Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-25
MAY STORE LIQUOR
AGAINST DRY TIME
Adhcrents of Personal Use Pro-
vision Win Important Point
in Committee.
MEASURE WILL BE DRASTIC
Defines as Intoxicating Beverage
containing More Than One-Half
OF One Per Cent Alcohol.
MEASURE WILL BE DRASTIC
lBv Associated Prcs.l

NaSilNGTON, June GA mans
'is"' 70 store liquor in his home tor
'''e iohE dry period after July stood
UP 'odaY against an attack on ,b,,
provision Of the prohibition enforce.
inent Dill before the House .Judiciar,
Committee.
Near the end OF an au-dav sesv,o,
ihe committee voted down a, au',
nent. which would have made ;.
ta"iui 10" citizen TO have ljouor =,
ms possession. struck out 4 sac,io,
"hich would have prcventcd 80. vi, III
a citlHcn OF liquor in his orjva,o I,voii
lns' and decided that in the mat,ar
6t 6a scherai a. enforcement there would
ahd constitutional prohibition. ''''e
Even with this and Other chance,
,o NJ ~! as - VIII be reported out to.
i',o' TOW or Thursday. Is considered a
s.?.ohs. members Of the committee g
sa!d' that, while a man may put a 10
.! peer IN MS cellar. he may be con-
n@ic,ed @ and fined II. for instance, he
nic,, "atehfoh on which there Is
mcHt. GU e' Use
ls AH-EmbracinE.
In general consideration of ,he
measure the committee made A mum
per OF minor changes, but the princina
80 ""S over the question of the
r!eht OF home-storage for person,l
use. Representative Morgan. Demo-
cIa', OF Oklahoma, endeavored TO hovc
SVicEen out the section reading m.
IL n snail not be unlawful 20 possess
i0Uor IN ones private dwelling Will
inc same is occupied and used bv !, in,
only AS his dwelling" "'''
Ardent proh!bitionists on tho cor,.
m;ittee voted against the Morgan pro
nothing was to be gained bv enac,in
law SO drastic as to arous. the
hostility of people who rcioiced tba,
Si. tns day Of the saloon had ended. PRO
hio!t!on members supported an amenJ
ment eliminating the provision ina,
the liquor must be obtained and placed
IN storage prior to date the act would
oecome effective. AS amended the sec
ton reads:
Burden on Possesaor.
Ihat such LIQUOR need not be re.
por'ee. provided the burden OF show,
me that p session Is legal is upon
the Dosscssor."
Representative Gard. Democrat. o,
ONO led the fight to strike from the
rirh, 'rt me . S word use. as applied to the
70 amend also included the striking
out OF the words give away." re
ceive' and possess" but the com
t,''.ee H. insisted that these should stand.
~ was said there was no particular
hsnt on Mr.. Cards proposal, and as
amended the section stands:
nat no person shall on or after
that date, when the eighteenth amend.
ment TO the Constitution of the United
States goes into effect nor while the
war prohibition act shall be in force
manufacture. sell. barter, give away.
transport. import. export. deliver. fur
nish receive or possess any intoXicat-
ing liquor, except as authorized in this
shall be literally construed to the end
that intoxicating liquor as a beverage
may bc prohibited. Liquor for non
beverage purposes and wine for sacra
mental purposes may be purchased
sold, transported and used as herein
provided"
Must Report stock.
Every person legally permitted to
have liquor is required TO report to
the proper authorities within ten days
LCOniinuel Second