The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1919-08-14
TAKES some
KICK OUT
OF DRY LAW
ENFORCEMENT MEASURE Il
MODIFIED BY SUB-COMNiIT-
TEE IN SENATE.
HOME CIDERS o.
PERMITS 'NEAR BEER" SAVES
WHISKY LOSSES AND ALLOWS
SACRAMENT.

Washington. Aug. 11.-With many
of its drastic features modified the
house prohibition enforcement bill
was reported to the senate judi
ciary committee today by the sub
committee which has been revising
II.
The senate subcommittee went
over the bill with great thoron ess.
revising the more extreme clauses.
REDUCE LANDLORD LIABILITY.
The first modification by the SEN
ate committee was the revision of
the house provision. making IT a
misdemeanor for a person to allow
his property to be used IL he has
reason to believe it to be used i'll
violation of the war prohibition act.
The senate requires that a person
must have knowledge of the illegal
use of his property before he can be
held liable" 1t was feared that
over-zealous enforcement agents
might use the provision unfairly.
The senate also cut down the bond
necessary by requiring only $1,000
or less instead of the full value OF
the property.
NEAR BEERS ALLOWED.
Near beers were given a new lease
of life by the senate committee which
allows de-alcoholized wine and
brewed drinks If they contain less
than one-half of one per cent Of al
cohol and are not designated as
beer. ale or porter" The anti-sa-
loon league feared this might make
II easy to evade the dry laws and
sought TO prohibit all beverages
which resembled intoxicants.
One provision forbidding manu-
factnre, sale or transportation of
Intoxicating liquor Is stricken out
and the following substituted.
All provisions of this act shall
be literally construed to the end
that the use of intoxicating LIQUOR as
beverage may be prevented; pro-
vlded that nothing in this act shall
prohibit the purchase and sale of
warehouse receipts covering distilled
spirits on deposit in general or dis
tillery bonded warehouses and no
special LAX liability shall attach
TO the business of purchasing and
selling such warehouse receipts.
SAFEGUARD WHISKY SURPLUS.
This clause was inserted to safe
guard the sixty million gallons Of
whisky in bond which would be
gradually converted for industrial
purposes.
Toilet, medicinal and navoring
preparations are exempted II unit
for beverage purposes" whereas the
house required that they be non
potable" The senate committee
struck out the requirement that
such compound must bear a label
stating the percentage of alcohol
contained.
To prevent possible misuse Of en-
fOrcement laws by officials the sem
ate committee inserted a special
clause authorizing the manufacture.
sale. transportation. delivery and
possession of intoxicating liquor for
non beverage purposes and directing
the prohibition commissioner to is
sue permits on application, these
permits TO be effective for ninety
instead OF ten days as the house
specified
SACRAMENTAL WINE O. x.
Anyone believing he has been un-
justly refused a permit Is given the
right Of apepal in court.
Use Of wines and other liquor for
sacramentai purposes IS allowed
without restriction except that cer-
tain church officials must be author
ized to purchase and keep the sup
plies.
Physicians prescriptions arc Inn
tied to one pint but y Is limitation
applies the senate committee speci-
fed. only 10 that ITO be taken IN
ternally"
Tho much criticised house proyi-
sion barring advertisements contain
ing pictures Of brewery. distillery.
or bottle was stricken out. The pro-
visions making IL unlawful for any
one tn drink liquor IN a public con-
veyance o. 70 carry IT on his person
met tho same fate
HOME CIDER LEGAL.
Making n Notwithstanding cider
and wines In the home vas exempt
Cd from the enforcement bill by the
senate committee This provision
reads. THE penalty provided in this
act against the manufa curing o.
liquor without permit shall not ap-
ply 20 a person manufacturing non
intoxicating cider and fruit juices
exclusively for use IN his home
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