Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-09
Major Gibson Will Urge Re-
solution For Full In
S vestigation
OTHERS WANT FACTS
Another Resolution in Reserve Calls
for Searchlight on Prohibition De-
partment.

Richmond, Feb. 9.--Fight on tn
State Department of Prohibition S
far shows no Indication of abatement
Major Gibson, Of Culpeper, state!
Saturday that he had in preparaEol
still another resolution aimed at tn
Prohibition Department, and which, j,
the event that it is offered, will cal
dor an investigation of the depart
ment.
Major Gibson indicated that h
would not press the last named reso
luton unless there is demand fol
it, or unless some one interested il
the Prohibition Department asks tina
it be introduced.
From the remarks of the Da!cGat:
from Culpeper, it is inferred that, i
the department has nothing to con.
ceal and does not fear the searchl:gh'
of inquiry being thrown upon its &C.
t;&t:es, it will welcome such probe
if only to receive clean bill ct
hcal.h.
The commissioner is called upon tc
furnish a memorandum showing tn
quantity of whisky delivered to ply
lsi.ians and druggists from March !
1913, to date, and giving the names Of
physicians and druggists, and tn.
quantity delivered to each, togethe,
with the prices paid by them, respect
lively, in resolution introduced in
the House Saturday. It has as it.
patrons Delegates Norris, of Lancas-
ter, Hall, OF -Loudour, and Sinclair,
cf p-:nce Wi an,.,,41.. ssss.z...e-, ..,1..
Delegate Norris, who drew the'rsso:
lution, said that the object Of the
paper was to furnish the House with
an accurate idea of the amount o.
liquor dispensed by Druggist H. Mer.
Ger Shield, of Richmond; at whs
price ardent spirits were sol.' t.
Druggist Shield. what price he charg.
ed on resales, and what net profit
accrued, to the State Department O
Prohibition ::
The resolution was referred ta The
Committee on Moral and Social Wei
fare.
Disregarding the protest of Com
missioner Peters before the House
Committee on Neral and Social Wei.
fare that it would be impossible TO-
him to furnish the General Assembly
with information demanded in the Glib.
son resolution, the House Saturda,
adopted 1.-the measure introduced b,
the delegate from :Culpeper, which
calls upon the Prohibition Com.ais
sipner to present to the Legislator,
what virtually amounts to an item:zei
report? on the financial and o;he
transactions Of his office.
Delegate Gibson, in explaining hi!
resolution calling on the Prohibition
Commissioner to, account to the Hcus.
for moneys obtained from the sale c
liquor andt cars confiscated, and in
dieat;ng just what was occompEshe'
by his agents and what by local au
thorities, told the House that the re
solution had been favorably report
ed by the Committee on Moral an
Social Welfare, and asked that it b
adopted by the House.
The opinion grows that the Dean
resolution, to be offered in the Hous
Tuesday as substitute for the Gilpi
bill. calling for the abolition Of tn
Prohibition Department, will b
adopted. The Deans measure worl
limit the life Of the department
September l, 1922. The resolution
an extension of the Williams resell
ton, which prescribcs that the >d'
part1nent automatically cease to G,
ist September I, 1921.