The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-21
CONGRESS TORN
ASUNDER OVER
ANTI BEER BILL
Anti Search Amendment
May Prevent Recess
Wednesday
ny JAMES t. KoIBrnr

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Aug. so.-conEresa
was torn asunder tonight In bitter
fight over the stanley anti-search and
seizure amsndmen, TO the beer bill.
Party lines were shattered. dry
ranks were split. and the senate
and house at war and the congress-.
ional recess due TO start next Wednes.
day was threatened BY the determined
ALTITUDE OF the two factions on the
amendment
Meanwhile the treasury soon win
have ts issue the regulations that will
open the medical beer ffOodgatas un.
less the measure which prohiblta beer
as medicine is speedily passed.
Tcnse Escllng a.
The tense feeling over the Stanley
amendment was brought Co n climax
when senator Sterling OF South Da-
kota. submitted the substitute agreed
upon by four OF the conferees to the
senate.
Senator Ashurst Of Arlzona. a
staunch dry, bolted the conference on
Tuesday, refused to sign tho report,
Representative Dyer. Missouri. took
similar stand.
Advocates OF the stanley amend
ment read the substitute and fatty
declared that they would never ac-
cept.
Meanwhile Wayne n. Wheeler.
counsel tor the anti-saloon league
ana house drys got busy. Word was
sent TO the senate that the house
would refuse TO allow thr senate to
recess unless the substitute was ac-
cepted. a ringing def went hack.
Senator Lodge and Republican
Leader Mondell held a brief. but
spirited conference. Mondell lef; the
conference with a vivid Impression OF
the high and determined temper OF
the senate. Further attempt to re-
concilc the sharp division OF views
were given up for the day.
The Stanley amendment which
caused al the row IN described by It's
advocates as reaffirmatlon of tho
fourth and fifih amendments TO the
constitution They. assert that they
are In n crusade 70 preserve the con-
siitutionnl guarantees that make
mans home his castle" and protects
him from search on the public
streets.
what Substitute Provides
The substitute provides:
That dry agents searching homes
without search warrant maliciouslv
and without reasonable cause search
any other building or property shall
he guilty OF n niEdemeanor and liable
10 fine OF $1,000 or one year In
prison for n second offense
Bogus dry agents aTe liable to
both the fine and Imprisonment.
The stanley r-endment held up by
senate provides a heavy penalty for
the agent who searches n person.
home. automobile or other property
unless armed with n search warrant
Recess plans hinge entirely upon
tho beer hill Unless there IL n break
I'm the ranks OF one OF the factions be-
fore Wednesday. senators and con-
Frossmcn are resigned 10 go straight
through without n vacation.
Zig Program Before senate
The house will have practically
completed it's pre-reces- program
when u pnsees the McNarv farm
export financing bin and adopts a
few conference reports.
The senate must pass
The deficiency hill; the vexatious
shipping board appropriation and the
disarmament conference expenses
that viii start a discussion Of open
sessions at the parley; and the Long
worth resolution extending the dve
embargo and the emergency tariff
bill. Several important conference
reports remain for It's approval.