The New York herald., 1921-08-09
ANTI-BEER MEASURE
PASSED BY SENATE
Willis s-Campbell Bill Prevents
Prescription as Medicine
Goes to Conference.
REVISION IS EXPECTED
Elimination Likely of Provi-
sion Designed to Prevent
Search Without Warrant.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C.. Aug. 3.

Special Despatch 10 THE NEW York HEEALp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C.. Aug. ..
The llis-Campbell anti-beer bill.
supplementing the Vostead law was
passed by the Senate this afternoon by
vote of SO to 20. Final action came
after failure by vote OF 3s 10 % OF
motion to recommit offered py SEN
ator Broussard NGa.), who had led tne
fight against the measure.
The bill now goes to confere zee,
where It is generally agreed that m
amendment OF Senator Stanley GSy),
which seeks to prevent search Of prop
erty by a prohibition agent without a
warrant, will be eliminated
The passage OF the bill to-day was un-
expected. It had been announced by the
Treasury Department in the Early af-
ternoon that II the measure was re-
turned to committee Secretary Mellon
would promptly issue regulations for
the prescribing OF beer as a medicine.
In accordance with the opinion by
former Attorney-General Palmer on
March last The Willis Campbell
volds this opinion by making It Illegal
for physicians TO prescribe beer as medi-
cine
The Stanley amendment substitute
for a more stringent one by Senator
Reed. prohibits searches or any attempts
at searching of private property or
premises without search warrants. A
violation of this clause would be mis-
demeanor subject TO fine OF 1000 and
one years imprisonment. Penalties of
five years imprisonment and 81, 900 fines
were provided for persons attempting
searches while posing as prohibition
agents.
Another amendment would permit i'm
portation OF wines for sacramcntal pur-l
poses when the prohibition officers
should determine that the domestic out
put OF such wines was insufficient to
meet home demands. Another would
bar tho prohibition officers from re-
voking or requiring changes in formulas
OF manufacturers making products con-
tanning alcohol unless II should be deter
mined that such manufactures were be-
ing used as intoxicating beverages In in
crca sed volume
An amendment by senator Wads-
worth (N. ", Republican. also adopted
would authorize the Prohibition Com.
missioner to permit re-importation OF
distilled spirits exported abroad when
returned to bonded warehouses in the
United States in original packages. This,
II was understood. was to permit return
OF quantities Of spurious liquors sent
abroad but which cannot be sold
Those who voted against the bill were
Senators Ball Brandegee. Broussard.
Cameron. Gerry, Johnson. King. La Fol-
lette. Lodge. Mclean, Moses, Penrose.
Phipps, Ransdell, Shortridge. Stanley.
Pomerene. Wadsw0rth. Warren and
Weller.
Action on committee amendments.
which had moved along smoothly, met
decided obstruction when Senator
Broussard offered the amendment by
Senator Reed which would heavily Pc
nalize violations OF the constitutional
rights OF citizens interfered with by
prohibition enforcement officers. or by
persons impersonating such office-s.
Senator Sterling insisted that I'm cases
Of this sort the injured person had his
remedy in the civil courts. and that the
Reed amendment would make prohibit
tIon enforcement dificult, II not I'm
possible. limiting that II wae offered for
that purpose. Senator Willis made prao-
tlcally the same contention.
Don't YOU think prohibition officers
ought 10 obey the Constitution asked
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