Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-08
FIGHT
AROUSES HOUSE
To MUCH TALK
Excitement in National Con.
greSS Over Effort to Have
Enforcement Budget Cut
Down


time liquor fight--short but stormy
--flared up in the house today
during debate on the $4,000, 900
treasury supply bill, with it's item
of $9,000,000 for prohibition en-
forcement.
Starting earlier in the day when
representative Aklgee, republican
Of New York, a member of theI
committee which framed tho bill,
declared that defiance of the Vol
stead law was so prevalent as toI
threaten our institutions" it end-I
ed abruptly just after Representa-
tive Hill. republican of Maryland,
Ia leader in the movement for light
wines and beer legislation, had an
nounced what he proposed to offer
in the form of amendments when
the prohibition section was reached
tomorrow.
Meanwhile, friends of prohibi-
ton, overwhelmingly took oneI
shot after another at those who
sought to attack the law and by
parliamentary methods cut short
Mr.. Hills attempt to connect the
prohibition unit in q friendly way
with the Ku kluX klan.
In urging congress to give the
state right to say what alcoholic
content would make wine and beer
Intoxicating, MIR. Magee declared
it probably would result in a bev-
erage from pure ingredients and
the restoration Of wholesome re-
spect for the law"
Declaring the liquor traffic had
thriyed on misery until the people
handling it, as if it were a serpent
had Choked it, Representative Gill
bert, democrat of Kentucky, shout
ed TO the house that he was getting
tired on constant attacks on men
who were trying to see that the
law was obeyed.
Dcfics Constitution. Claim
$50 determined and vindictiye is
the small minority that it stands
out in open defiance of the consu-
tuition" said Mr.. Gilbert, adding
that it was backed by influential
resources and that members of
the house gave aid and comfort.
Mr. Gilbert asserted that crimes
which flourished in the tar room
DAYS had decreased to the point
where many jails in rural COM
munitles were empty.
Half dozen members were oil
their feet at unce trying to break
In with questions when Mr.. hlll
with six minuIes to close the gem
eral debate, explained the nature
of his amendments.
IN the ln,st place, ne sAoliteu
.ahoLA tl1c huhhub 81 abaIl propose
that the house strike out Of the
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prohlplloh uhllS puDlielt! ~. ~
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t,,,,,o,Tad r,itb o1,astions as TO
,,,hatbar bo ms irving to tighten
w., +to yalstosd act
al sh,l1 also nronoee ia take ont
% tha annronriatfon all funds" he
,,,o,,t on "for Ieg.I advisers spe-
ciaI counsel to the nrohibition unit
oo Tho ground tbat ito lepal force
dnos nof ltnnn, how, to construa the
lao, which oyists today Anotber
nn"erdment nroyides that no par,
of 'tho fn,d ebaI ba used bv fhe .
comr,issinner for nronopanda pur- |
noscs in on ottemnt 10 defeat |
members Of congress, and finally.
70 t,,ansfor enfnrcornert of nrohib. |
ition from tbo treasury TO the de.
nartnent of ipetice where II be-
loves
In LIux Mentioned
Mr. uili declared that ANYBODY |
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