Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-15
DRY FORCES GRASP
CONTROL OF HOUSE
IN BITTER CONTEST
Majority Refuses to Permit
Vote to Repeal War
time Bill.
AMENDMENT is DEFEATED
PROVIDING FOR 2.75 BEER
Liberal" Measures Voted Down
as Rapidly as They Are
Presented.
SESSION MARKED BY CONFUSION
Gallivan Threatens Move to Have
Representatives Tell How Much
Liquor They Own.
AMENDMENT is DEFEATED
PROVIDING FOR 2.75 BEER
SESSION MARKED BY CONFUSION
rBv Associated Press

WASH lNGION, July l4.-proh ib!t !on
forces took fun control In the House
today. refused To permit vote on a
straightout motion 10 repeal the war
time act. defeated overwhelmingly an
amendment providing for the sale of
2& per cent beer. and stood solidly-
against all attacks on tho general en-
forcement measure.
Just al fast one liberal amend
ment was offered by opponents Of pro-
nioition 1t was voted down without
ceremony. always b. a triple vote for
the minority. lighting every inch of
ground. demanded division after the
ayes and nays were called, and then
got through with the frst section OF
there the hTs5 was par, Of the three part bill
than at any time this session
This disturbance arose first during
Democrat. Texas. 10 speak second
time against an amendment which
%eIine %Ghe haye Eiysn 1ry the righ, TO
during an address by Representative
Gallivan. Democrat, Massachuse;ts. in
an amendment which would raruire
members mem oers voting dry TO print in the
liquor they had stored in their homes
and Offices.
Real Battle of Day
The real battle OF tho day. however
o.eI 'nc anne enoment to define an
intoSicant as beverage containing 6
q ope;Ihalf OF per cent, as % written eseI in n
Missouri. author Q, the amendment nt'd did ID
stitutional prohibition amendment. bn
simply n the wartime law. In plead
Mhat adoPteen T pSsT Wsas
recommended to o'Coneress. and would W i
permit; during the remaining period
light wines and beer, and might della y
issuance issuance OF proclamation by the
~ fe.sshtaeht .sh.rd which would restore the sale
on o., -.h this molten. an hour Of it, with the e
wedge. and the "we,s" assertins ,ha;
i Il, w99ld pld.1 merely permit the very thing
OF the army. had said was best for the
country tor taor the next six months.
bowed over Psr by 'ent rsco5S bse. yois had been
10 9o-and this was about the relative
dii diSision on all amendments-the pro- o.
hlpltlonistS went after another amend :
ment by representative Igoe. Demo
c.a,, c.a,, OF Missouri. which would have
cahts' RiiiihS the proposal l2S 10 So.
Confusion Continually.
Tlere was the utmost confusion at
tim'l despite vigorous whacks with a
i.sdsrs EaTsi. ana ma, some some or the prohibition
favor. The galleries. filled largely
with women. and officers of antiliquor
organizations. broke into applause
when the House roared its dlsapprov /
Of 2H per cent beer.
And then. when 1t seemed the major
lty was weary OF voting down every
proposal by the other side, points Of
order were raised. and some motions.
were picked up by the nape of the neck.
as members expressed it. and bodily
thrown smspdn.o9 out. This happened to an
Democrat, California; in the interes:
Of crane growers. who stood to lose
l2:CSo,ooo this year he said.
There were other points of order
on other proposals. but the one by Rep
resentative Pell. Democrat. New York,
toxicating Qualities OF certain bever-
ages up to A jury, was ruled in order,
only TO be knocked out on an aye and
nay vote: division. and again after the
call for tellers and the slow march OF
members through the center aisle of
The ,he chamber cham to be eounted. This. was
ways being able TO muster enough of
their members to support the dema nd
Attack Amendment.
When the House got through with
worth Republican. OF Ohio. TO strike e
put put the whole ,,he Of the first section Of
It's one-half of per cent alcoholic
definition: In Offering the amendment
that II il got by he would @ l'a move ;euto to
strike out the whole wartime title. so
like man who wanted to save him
self second job. the House defeated IT..
Two minor amendments ran the
blockade. one being passed on a record
o9ts when fsa, The forces Sp such
Judiciary Committee, leader of the pro-
hlbition fight. was counted with leaders
of the minority. This was an amend
sr MarYana to se change the
z smaller matter. some members said.
Cut Cut the they s eontsnded that it would per
tonics. and the like. against which a
hght had been made in committee. be-
cause s,i O. OF ths drr reported tendency Of some
Gghty.stS to seventy-eight. and anti
.iohibition forces said tonight tho.
doubted If tho factions would be thi.,
close together again. The other amend .
nent made a slight change in the
Ills wording.
Many Refer to Wilson.
There were many references to Presi-
dent wilson, during the debate. and
several speakers read that section of
his message recommending repeal of
the ar-time law SO far as ii relates
to the manufacture and sale of light
beer. Representative Rainey. Demo-
crat, Of Illinois. declared these were
uncertain times. that the people were
poverty was causing more misery than
alcohol. He brought a volley OF ap-
pause plause from ,nn the the vets" when he ex.
" would veto the enforcement bill be-
cause of It's drastic provisions.
The feeling between the factions got
tesy OF permitting member to revise
and extend his remarks was denied.
(Continued on Second Page.)