Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-29
ENFORCEMENT BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Drastic Dry Measure Is Adopted
by 287 to 100.
SEARCH AND SEIZURE BOARD
Powers Given Officers Under Act Prac-
ticaIly Without Limit-Possession
of Liquor in Private Dwellings
Held Lawful When Reported.


ton enforcement bill, described by OPP
ponents of the measure as drastic
enough to invite a veto by President
Wilson, was finally passed by the
house.
The bill was passed after a motion
by Representative Igoe to recommit 1t
was defeated by a vote of 255 TO 136.
Nearly every member of the house
was in attendance, and so great was
the noise that Representative Mondell
was recorded as supporting the Igoe
motion, but was permitted to change
his vote.
The vote on the passage of the bill
was 2S7 to 100, with three members
voting present.
OF the 100 members voting against
the bill 30 were Democrats and 48 Re-
publicans, as follows:
Democrats-Babka, Bee, BlackmOn,
Buchanan, Carew, Casey, Cleary,
Dooling. Dupre. Eagan, Fitzgerald,
Gallagher, Galliyan, Ganly, Gard, Gold
fogle, Griffin, Humphreys, Igoe,
Johnston, Lazero, Lea, Linthicum,
Lonergan, McAndrews, McGlennon,
McKiniry, McLane, Maher, Martin,
Mead, Minahan, Mooney, O'COnnell,
O'Connor, Pell, Phelan, POu, John W.
Rainey (nl.), Riordan, Rowan, SABBATH,
Sherwood Small, Smith IN. ", Steele
and Sullivan. Total, 80.
Republicans = Bachrach, Britten,
Burdiek, Burke. Curry, Dyer, Edmonds,
Freeman, Garland, Glynn. Haskell,
Hull, Hustled, Jefferis, JUL, Kahn,
Kennedy, Kleczka, La Guardia, Lam
pert, Lehlbach, Longworth, Macarthur,
MacCrate, Madden, Mann, Merritt,
Moore, Norm, Mudd Newton, Nolan,
Ogden, Porter. Radcliffe, Ramsey, Re-
Der, RodenbeFg. Sanford. Siegel, Sny-
der, Stephens, Tinkham, Ware, Voigh,
Walsh, Ward. and Watson. Total, 48.
What the Bill Provides.
The enforcement bill, as it passed
the house, provides:
After January 16. 1920:
Every person permitted under the
law to have liquor in his possession
shall report the quantity and kind to
the commissioners of internal revenue.
(This applies to chemists, physicians,
etc)
After February /, 1920: -'..
The possession Of any liquor. other
than as authorized by the law, shall
be prima facie evidence that it is
being kept for sale or otherwise In vi
Olation of the law.
It will not be required, however, to
report, and it will not be Illegal to
have in ones possession liquor in
private dwelling while the same is oc-
cupied and used by the possessor as
his private dwelling, and the liquor
is used for personal consumption by
the owner, his family or his guests.
The poss essOr of such liquor, how
ever, bears the burden of proof that
the liquor was acquired and is pos
sessed lawfully.
intoxicating liquor is defined as n
beverage containing more than one
half per cent of alcohol.
Any house, boat, vehicle or other
place where liquor is manufactured or
sold, is declared a nuisance.
No person shall manufacture, sell.
barter, give away, transport, import.
export. deliver, furnish or receive any
Intoxicating liquors.
No Drinking on Trains.
Use of liquor as beverage on any
public conveyance, train. boat or jlt-
ney bus is prohibited.
Broad powers are given under the
search and seizure section TO officers
charged with enforcement of the law.
They may enter dwelling house in
gether with implements of manufac-
ture.
Seizure of all craft or vehicles used
In the transportation of liquor is au-
thorized
Enforcement of the wartime act and
the Constitutional amendment is pro-
vided for in the measure and in prac-
tically the same manner.
For first offense violators the max
Imum fine is $1,000 or six months i'm
prisOnment and for subsequent Of
lenses fines range from $500 TO $1,000
D. one month TO five years in prison.
Enforcement of both the wartime
net and the amendment is reposed in
the internal revenue bureau and the
department of justice.
Registered physicians are authorized
under strict regulations for the use Of
liquor in cases where ii may be con-
sidered necessary as a medicine.
Liquor advertisements of all kinds
ara nrnbihitad