Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-29
Judiciary Body to Begin
Taking Testimony on Seven
Pending Measures Febru-
airy IL, Graham Announces.
ACTION is FIRST OF KIND
SINCE LAW WAS PASSED
Wet Bloc Has Made Many Eff
forts in the Past to Get Matter
Before Committee, but All Of
Them Heretofore Have Ended in
Failure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Graham of the
House judiciary committee an
nounced today that hearings
would begin before his group Feb
ruary IL on seven measures for
the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment. +.
This will be the first time since
the enactment of the eighteenth
amendment that such a course
has been taken by the judiciary
committee. Many efforts have
been made by the wet bloc in the
House to have hearings opened
on measures to repeal the amend
ment, but heretofore they have
failed.
All persons and organizations that
desire to be heard on the measures to
repeal the eighteenth amendment will
have an opportunity to testify, Graham
said.
measures BEFORE House.
The measures to be considered include
the La Guardia resolution proposing an
amendment to restore to the States the
right to control intoxicating liquors;
the Cochran resolution to repeal the
amendment; Cochran resolution to per-
nit per cent wine and beer; the
SABBATH, Clancy, Igoe resolutions to re-
peal the act, and the Norton resolution
proposing an amendment to permit q
referendum on the eighteenth amend
ment.
The judiciary committee also held
hearings today on the Andrew bill to
direct the National Law Enforcement
Commission to expend $1,000,000 to In
vestigate and report to Congress on
what changes are necessary In the
system dealing with intoxicating liquors,
but no action was taken.
Representative Celler, Democrat, New
York, IN a statement protested the
practice of compelling physicians issu-
ing prescriptions for liquor to patients
to name their ailments or diseases. He
said 1t deprived the people Of the right
of privacy.
Not Interested In Beer.
Meanwhile. the move by some con-
gressional vets looking to concentrated
drive for ais beer was met today by
notice from the drys that they were
not interested in that as an issue and
the test would be only on the major
question Of prohibition or no prohibi-
ton.
Senator Borah of Idaho, one Of the
dry leaders, dropped his warfare with
the prohibition enforcement officers long
tTHSA a.
ment by some Of the House vets for
ATS beer as failing to meet the issue.
That wouldn't help the situation at
ALL" he said. "Such legislation wouldn't
settle any Of the questions we now have
before us. 1t would merely add q little
aroma TO your drinks"
Representative Dyer of Missouri, q
Republican wet, is one of those sponsor
ing bill for beer of ATS alcoholic con-
tent. He already has asked the Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission to ap-
pear before the House judiciary commit
tee and testify on his measure.
Meanwhile, interest in the prohibition
situation locally was centered around
the bill introduced late yesterday by
Senator Howell, Republican. of Me-
braSka, to tighten up enforcement here,
principally by extending the power Of
search warrants and clothing all metro
politan police with dry law enforcing
powers.
Recommendation Is Criticized.
Criticism of the Recommendation of
the Law Enforcement Commission for
the use of United States commissioners
in hearing cases Of minor violations of
the dry laws is contained in letter adj
dressed by John Paul, United States at
torney for the western district Of Viz
ginia, to Senator Carter Glass of Viz
ginia. Senator Glass put the letter in
the Congressional Record today and had
1t referred to the judiciary committee.
Paul, who lives in Harrisonburg, Va,
said that while such plan might work
well in sections where the population
was congested and in States which had
no State prohibition law, 1t would not
work well in sparsely settled sections
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