Evening star., 1932-12-21

, the question of what President Hoover
would do should the measure reach him
! for signing. While that question was
not finally and officially answered,
members recalled privately that word
has circulated that the Chief Executive
was not favorably inclined to modif1ca-
ton proposals at this time.
Even should the necessary majority
be mustered to pass the bill in the
House, Democratic leaders who have
made legalization and taxation Of beer
one of the important points on their
legislative program for the short ses-
sion, concede approval by the Senate Is
highly debatable.
Much Of the argument yesterday
swirled around the amount of revenue
which might be derived. with vets CIV
ing an estimate of as high as $500 000,-
600 and the drys placing the figure as
low as $75.0O0,000.
Mandates Are Argued.
One clash that had the members on
the edge of their chairs came between
Representative Mouser,. Repuohcan;
Ohio, an ardent prohibitlonist, ana
Representative Britten. Repuohcan'
IF YOU force this beer bill through
prior to a repeal of the eighteenth
Amendment" Mouser shouted, you are
forgetting the mandate OF the American
"The Democrats have mandate too,
the mandate of their platform to pro
vide a on-intoxicating beverage" Brit
ten interrupted.
THAT'S the trouble with the gentle
man." Mouser explained. Hes follow
ing the Democratic mandate, put not
the mandate of good sense"
Britten jumped up and yelled:
"Yes, and the trouble with the gen
tleman from Ohio is that he has gone
daffy. He has become bigot. That's
fanaticism, intolerance, bigotry. the
reason YOU and others won't be here
next term is because of your fanaticism
on this issue"
Upshaw Is Rebuked-
William D. Upshaw, candidate for
President on the Prohibition ticket at
the last election. was rebuked by Bank
head when he loudly applauded state'
ments Of Representative Lanham. DEM
ocrat, Of Texas, against the bill. Up
shaw has the privilege of the floor as
former member from Georgia THIS
privilege does not carry the right to be
heard.
After taking leading part In the fight
against the bill, Representative Tarver,
Democrat, of Georgia, called it "a legis-
lative falsehood," and said any House
member who voted for it was saying
that beer of one-half of per cent and
Of 80 per cent alcohol ARE the same
IF this beer isn't Intoxicating, there
isn't a wet in the country who wants
it, if it is, it violates the constitution"
Tarver said he was reliably informed
that Levi Cooke, washington represent
ative. of brewers association, had a
part in drafting this bill
The main objective Of this bill"
Representative Stafford, Republican.
Wisconsin, said, rs to stamp out of the
national enforcement act the legislative
lie that everything Of more than one
half Of 1 per cent alcohol is intoxicat-
ing
Holds Canada Has Failed.
Representative Guyer, Republican. Of
Kansas, asserted that legalized- beer
would not stop bootlegging, and said
Canada had found its dispensary sys-
tenn failed to stop illicit trade.
MY constituents do not believe and I
do not believe prohibition has had a
fair trial." Guyer said. Il say it with
reticence, but I do not believe my party
has properly enforced this law.
mo liquor law ever was enforced. To