Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-18
STATE MAY NOT Be
ON BONE DRY LIST
Mulberger Bill Would LegaIize
Traffic in Beer and Wine.
ACT CALLS FOR AN ELECTION
Present Liquor Laws Would Stand IL
Constitutional Amendment Fails
Submit to Vote Of People
in 1920.

Madison. = The Wisconsin senate
committee on state affairs has recon-
mended for passage, by a vote of 4 TO
3, prohibition enforcement measure
which recognizes beer containing not
more than 2.75 per cent of alcohol as
nonintoxicanL The matter will be
threshed out in the senate this week.
The committee recommends the pro-
hibition enforcement measure contain
ing the 2.75 per cent beer clause, in
place of the Olson measure, which
was desired by the Wisconsin Anti
Saloon league.
The recommendation of the commit
standing. 1t means a legislative battle
royal when the measures are finally
taken up for consideration. The bill
recognizes 2.75 per cent beer and will
come into the senate in the form of
substitute offered by Senator Null
berger of Waterfowl. Dry leaders
had hoped that the Olson bill would be
recommended for passage and claim
that they will defeat the Mulberger
amendment and would rather have no
legislation at all than that proposed by
the committee.
Under the terms of the Mulberger
bill recommended for passage by the
committee, the question whether the
provisions of the measure shall con-
tinue to be in force and effect from
and after January 81, 1921, shall be
submitted to a vote of the people at
the November election in 1920. If APP
proved by majority of the votes cast
upon that question it shall continue of
force and effect from and after Janu-
airy 1. 1920, otherwise it shall cease TO
be of force and effect and become null
and void
Intoxicating liquors within the pur-
view of said constitutional amendment
and the provisions of this act shall be
construed TO be and include all liquors
and drinks of whatsoever name or de-
scription including patent or proprie-
tary medicines, capable of being used
as beverage containing more than
2A per centum of alcohol by weight at
GO degrees Fahrenheit. Pure grain al
cohol wines and other liquors contain
ing more than 2A per centum of alco-
hol by weight may be manufactured in
or exported from this state for medI-
cinal, mechanical, scientific and sacra-
mental purposes and sold for such
purposes only, and may be so sold as
herein provided, and not otherwise.
Denatured alcohol may be freely
manufactured and sold, provided its
manufacture complies strictly with
the laws now or hereafter enacted by
congress relative thereto and the rules
and regulations issued by the depart
ment of internal revenue"
The Intoxicating liquor in the Null
berger substitute which was recon-
mended for passage is defined as the
above.
The vote of the committee was TO
3 for the Mulberger amendment, as
follows:
For the Mulberger amendment
Senators Stevens, Arnold, Mulberger
and Bilgrien-4.
Against the Mulberger amendment
--Roethe. Olson and Dennhardt-3.
There were several substitutes pend.
ing before the state affairs committee
when 1t took action
The Burke substitute providing for
1.75 per cent beer was unanimously
recommended for indefinite postpone
ment.
The Olson substitute, which has the
uacking of the Wisconsin AntI-Saloon
league and which provides for the en-
foreement of the dry laws through the
attorney generals Office, was recon-
mended for indefinite postponement
by a vote Of to 3.
The Mulberger substitute was then
adopted in place Of the original Ben
nett measure which was introduced
early in the session.
Senator II. f. Roethe offered an
amendment TO the Mulberger substi-
tute to permit the manufacture of
homemade wines, but this amendment
was defeated.
The proposed Mulberger law pro-
vides for a prohibition commission
err" appointed by the governor. at an
annual salary of $4,000 He would be
named for a term Of four years and
his appointment would be subject TO
confirmation by the state senate.
II would be up to this commissioner
to enforce prohibition In Wisconsin
and IT would be the duty Of all district
attorneys, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs,
constables and other law-enforcement
officials to assist him.