Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-19


called that during the original debate on
the beer bill, Senators Knox Of Penn
sylvania. Lodge Of Massachusetts and
Williams Of Mississippi. all supporters
of enforcement legislation originally op-
posed the alleged fanaticism of the anti
beer bin.
The result Of the storm in the Senate
was vote to direct the Senate conferees
to return TO a conference with the House
with instructions TO stand firm for an
amended adoption Of the Stanley amend
ment providing heavy fines and impris-
onment for dry agents who seek to
enter and search private property Of any
kind without warrant.
LIABLE TO BE
R0BBED By AGENTS.
When Senator Sterling went into the
Senate with 2 request for further in
structions, Senator Ashurst started the
fireworks by dcnouncing the proposed
House substitute for the Stanley amend
ment. He described the House pro-
posal 3 "doubly vicious because Il sets
mp breweries and distilleries in the
homes. ard because 81 its provisions you
viii stiU be subject to being held up
by prohibition agents. your pockets
picked. your garage torn open and your
senator Nedill Mccormick Of uuncis
arose 10 suggest fscetiously. that Sena-
tor Ashurst must have had some I'M
fortunate experience O'' the Washin gton-
Baltimore highway which has been the
scene Of numerous raids on automobiles
by DRY gents and the police Of the ma
tio1sl CAPITAL
Senator Ashurst replied he bad had no
such experience.
But if had been stopped" he added
81 once. and q prohibition agent had
pokeI his face into my machine, ! would
hare asked him 70 display bis warrant.
II he hadn't been able to produce a war
rant I would have used something more
than words and that's what every good
American ought 10 do
When Senator Reed read newspaper dis
patches describing the presence Of Ar.
Whaela- ar The sessions ~ the conference
committee. Seustor Sterling took eXcep-
ton 70 them The Senator from Missouri
thereupo1 called on Senator Sterling 70
corroborata or deny them The senator
from South Dskots declined AZ first to do
81. saving the inquiry was '-impertinent
and rot material" under subsequent
heckllng by ar. Read. scknowied cement
which VAS made thar Mr. Wheeler had
entered tha conference room near the
close ~Cf the session. Mr.. Read ct once
r0Srrfnel che statement as COM esSI on
NJ rhe truth Of the newsp sper statements
The admission ~ paid lobbyist 10
interfere IN the deliberations Of con-
F ference committee in ST innovation, Q
ho,a-clsm and proof 81 unwarranted ana
u1s.fzatad insolence" said Senator Read
IT is destructive and unfair.
IT Wayne Wheeler. a. repres antative
l u the anti saloon league na~ be ad-
n1itred. why not admit the representative
I q the saloon league The activities Of
{ LOBBYISTS have become 4 stencil In the
public uostrils Now we have an in
stance where one 81 them has the cool
I tynpertinence 70 carry his propa ganda into
the secret. II not the sacred, sessions OF
I the confe-ees
Nf- Wheeler. who had occupied seat iu
/ The Senate gallery during the Reed TRADE
ar-i-sf him. left the Capital. walked
down the hiI about two hundred yards
20 the Anti saloon League headquarters.
and returned very soon with typewriter
/ replies which were sent 70 the press gal
4 lerv. NIr~Lyheeler's statement denied
I Senator Reeds charges The Senator
] therouuou made n second speech further
denouncing Mr. Wheelers lobbying &C
tivttlcs.
+ Il charge that when he wrote that state
ment" the Senator said. referring to ire
/ Wheeler denial. he wrote n deliberate
wiIfuI and premIdated falsehood. and be
knew it"-Copyright, 1921. by Public
/ Ledger Co.