Evening star., 1932-12-07
BLACK TO PRESS
FOR DISTRICT BEER
Says Congress Can Give D. c.
Light Wine and Brew
Immediately.

Protesting that Congress can give the
National Capital light wines and beer
independent of the rest Of the country,
Representative Loring Black Of New
York announced at q meeting Of the
House District Committee today that
he would draft and press for early
action upon a beer bill for Washington.
He explained that this will provide
for the sale Of light wines and beer no
matter what Is done regarding amend
ment Of the Volstead act, emphasizing
that II action is DELAYED either. In the
Judiciary or Ways and Means Commit
tee that the District of Columbia Com
mittee can take initial action and report
out a beer bill which can be amended
on the floor so as to include the rest
of the country. He said his bill VIII
provide for per cent beer and IL per
cent wine and viii carry tax.
Patman Stirs Debate.
This announcement followed heated
debate in the committee regarding beer
and boxing legislation. Mr.. Black had
originally offered motion for appoint
ment of subcommittee to draft the
beer bill. Representative Patman,
Democrat, Of Texas, lectured the COM
mittee for discussing beer and boxing
when the entire country Is suffering
from distress with widespread unem-
ployment. Chairman Norton, Mr.. Black
and Representative Palmisano of Mary
land, replied vigorously to Mr.. Patman
Mr.. Black said he would rather see
poorhouses built to take care Of the
needy than to have credit for letting
prohibition enforcement officers run
over the country.
The promise that the bill to prohibit
professional prize-fghting and to legal
ize amateur boxing in the District Will
be presented at the next meeting was
made by Chairman Palmisano Of the
judiciary subcommittee. This measure
was urged by Representatives Holmes,
Republican, Of Massachusetts,; Black,
and other members, but action was de-
ferred until the next meeting at the re-
quest of Representative Smith, from
Arlington County.
Blue Sky Bill Debated.
Another discussion in the committee
centered around the request OF Repre-
sentative Bowman, Republican, Of West
Virginia, for action upon the bill to
regulate the sale Of securities, known as
tklc piQC Sky lCSloideAoh. 1eOHA ASoSAAsN
tives Palmisano, Patman, Black and
Harland of Ohio all opposed action by
the Committee On Blue Sky Legislation.
MIR. Harland said the people Of the Dis
trict would be better of with no bill
than the Blaine bill that passed the
Senate.
Chairman Norton announced the
committee will not have time at this
session to put through any controversial
measures and urged that time be con-
served for action on necessary legisla-
tion. She urged the subcommittee to
report as promptly as possible on the
insurance code Corporation Counsel
Bride offered to supply Mr.. Harland and
other members of the committee with a
digest of changes and a summary of
objections that were made at previous
hearings.
Mr.. Smith asked for early action on
his bill amending the method Of Sc
lecting jurors and cited two nationally
important cases in which the cost Of
conducting the trial was thrown away
because it was later found out that the
member of the jury should have been
disqualified. Corporation Counsel Bride
explained that this situation had been
corrected through a series of questions
in writing which the district attorney
put to each prospective juror. Chair
man Palmisano promised he would have
a conference with the district attorney
regarding the need for this legislation.
A number of bills were referred to
subcommittee for consideration, includ-
ing one providing that fees be charged
by the recorder of deeds, another to
amend the teachers salary act, one for
further fire protection, to license and
register electricians and that automo-
biles owned by the Government should
carry a special tag.