Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-24
.|BILL OUTLINING
BEER IS PASSED
Senate Approves House Measure
Aimed at Brew.
STOPS ALL "MEDICINAL" USE
Act is Referred to the President After
Vote of Sc to 22--Completes
Final Step on the Death of
Malt Liquors.

Washington, Nov. 19.-After brief
debate. the antl-beer bill. prohibiting
distribution of beer for medicinal pur-
poses, was passed by the senate and
sent to the President. The vote on
adoption of the conference report was
SO to %. Twenty-three Democrats
and thirty-three Republicans voted
for Ii.
Twelve Republicans and ten Dem
ocrats voted against the conference
report.
The Republican opponents were
Senators Brandegee, Du Pont, Edge,
johnson, La Toilette, Lodge, Mclean,
Penrose, Phipps, Shortridge, Wads-
worth and Broussard, Gerry, King,
Pomeren, Ransweled. The Demo
Gratis were Senators Dell, Shields,
Stanley, Underwood, Walsh (Mass)
and Watson (Ga).
Two others, Senators Reed (Dem.)
Of Missouri and Moses Rep) of New
Hampshire, were paired against the
bill
Mccormick Paired for Bill.
Thirty-three Republicans and %
Democrats supported the measure.
Senators Harreld (Rep) Of Okla
homa, Kellogg (Rep) of Minnesota,
Lenroot Rep) of Wisconsin, McCor-
mick (Rep) of Illinois, Sutherland
(Rep.) of West Virginia and Fletcher
(Dem.) of Florida, who were absent
and paired. favored the bill.
The bin will set aside the ruling of
former Attorney General Palmer. who.
two days before he retired, advised
the prohibition enforcement officials
that there was nothing In the VoIstead
act to prohibit the prescription Of
beer and light wines for medicinal
purposes.
The legislation has been before con-
gress since last June. The house ac-
lcepted the compromise reached by the
conferees In August, but there fol-
lowed bitter controversy In the SEN
ate. waged by small but determined
group, who contended that the bill
struck fatal blow at personal rights
because 1t permitted search and SELF
ure without warnings. The first draft
of the measure authorized the search
OF private homes without warrants.
but this feature was eliminated In
conference.
Limit Physicians on Liquor.
The bin limits physicians to 100 pre-
scriptions for liquor each three months
and specifies that nst more than
quart of spirltuous Or vinous liquors,
containing In the aggregate not more
thnn one-half pint of alcohol, may be
prescribed For one person in ten days.
Importation OF liquors Is barred by
the bill until the supply on hand In the
United States shall no longer he sufH-
Client TO meet the current need for nom
beverage uses,
II also gives the courts of Hawaii
and the Virgin islands jurisdiction In
the enforcement of the national proA
hihltion act as well as enforcement
of the bin passed.
The bin permits search and seizure
of private property. including the
home, by prohibition agents. with or
without search warrants. prohibits the
sale of beer ms medicine and limits
prescription of liquor for medicinal
purposes.
Loosen Lid on Whisky.
Liquor taxes paid into the treasury
will be increased from $4,000, 900 to
S125.000.000 year by decision
reached by prohibition enforcement
authorities TO relax rules To allow
larger whisky Withdrawals for non.
beverage uses
Decision 20 modify existing regula-
tions and to permit wholesale and re-
tail druggists To obtain whisky of good
quality In such volume as may he
needed to supply the medicinal trade
followed conference between Secretary
OF the Treasury Mellon, Commissioner
Blair OF the internal revenue bureau
and the legal advisers of the treasury.
The effect Of the decision will he
Sweeping and will bring about i'm.
portant changes In the present sys-
TEN OF enforcement
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