The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-06
SENATE PASSES
BILL ENFORCING
WAR DRY ACT
Makes Few Changes i'm
Measure as Already
Voted by House.
BALLOTS NOT RECORDED
Defines intoxicating Liquor
as All With More Than 1-2
Per Cent. Alcohol.
BALLOTS NOT RECORDED
Special pe,patch to TIE srx.


record vote the Senate passed to-day
the dry bill providing for the legal en-
for cement Of war time prohibition
throughout the land during the inter-
vening period between the present and
the coming into effect Of the constitu-
tional amendment on January 16. 1920.
Owing to the fact that no demand
was made for a roll call the extent Of
the opposition to the measure as
modified by the Senate upon the
framework OF the moderately drastic
never be known. There was disclosed
in the course Of the debate. however,
remnant of the opposition which for
century fought against the steady
growth OF national prohibition senti-
ment up to the final victory a year ago
when the Seventeenth Amendment
was sent to the Legislatures of the
States for ratification.
Shields Is Voted Down.
Toward the close OF the considera-
ton of the dry Dill to-day a contest
was precipitated by Senator Shields
(Tenn.), who offered an amendment pro-
viding that the provisions of title one
of the proposed law, referring 10 the
enforcement of war time prohibition.
should not apply except TO States in
which no demobilization encampments
are situated.
The only State in the Union unpro-
tected by its present State, laws against
the manufacture. sale and distribution
Of alcoholic beverages in which there
is a rehabilitation point is New York.
Therefore New York was the only State
to which the proposed law would apply
In the interval between now and the
constitutional limitation becoming ef-
fective.
why should forty-four States be
penalized to carry out the spirit of the
wartime prohibition law?" demanded
Senator Shields, who had said previous
ly that there were three other wet States
where the law would apply. but no
States in which there were demsbiliza-
tion camps.
Senator wadsworth IN. " said that
within month or six weeks demobiliza-
ton would be accomplished in full
DOcS tile ScIittOT lulIlh liAl IIlc peace
treaty will be ratified within a month
or six weeks?' asked Senator Pomerene
(Ohio). VINO was referring to Presi-
dent Wilson's statement that peace could
not be declared until the treaty has
been ratified.
'T do not" said Senator Wadsworth
who added that there was nothing to
prevent the President declaring demo-
bilization complete without reference to
the peace treaty. "inasmuch as every
body knows peace has arrived"
The vote on Senator Shieldss sug-
gested amendment disclosed him to be
Its only serious supporter.
An amendment by Senator Jones
(Wash.) prohibiting importation or sale
OF intoxicating beverages in the Panama
Canal Zone was adopted without a di-
vision, but the Senate rejected Senator
Curtis's (Kan.) amendment which would
have taken from the enforcing authori-
ties discretion as to imposition OF PEN
alities ranging from fines OF 500 to
1000 to imprisonment from thirty days
TO a year.
Defines Intoxicating Liquor.
As II passed the Senate to-day. the dry
bill is but little changed In outward form
from the measure passed by the House
1t comprises three sections, the first
dealing with enforcement of war time
prohibition. the second with enforcement
OF the constitutional amendment and the
third with the production and distribu-
tion OF alcohol for use in industry and
art.
Intoxicating liquor is defined as any
beverage containing one-half of | per
cent. OF alcohol or more.
Control is Teposed in the Commits
aAn .A TANa ID
enforce both wartime and constitutional
prohibition, backed up by the Depart
ment OF Justice and the Federal courts.
Any building, boat or other place
where liquor IL kept for sale or Is sold
is declared a nuisance, and upon being
denounced as such its keeper is sub
ject to fine and Imprisonment.
Medicinal preparations made in ac-
cordance with the formuls OF the
United States Pharmacopeia, patent and
proprietary medicines. toilet and anti
septic preparations and fiavoring ex-
tracts are exempted.
Doctors Of medicine are permitted to
prescribe liquor as medicine by obtaining
permit TO do SO.
Special permission Is given for man.
ufacture and distribution of sacramental
wines.
Home made cider and root beer is
permitted TO be manufactured
Plants producing Industrial alcohol
are required to register with the com
missioner of Internal Revenue and the
premises must be bonded.
Provision Is made for storage OF in
dustrial alcohol in bonded warehouses
and for its withdrawal from them.
The bill now goes back to the House,
which already has passed II. II viii
be sent to conference by that body.
The conferees on the part OF the Senate.
appointed by the chair, are Senators
Sterling IN. d.. Nelson (Minn.) and
overman IN. CO.