Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-09
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Officers Must Be Arm
ed With Warrants to
Raid Private Property.
Fourteen Republicans,
Six Democrats Oppose
Bill; Vote 80 to 20.

Washington, Aug. 8.-The
Willis Campbell anti-beer bill
was passed by the senate late
Monday, 80 to 20, and sent to
conference with the house with
the prospect of it's final enact
ment before the week ends.
Upon being informed by the action,
treasury officials said that the beer
regulations which have been drafted
and are ready for Secretary Melons
signature, would not be issued pending
The regulations would provide for use
Of medical beer under the ruling of
Former Attorney General Palmer,
which the bill is designed to overcome.
Amendments Added.
The ban against the prescribing of
beer by physicians, and limitations OF
prescriptions for wine and whisky con-
tained in the bill as passed by the
house were virtually unchanged by the
senate, but a few important amend
merits were added. These included a
provision to restrict operations of pro-
hibition enforcement officers by pro-
hibiting searches, or. any attempts at
searching of priavte property or pre-
misses without search warrants. A
violation of this clause would be a
misdemeanor subject to fine Of $1,000
and one years imprisonment. Penal
ties of five years imprisonment and
$1,000 fine were provided for persons
attempting searches while posing as
prohibition agents.
Offered as Substitute. o..
The search and seizure amendment
was offered by Senator Stanley, De-
mocrat, Kentucky, as a substitute for
an amendment by Senator Reed, De-
drastic penalties. 1t was adopted with
out roll call
Fourteen Republicans, and six De-
mocrats voted against passage of the
bill Republican opponents were: Sen
ator Ball, Delaware; Brandegee, Con-
necticut: Cameron, Arizona: johnson,
California; LaFollette, Wis; Lodge,
Massachusetts,; Mclean, Connecticut;
Moses. New Hampshire; Penrose,
Pennsylvania; Phipps, Colorado;
Shortridge, California; Wadsworth,
New York; Warren, Wyoming, and
Weller, Maryland.
The six Democratic opponents were:
Senator Broussard, Louisiana; Gerry,
Rhode Island; King, Utah; Pomerene,
Ohio; Ransden, Louisiana, and Stan
ley. Kentucky. Senator Reed was
paired against the bill.
Effort to Recommit.
A motion by Senator Broussard to
recommit the bill to committee was de-
Heated, 3S to %, with Senators Dilling-
ham, Republican, Vermont; Spencer,
Republican, Missouri, and Williams,
Democrat, Mississippi. as the extra
strength of the opposition on the re-
committal roll call
The senate rejected. without roll
call. the "beer and wine" amendment
of Senator Broussard. It would have
permitted use of beer containing up to |
5 per cent Of alcohol and wine of IA |
per cent upon authorization by state |
referendum. This amendment. Senator
Williams declared, would nullify the |
prohibition amendment.
Another amendment rejected was by |
Senator Spencer and would have given |
physicians power to prescribe wine |
and distilled spirits in unlimited guam
titles. The bill limits wine prescrip- |
tions to one fourth of gallon and that |
of spirituous beverages to one half |,
pint of alcoholic content to an individ- |
ual in 10 days.
100 Prescriptions Limit.
No change was made in the house
clause fixing of one hundred prescrip- /
tions as the maximum for a physician ,
in 90 days except by special order of |
the prohibition commissioner.
The drive Of the opposition forces
against the bill also resulted in the
modifying the house bill. One would
permit importation of wines for sacra-
mental purposes when the prohibition
officers should determine that the do
mestic output Of such wines was insult
ficient to meet home demands. An
other would bar the prohibition officers
from revoking or requiring changes in
formulas of manufacturers making pro-
ducts containing alcohol unless it should
be determined that such manufactures
were being used as intoxicating bever-
eges in increased volume in communi-
ties.
An amendment by Senator Wads-
worth, Republican, New York, also
adopted would authorize the prohibi-
tion commissioner to permit reimporta-
fion of distilled spirits exported abroad
when returned to bonded warehouses
in this country in original packages.