Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-06-28
BEER AS MEDICINE !.
IS GIVEN KNOCKOUT
Supplemental Prohibition
Act Adopted by Vote
of $50 to SO
DISCUSS BILL 4 HOURS
Charge That AntiSafoon League At
torney Drafted Measure Causes Up
rGar-Barkley Interrupted

! Washington, June 27-By vote
Of $50 TO %, the House tonight
passed the Willis-Canipbell bill to
prevent the sale of beel to the sick
and sent If TO the Senate with ex-
pectation Of it's final enactment be-
fore the end of the week.
The vote, which was twenty-one
r!cre than the necessary two-thirds,
was taken after four hours of
stormy debate, interrupted frequently
with shouts to stop the talk and pass
! the bill. DESPITE the sweltering
weather, however, leaders in the
fight for and again;E the measure
refused to yield to ar ever-growing
demand for an end of the discussion.
In closing debate, for the oppon-
ents, Representative Hill, Republican,
| Maryland, threw the House into con-
siderable disorder by 'harging that
Wayne B. Wheeler, general counse!
for the An.i-Saloon League, had
dl afted the bill Pointing to the
league lawyer in the gallery and call
ing him by name, Mr.. Hill brought a
wild shout from the prohibition ele-
ment, some of which stood until quiet
was restored.
There was another dry outburst
moment later, when Representative
Foster, Republican, Ohio, declared
there was TO Truth in the statement
about Whaeler's pert ir the prepara-
ton Of .he measure.
A sharp attack on the Rules Com
mittee for failing to give right OF
way to the Volstead supplemental
bill was made by Representative
Reavis, Republican, Nebraska,
member of the Judiciary Committee.
who charged that its work of three
weeks had been stihed..
Mr.. Reavis declared it was men-
ace to orderly legislation when half
dozen members Of the Rules Com
mittee could nulify the action of an
other committee in reporting bill
of national Importance. Chairman
Campbell, defending the committee,
said it was unwilling 10 mix emer-
gency legislation with controversial
matters which should be fully aired.
In the midst Of plea for passage
: of the bill, Representative Barkley'
Democrat, Kentucky, was interrupted
by Representative Gilbert also Demo
crat, and of the same State who
asked:
"Since we are both from Kentucky,
I would like to know if you would
not rather see a Kentucky colonel
drinking 100 per cent liquor than
pot-bellied German drinking a keg
of beer?"
Mr.. Barkley repliei that if he had
10 look upon one of the two evils.
he preferred to see the coloEcl at
the bar
Representative Coorer, Republican.
Ohio. formerly railroad engineer.
took issue with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in standing for light
beer and wine, declaring it had nc
right to make The organization speak
on moral questions. He insisted that
the federation "did not express the
sentiment of the worliingman."
Representative Cochran, Democrat.
New York, declared prohibition or
any other law could ret he enfOrced
when public sentiment was against
; it.
Warming the House against the
constant spread of law-break;ng
slice enactment of drastic prohibi
ton laws, Representative Kahn, Re-
publican, California, turning sharply
upon advocates of the anti-beer bill.
declared "there are members here
who vote for prohibition and who
drink more liquor IN week than ]
do in a year."
Mr. Kann asserted the yolstead law
was being broken every hour of the
day ard. that Congress ought to
handle the problem i'll rational way.
Republicans vctirg against the bill
were: ~.
Ansorge, Bactaraeh; Beck, Bren-
nan, Britfor. Bgrdick5 Burke, -Chand-
Ter, of New York; sClasson, Connolly.
Pennsylvania Curry, Davis, Min
J Iaesota; Dyer, Fairch.id, Fem, Free