Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-07-08
VOTE ON DRY LAW
REPEAL DEMANDED
Prohibition Action Is Urged
in Congress Before
Adjournment.
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before the adjournment of the present
session Of Congress, n vote on bill
legalizing the manufacture, transporta-
ton and sale Of beer and providing ad-
ditional revenue for the United States
Treasury by taxing such beer.
I'VE are taking this unusual pro-
cedure Tor the reason that we belong
to the minority party of the House,
while you and your party are in con-
troll of all the parliamentary machinery
necessary to bring such bill before
the House
"Inssmuch as both parties are now on
record for change in the prohibition
policy of the United States Government,
and inasmuch as there is no doubt that
regardless of the outcome of the next
election the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment will BE- submitted to the
States Of the Union for their respective
ratification, there can be no honest
justification for delaying an amendment
to existing prohibition enforcement laws
permitting the manufacture transporta-
ton and sale of alcoholic beverages
Within the limits of the existing consti-
tutional provisions, thereby reducing the
enormous cost of attempted enforce
ment and also bringing in additional
hundreds of millions of dollars revenue
to the United States Treasury, now so
badly depleted.
"All we ask is the opportunity to
vote for beer bill before we adjourn. q"
Signers of Petition.
Signers of the Republican oser petit
ton included;
Illinois (4-wnliam E. Hull, De-
priset, Britten and Chindblom.
Ohio (D-White, Hess, HOLSTER and
Bolton.
California (4-Curry, Inglebright,
Kahn and WEIGH.
Wisconsin (s)-Amlie. Withrow, Boz
leau Schafer, Schneider, Peavey, Kad-
ing and Stafford.
Pittenger.
Missouri (3)-Dyer, Niedringhaus
and Hopkins.
Michigan delaney, Person, Nc
Leod and Wolcott.
Washington Q)-Horr.
Nevada G)-ArentZ.
South Dakota Dickinson.
Wyoming G)-Carter.
Nebraska q)-Baldrige.
New York Ola Guardia. Ruth
Pratt. Bacon, Andrews, Millard, Fish,
Whitley Cooke. Hancock,
New Jersey (0-Seger, Hartley
Eaton. Cavicchia, Bacharach, Wolver-
ton, Lehlbach,
Brumm. Connolly, Ransley, Sullivan,
Campbell, Wolfenden. Colder, Erk'
Watson. Coyle, Darrow, Estep.
fTA-ArlhFaW EnCC
Clifford, WiggIesworth, Martin, Holmes,
Tinkham.
Connecticut i2)-Goss, Freeman.
Rhode Islan% (2)-Aldrich, Burdick.
New Hampshire (D-Wason.
Constitut'p --4iity Questioned.
Debate in th, Senate yesterday aft
ernoon. punctu<ted by jibes and wise
cracks, centered about the constitution
atty of 80 per cent beer by weight,
1lwo Democrats, Glass Of Virginia and
Ashurst of Arizona, contending they
must be shown beer with that much
llcohol is not intoxicating before they
lgill vote for it.
That the prohibition question still
huts a wide swath across party lines
has evident during the debate.
Senator Bingham, sponsor OF the beer
rider on the home loan discount bill,
was pushing for an immediate vote.
while Senator Tydings, Democrat, OF
MARYLAND. wet leader accused the Re-
publicans Of trying to ''embarrass the
Democratic party"
The debate was precipitated by SEN
ator Ashurst, who insisted that neither
the farm relief bill nor the beer amend
ment should be considered as riders to
the sponsored home loan
bill.
Senator Glenn. Republican, OF Hi
nois. inquired how the Democrats in
tend TO carry out the Democratic plat
form pledge for immediate modlflca-
ton Of the Volstead act
Glenn declared that the Democratic
candidate, Gov Roosevelt, OF New York,
and his leading supporters should take
steps to see that their party's plank
is enacted into law.
Tydings responded that Glenn,
member of a party in control Of the
Government. was calling upon a man
who hasn't been elected to save the
Nation"