The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-02
DRY LEGISLATION
OF PAST YEAR
MUCH DISCUSSION, BUT FEW
CHANGES OUTSIDE OF YORK
STATE-MANY BILLS KILLED

Ill Inc eastern part OF the United
States, six took action through thei
legislatures last winter toward NOR,
stringent prohibition enforcement
Notable among these was PennsyI
vania. In four others no action wa.
taken, while in New York the exist
ing enforcement measure was re
pealed. A summary of the situation
follows
Delaware-An effort to amend the
Klair prohibition enforcement law al
the last session of the Delaware legis-
lature was defeated in the CLOSING
hours of the session when a bill in
troduced by Representative Joseph M
BrOgan, democrat, died in committee
The measure was drafted by the
Delaware State Medical society and
endorsed by the State Dental society
It provided for a modification of the
law to make it possible for druggists
to fill prescriptions Of physicians for
medicinal purposes where the use of
alcoholic stimulants was deemed
necessary.
New York-Repeal of the Mullan-
Gage state prohibition enforcement
statute, adoption of a memorial to
congress requesting modification of
the Volstead act so as to legalize the
traffic in beer and wine, and passage
of a bill preventing search and
seizure by peace officers of the state
without a warrant, were the chief
contributions of the New York legis
lature to the wet and dry contro-
versy.
The bill repeating the enforcement
statute was the center of the storm.
Introduced on the opening day of the
.uocciOu couoya1 finn fai1pd tO ro11c
ter a majority of votes in the as
sembly after successful trip through
the senate, but finally was passed by
a margin of one vote few hours
before final adjournment, nearly fif-
teen weeks after it's introduction. Its
subsequent approval by Governor
Smith and the memorandum in which
he set forth the reasons for his ac
tion are now political history
New Jersey-The prohibition ques-
tion was not taken up by the New
Jersey legislature last winter.
West Virginia-The West Virginia
1923 legislature, at it's recent session,
amended the present prohibition law
fixing heavier penalties for VIOLA
tions. An added section provided a
sentence of from one to three years |
for any person found to have fire
arms or other weapons on his per-
son or in a vehicle at or within 100 |
yards of the place where intoxicating !
liquors are being unlawfully manu-
factured, transported, or sold.
nnecticut-During the last ses
sion of the Connecticut legislature
there were introduced bills to repeal
the present state enforcement laws
and to increase the lawful alcoholic
of
solution to memorialize the congress
of the United States to change the
Volstead law so as to allow light
wines and beer.
An effort towards ratification of the
Amendment was stopped
oy ruling that refusal to ratify by
/ previous session ended the matter.
The bills to repeal the liquor laws
and to alter the alcoholic content in
liquors were rejected on unfavOrable
committee reports with little contest.
The proposed memorial to congress
received much verbal attention, but
ew votes. ,
Maine-New acts require a federal ,
permit to transport liquor, with fine
If $500 and 5000, and Jail sentence
# three to six months provide pen
Llty of not more than $1,000 or i'm
,risonment for not more than three
,ears for conspiracy to sell liquor in +.
he state; penalty $500 to $1,000 and
all sentence of six months to two I
,ears for drivers Of liquor cars not :
laving owners permission in writing
o use them, thus providing for for
eiture of automobiles and preventing
vasion of responsibility through the
lea that owners lack knowledge of !
0f M, f<1 in
} the national act, the Maine statute l.
rhich formerly read "sale within the I
tate" now relates to liquor in T.
ended for sale" and is designed to p
rohibit shipments from Canada to > >
ther states through Maine. u
New Hampshire-No prohibition u
fscussion. Penalties for driving y
while under influence of
uuor made more severe. Ii
Vermont-Penalty for persons man "
featuring, selling or transporting II
quor fixed at $500 to $1,000 fine and el
nprisonment three to twelve months. =
ther prohibition enforcement acts o.
ere passed at session two years ago. 81
Massachusetts-Sta laws amended o'
authorize state or local officers to es
,oceed against those manufacturing,
ansporting or selling liquors con-
lining more alcoholic content than
lat prescribed by law. Papers are th
wv in circulation to make this sta sc
tie the subject of referendum at the al
,xt state election in November, In
"a by
Rhode Island-No change made in d
ate enforcement act passed two d,
,ars ago. A bill to submit to the de
ople the question of repeal of the w
H. / rTtl
ed later in committee. Nj
Pennsylvania prohibition en- ha
rcement act, sponsored by Governor be
fford Pinchot, was enacted by the m;
% Pennsylvania legislature. 1t re- tn
aled an enforcement law passed by Sc
e 1921 legislature, which provided M
system of licenses for hotels, sa- of
ms, and similar places, permitting rel