Evening star., 1932-11-26
GARNER TO PERMIT.
REPEAL VOTE DEe.,5
Motion to Suspend Rules VIM
Be Recognized, Speak i.
er' Announces.
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read to the Congress. Garner replied
that he didn't know very much about
precedents," but added "I don't see why
we shouldn't submit it now"
Meanwhile, it developed that a COM
mittee representing all brewers in the
United States has been summoned to
meet here next week to draft a report
oy the industry and suggestions to Con-
gress looking toward modification.
Members of the House Ways ana
Means Committee have informally asked
the United States Brewers Association
10 submit oata on "the state Of the in
duStry," by December Z.
The Brewers Committee, selected
from the trustees of the association.
VIII include Col. Jacob Rupert New
York; r. A. Huber, ST. Louis: It. G.
Ha1enretfer, Boston; Fred Pabst, Mil
Waukee; Julius Liebman, BROOKLYN: Ed
ward A. Schmidt. Philadelphia; r. J.
Scna1er, New York, and possibly
Adalphus Busch, of the Anheuser-
Busch Co. of st. Louis.
Will Present Suggestions.
The data requested includes estimates
on plant capacity; estimates of capitAl
expenditures for expansion, and time
required to establish additional capacity.
In addition the Brewers COMMITTEES
VIII present suggestions on alcoholic
limitation in beer; plant operation and
control based on systematizing the in
dustry as promptly as possible within
the law; distribution and legal systems
of permit control
Questioned as to his discussions with
Representative Smell of New York, the
Republican leader, about action on re-
peal, Garner said, "Mr Smell has asked
me to give consideration of repeal at
the earliest possible moment"
II don't know any earlier possiblw
moment than the first day Of Congress"
he added.
Garner explained that under a mo-
ton to suspend the rules, the Speaker
had the right to recognize any member
for the consideration of any legislation,
regardless Of whether it had been
passed upon by a committee or not.
He said that he saw no harm in the
immediate action on the first day, be.
cause "the people have created prece-
dent, and they want the eighteenth
amendment repealed"
Rainey Favors Proposal.
Democratic and Republican floor
leaders of the House differed over
whether prohibition repeal should be
taken up there on the first day Of Con-
gress. 1
Representative Rainey, who heads the
Democratic majority, said he approved
the plan put forward by Speaker Garner.
But Representative Smell, minority
chieftain, told reporters he seriously
doubted at would be the best judg-
ment."
Smell said it was entirely in Speaker
Gamers hands as to whether or not o
repeal resolution would be put forward
at once, however.
He had talked over the question Of
a repeal resolution with Garner.
There is nothing IN the rules to
prohibit action the first day, but In
the past we have not considered that
the House formally was organized until
it had notified the President and
received the Presidents recomnnen-
dationS," he said.
Calls at White House.
Smell pointed out that, under the pro-
cedure of suspending the rules II such
q motion were not recognized by Garner
on the first Monday 1t would not again
be in order until the third Monday.
He made these remarks to newspaper
men in the lobby of the White House,
but emphasized that 81 did not men,
ton a beer bill or prohibition to the
President"
Rainey had given his views o while
before at the Capitol ->@
II feel there are much better chances
OF quick action under a constitutional
amendment" Smell said "If we could
act on a resolution similar to the Glass
proposal I believe we could get it ap-
proved this year."
Smell said that over 40 State Legis-
latures were meeting soon after Janu-
ary l and would be in position 70
act speedily on a Constitutional reso-
luton.
Program for Democrats.
I'VE are all agreed that the ratiflca-
tion should be by State conventions,
but they could be called at once by
the Legislatures" he said.
Smell said there are "only two things
the people apparently are interested
in: Prohibition and economy"
"I think we must 60 the limit and
cut appropriations to the CORE" he
continued, "and while doing that gi7e
the people a chance to pass on a pro-
hibition amendment. Then we can get
something like normal thought On other
issues throughout the country"
Smell reiterated that "the people
can't get what they want by amend
ment to the Volstead act and I think
the only thing to do is go after 1t man-
fashion through repeal resolution"
1T is primarily a program for the
Democrats" he concluded. Whatever
they bring up, am going to accept.
can't do anything else"
Observers Appointed.
Plans by groups interested In proh3-
bition legislation to keep their case be-
fore Congress were also continuing.
Mrs. Charles H. Sabin's group ef
women anti prohibitions from head
quarters Just opened here, announced O
list Of Legislative observers"
Mrs. William Beverley Mason, direct
ing headquarters activities, said the OBJ
servers duties would be to follow the
couri;e of wet legislation in the short
session"
On the list were many OF legislative
lineage: Mrs. Mason, granddaughter Of
a Maryland Senator; Mrs. Victor Cush-
man, daughter of the late Senator For
aker of Ohio: Miss Margaret Frazer,
niece of the late Senator du Pont Of
Delaware; Mrs John F. Dryden, wife Of
a New Jersey Senator's grandson; Miss
Bell Gurnee, granddaughter of Chi
cago mayor.
One of the most experienced In public
affairs among the group Is Mrs. Rose
Yates Forester, who In 1915 became the
first woman to serve on a board Of ado
justment in the settlement/of grievances
between employers and employees.
The other observers announced by
Mrs. Mason were: Miss Elizabeth Harris.
Mrs. George Eckels, Mrs. Frederick SOL
ger, Mrs. Milton King, Mrs. w. J.
Father, jr.; Mrs. Horace Westcott, Mrs.
Lee P. Warren, Mrs. Winslow Van
Devanter and Mrs. ReginalA Huidekoper.