Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-21
Includes Uncontrovert-
ed Portions of Pend
ing Volstead Measure.
Only Question Seems to
Be Which Body Will
Vote First Upon 1t.

Washington, June 20.-The senate
started race with the house Monday
to outlaw medical beer. Just after
the house rules. committee had con-
cluded long hearing on proposal
to give the Volstead anti-beer and
general prohibition Tightening up
measure right of way, Senator Willis,
Republican, Ohio, introduced a special
bill containing the beer and other un-
controverted sections of the Voistead
bill with the hope of having it passed
before the prohibition commissioner
promulgates medical beer regulations
under the opinion handed down by
former Attorney General Palmer.
In view of the statements by pro-
hibtion leaders before the house COM
mittee that they were unwilling to re-
draft the Volstead supplemental bill
and their request that it be expedited
as emergency legislation, there was
much speculation as to whether the
Volstead or Willis measure could be
put through first
No Frlsnds Appear.
No friends have appeared on the
house side in behalf of beer as q meii-
cine and Chairman Campbell of the
rules committee expressed what was
re garded as the general view on that
question by declaring a bill to prevent
its sale on Doctors prescription
would be passed unanimously.
The committee will decide later in the
week whether the Volstead bill or any
part of it shall be given top place on
the house calendar.
In Introducing his bill. Senator Will
lis said he was actuated by 1.-The dis
eussion and delay concerning the bill
pending in the house,
In addition to prohibiting the pres
cription of beer as medicine, the mea-
sure would provide that not more than
the same amount of alcohol in wine
may be prescribed within 10 days than
is now authorized for spiritious liquors
which is now one half pint.
Limit on Prescriptions.
Other provisions of the bill would
prohibit the issuance of more than
100 prescriptions within 30 days by
any physician for the use of spiritious
Or vinous liquors as medicine unless
an emergency exists; would prevent
,he further manufacture and importa-
lion of whiskey or spurious liquors
out not alcohol until the present supply
$ reduced to point where it would
meet the needs for beverage pur-
,oses. and would give the courts in
Hawaii and the Virgin islands juris-
LECTION to enforce the prohibition act.
Senator Willis said his bill embodied
incontroverted issues in the Volstead
prohibition bill now
'ending in the house.
Informed Of the introduction Of the
Willis bill. Mr.. Volstead said:
If it is passed in the senate, l shall
e glad to do anything l can to secure
IS prompt passage in the house That
oes rot mean, however. that intend
o abandon the other provisions Of the
ouse bill. as / consider them of vital
Importance and necessary under the
May Frame New Rules.
If there should be a serious delay
: congress on the question. it was in
icated at the treasury department
londay that early consideration would
e given to the issuance of regulations
reviding for the use of beer for medi-
inal purposes.
Immediate passage Of a beer prohi-
ition bill. without waiting TO work
ut supplementary details which it has
cen proposed to incorporate in such
'gislation. was advocated in a state
tent issued at the White House by
. c. Dinwiddie, former legislative
gen. for the Anti-Saloon League.
tier conference with President
larding. Mr.. Dinwiddie did not indi-
ate what attitude. if any. had been
on the subject by the presi-
ent. At