The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-19
Senators Debate Prohibition
as Special Session
NearS End.
GLASS SCORES HOOVER
Members Asked to Consider
Congressional Action to
Stop Killings.
BY PAUL r. NIALLON.
United Press staff Correspondent

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A warm prohibition debate
developed in the senate today
as preparations were being
made by both houses to adjourn
for the summer nightfall.
After Senator Royal S. Copeland
Dem, N. " had asked senators to
consider during the recess the pos
sibility of congressional action tc
prevent the inexcusable killing OF
innocent citizens by government Of
f1cials," Senator Garter Glass (Dem.
Va and a dry, accused President
Herbert Hoover of "Subnerging the
prohibition problem"
Glass said Hoover had promised
to investigate prohibition enforce
ment, but had not mentioned prohi-
bition whe nhe gave instructions to
his law enforcement commission.
Opposes New Probe
Glass remarks were directed also
to the Jones resolution, recon-
mended by Hoover, proposing ap-
pointment Of a joint congressional
committee to investigate feasibility
of transferring prohibition enforce
ment from the treasury to the jus
tice department.
The Virginian asserted the Presi-
dent had promised during the cam
paign to effect the transfer himself,
but now was trying to shift respon-
sibility for it to the congress;
Copeland referred to the prohibi-
ton killing on the border Of his
state as "inexcusable disasters" and
an outrageous thing"
"I believe the senate ought to ex-
press itself about it, the New York
senator added, but as we are 60
ing to recess, I will ask only that
senators devote the recess to study
ing the problem in order that some
action may be taken to prevent such
inexcusable disaster 1t is an out
rageous thing that so many inno-
cent persons have been killed by
government officials"
Information All in
Glass said Hoover now is in pos
session Of all possible information
which might be obtained by the
proposed joint congressional COM
nittee Of inquiry.
"I defy any one to read the Presi-
dents address to his commission or
the reply of Mr.. WickershaW, its
chairman, and ascertain if there is
any such thing in the United States
as a prohibition problem" Glass
said.
Meanwhile the house was clean
ing up minor business in prepara-
ton for consideration of the reso-
luton authorizing the secretary of
treasury to postpone the time for
settlement of the French war debt.
There were many speeches to be
made in both houses and adjourn
ment may not be taken until later
in the day.
The house adopted a resolution to
meet only on Mondays and Thurs
days from Sept % to Oct. "A.
Hoover Gets Support
Support came from several quar-
ters to President Herbert Hoover
today in his effort to make prohibi-
ton effective.
A delegation Of ministers and
ruling elders of the Presbyterian
church called at the White Houes
and promised loyal support. Hoo
yer thanked the delegation
approaching particularly the
emphasis laid by the delegation on
voluntary obedience Of law rather
than on enforcement by compulsion.
At the conference Of New York
state mayors being held at Bing-
hamton, N. Y, Mayor John B. Har-
ris of WatertoWn announced to the
convention that his city was pledged
to support prohibition laws in line
with the Presidents request.
At International Falls, where citi-
zens have been indignant over the
shooting Of Henry Virkula, confec-
toner, by a customs agent, Sheriff
Hugh Reidy told the United Press
he ad his fellow officers would sup
port the federal government in en-
forcement work and that the rec
ords would show this had been the
case in the past.
From Philadelphia came report
that a group Of society women,
headed by Mrs. George H. Straw
bridge, were being pledged to sui
port Prohibition by personal ex-
ample.
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