Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19
Series of Amendments o.
tered to Measure Swept
Away by Prohibitionists.
LA GUAROIA OBJECTION
OVER LEGALITY FAILS
100000 Fund Also Given Ar
provsl 70 Improve Coast
Guard.
nv G. GOII.n LINCOLN.

Brushing aside point NJ order made
by Representative La Guardia nj New
York To the effect that the eighteenth
amendment is imperative because f. has
not been istifed a second time BY three
fourthe Of the States. the House yes
terdsv afternoon approved $4,000 coo
for the enforcement NJ prohibition dut-
ins the coming fiscal wear. The aprro-
nriatior IS carried in the Treasure
Post once appropris ticn bill
Mr.. La Gusrdia based his point 81
order on the third ssction of the eight
eenth amendment to the Constitution,
which reads: This article shall be in-
operative unless II shall have been rati-
fed as an amendment TO the Consti
tuition bv the legislatures of the several
States. as provided in the Constitution,
within seven years from the date Of the
submission hereof to the States by the
Congress
II was Mr.. la Guardia's contention
that this section required the legisla-
lures of the States 10 approve the
2TNenOmeTI
He argued that the only thing which
the States had ratified was the resolu-
tion proposing ratification which was
submitted by Congress.
Representative Smell Of New York
pverruled the point OF order. He held
that the New York Representative had
asked the chairman Of the COMMITTEES
of the whole To rule on the law and the
Constitution. which the rules Of the
House forbid.
VETS Offer Amendments.
There was no appeal from the ruling
of the chair. The VETS" however. Of
fered a series Of amendments 10 the
section OF the bill carrying the appro-
pria ton for prohibition enforcement. al
OF which we're voted down. The f1rSt
was offered Nv he. new vet leader of
the House. Representative Lirthicun
Democrst OF MARYLAND. His proposal
was that the Government should not
place poisons in industrial a.eol1oi to
dena ture it. The amendmeu5 was lost
by vote OF l07 10 81.
Representative La Gusrdia proposed
to increase the Appropriation ia $500
0OO. 600 on the ground rhsr il rrohihi
ton was to be enforced that amount
would be needed. His amendment also
was voted down. Another wet, Eeprs
sentative SABBATH Democrat of Illinois,
proposed to prevent the use of ar,
money appropriated by prohibition
agents TO buy liquor in any public or
private place to be used as evidence OF
law violation. This amendment went
the same route as the others.
Representative Black, Democrat Of
New York, sought to cut out an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the collection
and dissemination of information on
l., oh -
was highly unfair for the "drys'' to use
$50 900 of public funds for dry props-
ganda purposes" His amendment was
re elected
An amendment offered by Represent
alive PalmiSano. Democrat of Mary
land proposed that no one should be
employed as prohibition agent who
was under indictment or who was
feIon. He had no better luck than the
others.
Coast Guard Funds.
The House in committee Of the
whole also approved the appropriation
for the Coast Guard. including an ad-
diLional $2,00O.000, recommended by
the appropriations committee to in
crease the efficiency of that service.
The. prohibition issue failed TO raise
its head in the Senate yesterday, but
tomorrow the Senate judiciary COM
mittee Is TO hold its flrst meeting since
the receipt by Congress OF President
Hoover's message recommending legis-
lation to strengthen the enforcement Of
prohibition accompanied by the rec
OF the law-enforcement
Chairman Norris of the
committee has indicated that he will
ask the committee to decide what shall
be done with the recommendation at
IOmorroW'S meeting.
Up. 10 this time the Senate commit
lee has postponed consideration of bills
until after the tariff shall have been
disposed of i'll the Senate.
The Senate committee has before IL
also Senator Blaine's joint resolution
TO repeal the Eighteenth
A Amendment While some of the lead
ing "drys" of the Senate have declared
entirely willing to allow this
resolution to come TO a vote. 1t is likely
they will wait for Senator Blaine to
seek action on it. both in the commit
lee and in the Senate. Senator Blaine,
while ne says ne will press the consid-
era ton of his resolution, indicates that
ne will not do so until the tariff is out
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