The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-27
SEN. JOHNSON'S
EFFORTS FUTILE
Accused Nominee of Having
Violated North Carolina
Primary Law.
BEER REGULATIONS
ARE TO BE DECIDED
Have Been Prepared and Await
the Study and Approval
of the Commissioner.
(ey The Associated Press )

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator
Johnson made his final fight in an ex-
ecutive session of the senate but was
voted down after sharp debates.
Mr.. Blair's confirmation fills va
cancy In the office of internal revenue
commissioner which has existed for q
fortnight, with Secretary Mellon act
ing in the interim. Many importan,
affairs including prohibition rulings
await action by the new commissioner
Several republicans and a large part
of the democrat senate membership
Joined in opposing Mr.. Blair against
whom charges were brought by Sena-
tor Johnson. He accused Mr.. Blair
of having violated the North Carolina
primary law as a delegates at the Chi
cago republican convention last June
by failing to support the California
senator who was high in North Caro-
lina's preference primary. Senator
Johnson also contended that Mr.. Blair
was disqualified because income tax
appeals of the nominees relatives were
pending for action before the internal
revenue bureau. Both charges were
denied at recent hearings here the SEN
at finance committee, which recon-
mended continuation.
The opponents Of Mr.. Blair, it was
said, included the following:
Borah, Johnson, Jones, of Washing.
ton Kenyon, Ladd, Lafollette, Norbeck.
and Norris, republicans. and Ashhurst,
Harris, Harrison, Reed, Sheppard, Wal
cott and Watson, OF Georgia, demo-
Gratis
Besides multitude OF tax matters
which have been held in allegiance udr-
ing the past weeks many important
prohibition questions await settlement
by the new commissioner treasury Of
fcials said today.
Foremost of the liquor problems is
the issuance of regulations covering
the use of beer for medical purposes
under the opinion rendered by former
attorney general Palmer on March 8.
These regulations it is said, have been
prepared and await the study and ap-
proval of the commissioner In this
connection, it was explained, Mr.. Blair
must decide whether all brewers shall
be permitted to put beer on the market
for medical purposes or only certain
breweries under special permit. An
other medical use of alcohol awaiting
NV "N'SiNtOn VI Ine commissioner 1t
was said, Is the issuance of regulations
limiting the limit from the number of
prescriptions physician may write
for whiskey. Under the same opinion
handed down by Mr.. Palmer. officials
declared, 1t was held that the bureau
has no right to fix the arbitrary limit
OF 100 prescriptions In 90 DAYS. now in
force. New regulations have been
drafted tentatively in this Connection
It was added.
Under the bureau rules II was said
Wholesale liquor dealers have been for
bidden to do business and Churches
are required to obtain wine for sacra
mental purposes from wholesale drug
gsts.
Protest has been entered by relip-
ious bodies, officials said, on the
ground that the churches could not
obtain wines of standard quality from
the druggists. The churchmen con-
tend, II was explained, that wholesale
liquor dealers who confine- their bust
ness to supplying sacramental wine to
religious organizations, should be ex-
empted from the bureaus ban so that
inc churches may obtain the proper
wines for services