Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25
DRASTIC DRY BILL
GOES TO SENATE
SUBCOM MTITEE

WASHINGTON, July 24.-The pro-
hbition. enforcement bill, passed by
the house, has gone to a sub-com-
mittee of the senate.
Chairman Sterling. of this com
mittee declared he would oppose any
attempt to change the PROVISION
which says that liquor containing
intoxicating and Illegal.
BY vote of nearly 8 to /, the house
weary of talk on prohibition. Tuesday
passed a bill for its enforcement,
with provisions and penalties so dras-
tic as to bring from the men who
framed 1T the prediction that it would
forever suppress the liquor traffic
on American soil. Members opposing
the measure, however. declared it
was so drastic that 1t would prob
ably invite presidential veto.
Exactly one hundred and fifty-tWo
Democrats and forty-eight Republi-
cans refused to support it. Against
this even hundred, the, prohibition
lists, putting up a solid front to the
very last, polled 287 votes and just
girl Sin the gallery, too young to
know what it was all about, leaned
over the railing and waved a tiny
flag. 1t was not signal for that,
the galleries, only half filled, mean
while looking on in silence.
A broad smile spread over the
races of the prohibition leaders, for
their work in the house was ende&
and the measure was ready for the
senate where many of it's restric-
tons may be modified or stricken
out. The cloakroom rumor persist
ed that all of this legislative effort
might md on the shoal of a presi-
Dental veto, although the. general
view was that it would be signed as
passed.
Before the house put the bill on
It's passage, one final but feeble hand
was reached forth to strike 1T down
and put in its place a briefer and
more liberal measure. This took the
form of three-paragraph bill by
Representative Igoe, Democrat, of
Missouri, introduced some days ago,
and Offered in the form of motion
to recommit, which meant its sub
stitution for the general enforcement
measure, if the house saw fit. But
the house did not. Mr.. Igoes mo-
ton was defeated, 255 to 1856, and
this vote, analysed, meant that at
least thirty-six members who favor
ed q more liberal bill took the more
drastic one later when there was no
other choice.
There were no unexpected rever-
sails in The individual vote. Repre-
sentative Hustled, Republican, of New
York, who voted as member of the
the BILL was recorded against it,
while Representative Glasson, Re
publican, of Wisconsin, who signed
the minority report, was recorded for
it. Representative Pou, Democrat, of
North Carolina, an ardent prohibi
zionist, voted against the bill, after
having pointed out that law so Sc
we're as not to permit a farmers wife
to make a bottle of blackberry wine
for her own use, never could be en-
forced.
GOVERNOR VETOES BILL
FOR 2.75 PER CENT BEER
HARRISBURG, Pa, July %
Governor Sproul today announced his
veto of the, bill designed to legalize
-2.75 per cent liquors
WARTIME PROHIBITION
is UPHELD BY COURT
NEW YORK, July 23.-The war
time prohibition measure was held
constitutional here today in de-
cision handed down by. United
States Judge Thomas j: Chatfield.
The sdecision resulted from test
case at New Haven, Conn, in which