The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-21
WISCONSIN DRYS
RIDE ROUGHSHOD
Matheson Bill Goes to En-
grossment Regardless of
Bitter Fight.
BUCK VOTES ''DRY"
Amendments Proposed by Mild
ly Vets Slaughtered AS
the Drys Prevail.
tBy Associated Press Leased wire)


enforcement bill was engrossed in the
Senate this afternoon by vote of %
to II after the Morris substitute
amendment, supported by Prohibition
Commissioner Smith, had been killed
when it was unable to muster more
than il of the 33 votes.
Mildly wet senators and their follow
ing were unable to save any of their
amendments from the slaughter of the
united dry forces. Only the Cook
amendment removing the Senate action
dealing with testimony and recommend
ed by Anti-Saloon league was accepted.
The measure is now assured of final
passage by the Senate with the GER
tainty that the original Cook amend
ment, offered in the Senate by Senator
Roethe will be adopted by the lower
house and the bill sent to the COVER
nor. His signature is expected de-
spite the stand of his commissioner for
the defeated substitute amendment.
Drys in Solid Phalanx.
Through the action on the five
amendments offered, there was no de-
lection in the ranks of the drys, the
break coming when on the final vote a
number of senators who had lined up
with the vets switched over to the bill.
The fight of the brewing interests
to save beer for Wisconsin was I'M
successful. They saw the Burke
amendment which would have per-
mitted prescription of any but spirit
uous liquor up uto the federal ruling
of AT gallons month, go down to
death with the rest 5of the suggested
changes.
The first move was made by Senator
Morris, author Of the substitute amend
ment, who asked that the Senate go
into committee Of the whole to hear
the prohibition commissioner discuss
his bill. This motion was turned down
by vote of II to IA.
At this point Senator Bird of Wau-
sau, rose and declared that there is a
great deal of hypocrisy in the prohibi-
ton enforcement bill, stating that if
any one would bring in measure to
prohibit any person from keeping liquor
in his home, he would vote for it.
Wanted Cellars Hit Too.
Don't tell me such measure
would be unconstitutional" he said,
because it would not be. But the fact
of the matter is, that the Anti-Saloon
League is receiving contributions from
men in support of this bill who have
liquor in their cellars. There are a
number Of good christian souls who
are willing to vote prohibition on the
laboring man, and then keep all the
liquor they desire in their Easements. -
Attack was repeatedly made on the
Anti-Saloon League and it's lobbyists,
who according to Senator Bennett,
"think they own the state" The SEN
ator also charged that the league re-
ceived 100000 out Of the state last
year, and that the biggest contribution
came from the manufacturers of swamp
root which he claimed was used by
"any one who wanted to get drunk"
"They have grated until they
should be sent to Jail for false pre-
lenses" he said.
Kill Arnold Amendment.
Following defeat of the amendment
offered by Senator Burke, steam roller
tactics started on all amendments sug-
gested. They went down to defeat one
after another without any outward
show of opposition, giving evidence
that the Senate was determined in it's
stand before the matter was taken up
The Arnold amendment making fed
eral ruling apply to Wisconsin, was
killed 10 to IA. Then came the Ger
winski resolution calling for a referen-
dunn of the people before the law took
effec, was defeated u to 81, followed
by another Bennett amendment kill
ed 10 to 2.
Vote on the substitute amend
ment which was the crux of the pro-
hibition fight, follows:
For indefinite postponement-Ander-
son, Buck, Clark, Conant, Dennhardt
Huber, Kuckuk, LANCE, Nye, Olson
Peterson, Ridgway, Roethe, Severson
Skogmo, Smith, Staudemayer Titus
and Werden-19.
Against indefinite postponement-
Arnold, Bentley, Bennett, Boyer, Bill
grien, Bird, Burke, Czerwinski, Hirsch
Jennings, Kleist, Moran, Morris, Null
berger-14.
HERE'S A GOOD LAW