Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-19
HOME BREWERS WIN VICTORY
 IN THE HOUSE
A m e n d m mt Adopted Would Put Restriction on
 Prohibition Agents; Must Secure Warrants.

Washington, Aug. 17-The House went on record today against any interference with home brewing and distilling for personal use.
 By rising vote of 96 to 54 it virtually deprived prohibition agents of all power to prevent the manufac- ture of all alcoholic beverages in private dwellings unless proof can be furnished that the liquor is being manufactured for sale.
 The victory of the cellar distiller- ies and the kitchen breweries came when substitute for the Stanley search and seizure amendment ap- proved by the Senate was adopted As passed by the Senate, the Stan Icy amendment prohibited with heavy penalties any searches or sci zures by prohibition agents with out warrants.
 The House substitute prohibits prohibition agents from searching any private home without warrants and then declares mo such warrants shall be issued unless there is req son to believe such dwelling is used as place in which liquor is manu, factured tor sale or sold.
 Thus, the substitute first prohib its searching of homes without war rants and then declares that il home breweries and distilleries arc not making liquor for sale, no searcf warrant can be obtained.
 Several prohibitionists argued thai the section as written would give liquor makers. Representative Fielt of Kentucky today sought to amend it so that warrant to search home "could be obtained if there was reasons to believe that liquor was manufactured or sold there.' Volstead Declines to Act. | For some strange reason, Repre- sentative Volstead, Minnesota, leader of the radical prOhibitionists, de clined to support him. Many mem bers vote just as MT. Volstead doe' on prohibition questions and th' amendment. was lost 96 to 54. Th' House substitute with the protec I tion given the home brewer was re ported by MT. Volstead He did no vote either way on the Fields amend ment
 | There is not a dry man here wht
 wants to say by legislation tha home brewing is legal" said Mir Fields. Yet that is exactly wha
 the House substitute does, unles you strike out the words, flor sale and make it read mo such searcl warrant shall be issued unless there is reason to believe such dwelling is used as place where liquor il manufactured or sold. not manufac
 tured for sale or sold,
 There are thousands and thousand of people making beer and distillint liquor in their homes in plain vio lation of the law. You make it i'm possible to stop this and give then protection unless you adopt m! amendment.
 None of the drys seemed to pay much attention to Mr. Fields speecl apparently being sublimely conf dent in MT. Volstead as legisla tor.
 Would Limit Search | Representative Kindred, New Yorl sought to make it necessary to hay, a search warrant before baggag, and packages could be searched, bu
 this was defeated 39 to 90. Rep resentative Cochran, New York, in sisted that all persons should be ex empted from personal search without
 warrant.
 In urging adoption of his sub lstitute for the Stanley amendment Mr. Volstead declared the latter would break down prohibition en | lforcement because it would not al low the searching of automobiles ol other places without warrants. Representative Reavis, Nebraska said that protection of the home against reasonable search is fun. damental principal of law, and that prohibition agents should not be al lowed to violate it.
 Following the vote on the substi- entire bill was sent to conference The conference is planning to make every effort to reach an agreement so that the bill may become law before Congress recesses.