Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-27
HOUSE IN UPROAR
AS DRYS AND VETS
CLASH IN DEBATE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Foes
and friends of prohibition in the
house met today in an oratorical
encounter which kept the member
ship in an uproar for the better part
Of an hour and apparently furnish
ed a great deal of delight to crowd
ed galleries.
Aroused by. assaults on the Vol
stead act by Representative CALI
van, Democrat, and Tinkham, Re
publican, both of Massachusetts,;
Representative Cramton, Repub-
lican, Michigan; Upshaw, Democrat,
Georgia, and other "dry" leaders,
hit back WITHOUT nincing words as
their followers shouted or applauded
their approval. Addresses of the
Massachusetts members, and more
particularly that of Mr.. Gallivan,
were characterized as vaudeville
stunts" and notice was given that
prohibition would be enforced.
AS the storm broke around them,
L41S LII &C WSl ANOp1
tatives Tinkham, Galliyan and Hill,
Republican, Maryland, gathered to-
gether on a front row, comforting
and laughing and occasionally seek
ing to interrupt the speakers.
"Why all this NONSENSE" demand
ed Representative Blanton, Demo.
crat, Texas, in closing the debate.
But for the two gentlemen from
Massachusetts and the rider of the
White charger from Baltimore (Mr.
Hid. this house would be unanim-
ously dry They are three of a
kind, but they could draw until
eternity and never fill their hands"
"Well draw a full house in the
next congress-" shouted Represen-
tative Hill.
Jour grandchildren will be so
years old before you could do it" re-
torted Blanton.
Says Senator Was Drunk
Opening the discussion with a pref
pared address, Mr.. Gallivan told the
house that he had observed from a
Washington newspaper that the
Anti-Saloon league now proposed to
make members of congress drink
as they vote" He then announced
that he would pause while dry
members who "religiously vote as
the league tells them to vote" and
who take a drink and like a drink
raised their hands.
"Why, Mr.. Chairman" he said,
latter the pause, all l can see
around this chamber is haloes. Well.
[ guess we are all sober<this morn
ing Qaughter even though a senator
got drunk the other night-a dry
senator-and they had to stop him
from answering a roll CALL and it
took two of his colleagues to hold
him."
Making the first reply for the
"drys," Representative Dickinson,
Republican, Iowa, declared it was
costing the government practically
nothing" to enforce prohibition be-
lected from violators of the Volstead
act.
Denies Charges
Representative Cramton followed
with a denial that the Washington
newspaper article to which Mr.. Gal
Ivan had referred contained any
reference to the Anti-Saloon League
directing an investigation against
members of congress.
at is all a part of an attempt to
besnirch and besmudge," he de-
clared. "It is a case where truth
does not matter; facts do not handi-
cap. 1t is only to put on here a
good vaudeville stunt. 1t is all
right here, where we know this sort
of performance"
'If it is necessary to get enforce
ment in this country to spend more
than $14,000.000 we are going to do
it," declared Mr.. Cramton amid ap.
plause.
, Mr.. Cramton had been recognized
for only two minutes and asked
unanimous consent to extend and
revise" his remarks in the Record,
but Mr.. Gallivan objected and he
was granted two more minutes.
'Thank God, L can say in two
minutes something
mo you can't" interrupted Mr..
Gallivan.
"That will answer the statements
Of men who have spent fifty min
utes," concluded Mr.. CramtOn, ''in
besmirching law and order and who
dare not let me put my facts into
the Record"
"Will the gentleman tell US about
Anderson in New York;" shouted
Mr.. Hill.
Representative Upshaw declared
that if he were ''as smart as Mr..
Gallivan is supposed to be and could
entertain people as he can, 1 would
not prostitute by eloquence, learn
ing and time by defending the liquor
trysting place of anarchy and the
traffic or the saloon that is the
gateway to He'll"
Upshaw's Speech
Declaring that he would rather be
"wet" congressman voting dry"
than a "dry" congressman voting
liquor on other people" Representa-
tive Blanton said he did not believe