The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-12-12
|DRY FORCES WIN
FIGHT IN HOUSE
Clean Sweep for Friends of Proaibi-
ticn-Bili Not Amended


prohibition, in complete control IL
the house, made clean sweep toda!
in knocking out amendments to ths
prohibition section OF the treasur.
supply bill which, they claimed. were
designed to weaken enforcement o.
the Volstead law.
Standing alone At times, Repyesen
tat:ve Hill (Repubiican) of Mary
land sought to limit the mnoey spend.
ing activities of the prohibition unit
but his proposals were thrown ouj
bodily after 20 minutes OF bitter de'
bate il which the manner Of the laws
enforcement was commended and
condemned. Numerous references
we're made to the annual address to
congress delivered earlier in the day
by President Harding, and there was
vigorous applause when members re.
called that the president had said the
18th amendment was here to stay.
The bill stool like a stonewall
against attacks 5y NJ. Hill's group
which cflen included only himself. It
had not reached the point of passage
tonight because Of an agreement to
defer until tomorrow action on a
provision for substituting fast power
presses for hand presses on which the
government money long has been
printed at the bureau Of engraving.
The biggest vote against the pro
hi5it:on group was seven, that num-
Der Of members supporting ar
amendment by Representative Tink-
ham Republican, of Massachusetts,,
providing that men employed in en-
forcement work should be appointed
from the civil service, against Sc in
opposition.
Representative Tincher (Republi-
CAM of Kansas declared the Hill
amendments were in keeping with
the attitude of those who had at
tempted to defeat prohibition en-
forcemeat. He said he did not know
why Mr.. Hill should object if the Ku
klux Klan tried to suppress moon
shining.
Char .eterizing Mr.. Hill as the min
iseer plenipotentiary Of the Associa-
ton Opposed to Prohibition, Repre-
sentative Champion (Republican) OF
Michigan declared the Maryland rep
resentative was helping the orrgani-
zaticn in an effort to nulify the ,StE
amendment by hanlstringing the en-
forcement unit. Mr.. Champion as
serted that the fight had been brought
to the house on the heels of "the
splendid appeal Of the president ane
Mr. Hill interjected that while in the
senate Mr. Harding had stated the
American people had the right to re-
peal any law. "Any association has
the right to attempt to repeal law
Mr.. Crampon shot back, "but SC
long as that law remains IN effect i
is the duty of every American te
strive to make it effective"
The only purpose sought by the as
sociation, Mr.. Champion went on
was not to repeal the Volstead law.
but to destroy It by indirection. TAX
ing issue with statements that the
prohibition forces had suffered house
losses in the November election, Mr..
CHAMPION SAID that out Of the SO Re-
publican seats lost, the net dry loss
was only nine.
Representative Thorpe (Reppoli-
CAM of Nebraska, elected for the
short term ending in March, said he
was proud to vote with the friends O:
prohibition.
Representative Knutson of Mime
sofa, Republican whip, told the house
he voted for the 18th amendment ano
the Volstead law, but found now that
cas- the appropriations for enforce
mant go up whiskey prices come
down" He asserted that thousand.
of Illicit stills fouTisi,ed in the coun.
try, and chat girls and boys in theil
teens are coming home drunk"
On the other hand, Representative
Raker (Democrat) of California de.
MED that liquor WIS easily obtainable
aid asserted that nothing in rs years
had done as much for the manhood
and womanhood of the country as
prohibition.