Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
ANTI-BEER BILL
PASSES SENATE.
CampbeII-WiIIis Measure Prohib-
iting Beverage as Medicine
O. KID, 80 to 20.
CARRIES SEVERAL CHANGES
Amendment Makes Dry Officers Who
Make Searches and Seizures With
out Warrants Liable to Fine
and Imprisonment.

4 Washington, Aug. 10.-The Campbell.
Willis anti-beer bill prohibiting the
prescription of beer as medicine and
imposing rigid restrictions on the use
lof other Intoxicating liquors Tor me-
dicinal purposes, was passed by the
senate. The vote was SO to 70.
The bill was passed with an amend
ment making prohibition officers who
make searches and seizures without
warrants liable to fine and imprison-
ment. 1t also makes 1t a felony for
/ persons posing as prohibition officers
to subject citizen to indignities or
q deprivation of his constitutional
rights under the pretense Of enforcing
the dry law. The anti-beer bill already
has passed the house.
Discussion of the bill provoked an
other intense fight The issue was
supplied by the Reed amendment
(which makes prohibition officers who
violate the rights of private citizens
In enforcing the "dry" law punishable
by heavy fines and Imprisonment.
Say Drys Exceed Authority.
| Charging that "dry" officers all over
the country We're exceeding their au-
thoriy and making searches and seiz-
ures without warrant, Senator Lodge
Of Massachusetts, Republican floor
leader, demanded the adoption of the
amendment as a protection against
| the continuation of the practice.
Senator Williams Democrat Of Mis-
sissippi, Expressed the opinion that a
citizen who was molested by prohibition
officers and his yalise ransacked in
search of liquor "would be justified in
knocking the officer down."
IF he wasn't able to knock him
down, / think he would be justified in
shooting him, the senator added.
"There must be protection from this
tyranny"
The "antics'' Of the enforcement Of
ficers, Senator Stanley, Democrat, Of
Kentucky, declared would make the
angels in heaven weep" 1t is GUS
tomary, he declared, for men and
women to be waylaid in the highways
and searched and subjected to other
indignaties by these men whose
ubiquitous noses" he added, econ
stantly smell the scent of liquor"
Disregard Citizens Rights.
Fuel was heaped ON the flames by
Senator King, Democrat, Of Utah, who
declared that the enforcement agents,
had utterly disregarded the rights of
private citizens" in trying to enforce
the dry law.
"They have invaded homes, abused
persons and committed other acts that
would only be justified by the Anti.
Saloon league" the senator declared.
"There is no question but something
ought to be done to punish these men
who refuse to respect the rights OF
individuals"
Senator Sterling, Republican, OF
South Dakota, who is in charge Of the
bill, assailed the amendment and
called for its defeat. He contended
that private citizens are fully protect
ed already against Illegal searches
and seizures by the penal statutes of
the espionage act. The only effect the
amendment could have as a conse-
quence, he argued, would be to en-
courage bootlegging.
Senator Lodge took issue with him
stating that the act covered searches
without warrant but not seizures.