Evening star., 1932-12-20

Constitution" CrOWther asserted, as
drys on the floor and some in the gal
leries applauded.
Walking up and down the we'll Of the
House, Crowther said, Brewers use less
than three-fourthS of per cent Of the
grain produced In this country"
LAS q mortgage LITTER" he said, this
bill Is going to be a keen disappoint-
ment to the agricultural sections OF
this country.
ut does not exclude the use Of for
eign materials in the manufacture of
beer, either.
Cites Saloon Danger.
ut is being brought up presumably
to balance the budget. but the revenue
from II Is TO be keenly disappointing.
mo very concrete proposition for the
distribution of beer was submitted to
the Ways and Means Committee.
II, for one, question the right of Con-
gress to write into the law provisions
for the distribution Of liquor in the
States.
If it Is mountaineering, why can't
1t be handled just like any other drink?
THE minute you begin to supervise
and control this traffic you are leading
up to the door Of the saloon The kind
OF regulation that is proposed here
means nothing but the saloon"
I'm the years to come this will be
considered the very quintessence OF
legislative stupidity" Crowther con-
tinued.
IT the resolution to repeal the
eighteenth amendment had been
brought up under a rule which would
have permitted an amendment like
the Glass amendment in the Senate,
would have voted to submit It," he said,
but the Speakers mind was closed on
this ISSUE
Speaker Garner had the Democratic
platform prohibition repeal resolution
brought to q vote on the first day of
Congress and 1t was defeated by six
votes.
Representative Cullen, Democrat, of
New York, said 1.-The ranks Of the army
OF unemployed swell to alarming pro-
portions" and insisted the beer tax
bill would relieve the taxpayers of
their heavy burden"
"The Poor Mans Drink"
Cullen said the IS a barrel tax was
just. adding III you put a higher tax
on 1t you are going to stay the sale"
Of the new beer
After ALL" Cullen asserted, "beer is
not the rich mans drink; it's the poor
mans drink and If you raise this tax
you are going to make it cost the poor
man more
The country spoke its wishes in the
last election and it is our duty to do
what the people asked"
Long q proponent of beer legalization,
Representative William E. Hull, Repub-
lican, Of Illinois. co-author of the
O'Connor-Hull beer bill defeated in the
last session, said he believed the rapid
growth OF this (beer) industry will
within short time consume annually
100, 100000 bushels of farm products.
BY passing this measure you legalize
the manufacture of wholesome,
heAlthful, non-intoxicating beverage
made entirely from the products of
the American farm which will take the
place of so-called soft drinks of no
health value and which are made en-
tirely from products raised in Cuba
and other tropical countries. This is
real. sure-enough relief
Democratic leaders have made no ef-
fort to whip their forces into line to
support the beer bill, but they believe
that when the final tally is made at
least 130 votes in their party and 80
among the Republicans will provide
the majority.
Today's action was notable In that
1t was the first time since the Volstead
act became law that a bill to modify
it has been sponsored by a standing
committee and the first time since war
days that the Ways and Means Com
mittee has proposed q tax on beer.
The Democrats look to beer legaliza-
ton and taxation which they estimate
will produce about $500, 100000 annual
ly In revenue as q means Of balancing
the budget. Representative Smell of
New York. Republican leader, said the
Collier bill is not a party matter and
consequently the vote will not be along
party lines.