Evening journal., 1921-08-22
beer BILL MAY
PUT OFF RECESS
Many Senators TO Filibuster
Unless Volstead Yields
on Seizure
MEDICINAL BEER
MAY COME SOON

WAShlNGION, ID. C., Aug. 22.-
Enactment OF the beer bill before
Wednesday, the date set for the be-
ginning OF a Congressional recess.
appeared today to be extremely
doubtful.
From all indications there is
only one way the bill can be passed
Representative Volstead and the
radical drys Of the House must ac-
cept the Stanley amendment OF the
Senate prohibiting search and seizure
by a prohibition agent without a
warrant. Otherwise there seems to
be little chance for the bill before
the recess or little chance for a re-
cess
The unexpected battle over the
anti-beer bill. rivaling In intensity
and doggedness the legislative fights
over the original Volstead law. is dis
rupting the program Republican
leaders hoped to carry out before
starting on a vacation. Because
OF the Prohibition fight many mem
bers doubt that recess can begin
/ Wednesday.
Unless the bill is passed before the
recess. the Treasury Department
will issue the regulations allowing
the sale OF medicinal beer, which the
measure seeks to annul.
Members OF the dry districts do
not care TO have these regulations
issued while passing their recess in
their districts and be forced TO ad-
nit that the inability OF Congress
to agree on the anti-beer bill is re-
sponsibie for the action.
Senators backing the Stanley
amendment today had completed
their plans for nghting the adoption
OF the conference report OF the bill
with the substitute which great,
weakens the Stanley amendment
from tho standpoint OF protection
against unwarrantcd search and seiz
ure. The conference substitute makes
warrants mandatory only when
homes ore to be searched and pro-
lhibits malicious searches and seiz.
urcs. whereas the Stanley amend
ment, as originally passed by the
Senate. prohibited eny search OF
seizure without G warrant.
A niibuster. In which twenty o.
twenty-five Senators will participate
IL necessary. will greet the confer
cnQc report In the Senate II II
called up in the senate today. Sen
, ator Broussard O-a), one OF IN
hackers OF the Stonlcy amendment
I declared the bill cannot be passe
/. in month unless tho amendmer
I Is approved finally.
Senate leaders viii ask the Hous
Z leaders TO allow the passage OF IN
: Stanley amendment. but Mr.. Vol
stead. who controls the prohibition
situation in the House, says he neve
will accept the Senate search an
seizure clause. II is believed by som
ne will allow the beer bill 70 go owe
until after the recess unless the Stan
ley amendment can be kept out OF Il
The dry chief Is in an embarras
sing position. II he should accep
the Stanley amendment, prohibition
lists would dcnouncc him. as he al
ready has said the provision woul
B break down prohibition enforcement
! II he refuses and the delay to tn
- bin causes the Treasury Departmer
{ to allow the sale OF medicinal bee
p he will be denounced by his dr.
; friends for the return OF that be'
q crare
e The hackers Of the Stanley amens
o ment believe a reaction has set
e against prohibition. and they al
! anxious to maintain the advantal
o accruing from the defeat Of the ra'
icai drys for the first time sin'
y = the Voistead law went on the stat'
- books.