The Kusko times., 1926-05-08

shall be very glad to answer the gen tleman.
 The Chairman. The time of the gentleman from New York has again expired.
 Mr. Griffin. Mir. Chairman, I yield the gentleman five additional min utes.
 MT. CeIler. I will say to the gen. tleman from Texas that I put that beer recipe in the Record
 MT. Blanton. The gentleman's real purpose.
 Mir. Celler. And I put something else in the Record that the gentleman has overlooked.
 inserted the following;
 "One of the stories that Thomas Jefferson repeated at Monticello was the one on Jefferson's boyhood chum, Ben Harrison While a member of the Continental Congress at Philadel- phia, Ben Harr son was joined by friend as he left the Congressional Hall. He took him for bumper to place where supplies were furnished members of Congress. They called for two glasses of brandy and water. The man in charge replied liquors liquors were not included in supplies furnished Congressmen. Ben liar rison said, Why not? What are those New England members drinking over there The answer was, 'Molasses and water, which they charge to sta tionery. Harrison replied, Very well, give us brandy and water and charge it to fuel
 D,,+ ylo+ l,c real meaning of the gentleman
 Mir. Celler Now 1 will tel the gen- tleman
 Mr. Blanton. I asked the gentle man that, but he has not answered the question.
 MT Celler That story is history, and 1 put it in the Record also, and l will say that that story is just as inl- portant from a historical standpoint as Washington's beer recipe. The Washington beer recipe is found in every proper biography of General Washington; it is a part of his life; it is q part of his history, and you can no more take out of the biog raphy of Washington that beer recipe than you can destroy Parson Weens story of the cherry tree. It is just as important, one as the other
 MT. Blanton And what was the gentleman's purpose?
 MT. Tydings. Will the gentleman yield?
 Mr. Celler. I yield to the gentle man from Maryland.
 Mr Tydings Does the gentleman mean to say that in 1926, after 136 year sof unpa alleled prosperity, that on the floor of Congress he would in- sinuate that that great patriot, George Washington, drank that vile stuff called beer?
 MT. Celler. Not only do I insinuate that he drank it, but he drank it often and probably not too wisely
 Mir. Upshaw. Will the gentleman yield
 Mir. Celler. Yes.
 Mr Upshaw Does the gentleman believe that the Father of his Coun- : try, who helped to establish the Con would violate it if he were living now?
 MT. Celler. If General Washington were here at this time am positive he would be opposed to prohibition, because he liked his beer and he want ed to make his own beer He was mans man. He also drank lots of Madeira. More power to him. He was no milk sop. Surely men like do not win battles on barley water and pop.
 Mir. Blanton. And what was the gentleman's purpose
 MT. Celler. The gentleman's pur pose was to indicate to the gentleman from TaxaS and to the whole country l in putting Washington's beer recipe in the Record, that Washington would oppose prohibition if he were living today.
 MT. Hill of Maryland Will the gentleman yield?
 MT. Celler Yes.