The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-12
SENATE COMMITTEE
CUTS BAN ON CIDER
OUT OF HOUSE BILL.
DRY ENFORCEMENT MADE LESS
DRASTIC IN OTHER WAYS, But
HALF PER CENT STAYS

Washington. Aug. 11.-Prohibition
| enforcement legislation announced an.
other step in congress today when the
senate judiciary committee began con
sideration of the bill passed by the house
last June as amended and liberali2ed by
the judiciary subcommittee.
Although the general house plans for
enforcement of wartime and constitu.
tional prohibition remain in the bill,
the sub committee eliminated several
drastic house provisions and modified
others. In its work. the sub commit
tee, comprising Senators Sterling re
publican, South Dakota. chairman; Fan
of New Mexico and Norris of Nebraska,
republicans. and Overman of North
Carolina, Walsh Of Montana, and King
Of Utah. democrats first revised the
senate enforcement bin and then incor
porated their amendments in the house
bill, reporting the latter as amended
10y unanimous vote TO the full commit.
tee.
Like the house. the senate sub.com.
mittee adopted the plan of having sepa.
rate sections in the bill to deal with
wartime and constitutional prohibition.
The subcommittee left unchanged the
house definition of intoxicating bever.
ages as those containing one.half of
one per cent or more of alcohol.
As revised. the bin will not interfere
with storage and personal use of intoX-
icating liquors in the homes of mdivid-
ualS.
Probably the most liberal amend.
ment to the house bill is a provision
eNempting from penalties any person
manufacturing Notwithstanding cider
and fruit juices exclusively for use in
his house" This would permit home
manufacture of light wines and cider
for personal consumption; and the
amendment, except by implication in
connection with the definition of intoX-
icants, does not define Notwithstanding"
beverages.
Stricken from the house bill was the
provision making it unlawful for per
sons to be intoxicated or to drink liquor
on trains street cars iitneys, boats or
other public conveyances
Another liberalization is a provision
that reports of manufacture. sale and
transportation of liquor, made to the
internal revenue collector. shall not be
open to inspection of the general public
but shall be kept solely for scrutiny of
the commissioner, his agents. court or
other officers.
No Search on Suspicion.
The house search warrant provision
was made less drastic, the sub,commit.
tee amending the search and seizure
sections so as to provide that search
warrants may be issued only under the
usual practice provided by existing fed
erak " and not on mere suspicion that
liqt is being stored for unlawful pur-
poses.
Instead Of the house bills unlimited
provision for funds to enforce provi-
sons, the sub committee fixed $4,000 600
for the first years enforcement work
and leaves this duty jointly to the in
ternal revenue commission and the de.
partment of justice. The former is to
report and the latter to prosecute viola.
tons.
In defining Intoxicating liquor, the
subcommittee added the following lib.
eralizing proviso:
provided, however that the forego.
ing definition (one-half of one per cent
'e'NDi4'H 'lA'ill lloA tAltllu u tlt-dltOilbl-
lied wine nor to any liquor or liquors |
produced by the process by which beer |
ale, or porter is manufactured but con
tanning not more than onc.half of one
per cent of alcohol if such liquor or
liquid shall be otherwise denOminated |
than as beer, ale, or porter" This pro.
viso rejects the request Of prohibition
advocates for prohibition of beverages
which have the appearance Of intox.
cants.
Another relaxation of the house bill
was made in its provision for penaliz.
ing persons for having reason TO be.
Iieve" their opportunity is being used
The senate amendment re.
luires personal knowledge" of such
use
Possession Evidence of Sale
The house provision declaring that
after Feb. /, 1920. the possession of
liquor Unauthorized by the law shall
be prima facie evidence that it is being
kept for sale. is retained and strength.
ened by an addition providing that. in
under this section. the bur.
len of proof shall be on defendants to
prove that such beverages do not con
ain more than one-half of one per
,ent alcohol.
The subcommittee revision retains
he fohowing exemptions, as provided by
he house: Denatured alcohol. medic.
nal preparations, patent medicines.
oilet and medicinal preparations. fla.
'oring extracts, syrups, vinegar and
ruit juices. The subcommittee how
ver, struck out the house clause that
uch articles should be "non-potable"
Prescribing merely that they shall be
unfit for beverage purposes"
A house clause requiring alcoholic
ontent of toilet, medicinal and anti.
eptic articles to be labelled was strick. ;
n out. Retaining the house provision
manufacture, sale. pur
hase. transportation or prescription of
ntoXicants without a permit from the
Internal revenue commissioners. the re,
ised bill contains a provision that such
cts shall be expressly authorized upon
eceipt of permits. The house limit of
days on permits to purchase intox.
ANTS also is extended in the revised
i'll to 80 days. Pharmacists only may
ell at retail and licensed physicians
My may prescribe liquor. The house
equirement for physical examination by