Arizona republican., 1919-06-26
.ENF F0RCEMENT IF PROHIBITION |s BY DOUBLE LAWS
Wartime and Constitutional Aridity Dealt with Sepa- rately- Reported Out To- day Most Drastic Bills Ever Presented to Con. gress - President Lost Hope

WASHINGTON. June 25--A straight clear cut bill for enforcement of war time prohibition will be reported out tomorrow by the house judiciary com mittee.
 Decision to separate the wartins from the constitutional prohibition en- forcement measure-said to be the most drastic liGuoc till ever presented ia congress-Was reached after an all-dGy session Proposal that two distinct bills be drafted was rejected yesterday, but it was brougt up again today by Representative Walsh, republican cr Massachusetts, and was pending when d motion to adjourn abruptly ended the discussion.
 There was no indication as to how the committee would have voted, but several of the leading prohibition nlelE- bers agreed tonight that in view of ths manifest differences between the two issues and the possibility that the sala of beer and light wines might be per mitted until January by presidential proclamation. the wisest thing to da was to report out the wartime bill tha l first thing tomorrow, and the constitu- tional bill later in the day. In this way there is every assurance, they said, that the war time bill would be passed [ of the month, at which time the dry act becomes effective.
 Joke Measure Passes ~
 An amendment by Representative Steele, democrat, Pennsylvania, which, it was admitted later would have null
 flied the entire law, got through by a vote of nine to eight subsequently was reconsidered and defeated, 10 to '.
 The amendment stipulated that pro
 visions of the enforcement act, except as they relate to interstate and foreign
 commerce, should not be effective in any state until ratified by the people.
 It was said tonight that one or two members voted for the amendment ss a joke
 When the committee adjourned with
 out acting on the Walsh motion fo1,
 separate enforcement bills, Represen-
 tative Card democrat of Ohio, returned |, to the house and introduced the en- forcement bill offered at the last ses- ! sion- The committee measure that will go to the house is considered far less drastic than the general bill During the day. democratic leaders in the house made inquiry of Chairman Volstead. as 9 to when the liquor bill might be expect t ed and were informed that it might not
 be ready before Saturday.
 After more than a, dozen committed roll calls on various provisions, none ! of general public interest, Mir. Walsh,
 Mr. Gard and others jumped actively
 into the fight with a vigorous demand for separation of the measures. not
 withstanding the previous action of the committee.
 Takes Bull by Horns Mir. Walsh declared the committed e proposed to take the bull by the horns o and would take the bill before the house
 and urge quick enactment. Then, if the G president water to lift the ban, il = would only be necessary, he said. tc = suspend the act providing for war time S enforcement and not interfere with d legislation affecting constitutional DIG e hibition.
 q The committee. MT. Walsh added Q then could go ahead and make ready [ machinery for permanent prohibition f Unless the questions were separated :. there would be no possibility of enact n ing any law, before July 1, MT. Walsi
 stated adding that he would go befor, q. the rules committee and get a rule b, f which the measure could be passef n promptly and without extended debate n Several members of the committee, in, - cludlng Chairman Nolstead, took par d in the discussion that followed. A vnt, u was within sight, but the house gong :. calling members to a roll call, student, ~ ended the meeting.
 'i There has been no straight prohibi '- ton alignment in the voting heretofor le on the various amendments Some Q -e the ardent prohibitionists have sup
 ported amendments eliminating drasti
 features, and they have agreed that
 IS necessary to separate the measure
 in order to get action before the countr
 goes dry" next week.