
bition against transportation. wheN
de-alcoholtsed. there Is = mark1ks
for the extracted alcohol for indus.
trial and scientific purposes ana the
residue makes = beverage superior a.
grape juice and Notwithstanding.
It 10 also probable that the senate
viii be urged to adopt an ameudntssik
which will permit farmers to continues
the manufacture Of cider. berry Wines
and fruit juices for home consumption.
! Representative Igoe's motion to r4.ss
commit the bill to the judiciary cons.
mittes with instructions tu.rApnrt on
back to the house with his aubaat@s
tute inserted In lieu of tho cfdxtna1a
bill was defeated today by Z vote o1S
/ 255 to 1876. ss ssa
| In exclusive statements for unlv4Ss VI
sal Service tonight RepresentAttfxS
Nolstead. Minnesota. chairman of sthx8
judiciary committee. who succesatG 11N5
/ piloted the bill through the hoal&e xj44
| Representative Igos. Of. 1Si6 m m
leader OF the opponents Of ~ shfTf
respectively lauded and crtticlxo1 khSa
/ measure. sl@ u WI
Mr.. volstead said he was conl6oSkS
the prohibition enforcement Law m 81
/ finally passed the house viii uaaeEsre
| public approval and carry out TIM I'M. I
poses Of the constitutional smeiA&i& u
He continued: 81 Dbl
| vOLsTEAb's STATEMENT. IN
| The bill ~ It goes to the ssn&t4s
10 Substantially IN the same 9ofxI
| IS II came from the judiciary NoslS- $ss
| mittee. except for section 81. I6lG S
section was not essential G2thoNEMaS
| 1t was . good provieton.s n 49,
! judgment. and was voted out un60l z4a
! clear misapprehensiop ~ u
part OF the house - to ~
| Instead Of being dsaStac M
charged by opponents Of IN MI s
! 1t would have given the 5eAEia 8x
| chance to impose light p4HAlttGi
| and require bonds. Wtfh0it n "a Xxs
| bond provision. suits 81 IA G11
| tions will have TO b inokttukAA q I'll
| heavy penalties inflicted u 16A HIN ssS5
! defendants from repeating
| oftenses. III rs Is ~
"othsr samsndmsnts aAepts1 ~
the house were al prAe<tG1&fI @
| agreed upon By myssl1 anA 4Sl
other msmoers q favefing
| ment to the search a1de Ess
i section u necoueaYY IN 0I1 s3sAA