The Washington herald., 1921-11-21
SENATORS HEAVE
SICHS; BEER BILL
OFF THEIR CHESTS
Agreement on Conference
Report Biggest Event
Of Week.

sending the Willis-Campbell anti
beer bill to the President for his /
signature was the biggest event in
the Senate during the week. be-
cause it sets aside the ruling of
former Attorney General Palmer
permitting the prescription of beer
and light wines for medicinal pur-
poses and permits the search with
out warrant Of automobiles and
ether vehicles under suspicion OF |
rum-running.f
Fight against the seating of Tru
man II. Newberry as senator from
Michigan was conducted along spec
tacular lines by Democrats, led by
senator Pomerene, of Ohio, who had
written the minority report of the
investigating committee.
Other Debates.
There were scattering discus
SiOs VI the railroad refunding bill,
which was brought up by Senator
tUmr1ins. Important committee
hearings included that of the Inter
state Commerce Committee on the
Capper bill to repeal the guaranty
clause of the Esch- Cummins act,
AAd also repeal provisions of the
ACT giving the Interstate Commerce
Commission partial control OF in
trastate rates.
Departure of Senators Pomerene,
King. Mccormick and the other
members of the committee investi-
eating Haiti for that far-off realm,
to be gone the. better part of a
month, was an event lamented by
Senators in the closing discussions
on the Newberry case, in which
their votes were needed. The Dem
"cTatic Senators refused for the Sec
Ond time to agree to the date for
final vote on the Newberry report,
and night sessions were held the
latter part of the week. with hope
of hurrying it to conclusion. Pre-
diCtiOns were made Friday that the
question of whether the Michigan
senator. who was charged by his
Democratic opponent. Henry Ford,
with spending more than $3.50, 900 to
debauch the 1918 election, is entitled
to his seat in the upper branch of
Congress can be settled.
Call IL n FiIibuster.
During the long debate, which
was characterized by Republicans
as a Democratic flibuster. Senator
Pomerene read volumes of the re-
port submitted by the committee,
declaring the testimony proved guilt
beyond any question, and that the
cOntestee lacked the principle Nand
courage to appear before the COM
mittee to refute. If he could the
charges against his honor. The
committee was denounced for hav-
ing failed to invite him or call for
his books, which, Senator Pomerene
declared. would have proved con-
clusively that he used funds ille-
gally in acquiring the victory.
Senator Spencer, of Missouri,
chairman of the committee. declared
that the investi eating committee
had obtained not the slightest evil
dence of guilt. and that not one
tainted vote in all the 100000 count
ed could be found. He charged per-
sccution on the Democratic side. and
defied the opposition TO show any
just grounds for denying the Mich
igan Senator his seat.
The matter came before the SEN
ate in the shape of a resolution de-
cIaring the charges false and the
senator entitled to his seat.
Suffrage Hearings.
Two hearings on suffrage bills
for the District Of Columbia were
held before the Senate District Com
mittee. of which Senator Ball. OF
Delaware. is chairman. The Senate
Committee on Commerce refused to
investigate the Shipping Board. and
the Finance Committee continued
hearings on the tariff bill.
The Senate confirmed the nomi-
nation of Ellis l. Dresel. of Massa
chusetts, to be charge d'affaires in
Germany and John w. Riddle, of
Connecticut, to be Minister to Ar
Gentine. besides a number of GUS
toms and internal revenue officials.
United States attorneys, marshals
and postmasters.
High points in the beer bill, which
went to the White House for the
Presidents signature, were given
by Wayne B. Wheeler, general coun-
sci of the Anti-Saloon League, as
follows:
1t prohibits the prescribing o.
beer OF malt liquors for medicinal
purposes. nor more than one-fourth
gallon of vinous liquor or vinous or
spirituous liquors separately, or in
the aggregate containing more than
one-haIf pint of alcohol. may be
prescribed in ten days. Physicians
are limited to 100 prescriptions for
liquor in ninety days. unless ex-
traordinary reason is presented.
Way tancfl PERMITS.
The prohibition commissioner NAV
cancel or require change of permits
to manufacture patent medicines
and preparations used as a beverage
even if they are unit for beverage
use, or require the formula for max
ing extracts to be changed, or may
cancel the permit if it appears to
the commissioner that the sale or
use of such articles is substantially
increased by reason of their use
for beverage purposes.
Importation of spirituous or vim
Gus liquor is prohibited until the
amount on hand shall not be suffi-
Client to supply the current need
for non-beverage uses. Spirituous
liquors exported in the original
packages may be reimported in such
packages for redeposit in the dis
tillery warehouse from which orig
inalIy removed. The courts of Ha-
wall and the Virgin Islands are
given Jurisdiction to enforce the
national prohibition act
Revenue laws relating 70 the
manufacture, taxation Of and traffic
in liquor shall remain in effect when
not in conflict with the national
prohibition act. and prohibitiya