Evening star., 1932-12-16
Lea Bill Turned Down as
Contrary to Eighteenth
Amendment.
PRE.CHRISTMAS VOTE
ON BREW PREDICTED
Senators Rushing Framing Of Pro-
hibition Repeal Resolution.
Agree on State Protection.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee rejected the Lea wine bill today
because it felt it to be contrary to the
eighteenth amendment.
At the same time, q committee Of
Senators was agreeing on inclusion of
protection for dry States in proposed
substitute for the controverted prohibi.
ton amendment
Chairman Collier OF the House COM
mittee told reporters the l4-to-9 vote
against wine resulted from a belief
that the alcoholic content In nat
urally femented wines was in violation
OF the spirit Of the eighteenth amend
ment."
He felt the legalization of light wines
would be held unconstitutional"
Beer Report to BE Filed.
He hoped to file with the House by
tonight the formal committee report on
the beer bill, calling for an alcoholic
content Of 80 per cent by weight.
which Is to be considered In the House
next Tuesday.
After two days discussion, the Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee, headed by
Senator Blaine Of Wisconsin, Tentatively
approved the following language to
protect dry States wanting to stay dry:
The transportation or importation
into any State, Territory or possession
OF the United States for delivery or the
use therein Of intoxicating liquors, in
prohibited"
The language was largely suggested
l hV SanQtnY pproh
who has been fighting for protection
for States which want to prohibit
| liquor.
The committee also discussed possi-
bility of including language to prevent
the return Of the saloon, but mem
bers said little progress had been made
In this direction.
The House Committee had agreed
yesterday to consider the wine measure.
which was sponsored by Representative
Lea, Democrat, OF California. The COM
mittee action today win not prevent
wine proponents from seeking to amend
the beer bill In the House to legalizs
light wines along with beer.
Party Lines Divided.
| Party lines divided on the vine vote
In committee. A poll showed eight
Democrats and six Republicans voted
against the bill. Five Democrats and
four Republicans voted for reporting
the measure.
Democrats reported unoficially a
voting to reject the bill were Collier,
Mississippi; Doughton, North Carolina;
Canfield, Indiana; Sanders, Texas;
Dickinson, Missouri; Lewis. Maryland:
Vinson, Kentucky, and Cooper Of Ten
nessee.
Republicans reported against: Haw-
ley, Oregon; Treadway, Massachusetts,:
Hadley. Washington: Timberlake, Colo
| rado; Crowther, New York, and Aldrich,
Rhode Island.
Ragon, Arkansas Democrat was not
| present.
Democrats mofiiciaIly reported vot-
ing to report the wine bill were Cullen
and Sullivan, New York; Rafney,
Illinois; Hill, Washington, and McCor-
mack, Massachusetts. Republicans.
Childblom, Illinois, Watson, pennsyl-
vania; Bacharach, New Jersey, and
Estep, Pennsylvania.
Notified of the committees action,
Representative Lea. head of the wine
bloc, said:
Naturally we are disappointed. We
asked for modification of the Volstead
law only to the extent permissible under
| the eighteenth amendment and in har-
mony with the Democratic platform in
(Continuod an po0o To1urnc o.