The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
WILLIS |S-CAMPBELL
 ANTEBEER BILL
 PASSES IN SENATE
Regulations Providing for Use of Medicinal Beer Held Up Pending Action By
 ConfereeS
By Assoeiated Pres.


 lisCsmpbell anti-beer bill was passed by the Senate today, 50 to 20. and sent to conference with the House with the prospect of it's final enact- ment before the weekend
 Upon being informed of the action, treasury officials said the beer regu- | latons which have been drafted and are ready for Secretary Melons sig nature, would not be issued pending action by the Senate and House con ferees. The regulations would pro- vide for use of medicinal beer under the ruling Of former Attorney Gem eral Palmer, which the bill Is de- signed to overcome.
 The ban against the prescribing of beer by physicians and limitation of prescriptions of wine and whisky contained In the bill as passed by the House were virtually unchanged by the Senate, but few important amendments were added. These in cluded d provision to restrict opera tions of prohibition enforcement of- ficers by prohibit tiug searches. or any attempts at searching of private property or premises without search warrants. A violation of this clause would be msdeineanor subject to fine of Si.000 and one years imprs- onment Penalties of five years im- prisonment and S1,000 fines were pro- vided for persons attempting searches while posing as prohibition agents.
 Offered by stanley
 The search and seizure amendment was offered by Senator Stanley, dem ocrat, Kentucky as substitute for an amendment by Senator Reed, dem- ocrat,- Missouri proposing more dras- tic penalties. It was adopted with out a. roll call
 Fourteen. republicans and six dem oerats voted against passage of the bill The republican opponents were Senator's Ball Delaware; Brandegee. Connecticut; Cameron, Arizona; John son. California; LaFollette Wiscon- sin Lodge, Massachusetts; Mclean, Connections: Moses, New Hampshire; Penrose, Pennsylvania; Phipps, Color ado; Shortridge, California;; Wads- worth New York; Warren, Wyoming. and Weller, Maryland.
 The six democratic opponents were Senators Broussard. Louisiana Gerry, Rhode Island; King, Utah; Pomerene. Ohio; Rans.ale Louisiana, and stan t, ley. Kentucky senator Reed was Epaired against the bill.
 4 motion by Senator Broussard to reeommit the bill to committee was 1 defeated with Senators Dillingham;. republican, Vermont spencer, repub- 1 liean Missouri, and Williams. deni- fr{ ne q of the opposition on the recommittal roll call
 Reject "Ixick" Amendment
 The Senate rejected without a roll call the beer and wine" amendment I of senator Broussard. It would have permitted use of beer containing up to per cent of alcohol and wine of IA per cent upon authorization by state referendum. This amendments Senator Williams declared. would | nuliify the prohibition amendment l Another amendment rejected was | by Senator Spencer and would have | given physicians power to prescribe wine and distilled spirits in unlimited 1 quantities. The bill limits wine pre- scriptons to one fourth of gallon | and that of spirituous beverages to | one half pint by alcoholic content to an individual in 10 days. No change was made in the House clause, fixing 100 prescriptions as the maximum for a physician in 90 days except by spe- cial 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 demands. Another would bar the pro- hibition officers from revoking or requiring changes in formulas of those manufacturing products con- taining alcohol unless it sboud be de-, termined that such manufactures were being used as intoxicating beverages in increased volume in communities
 No Essential Changes
 No essential changes were made in House provisions extending the fed ersl prohibition laws to all territory under government Jurisdiction, in- cludlng Hawaii and the Virgin Is lands. The Senate also retained the House clause relieving from federal taxes all distilled spirits lost by lHVie, dSSiuehtoi TAi''o or otlef ulSanB while in transportation of common carrier or from a bonded warehouse. providing there should be no con nivaDce, negligence or fraud
 Several senators who voted for pro hibition amendment and the yolstead law opposed the new bill Prominent among them were Senators Pomerene, Ransdel and Williams. They opposed tying the hands, of physicians and also argued Zthat the bill was un- constitutional in that the constitu- tional amendment gave Congress no power to limit medicinal prescrip- tions. but was confined solely to alcoholic beverages used for "beyer- nilrnnSes', a ifaaif fad U ].