Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-08-09

Washington, Aug. S-The Willis
Campbell anti-beer bill was passed
by the Senate late SO to 20 and sent
to conference with the House with
the prospect of its final enactment
before the week end
Treasury officials said that the
beer regulations which have been
drafted will not be issued pending
action by the conferees. The regu-
lations would provide for use of
medical beer under the ruling of for
mer Attorney General Palmer
The ban against the prescribing Of
beer by physicians and limitations of
prescriptions of wine and whiskey
contained in the bill as passed by the
House were virtually unchanged by
the Senate, but few important
amendments were added. These in
cluded a provision to restrict opera
tions of the prohibition enforcement
officers by prohibition of searches
or any attempts to search private
property or premises without war
rants. A violation of this clause
would be misdemeanor subjected
to fine of $1,000 and one years i'm
prisonment. Penalties of five years
Imprisonment and $1,000 fines were
provided for persons attempting
searches while posing as prohibition
agents.
Fourteen Republicans and six
Democrats voted against passage of
the bill. The Republican opponents
were Sen. Ball, Delaware; Brande-
gee, Connecticut; Cameron, Arizona;
Johnson, California; LaFollette, Wis
consin; Lodge, Massachusetts,; Nc
Lean. Connecticut; Moses, New
Hampshire; Penrose, Pennsylvania;
Phipps, Colorado: Shortridge. Cali
fornia; Wadsworth, New York; War
rem, Wyoming and Weller, Mary
land. The six Democratic opponents
were Senator's Broussard, louisiana;
Gerry, Rhode Island; King. Utah;
Pomerene. Ohio; Ransdell, Louisiana
and Stanley, Kentucky. Senator Reed
was paired against the bill.
A motion by Senator Broussnrd to
recommit the bill to committee was
defeated. IS to % with Senators
Dillingham;. Rep. Vermont; Spencer
Rep. Missouri and Williams, Dem.
Mississippi. as the extra strength of
the opposition on the re-committal
roll call.
The Senate rejected. without a
roll call. the beer and wine" amend
ment Of Senator Broussard 1t
would have permitted use of beer
containing up to five per cent. of al
cohol and wine of IA rer cent. upon
authorization by state referendum.
Another amendment rejected was
by Sen. Spencer and would have
given physicians power to prescribe
wines and distilled spirits in un-
limited quantities. The bill limits
wine prescriptions to one fourth of
a gallon and that of spurious bever-
ages to one half pint by alcoholic
content to an individual in ten days.
No change was made in the House
clause fixing one hundred prescrip-
tions as the maximum for a physi-
clan in ninety days except by special
order of the prohibition commits
sioner.
The drive of the opposition forces
against the bill also resulted in the
adoption of several minor. amend
ments modifying the House BILL One
would permit importation of wines
for sacramental purposes when the
prohibition officers should determine
that the domestic output of such
wines was insufficient to meet home
demand. Another would bar prohi-
bition officers from revoking or re-
quiring changes in formulaes of
manufacturers making products
containing alcohol unless it should
be determined that such manufac-
lures was being used as Intoxicating
beverages in increased volume.
Several senators who voted for
the prohibition amendment and the
Volstead law opposed the new bill.