New-York tribune., 1921-06-28
Willis-Campbell Measure
Preventing Use of Bev-
erage by Sick Gets 2I
Votes More Than Needed
Stormy Debate is
Marked by Disorder
Charges That Dry Leader
Framed Legislation Is
Cause of Demonstration

WASHINGTON, June 27.-By a vote
of 250 to 93, the House tonight passed
the Willis-C Campbell bill to prevent the
sale of beer to the sick, and sent it to
the Senate with expectations Of it's final
enactment before the end of the week.
The vote, which was twenty-one
more 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
against the measure refused to yield to
an ever growing demand for an end of
the discussion.
In closing debate for the opponents
Representative Hill, Republican, of
Maryland, threw the House into consid-
erable disorder by charging that Wayne
B. Wheeler, general counsel for the
Anti-Saloon League, had drafted the
bill Pointing to the league lawyer in
the gallery and calling him by name,
Mr.. Hill brought wild shout from the
prohibition element, some Of whom
stood until cuiet was restored
There was another "dry" outburst a
moment later, when Representative
Foster, Republican, Ohio, declared
there was no truth in the statement
about Wheeler's part in the preparation
of the measure.
Rules Committee Attacked
A sharp attack on the Rules Corn
mittee for failing to give right of way
to the Volstead supplemental bill was
made by Representative Reavis, Re-
publican, Nebraska, member of the
Judiciary Comittee. who charged that
it's work of three weeks had been
stified. Mr.. Reavis declared it was 4
menace to orderly legislation when half
dozen members of the Rules Commit
tee could nuliify the action of another
committee in reporting a bill of ma
tional Importance. Chairman Camp
bell, defending the committee, said it
was willing to mix emergency legisla-
tion with controversial matters which
should be fully aired.
In the midst of plea for passage
of the bill Representative Barkley,
Democrat, of Kentucky, was interrupt
ed by Representative Gilbert, also a
Democrat and of the same state, who
asked:
Since we are both from Kentucky.
would like to know if you would
not rather see a Kentucky colonel
drinking 100 per cent liquor than a
pot-bellied German drinking kee of
beer?"
Mr.. Barkley replied that if he had
to look upon one of the two evils he
preferred to see the colonel at the
bar.
Assails A. +. of l.. Stand
Representative Cooper, Republican.
of Ohio, formerly railroad engineer,
took issue with the American Fedora
ton Of Labor in standing for light
beer and wines, declaring it had no
right to make the organization speak
on moral questions. He insisted that
the Federation did not express the
sentiment of the working man."
Representative Cochran, Democrat,
of New York declared the prohibition
or any other law could not be enforced
WucH puUiiC ScHtlIucuL WAS against III.
Advocating strict enforcement of pro-
hibition, Representative Burton, Re-
publican, Ohio, declared that "it must
be conceded that the Eighteenth
Amendment imposes more drastic regu-
lations on the people than any other
amendment"
"It was adopted by an overwhelming
majority" said Mr.. Burton. eve must
carry out the mandate of the people,"
Warning the House against the con-
stant spread of law-breaking since
enactment of drastic prohibition laws,
Representative Kahn, Republican, Cali
fornia, turning sharply upon advocates
of the anti-beer bill, declared there
are members here who vote for prohibit
tion and who drink more liquor in a
week than l do in year"
Mr.. Kahn asserted the Volstead law
was being broken every hour Of the
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