Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-06-03
BIGGER NAVY BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
Measure Carrying $494, 100000
Is O. KID 81 to IL.
NEXT GOES TO CONFERENCE
May Meet Opposition in Lower Body
House Judiciary Committee APP
proves New vclstead Bill Aimed
at Beer as Medicine.

Washington, June 2.-Ihe senate
passed the navy appropriation bill,
carrying about s494,000,OO0, and in
Guiding the Borah amendment request
ing the President to initiate dis
armament conference between the
United States, Great Britain and
Japan.
The vote on passage was "a to II.
Five Republicans-Capper, Kansas;
La Toilette and Lenroot, Wisconsin;
Norbeck, South Dakota, and Norris,
Nebraska-yoted against the bill.
The u Democratic opponents were:
Dial, South Carolina; Glass. Virginia;
Harris, Georgia Harrison, Missis-
sippi Helm, Alabama; Hitchcock.
Nebraska, King, Utah; Pomerene,
Ohio; Sheppard, Texas; Stanley, Ken
lucky; Trammell, Florida, and Wat
son, Georgia.
Goes to Conference.
The measure, which carries funds
for the navy for the fiscal year begin
ming July /, now goes to conference
for consideration Of increases aggre-
eating nearly S100,O00,O00, which were
approved by the senate, despite an
economy drive.
Only two reductions We're made in
the senate committee recommends
tons 81 100000 from the transporta-
tion f,Ind and $1,500000 proposed by
the committee for beginning work on
a new Pacific coast naval base at
Alameda, Cal.
House leaders we're understood to
be prepared for stubborn resistance
of the senate increases. 1t was re-
ported they had given notice that not
one senate increase would be accept
ed even at risk OF defeating the bill.
Before passing the bin the senate
restored the provision to continue APP
preparations for a new drydock at the
Charleston Is. c. navy yard and for
dredging a channel and also voted for
an enlisted personnel of 10000 in
stead OF 100000, as fixed by the house.
Advance Volstead Bill.
The house judiciary agreed TO re-
port out the Yolstead bill, which
would prohibit sale Of beer on ply
slcians' prescription for use by the
sick.
AS approved the bin also would
make the Volstead enforcement act
apply to Hawaii ant the Virgin
islands, but not to the Philippines.
Other provisions accepted included
a tightening-up clause to prohibit inn
portation of liquors until the present
stock held under government super
vision has been exhausted.
Chairman volstead was directed to
endeavor to have the bill called UP for
passage by the house Immediately, so
as to make it effective before the new
proposed beer regulations could be
formally promulgated by the commits
sioner of internal revenue.
Dry Law Kills Liquor Laws.
Passage of the prohibition amend
ment served to annul various internal
revenue laws covering the liquor traf.
flc, the Supreme court held Congress
did not intend to preserve the old
penalties, the court said.
The courts decision was given in
the case of Boze Yuginovitch, indicted
in Oregon for violation of the inter-
nal revenue laws in failing to pay the
required tax on distilled spirits. A
demurrer 20 the Indictment was sus-
tanned on the ground that II did not
allege violation of the eighteeness.
amendment, which the lower court
said was the ruling statute.
The old federal laws, the court said.
We're part of the system devised to
protect the great revenue secured by
the government from the liquor traffic.
The opinion pointed out that the situ-
alton had entirely changed. there be-
ing no federal revenue from that
source, and that section 80 Of the Vol
stead act had repealed all acts and
statutes in conflict with the new law,
Early and complete reorganization
of the federal prohibition unit is
planned by the internal revenue bu.
reau, Commissioner Blair announced
More efficient and less costly admin
istration is sought, Commissioner
Blair said, with the Volstead act in.
terpreted as at present.
The commissioner indicated that he
had under consideration the possible
creation Of federal prohibition super
visors in each of the separate states
TO replace the present departments
comprising several states.