Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-02-10
What, HO! BEER
IN CITY COUNCIL
But Only in Form of Reso-
buttons, Not Stems,
Thus Far
LIGHT WINES, TOO,
FIGURE IN EQUATION

Beer or no beer. light wine or no
light wine-that's the question now
bfeore the Honorable City Council
OF the City of Wilmington. to para
phrase the Bard OF Avon. And
some OF the members already are
overheard murmuring. "Ay, that's
the rub"
Totally unheralded and unchap-
eroned, a set OF vets resolu-
tions were laid before the city faith
ers at their meeting in the Public
Building last night. The resolutions
we're sent by the City Council OF
Chioazo. They came in the course
of the regular mail received by
Homer c. Simmons, Clerk Of Coun-
eli. who asked Councilman John j..
Mulvena Of the Tenth Ward. TO pre-
sent them. John J. seen his duty
and he done it
when President Ward, in his fin-
est baritone, called for "communi-
cations" Mr.. Mulvena presented the
resolutions and moved that they be
referred to the committee of the
whole. The motion was adopted
Thus the issue is put squarely before
the entire Council.
The resolutions were passed by
the Chicago City Council by an over
whelming vote. Also they were
passed by the Board OF Aldermen Of
New York by vote OF So to 6.
which is calculated to make one Mr.
Volstead take notice.
That wilmington may know the
exact terms OF the Chicago proposal,
their complete text as received by
City Council last night is given:
ITO the Mayor:
Dear Sir-By direction OF the
City Council OF the city OF Chicago,
am transmitting herewith copies OF
certain resolutions recently adopted
by said City Council, which aim to
secure from Congress OF the United
States such modification OF the
Voistead Act as will permit the man
ufacture, sale and distribution OF
wholesome beer and light wines.
''The City Council Of the city OF
Chicago requests you to submit to
your City Council the resolution
printed on the third page hereof, or
one similar thereto.
"Kind< notify the City Council
OF the City Of Chicago o. any action
taken by your City Council IN refcr-
ence to the subject matter c. said
& resolution.
JAMES T. IGOE, City Clerk.
The resolutions adopted by Chi
cago City Council are as follows;
"rhe enactment and passage OF
the Federal Prohibition Act has
failed TO met with the approval Of
the general public throughout ths
country.
"a while most comprehensive
drastic and summary in its char.
acfer and scope. efforts to enforce
same at vast public expense, ha'
Butterfly failed to obtain and secure
Il fo< it due and proper respect and
4 obedience on the part Of the people
4 Abundant statistics OF uhim-
peachable nature fully and conclu-
sively demonstrate the fact that the
general public is opposed to existing
uprohibition laws which deprive peo-
pie in the natural and customary
use and consumption of stimulating
n beverages.
" "A general survey Of conditions
b throughout the country suggests a
reasonable and liberal modification
Of prohibition laws which will per-
B NIT the manufacture, sale and dis
( tribution of wholesome beers and
Eight wines.
~ Resolved. That 1t is the sense OF
f. the City Council Of the city Of Chi
"a cago in meeting assembled, that the
b Congress OF the u. S. of A. and the
State of Illinois. amend and modify
existing prohibition laws under theii
respective jurisdiction and within
their proper powers which viii per
9 nit the manufacture, sale and dis
Is tribution Of wholesome beers and
q light wines. and that all govern
mental revenue derived from sucl
4 pernt ssion be set aside as a sepa
81 rate fund for the payment of bonuse
"a to exsservice men. be it further
Resolved, That a copy OF thi
resolution be transmitted to each o
the following named officials by tn
city clerk of the city Of Chicago:
"To the President OF the Unite
States Senate, the Speaker of tn
House Of Representatives Of IN
United States, the Governor Of IN
State of Illinois. and to the presider
OF the Constitutional Convention q
the State of Illinois.
That in the event the Governc
of the State OF Illinois will call a
extraordinary session of the Gener.
Assembly, he shall include and mai
a part Of such call the subject ma
ter expressed in and by this resoll
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