The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-08
DRY MEASURES
TO GO THROUGH
CONGRESS- SOON
Enforcement Legislation
Likely to Pass While Rfes-
ident Is Absent.
MAY SIGN IN THE WEST
Several States Hopeful Will
son Will Approve Law
Within Their Borders.
CIDER TO BE EXEMPTED
House Members Will Agree to
Senate Provision for
alone Mades."
CIDER TO BE EXEMPTED
speeia, ps.patch to rnr Soy.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 7.-National
prohibition enforcement legislation for
both the war time and constitutional
dry acts probably will be ready for
the Presidents signature by the latter
part of this week. with the enforce
ment bills through both houses, lead
ers Of the Senate and House judiciary
committees will begin conference to-
morrow on the comparatively slight
differences in the two measures.
Already agreement probably has
been reached to give immunity to
liquor in private homes and home
made drinks, such as cider and wines,
that are usually considered non-in-
toxicating but develop considerable
kick with age. This is one of the main
differences between the House and
Senate bills, the upper body having
eliminated home made cider and wines
from the drastic provisions Of the en-
forcement legislation.
The position of the liberal prohibition
leaders Is that cider and homo made
wines are not intoxicating when first
made. having less than the maximum of
one-half of l per cent. of alcohol. which
makes beverages intoxicating under the
law, and that 1t would be difficult to
compel housewives to throw their cider
and wine into the street in true prohibi-
ton fashion as soon as it developed the
kick OF more than one-half Of / per
cent.
But this. with the provision that LIQUOR
stored In private homes may be kept for
personal uss. are the only cases In the
two bills as they have been agreed to
by both houses.
Mr.. volstead says the House con-
ferees, after yielding to the cider and
wine amendment, intend to ask the Sem
ate to agree to the House plan of having
the Federal Government keep a list of all
permits issued to manufacture intoxicat-
ing liquor for legitimate purposes. such
as for scientific work, medical prescrip-
tions and sacramental wine. The SEN
ate amended the House bill to leave this
listing to the States. but Mr.. Voletead
thinks that method will prove ineffective
The bill when finally signeo by the
President will mean the outlawing of
2.75 per cent. beer. which Is some places
has been held within the law. This is
provided for under the part of the bill
devoted to war time prohibition enforce
ment, but It is probable that no deter
mined effort will be made to enforce this,
as by the time the bill Is signed It prob
ably will be only short time until the
war time act is repealed. The War De-
partment believes the army will be
completely demobilized by September
80. and then as soon as the Senate dis
poses of the treaty the President can
proclaim peace and repeal the act.
With the probabilities that the bill
will be sent to the President this week
considerable interest has been aroused
as to where the Executive will sign the
measure. The ten days he is allowed to
sign or veto bills will be up before he
returns to Washington.
It is probable that the bill will be
sent to him by special courier. and sew
eral Western Congressman have sug-
gested that he honor some Western
State where prohibition got Its start by
signing the meaeure there.
Mr.. Volstead said that It will be
up to the courts to determine whether
man oan move his private stock of
liquor from one house to another In
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