Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-25
PROHIBITION BILL PASSED
House Has Ended Long Fight On
Drastic Liquor Measure.
1T NOW GOES TO The SENATE
Possible That President Wilson May
Veto Bill Although Doubtful-Little
Girl Waved Flag As Vote Announe-
ed Although She Didn't Know What
Il Was About-Poe, Prohibitionist,
Voted Auainst The Bill.

ed Although She Didn't Know What
Il Was About-Poe, Prohibitionist,
Voted Against The Bill.
BY a vote of nearly three to one, the
house. weary of talk on prohibition, on
Tuesday passed bill for its enforce
ment with provisions and penalties SO
drastic as to bring from the men VINO
framed it the prediction that 1t would
forever suppress the liquor traffic on
American soil.
Exactly 10O-52 Democrats and AZ
Republicans-refused to support 1t.
Against this even hundred. the prohi-
bitionists, putting up solid front TO
the very last, polled 2S7 votes, ana
lust as the result was announced,
little girl in the gallery, too young 10
know what it was all about, leaned
over the railing and waved a tiny
flag. The house broke into applause
the galleries, only half filled, mean
while looking on in silence.
A broad smile spread over the faces
of the prohibition leaders, for the
measure was ready for the senate
where, however, many OF Its restrlc-
tions may be modified or stricken out.
The cloak room rumor. persisted this
week that all Of this legislative effort
might end on the shoal Of a presiden-
tial veto although the general view
was that it would be signed as passed.
Final Effort Fails.
Before the house put the bill on Its
passage one final, but feeble hand was
reached forth to strike it down and
put in it's place briefer and more
liberal measure. This took the form
of a three paragraph bill by Repre-
sentative Igoe, Democrat Of Missouri,
Introduced some days ago and offered
TODAY as a substitute for the general
enforcement measure, II the house
saw fit. But the house did not. Mr..
Ieoe's motion was defeated, 255 to
1876, and this vote analyzed meant
that at least Sc members who favored
a more liberal bill took the more dras-
stic one later when there was no other
Choice.
: Representative Pou, Democrat,
North Carolina, an ardent prohibl-
ZIONIST, voted against the bill after
having asserted that law so severe
as not to permit farmers wife to
make a bottle Of blackberry wine for
her own use, never could be enforced.
The vote against the bill follows:
Democrats-Babka, Bee, Blackmon,
Buchanan, Carew, Casey, Cleary,
:Coady, Cullen, Dent, Dewalt, Donovan,
sbpoling, Dupre, Eagan. Fitzgerald,
- lAingher, Gallivan, IGanly, -.s.4asd,
Goldfogle, Griffin. Humphreys, Igoe,
Johnston, Lazaro, Lea, Linthicum,
Lonergan, McAndrews, .McGlennon,
Mckinney. McLane, Maher, Martin,
Head, Minahan, Mooney, OConnell'
O'Connor Pell, Phelan. Pou. John W..
Rainey Qllinois), Riordan, Rowan,
SABBATH, Sherwood, Small, Smith (New
York;, Steele and Sullivan-Total 81.
Republicans - Bacharach, Britten,
Burdick, Burke, Curry, Dyer, Edmonds,
Freeman, Garland, Glynn, Haskell,
Hull, Hustled, Jsfferys, Juul, Kahn,
Kennedy, Kleck, Laguardia, Lampert,
Lehbach, Longworth, Macarthur, Mac
crate, Madden, Mann, Merritt Moore,
NORM, Mudd, Newton, Nolan, Ogden,
Porter, Radcliffe, Ramsey, Reber, Rod
enberg, Sanford, Siegel, Snyder Ste
ph 8, Tinkham, Ware, Voigt, Walsh,
Ward and Watson--Total 4S.
Must Report Stock.
The prohibition enforcement bill as
it passed the house provides: After
January z6, 1920. every person, per-
mitted under the law to have liquor in
his possession, shall report the qaanti-
ty and kind to the commissioner of in
ternal revenue. (This applies to
chemists, physicians, etc.
After February, l, 1920: The pos
session Of any liquor other than as au-
thorized by the law shall be prima
facie evidence that it is being kept for
sale or otherwise in violation Of the
law.
1t will not be required, however, to
report and it will not be illegal to have
in ones possession liquor in a private
dwelling while the same is occupied
and used by the possessor as his pri-
vate dwelling and the liquor is used
for personal consumption by the own
er, his family or his guests.
The purchase Of liquors, however,
bears the burden of proof that the
liquor was acquired and is possessed
lawfully.
Intoxicating liquors is defined as
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.
Liquor for non-beverage purposes
and wine for sacramental use may be
sold under specified regulations.
Denatured alcohol, medicinal prepa-
rations Cncluding patent medicines)
unfit for beverage purposes, toilet ar
ticles, favoring extracts and vinegar
are exempted.
Registered physicians are authorized
to issue prescriptions under strict reg
ulations for the use Of liquor In cases
where it may be considered necessary
as medicine.
No Liquor Advertisements.
Liquor advertisements OF all KINDS
are prohibited.
Sale, manufacture or distribution or
compounds intended for use in the un-
lawful manufacture Of liquor is prohi-
bited, together with sale publication
OF recipes for home manufacture.
Use of liquor as a beverage, on any
public conveyance, train, boat or Jltney