Evening journal., 1922-03-10
council WANTS
Beer and Wine
Chicago Wet Resolution
Adopted by Vote of
7 to 5
JOHNSON RAPS
THE PERFORMERS"

BY vote Of to City Council
last night adopted the Chicago reso-
luton favoring an amendment to
the Constitution permitting the
manufacture, sale and distribution
OF wholesome beers and light wines. @"
and directed the Clerk Of City Coun-
Gil to forward to the Delaware rep
resentatlves In the United states
Senate and House a copy OF the
action taken. The final vote on the
measure was as follows:
Ayes-Johnson. McNabb. Taylor.
Hopkins, Mulvena Henry and Muir
ray. Nays-Abrahams. Evans. Nc
Manus. Vincent and Ward. Council
man Faulkner was absent.
The matter was brought up by a
motion by Councilman Mulvena that
the Clerk Of Council read the Chi
cago resolution. Councilman Abra-
hams amended the motion by or
dering that II be laid on the table.
on roll call the motion was lost by
the same vote that passed the resolu-
ton. The motion 10 read the Chicago
resolution was then carried by vote
OF Z TO 8. the lineup being the same
as In the final vote.
When President Ward announced
the passage OF the resolution there
was liberal applause from the audi
ence present. most OF whom short
ly afterward left Council chamber
evidently being interested only in the
vote on the resolution.
The~resolution as passed follows:
The enactment and passage OF
3the Federal Prohibition Act has
failed 10 meet with the approval OF
the general public throughout tho
4 country. While most comprehen.
slve drastic and summary in So
character and scope. efforts TO en-.
force same at vast public expense
has utterly failed 70 obtain and Sc.
cure for It due and proper respect
people. Abundant statistics Of un.
/ Improbable nature fully and con.
/ clusively demonstrate the fact that
/ the general public is opposed "a
Resisting prohibition laws which de.
<prive people in the natural and Gus.
|tomary use and consumption OF
stimulating beverages.
i "A general surveyor conditions
4 Throughout the country suggest q
reasonable and liberal modification
/ OF prohibition laws which will per
INIT the manufacture sale and dis.
Etribution OF wholesome beers ant
Night wines. Be It therefore
A Resolved. that II is the sense o.
4 the City Council OF the City OF VII
\ mington in meeting assembled tina
*the Congress OF the United States o
j America and the State OF Delaware
a amend and modify existing prohibi
y Ition laws under their RESPECTIVE
i Jurisdiction and within their prope
4powers which viii permit the manu-
Ifacture, sale and distribution o
3wholesome beers and light wines
and that all governmental revenu
@derived from such permission be Sc
aside as a separate fund for tn
Epayment OF bonuses 10 ex-servic
linen; be Il further
j Resolved. that a copy OF thi
a Hresolution he transmitted 20 each o
73the following named officials by tn
#city clerk OF the City OF Wilmington
ITO the President OF the Unite'
Estates Senate. the Speaker OF tn
Il lHouse Of Representative OF tn
EUnited States. the Governor OF tn
81 Estate Of Delaware.
THAT in the event the Governo
& of the State OF Delaware will call Al
Extraordinary session OF the Gen
8 eral Assembly. he shall include an
W make a part OF such call the subjec
& matter expressed in and by thi
s. resolution"
Councilman Johnson started tn
Hargument on the motion by DARN
Many Councilman TO take him 20 an
Mcity in the United States wher
j Idrunks could not he seen on tn
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