The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-08-20
CONFERENCE ON
ANT|-BEER BILL
WOULD PERMIT THOUSANDS OF
MINIATURE BREWERIES TO
BE SET UP.

washington, aug. ZU.-Ihe pre-
sence of Wayne B. Wheeler, general
counsel of the Anti-Saloon League,
at meeting of the conferees on the
anti-beer bill was characterized in the
senate today by Senator Reed, dem
ocrat, Missouri. as "unwarranted and
unmitigated insolence."
After more than two hours of de-
bate. Senator Sterling's motion to
send the beer bill TO conference and
TO insist upon retention of the SEN
ate amendments was adopted without
a record vote.
Senator Ashurst, democrat, Ari-
zona, announced today that he had
refused to participate in further con-
ferences on the anti-beer bill "be-
cause of an evident intention on the
part of the conferees to weaken and
destroy the effect of the Stanley
amendment, adopted unanimously by
the senate"
AS member of the judiciary COM
mittee. Senator Ashurst was named
one of the senate managers but it
developed that he withdrew from the
meeting Tuesday night. He declar-
ed that he would mot return to
take part in the conference if the
conferees proposed to agree to any
amendment which will directly or
indirectly permit the manufacture of
vinous, malt or spurious liquors in
the home or elsewhere for beverage
purposes.
Senator Ashurst declined to COM
ment on published reports that
Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel
of the Anti-Saloon league, sat with
the conferees yesterday and assisted
i'm the work of TRYING to get the
house and senate together on provi-
sions of the bill.
Il was not present." he said.
The Stanley amendment adopted
by the senate provided that prohibi-
ton agents must have search war
rants before attempting to enter resi-
dences, automobiles or baggage for
contraband liquor. The house adopt
ed a substitute which provided that
no search of a home shall be made
without a search warrant based on
an affidavit setting forth that there
was reasonable cause to suspect that
liquor was being manufactured on
the premises "for sale or sold"
1t was said the conferees had pre-
pared a substitute for both amend
ments requiring search warrant for
search of a residence and penaliZing
other searches made without war
rant, where good cause" was not
shown.
Senator Ashurst authorized state
ment saying he was strong sup
porter of the anti-beer bill and had
| participated in the conference Tues
day evening and objected to the
house amendment on the ground that
"it would legalize the manufacture oi
distilled and malt spirits in the home
| for beverage purposes" and woulo
permit hundreds and even thous'
ands of miniature breweries and dis
tilleries to be set up"
The Stanley amendment was
adopted unanimously by the senate
| and is a "restatement OF the guar
antees contained in the fourth ant
/ fifth amendments TO the constitu
tion," the statement said, and Sena
tor Ashurst on observing IAN eviden
intention on the part of the confer
ees to weaken and destroy the eff
feet of the Stanley amendment, an
nounced to the conferees that M
would not sign report which al
tered the Stanley provision and lef
the conference not to return unles
the conferees agree to the Stanle,
amendment in the exact form that
passed the senate"
Senator Sterling, republican, -Soutl
Dakota, of the senate conferees. sai'
the conference report had not beeI
written nor the house ''for sale @
sold" language stricken out yet.
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