Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-08
fight
FLARED UP in
HOUSE THURSDAY
Il
Battle Began Over Item In
Treasury Bill for Pro-
hibition Enforcement.

Washington. Dec. San uld-time
liquor fight flared up in the, house
Thursday during the debate on the
$l15, 600, 900 treasury supply bill with
it's item of 100000 for prohibition
enforcement.
Starting when Representative Ma
geo Republican, New York. declared
was so prevalent as to threaten our
Institutions" it ended abruptly just
after Representative Hill. republican,
Maryland, a leader in the movement
for light wine and beer legislation,
had announced what he proposed to
offer in the form of amendments
when the prohibition section was
reached today.
Meanwhile friends of prohibition
took one shot after another at those
who sought to attack the law and cut
short Mr.. Hills address.
Gilbert Leads Defense.
Declaring the liquor traffic had
thrived on misery until the people,
handling it as If 1t were II serpent,
had choked it. Representative Gilbert,
Democrat, Kentucky, shouted to the
house that he was getting tired of the
constant attacks on men who are try
ing to see that the Law was obeyed.
$50 determined and vindicitive is
the small majority that it stands out
in open defiance Of the constitution"
said Mr. Gilbert
Mr. Gilbert asserted that. crimes
which fourished in the barruom days
and which we're handled, in the state
courts had decreased to the point
where many jails in rural communi-
ties were empty
Hill Explains Proposal
Half a dozen members were on
their feet at once trying to break in
with questions when Mr. Hill, with
six minutes to close general debate,
proceeded to explain the nature of his
amendments
IN the first place." he shouted
above the hubbub. II shall propose
that the house, strike u Of the bill
the item Of $3.50 900 for the prohibit
tons publicity buneau; the sums from
~$134.0O0 to $500 as heretofore,
shall not be spent hereafter in open
violation of the Volstead law for the
purchase Of bootleggers' liquor to be
used as evidence; that none Of the
government appropriation shall be
used to fdefray the expenses of stump
speakers sent over the country by the
prohibition commissioner : n
MI Hill was bombarded with ques-
tions as to whether he was trying to
tighten up the Volstead --t,rh
Il shall also propose to strike sout
Of the appropriation bill all funds, for
legal advisers, special counsel to the
prohibition, unit on the ground that
its legal force does not know how to
construe the law which exists today.
Another amendment provides that no
! part of the fund shall be used by the
commissioner for propaganda purpos-
es, in an attempt to defeat members
of congress and finally to transfer en-
forcement Of prohibition from the
treasury to the department of justice,
where, it belongs,
Open Breach In Farm Bloc.
Washington. Dec. S.-The breach
between enate farm bloc members
over the Muscle Shoals project was
opened Thursday in an hours tilt be-
tween Senators Helm, Alabama, and
Chairman Norris of the agricultural
committee.
Senator Hef1in asserted and Senator
Norris denied. that Henry Ford pro-
posed to cut fertilizer prices in half if
his offer is accepted. Senator Helm
scored the government development
project in the bill Of Representative
Dickinson, Republican, Iowa, a mem
Der OF the house farm bloc and de-
clared that the Norris government
operation bill would block develops
ments OF power or fertilizer.
The Alabama senator declared that
MI. Ford's" motive in seeking the
Muscle Shoals contract was to reduce
fertilizer prices and charged that the
Special interests" were impeding ac-
ton ON the Ford bill in congress-, but
he predicted it would pass the next
congress. Senator Norris retorted that
the Ford forces in congress had
blocked action.