The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
Conference Report Wins
In Lower Branch,
169 to 81.
DESTROYS HOPES
OF HOME BREWING
Senator Reeds Criticism
Of Volstead Scored
Z In Resolution.

The senate and House fought an
other fast and furious round over
the campbeIl-wHlis anti-beer bill
yesterday.
The Hsuse, by a vote of ice TO 81.
ratified the conference agreement
under which the Stanley search and
seizure amendment. adopted by the
Senate, Is destroyed along with the
House substitute interpreted as
leganzing home brewing and dis
tilling.
Dry forces then compelled the
Senate to take up the conference
report Wet leaders gave notice that
they would hght II TO the last ditch
and prepared to filibuster all night
long. II necessary, to prevent q vote.
Threatens Recess. Program
The prospects for q recess are as
uncertain as ever. II the "drys"
insist upon the passage of the
anti-beer bill the "'wets" stand
ready, they declare. to talk fndef-
initely, even though the recess pro-
gram Is blocked.
Before agreeing to the conference
report. the House by q vote Of 1S1
to . adopted a resolution by Repre-
sentative Newton. Of Minnesota.
calling upon the Senate to expunge
from the record the remarks OF Sem
ator Reed, OF Missouri, criticising
Representative voltsead, Of Mime
sofa, leader of the radical drya
Ths Newton resolution deonunced
Senator Reeds remarks as im-
proper, supplementary and . re-
hectio non the character of Repre-
sentative Voltsead.
nsneetions on volt.ead.
Hare are some Of the things Sem
ator Reed said about volstead to
which the House takes exception:
Z DO not know what his ancestry
may Be. but do know that have
gaSsd upon celebrated conspirators
of 'ths past, the countenances of
those who hays led In fanatieal cru
sa1ss. the burners of witches. the
sxscutlonerx who applied The torch
Of persecution. and I fsw them an
again when 7 looked At the author
of this bill. -..---
7 have no respect for the man
Of beer above the Constitution.
have more respect for an anarchist
who, IN his ignorance and blindness,
8N8uu5 upou - 3O&P wa oCCAdAAuAu6
against all govsrument. than + have
or IN the House swear before the
Almighty that he win preserve the
Constitution and then employ the
authority and power the people have
vested IN him to preserve the Con-
stItution for the purpose Of destroy
ing that sacred instrument"
Raps Friends Of BootIesEers.
Representative Mondell. Repub-
liean leader In the House, sharply
criticized those Of his colleagues
who, he said, were placing their
for rum runners above
the Constitution" He declared that
some persons" had never discov-
cred the Fourth amendment until II
affected bootleggerA
The highways are congested with
bootleggers and rum
runners who are defyinE Federal,
State and local laws" declared Mon
dell
Representative Graham, of Penn
syivania, attacked the search clause,
and declared he would resist with
all his power any attempt to search
his person without warrant.
CsnounaEe. Says velstead.
volstead argued the measure
would destroy no rights.
"AIl this talk about personal
rights has no bearing on the aues-
tion." he said. Tt Is simply camoy-
nage to obscure the real question.
The bill would not deprive anyone
OF his rights"