Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
COMMITTEE GETS
GLASS RESOLUTION
Collier Sponsors Measure in
House to Modify
VoIstead Act.
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decide what constitutes an intoxicating
beverage.
He will urge early consideration for
the measure. which would levy tax OF
cent a glass or 2 cents pint on beer
The Senator estimated this would raise
S200,000000 the first year and more
later. Senator Watson. the Republican
leader, said the Senate was sure" to
take up the prohibition issue at this
session.
He believed it would be first threshed
out, however, in the Judiciary Commit
tee, and he made no attempt to fore
cast the form of repeal or beer bill
that would come up.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas. the
Democratic leader. also is making plans
for prompt action on the repeal and
beer proposals.
Senator Tydings said the Volstead
act as originally drawn covers more
territory and usurps more suh5rity
than is contained in the eighteenth
amendment.
The act makes il a crime to manu-
facture alcoholic beverages which are
not really intoxicating Liquors Thus, it
went further than the prohibition OF
the amendment.
100 Per Cent Enforcement"
my bill seeks TO enforce the eight
zenith amendment 100 per cent and
eliminates from the present Volstead
act the penal provisions fer The manu-
facture, sale or transportation OF al
coholic liquors which are net in reality
Intoxicating liquors.
II maintain, therefore that no honest
constitutional dry can justly criticize
this bill for it preserves every prohlol-
81 ain1
Under his bill. Tydings explained,
the courts would decide what constitutes
an Intoxicating beverage from the evil
dence presented in each case. He pro-
posed that the revenue collected from
sale OF beer should be used to set up
an unemployment reserve fund" in
the Treasury of S5,000,000, after which
they should be used to meet the gen.
eral expenses of the Government.
A bill to legalize liquors up to 4 per
cent alcohol was introduced by Senator
Barbour, Republican, of New Jersey.
He also is author of resolution to
repeal the eighteenth amendment, now
on the Senate calendar.
rights, Barbour said, by leaving I'M
touched any local enforcement acts
now on the statute books.
Senator Blaine, Republican, of Wis
cousin, said he was preparing resolu-
ton repeating the eighteenth amend
ment, but providing for regulation of
interstate commerce in liquor. The
purpose, he said, would be to protect
the wet States as well as the dry
States, so that those which want
liquor can get it and those which want
to be dry can keep it out"
Meanwhile, the drys were jubilant
over yesterdays victory on the Garner
repeal resolution, marrow though it was.
They we're rallying for another stand,
while others inclined to a less drastic
repeal proposal than that voted on yes
terday sought to play hand in shaping
such legislation.
As soon as the House vote was made
known In the Senate. Democrats there
grasped the lead of Speaker Garner in
attempting to carry out their party S
pledge for outright placement of prohi-
bition with ratification by State con-
ventions Senate consideration Of this
problem is due to begin Monday in the
Judiciary Committee.
Capacity Audience Listens
A capacity audience listened to the
brief 40-minute House debate yesterday
and the dramatic call of the roll. They
heard the victorious drys, mostly on the
Republican side, shout and applaud
when the verdict was announced.
"TWo-thirdS not having voted in the
affirmative, the resolution is lost"
Speaker Garner announced.
After Senator Robinson announced
the House vote would not alter Senate
plans for prompt consideration of re-
peal legislation, Chairman Norris of the
T,xA sefA ~, faa - tnI dc
would expedite this legislation. He said
procedure probably would be considered
at the first meeting of the committee
Monday
Three propositions now are under
consideration: Outright repeal, repeal
with protection for dry States, repeal
with protection for dry States and also
q ban against the saloon.
There appeared to be a growing de-
mand for some provision to protect dry
States Senator Borah, Republican, of
Idaho announced he would seek to
secure it.
Many Senators believe a resolution
repeating the eighteenth amendment,
but giving protection to dry States,
would secure the necessary two-thirds
vote in the Senate. A large proportion
of them believe it would be impossible
TO adopt straight repeal measure.
81 Lame Ducks" Opposed.
In the unparalleled House vote yes
terday 81 lame duck members. not
returned to the next Congress- and 80
Democrats reelected last month op-
posed the repeal measure.
All told 1853 Democrats. 103 Repub-
Icans and l Farmer-Labor voted for
and Al Democrats and 100 Repub-
leans against. Of those voting mo- II
Democrats and 70 Republicans were
lame ducks"
The balloting-the first test on out
right repeal in Congress since prohibi-
ton was voted in the Constitution in
19l7-found House leaders urging that
course. while Republicans joined in