Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-11
BILL MAKES AGENTS
SECURE WARRANTS

WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.-The Will
lis-CampbeIl anti-beer bill was pass
ed by the senate late Monday, 80
to 20, ana sent to conference with
the prospect of it's final enactment
before the weekend.
Upon being informed of the action
treasury officials said the beer reg
ulations which have been drafted and
signature, would not be issued pend
ing action by the senate and house
conferees. The regulations would
provide for use of medical beer un-
der the ruling of former Attorney
General Palmer, which the bill is
designed to overcome.
The ban against the prescribing
of beer by physicians and limita-
ton Of prescriptions of wine and
whisky contained in the bill as pass
ed by the house were virtually I'M
changed by the senate. but few
important amendments were added.
These included provision to re-
strict operations of prohibition en-
forcement officers by prohibiting
searches, or any attempts at search
ing, of private property or premises
without search warrants. viola
tion of this clause would be a mis-
demeanor subject to fine of $1,000
and one years Imprisonment. Penal
ties of five years imprisonment and
$1,000 fines were provided for per-
sons attempting searches while pos
ing as prohibition agents.
The search and seizure amendment
was offered by Senator Stanley,
for an amendment by Senator Reed,
Democrat, Missouri, proposing more
drastic penalties. 1t was adopted
without roll call.
How Members Voted
Fourteen Republicans and six DEM
ocrats voted against passage of the
bill. The Republican opponents were
Senators Ball, Delaware; Brandegee,
Gonneoticut C9meroni A Ar7otfe
Mclean, Connecticut; Moses, New
Hampshire; Penrose, Pennsylvania;
Phipps, Colorado; Shortridge, Cali
fornia; Wadsworth, New York; War
rem, Wyoming, and Weller, Mary
land. The six Democrat opponents
were Senators Broussard, Louisiana;
Gerry, Rhode Island; King, Utah;
Pomerene, Ohio; Ransdell, Louisiana,
and StanleA Kentucky. Senator Reed
was paired against the bill.
A motion by Senator Broussard to
recommit the bill to committee was
defeated, SO to %, with Senators
Dillingham;, Republican, Vermont,
Spencer, Republican, Missouri, and
Williams, Democrat, Mississippi, as
the extra strength of the opposition
on the recommittal roll call.
The senate rejected without a roll
call, the "beer and wine" amend
ment of Senator Broussard. Senator
Williams said it would have per-
mitted use of beer containing up to
per cent of alcohol and wine of ii
per cent upon authorization by state
referendum. This amendment, SEN
ator Williams declared, would null
lily the prohibition amendment.
Another amendment rejected was
by Senator Spencer and would have
given physicians power to prescribe
wine and distilled spirits in unlim-
tied quantities. The bill limits wine
prescriptions to one-fourth of gal
lon and that of spurious beverages
to one-haIf pint by alcoholic content
to an individual in ten days. No
change was made in the house clause
fixing 100 prescriptions as the maxi
mum for a physician in ninety days
except by special order of the pro-
hibitiOn commissioner.
Several Minor Amendments
TIE drive of the opposition forces
against the bill also resulted in
the adoption of several minor amend
ments, modifying the house hill. One
would permit importation of wines
for sacramento purposes when the
that the domestic output of such
wines was insufficient to meet
home demands. Another would bar
the prohibition office from revOking
or requiring changes in formulas of
manufacturers making products con-
tanning alcohol unless it should be
determined that such manufactures
were being used as Intoxicating bev-
erages in increased volume in COM
munities.
An amendment, by Senator wads-
worth, Republican, New York, also
would authorize the prohibition com
missioner TO permit re-importation
Of distilled spirits exported abroad
when returned to bonded warehouses
in this country in original pack
ages. This, it vas understood. was
to permit return of quantities of
spirituous liquors sent abroad which
cannot be sold.
No essential changes were made
in house provisions extending the
federal prohibition laws to all ter
ritory under government jurisdiction
including Hawaii and the Virgin
the house clause relieving from fed
eral taxes distilled spirits lost
by theft, accidental fire or other
means while in transportation of 4
common carrier or in bonded ware
house. pioVi, there ',Ould be no
Several senators who voted for the
prohibition amendment and the Vol
stead law opposed the new bill.
Prominent among them were Sena-
tors Pomerene, Ransdell and Will
liams. They opposed "tying the
hands" of physicians, and also
argued that the bill was unconstitu-
tional in that the constitutional
amendment gave congress no power
to limit medicinal prescriptions but
was confined solely to alcoholic bev-
erages used for beverage pur-
poses" as limited in the amendment.