New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-06
ENFORCEMENT ACT
Repeater IS LOST
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fed the search warrant and IS
principle.
Opposition was overwhelming and
sentiment In the state is rwhelm-
ing against repeal Of Connecticut
enforcement Of the Volstead act.
Senator Peasley said, in explaining
the judiciary's unfavorable report
THE committee felt it was not Just''
lied in voting for repeal.
Senator Conroy. recalling thai
Horace TAFT, brother OF ,hlef JUS
tice William Howard Taft Of the
l'nlt.d States supreme court. had ap-
oeared against repeal at the COM
mi1tee hearing. said that in letter
10 him, Taft declared that ne. 100,
Is not satisfied with conditions a.
they are" but that he was opposed
10 Conroy's method OF rectltylns
hem.
Matter TOO Controversial
Senator conrov had introduced
both the genera! repeal measure ana
the bill repeating section 5.
We ought TO take this matter ou'
of the talk class and put II into the
action class" Senator Conroy said
He decl; red he would not ask roll
call on the measure because It was
TOO controversial a matter 10 re
voted on by party lines, and an nom
est man can have sincere OF lnlons
which party line vote would cause
him to leave LneSpresSed-
Senator Conroy attacked the en-
forcemeLt act as being IN VOCATION
of states rights and thought that u
he national enforcement act ware
repealed each state could enact leg
islation for enforcement that
would have public sentiment be-
hind it." He then moved for reJec-
ton OF his bill.
In hi. speech OF the section re-
peal bill. Senator Peasley declared
he judiciary committee did not feel
inclined to sCuttle the hip OF state
enforcement. The president OF the
United States is in favor O. enforce
ment and Connecticut wants 10 re-
main in favor o. it TOO. mere
would be chaos worse condition than
at present if Connecticut attempted
20 shirk its laws and those of the
United States, as provided IN the
federal constitl ion"
Senator Conroy said the same rea-
sons for Directing 10 the entire en-
forcemeut act could be applied 10
section 3. as 10th Niol te the oil OF
rights, by placing an offender IN
double Jeopardy" This. he said, Is
unconstitutional. and though opera
tons under the reputation section
facilitate the work OF the police IN
arresting anu convictlng ia" VIOLA
tors. he VAS not inclined to regard
AZ good law any that allows all
unconstitutional method to arrive
at an end" He further attacked
section as a 'subNersion of the bl.l
of rights in one OF its most import
ant ,lemen and as Just another
way 70 get AROUND the search war
rant
Senator Conroy moved for reJee-
ION or the JLAI'ldlS . l"fN'l "'-
passage Of the bill.
Pea>ley Answers tonroy
Senator Peasley replied to the
Hartford senator's attack by saying
he did not believe much in justice
is beng done by section 5, whereas
many cases were brought to justice
through il,
1T is easy 10 destroy evidence
when raidns party is about TO de-
scend on place reputed to be SELL
ing lrquor," Senator Peasley declar-
ed. And it is easy 10 make p~oof
Impossible. Repeal Of section :
would be hamstringins enforcement
in Connecticut
The "Aye-No"' vote brought con-
siderable opposition to repeal, bat
not unanimous. Rejection was urc
however.
The birth control rejection was
the fourth in IS many sessions OF the
general assembly. The fight the
judiciary committees uEfavora bic
report vas expected to precipitate
did not materaiize. Senator Peasley.
judiciary chairman. merely explain
ed that. though more sentiment in
favor OF repeal had developed this
session than ever before. the com
nittee. by large majority. was OPP
posed 10 repeal which would. in
effect legalize birth control in this
state.
The committee felt that more
harm would result from repeal than