The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-16
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OOutlAucQ lIOlu pfh6C As(
terday. 1t was pointed out that if TIN
court declared the Volstead law I'm
constitutional, the way would BIZ
opened for heavy Christmas sales O
wine and beer and that an advanc,
tip would be worth millions OF dollar
to spectators.
| Another important suit involving
prohibition Is pending in the distric
court here. The action was brough
after Ohio by referendum withdrew
its approval of the constitutional pro
hibition amendment, previously givey
by the legislature. Mandamus pro
ceedings have been brought in the
local federal court to compel the
secretary of state to Issue new
proclamation OF the date when consti
tutional prohibition shall be effective
The plaintiffs thus hope to delay pro
htbition another year.
No Help From Congress-.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.--All hope
of congress coming to the aid of the
liquor interests before constitutional
prohibition becomes effective vanish
led today when the house agriculture
Ecommittee voted 16 to against re-
peal Of wartime prohibition.
| The action was taken on bill by
Representative Gallivan, Massachu.
sets, and means that his measure
will be permanently pigeon holed by
the committee.
Committee members favoring the
repeal were John w. Rainey OF Illi-
nois; Ward of New York, and Voight
|of Wisconsin.
No Hope for Vets.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Treaty
ratification before January 16 or re-
peal OF the wartime prohibition law
today are considered the last hopes
OF the vets for lid lifting before con-
stitutional prohibition becomes oper-
alive.
Senator Morris Sheppard. Texas.
dry leader declared there is no possi-
bility Of the law being repealed
House leaders agreed with him.
Ratification of the treaty in time to
give holders OF huge liquor stocks OPP
portunity to sell them also Is out OF
the question, it was agreed.
Another Legal Attack.
WASHINGTON, Dec. illegal
efforts to make invalid the constitu-
tional prohibition amendment were
started in the supreme court today.
The retail liquor bearers of New
Jersey, under the name of William
asked the COURT ror permits
sion to file an original bill testing
the validity of the ratification Of the
amendment
An injunction to restrain state and
federal officers from enforcing the
Volstead law in New Jersey, after
prohibition became
was asked. sfeA-r
Similar action is expected by the
state OF Rhode Island IN bill OF
that It is expected will be
iled in the court in a rev days. The
state in this case will seek to have
he amendment and the date 1t is to
become effective declared invalid.
The New Jersey actron was filed |
:oday by George w. Tucker. New
!. orc attorney. !
The court probably Will announce
lext Monday whether It VIII CONSIDER |
he case.
In brief to be filed with the cour, |
ate today the liquor interests will |
lain, 1t was stated, that the proc I
of Secretary or State Lans-
ng announcing the beginning OF con
titutional prohibition as January 16 /
vas invalid because 5Onfo had with
lrawn it's ratification This makes
new proclamation necessary and
he amendment provides that one
ear must be given to dispose OF
Iquor stocks after tho new procia-
nation, the brief will contend.
The court will also be urged to
alidate the position that states can
t any time through referendum over
lde the action OF their legislatures
atifying the amendment.