Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

forcement. II the recommendations of
the commission and President hoover
are enacted into law they VIII go iar
toward bringing about effective prohi-
bition enforcement"
Harris In Pleased by Report.
Senator Jones Is co-author of the So
called 1--WE and ten" law enacted by
the last Congress to strengthen prohi-
senator Harris of Georgia, the dry
Democrat. who started the recent furore
over prohibition enforcement by as
sailing the Presidents Law Enforcement
Commission and demanding that 1t
make an immediate report on prohiki-
ton, said he was well pleased with the
report, now that 1t Is in. 1t embodies
recommendation for changes IN the
law which Senator Harris has favored
for some time, he said, especially the
recommendations for the transfer of the
prohibition unit from the Treasury De-
partrnent to the Department of Justice
and the use Of United States commits
sioners to hear cases involving minor
infractions of the dry laws.
"I introduced bill two years ago to
do that thing" said Senator Harris
referring to the use of the United States
commissioners.
X,
introduced in the Senate a resolution
requesting the President to instruct the
Law Enforcement Commission to re-
port on the suitability Of existing pro-
hibition laws and the advisability of
amending the laws.
Halves Comments Favorably.
The Presidents recommendations
were favorably commented upon by
Senator Harry Halves of Missouri.
another wet. Senator Halves said that
the proposal to recodify the prohibi-
ton laws was excellent.
THE Volstead act" he said, "is not
scientific enactment. 1t is illogical
in parts, vague in other parts and ex.
treme. Its definition Of one-half of
one per cent as intoxicating is an
absurdity upon its face and cannot be
successfully defended. Modification of
| this limitation would do more to bring
| law enforcement than millions spent
by Congress or any other proceeding
which the commission could advocate. "
Representative A. Piatt Andrew OF
Massachusetts,, introduced in the House
today his resolution authorizing the
appropriation of $l,000,000, to enable
the Law Enforcement Commission tc
| make an extended inquiry into the
| problem of prohibition and its enforce
| ment, and to continue the LIE OF the
commission for two years.
Glass Sees no Reason for Fund.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, de"
clared that he saw no reason for such
an appropriation or for such an ex-
! tended inquiry by the commission. He
said he believed the commission coult
/ complete its work promptly.
Speaker Longworth said today In as
| signing different phases of the program
| to six committees, he had beer
prompted by desire to expedite con-
sideration.
He explained he found that tn,
recommendations Of the Law Enforce
, ment Commission and the phases
covered in the message Of transmitta
by Mr.. Hoover and the accompanying
reports from Secretary Mellon ant
Attorney General Mitchell, embodied
subjects that could best be handled IL
this way.
Revision of border patrol activitie
looking to consolidation under the juris
diction of the Coast Guard naturall
would go TO the ways and means com
nittee, he asserted.
Naturally, immigration questions woult
60 to the immigration committee" h
continued 1.-THE recommendation TO
the District of Columbia obviously woul,
go to the District of Columbia commit
tee; that for the Coast Guard to com
merce, which for years has handled thu