The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-06-29
BILL TO PREVENT
SALE OF BEER PASSED

Willfs-Cnmpbell Bill Is Passed by
House by Vote Of go to 93.
Washington, June 27.--By vote of
200 to 93 the House tonight passed the
Willis-Campbell bill to prevent the
sale OF beer to the sick, and sent 1t to
the Senate with expectation Of it's
iinal enactment before the end Of the
week.
me vote, which was 2 more than
the necessary two-thirds, was taken
after four hours Of stormy debate, in
tcrruptcd frequently with shouts to
stop the talk and pass the bill. De-
spite the sweltering weather, however
leaders in the fight for and against
the measure refused to yield to an ev-
er-growing demand for an end of the
discussion.
In closing the debates for the op-
ponents. Representative Hill, Repub-
lican, Maryland, threw the House into
considerable disorder by charging that
Wayne B. Wheeler. general counsel for
the Anti-Saloon league, had drafted
the bill. Pointing to the league law
yer in the gallery and calling him by
name, Mr.. Hill brought wild shout
from the prohibition element, some Of
whom stood until quiet was restored.
There was an outburst a moment
later when Representative Foster, Re-
publican, Ohio, declared there was no
truth in the statement about Wheeler's
part in the preparation Of the measure.
a sharp attack on the rules com
mittee for failing to give right of
way to the Volstead supplemental bill
was made by Representative Revis,
Republican. Nebraska, a member OIL
the judiciary committee, who charged
that its work of three weeks had been
stifled. Mr.. Reaves declared it was n
menace to orderly legislation when
half dozen members Of the rules
committee could nullify the action OF
another committee in reporting a bill
OF national Importance. Chairman
Campbell, defending the comnittee.
said 1t was unwilling to mix emergcn-
cy legislation with controversial mat
'crs which should be fully aired.
In the midst OF plea for passage
OF the bill Representative Barklcy,
Democrat, Kentucky, was ntcrrupted
Dy Representative Gilbert, also Demo
crat and Of the same state, who asked.
Since we are both from Kentucky. |
| would like to know If you would
not rather see Kentucky colonel
drinking 100 per cent liquor than a |
pot-bellied German drinking a keg of
bcer?"
Mr.. Barkley replied that if he had
to look upon one OF the two evils he
preferred to see the colonel at the
bar.
Representative Cooper, Republican,
ohio, formerly a railroad engineer,
took issue with the American FEEDER
atlon OF Labor in standing for light
Deer and wine, declaring it had no
right to make the organization speak
on moral questions. He insisted that
the federation did not express the
sentiment Of the working man"
Representative Cochran, Democrat,
New York. declared prohibition or any
other law could not be enforced when
PUBIC sentiment against 1t.
warning the House against the con
slant spread OF law breaking since en-
actmcnt OF drastic prohibition laws.
Representative Kahn Republican, Cal
lfornia, turning sharply upon advo-
Gates of the anti-beer bill, declared,
There are members here who vote
for prohibition and who drink more
liquor in a week than do in a year.
Mr.. Kahn asserted the Volstead law
was being broken every hour OF the
day and that congress ought to handle
the problem in a rational way.