The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-15
HOUSE REFUSES LIGHT
WINES AND BEER

CONTINUED fROM rAGt uNFl
a. tmrs, despite vigorous whncks
with gnyc and some ~ the pro
hlh0tion leaders applandcd cvory
move IN rhcir favor The galleries
Nllod largely with women and Of
nycrg ~ ant.,'lu0r organizations,
broke into applause when tho house
rulrpd 20, dI-AppruvH ~ ~ per
cont. and then when 10 seemed The
majority was weary ~ voting dow -
every proposal ~ th" other side.
points OF order were raised, and
tpup motions designed tu make the
law Ices drastic were picked up hy
the utpy OF the neck AS members "S .
pressed Do ANA bodily thrown out
Ihe happened tu am amendment by
Representative Lea. democrat OF Cal
lfDrun. iu the interest ~ grape grow
rra who stood Go lose il2, ,OOO, 600
this yolH hr said n provided Tor
the manufacture ~ vino containing
II per cent alcohol by weight A
point " order against 10 watF sus-
lninvi boy the chair
Thuru were other points or order
ON other proposals. but the one by
I|f INI Nf'II. N||HN VIZ. 'l'IIli''I AN. ~. w
York. which would pat determine
lIuu uf intoxicating qualities OF Ger
tain beverages mp tO jury was
ruled hoo order. only to.hc knocked
ont hy roo aye and nay vote. n di-
vision. and again after the call FOR
i,U,rs and the slow march OF mem
bees Through the center aisle OF
The chamber tp hc counted. This
was thr usual proceeding, the 'wcts'
always being uhlc TO muster enough
OF their numbers 90 support the dc
waud
Two minor amendments ran tho
blockade ono being passed ON a rec
ord vote. when the forces split to
such AN extent that Chairman Vol
stead " the judiciary committee.
leader uf the prohibition fight was
counted with leaders Of the minority.
This was an amendment by Repre-
sentative Henson, democrat OF Mary -
land. Go change the word liquors
20 beverage" II seemed a small
matter. some mgWbcrs said hut they
Cuntcndcd that 10 would permit the
sale uf fl1yurluE extracts. hair tonlrS
and the Ike, against which u fight
had been made Inc committee bcCaus"
uf tho reported tendency of some
folk To- drink thrm The vote was
SO TO Is. and the anti prohibition
forces said tonight they doubted n
the factions would he that close to
gethcr again The other amend
mcnt made a sliEht change In the
btlls wording
There wore many references to
President Wilson during the debate
and several speakers read that sec
ton ~ his message recommending
repeal ~ the wartime law 30 far
as it related TO the manufacture and
sale Of light wines and beer
F'ccllng Blttcr.
The feeling between the factions
got 30 hittcr'at times that the usual
courtesy OF permitting member to
revise ana extend his remarks was
denied. Prohibition members object
ed when Representative Reber, re-
publican, prnnsylyauin. who had
made n strong plea for beer. want
ed TO add something he wax de
privcd Of saying In his limited al
lOtmcnt OF time Mr.. Echcr had in
timatcd In his speech that some
members were not altogether truth
mi as To- their drinking habits. de
ClarinE that so Gar as "a per cent
beer was concerned, hc had taken
two drinks OF 10, hand running, and
1t had no more effect that so much
water. lie added lhIl hr never drank
a gallon ~ brcr I'm his lie and simply
took this much the other day 10 see
n 20 would make him drunk
The chair wDs unable at times
during the speech ~ MIR. Gall.van 10
preserve a scmhlance OF order. and
the galleries Joined in the uproar.
Standing lu the center aisle. the
Massachusetts member waved his
arms likc e baseball pitcher warm
ing mp for a game and shouted.
"Thcro are members who are not
'1r'' ". iho'r statements on ma q
floor might indicate and In their