The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
TierneK IIaa Hnll

Tierncy Has BaIi
 Amendment of the VoIstend act to allow tho manufacture Of beer containing np to four per cent ai- c0hOi and wines with an alcoholic content up to ten per cent, is pr0- vided for in . bill to Dc introduced in tho House of Representatives to-day by Representative William T.. Tierney. democrat, Of Connecti- cut. Mr Tierney Is very hopeful of . vote in the present congress on m amendment to ths national prohibition act along the lines pro- vidcd in his bill. "f nm strongly of the opinion" said Representa- tive Tisrney. "thht majority of nil the people now approve some such modification of the Voistend act as 1 am proposing. In nearly every election in the last year in which thers has been vote on this question, n majority of the vot- ers have cast their ballots for cnn- dldates for congress standing for either repeal or modification.
 Such modification as 1 propose would improve the moral condi- lions, and certainly would in large degree reduce the number of liquor law violations which now consti- tuts sevsnty-f1ve per cent or more of all federal court cases"
 "on tho economic side, lsgaiizsd manufacture of beer and wines would give honest and legal em- pl0yinsbt to thousands Of workers who need jobs and would prnctis calIy end the present unlawful ems pi0yment of those who nre making ths dangerous connections now bs- ing peddled to tho public. Further more, \ tax on beer and wines would bring q large amount of rev enue into our heavily depleted fed. sraI treasury. and materially help iH balancing tbs budget. And not the least important result of such modification would be Co remove ths prohibition irritant from the every day discussion of nil public questions"
 A BILL
 TO amend the National Prohibition
 Act. as amended.
 Iss it enacted by tbs senate and house of representatives Of tbs United States of America in con. gfsss assembled, that section ] Of Title IT of ths national prohibition act, as amended, Is amended by striking out so much Of such sec ton as precedss the word "Pro- Wdsd" and inserting in lieu thsre- of tho following:
 "Bection 1. When used in Title 1T and Title III of this act
 "(i) The word 'iiquor or the phrase Intoxicating liauor' shall be construed to include alcohol. brandy, whinksy, rum. gin. beer, ale and porter. and ih addition thereto any splritu0us, malt, or fsrmented liquor. liquids. and com pounds, whether mediGatsd. pro- prietary. patented. or not. and by whatever name called, containing { per centum or more Of alcohol by volume, which are fit for use for beverage purposes; except that the word 1iauor' or ths phrase bn- toxieating iiguor' shall include only wine and viBous hau0r. liquids, and compounds containing 70 Der een- tum or mors 0f alcohol by volume which are fit for uss for beverage purposes."
 Sec 2. The said national pro. hibitioB set, AS amended. ls amend sd by striking out fhs words "0ns- half of 1 per csntum" wherever they appear therein and substitut !. ing therefor the words "4 per eeD- tum," except that in so far as tha words "Ons-haif of 1 per esDtum'' apply Co wins or vlnous llauor. li' quldA, or compounds then the words "i0 per eeDtum" shall be substituted therefor.
 aae \, The word ''liguor" and tbs phrase "intozleatinR liquor wien used in the act entitled "An Act Huppiemantai i0 the National prohibition Act" approved keysm- bsr ss, 1921, shall have ths same meaning aa under TitIa II and Title III Of the national prohibition AGt. aa amended, following the enact. tneDt of this nmendnt0fy act,