Evening star., 1933-01-11
SENATE TO REWR|TE.
HOUSE BEER BILL.
Blaine Subcommittee Seeks
to Make Measure Consti-
tutionaI Beyond Doubt.
By the Associated Pres

By the Associated Pres
A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
decided today to redraft the House 80
man Blaine said would bring it within
the Constitution without any doubt
whatever"
Senator Blaine. Republican Of Wis
consin, said an overwhelming major
ity" Of the group of five favored the
redraft, which will be drawn today and
considered tomorrow.
The specific plan in mind was not
announced, but several proposals have
been advanced, including the fixing of
penalties for manufacturing beer above
eertainapercentage without attempting
to define an intoxicant.
Would Eliminate Definition.
One Of these proposals was offered
by Blaine himself. It would eliminate
the section which defines what consti-
tutes an intoxicating beverage.
Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho,
was the only one absent from today's
meeting Of the subcommittee Those
present besides Blaine were Hebert, Re-
publican, of Rhode Island Walsh,
Democrat, Of Montana, and Dill. Demo-
crat, of Washington.
Considerable opposition to the beer
bill on constitutional grounds was
voiced at public hearing last week
by prohibition leaders, although others
held t was within the power of Con-
gresS to define an intoxicating bever-
age.
Amendment on Advertising.
In the House today an amendment to
the Collier beer bill to permit Nation
wide advertising of the 80 per cent
beverage In newspapers was introduced
by Representative Erik, Republican, of
Pennsylvania, at the request of the
pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers As
sociation.
THE amendment" Erik said in a
statement, would provide for all ave-
nues of modern publicity in the market
ing OF the beverage and would aid to
produce the greatest possible revenue by
taxation OF the intoxicating malt
liquors authorized by the Collier bill"
The Collier bill prohibits the adver-
Using OF or solicitation of orders for
the beverage. Erik said If the provisions
were retained In the bill "the market
ing Of beer would be seriously handi-
capped"
The committees action on beer over
shadowed for the moment the prohibi-
ton repeal situation, which has been
complicated by Speaker Garner s
/! stand for outright effacement of the
eighteenth amendment, with no Federal
reservations.
Despite the opposition of Garner and
otner House leaders, Senate Demo-
Gratis intend to bring to vote the reso-
I luton drafted by the Blaine subcom-
mlttee which provides for Federal pro-
| lection to dry States and gives Con-
gress power to bar saloons.
Walsh Predicts Passage.
Senator Walsh, assistant Democratic
leader, predicted yesterday that the
Blaine resolution would pass the Sen
ate, but at the same time there ap-
peared to be a sharp division of opin-
Ion among vets of both parties over
the saloon clause.
The Republican wet bloc Of the
House will meet Friday to consider the
proposal Representative Beck OF
pennsylvania, in announcing the meet
ing, expressed his personal opposition
on the ground that it fatally compro-
misses the basic principle of the wet
movement which Is to restore to the
States their ancient right of self-gov-
| ernment."