Evening star., 1933-03-19
Mrs. Norton to Preside at
Special Meeting at 1890
Am. Tomorrow.
PATMAN terminates
FIGHT ON MEASURE
No Serious Opposition to Legisla.
ton Is Seen by Its spon-
S0rS.

with Speaker Rainey placing the
Dstrlct beer bill as one Of three major
pieces OF emergency legislation to he
oSposed g during the coming week
chairman Norton Of the House District
committee expects to have this meas
ure lavorably reported out by the spe-
ciai meeting Of the committee called for
1880 am. tomorrow.
MRS. Norton intends to leave a sick
Deo 10 preside at the meeting organiz-
ns her committee to take up the Dis
triS. Deer bill, which Speaker Rainey
SAID ID to serve as a model for the
guidance Of the several States in pro-
VISIONS regarding licensing and control
NO serious opposition IS seen by
Cnalrman Norton or by Representative
Falmlsano, who Is sponsoring the meas
ure. TO q favorable report tomorrow.
slnce Representative Patman, Democrat
OF Texas, who opposed the District beer
Dill IN the last Congress, gave assur-
ance yesterday he would make no effort
70 niock action on the proposed beer
legislation.
Paves Way for Report.
BY Withdrawing his opposition, Mr..
Fatman has paved the way for favor
able report from the House District
Committee, whose meeting tomorrow
will be the first since the Seventy-third
Congress convened.
The House. however, probably will
not act on the District bill until Con-
gress finally disposes of the national
beer bill and definitely fixes the alco-
holic content Of the beverage.
Mr.. Patman Joined with Representa-
tive Gasque, Democrat, of South Caro-
lima IN filing a minority report on the
District beer bill which was reported
out OF the House District Committee in
the last Congress. Mr.. Gasque is no
longer a member Of the District Com
mittee, and Mr.. Patman declared he did
not propose to place any obstruction in
tne way OF the new bill, although he Is
dry, personally and politically.
PalmiSano bill should be amended in
several respects. First, he declared, it
should contain provision forbidding
the sale OF beer to minors. Other amend
ments should be written into thet meas
ure, he said, to prevent beer parlors
from being established in residential
nighborhoods and in the vicinity Of
churches.
In other sections, Mr.. Patman said.
he believed there should be no restric-
tions on the sale. If beer is going to
be iegalized and sold, why not go the
nmit?" he declared why not sell it
IN the drug stores, In the delicatessen
shops and the corner grocery?
Il have been told the owners of bar
becue stands want the privilege of SELL
ing beer to customers who are served
in their own cars. think the barbecue
stands should be permitted to sell beer
as well as any one else. A person prob
ably needs beer wash for q barbecue
more SO than he does for cheese and
crackers"
Mr.. Patman explained that his objec-
ton to the beer bill In the last Congress
was based chiefly on the procedure fol-
lowed by he House District Committee
IN handling the measure He declared
that Chairman Norton ignored pnrlia-
rule" to force the bill out Of the. COM
mittee onto the House calendar.
Since extensive hearings were held
on the original District beer bill in the
last Congress. there is little likelihood
that the same procedure will be fol-
lowed. as proponents of the measure
are anxious to get 1t on the House
calendar as soon as possible.
In its present form the Palmisano
bill would legali1e the manufacture and
sale Of 80 beer in the DistHct. If
congress should prescribe q 3p5 beer
In the national bill, the District meas
ure will be amended to conform to
that alcoholic content.
Meeting Called Tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Chairman King of the
Senate District Committee, has called
a meeting for 2 o'clock tomorrow after
noon to discuss the beer bill and sew
eral other subjects with his colleagues
on the committee. The bear bill is
being sponsored in the Senate by
Senator Tydings Of Maryland, a Dis
tr1ct Committee member.
Senator King also wants to confer
at this meeting with the other commit
tee members on the general subject
OF District taxation and the recommen-
dations contained In the recent rent
report. No bills affecting District
taxation have been introduced in the
Senate since the new Congress met,
except the beer bill, which ptovides for
a tax Of $I.20 barrel.
Senator King has been at home for
the past two days suffering from a cold,
but sent word to his office Yesterday
OF his plans for tomorroW,s meeting