The sun., 1919-07-20
DRY STEAM ROLLER
CRUSHES LIBERALS
Led by Volstead, the Strict
Enforcement Men Have
ROmp.
RESIST COMPROMISES
Leader Tells House Liquor
Is Never Necessary as
Medicine"

forcement bill fell down again to-day
In the House while the dry forces,
stall In supreme command, romped
through the measure section by section
and put the lid on debate at a nod
from their leader.
1t was a great field day for tho drys.
They took control at the start, refused
TO permit House leaders to take out
five minutes for consideration OF an
important money measure. and kept on
at work again tonight in an EFFORT
10 pass the bill at one sitting.
While the House was knocking down
amendment after amendment designed
TO liberali1e the measure, Representative
Igoe (Mo) announced he would offer
a substitute that could be enforced
without the annual expenditure of
s6o.ooo.ooo and without q standing
army"
There is no provision in the Igoe bill
for enforcement Of war time prohibition.
nor does IL define Intoxicating liquors,
and persons manufacturing, selling. i'm
porting or exporting liquors would be
subject to a $500 fine and one years i'm
prisonment for the first offence.
There was the utmost confusion at
times during the day and often half q
much clatter some members complained
they did not know what the House was
doing. Several amendments offered by
Chairman Volstead OF the Judiciary
Committee. IN charge OF the bill, went
through.
Tho House also accepted one by REPRE-
sentative Miller (Rep.. Wash.), requiring
doctors issuing whiskey prescriptions at
drug store Offices to have maintained
such offices for a period of one year prior
20 passage Of the bill.
voIstead Is Adamant.
The attitude of the dry forces was
indicated by Chairman Volstead durins
consideration Of the section relating to
liquor drinking on trains and boats.
Representative Gard (Ohio) Insisted that
the word publicly should be added
because as the section stood 1t would
be a crime for a sick or dying person
TO be given a drink on a train.
No occasion ever arises when liquor
IS really needed as a medicine" said
Mr.. Volstead.
The House defeated the amendment,
but later upon Mr.. Volstead's motion
1t amended the section to make 1t 'un-
lawful for any person to drink liquor
as beverage or to be intoxicated on
q public conveyance
Early in the day dry leaders gave
notice that they would not permit any
other measure to obstruct the prohibl-
ton enforcement bill. AS the House was
ready to resume Chairman Good Of the
Appropriations Committee asked unani-
nous consent to call up q joint reso-
luton making appropriation bills signed
by the President after July retroactive
to that date.
Representative currie (Mich.,, Chair
~
Judiciary Committee in the enforcement
fight, objected even when informed that
II would take less than five minutes to
consider the resolution, and that IL he
persisted the Appropriations Committee
would be forced to obtain a special rule
to make the resolution in order.
Some of the dry leaders still showed
their resentment OF the refusal Of ma
5ority leaders yesterday to approve a
night session.
When Representative Bland (Nfis-
souri) wanted to amend one of Chair
man Volst ead's provisions relating to
the manufacture Of havoring extracts
he ran afoul OF the determination OF
the drys to shut of debate. After
speaking FIVE minutes without time to
explain fully what he wanted to say.
he failed to get consent for three min
utes more.
Members of the minority announced,
too, that they would refuse hereafter
10 give the drys additional speaking
time.
slaps at Asitators.
Representative Baer IN. d., who
said he would not raise his boys In a
State where liquor was sold. declared
agitators who were trying to do away
with cigarettes. tobacco. picked peaches
and the like. were going too far.
''Out West" he said. there 10 a
firm manufacturing near beer which
prints on the label of each bottle the
warning not to mix yesst with the con-
tents because that would make II In
toxicating. Pretty soon these agitators
will try TO have Congress prohibit the
sale OF yeast. and then We will have no
bread"
After the chair had ruled out an
amendment by Representative Fitzgerald
(Mass.) which would have permitted a
man to make wine and cider in his own
home, Chairman Volstead tried to close
debate on the pending action. An uproar
followed. dozen members. most Of them
on the Democratic side. were on their
feet clamoring for recognition.
'Tf we are TO be throttled in This
way I make the point of no quorum, "
shouted Representative Clark (Fla.).
An amendment to extend debate ff-
teen minutes was adopted, ffty-seven to
thirty three, which showed less than
o quorum voting. Z
Representative Pou IN. c.) finally got
the moor.
'"The provisions Of this BILL" he said
"are entirely too drastic. When you
go to the extent OF saying that a house
wife shall not make a quart of black
berry wine In her own home for her own
use, and farmer cannot make a gallon
of cider. you are going too far and are
attempting to pass a law that never will
be enforced"
Cannon Warns Drys.
Former Speaker Cannon. who has
stood with the prohibitionists, warned
the House It could not enforce a law
which said a man could not make a bar
rel OF cider at his own home or drink II.
The discussion got away from the bill
after Representative Dennison (Illinois)
asked whether every liquid was a bev-
erage.
Seeking light on this question Repre-
sentative Gard (Ohio) asked Representa-,
tive Walsh (Mass) II Cape Cod clam
ehowder was food or beverage
at would be a beverage In Ohio"
the Cape Cod Representative replied.
This was too much for Chairman Vol
stead and he had the House shut on de-
bate.
A night to amend the provision which
would require physicians prescribing
Snyhtskey 70 write on the preecription thu