Evening star., 1933-03-23
CAPITOL BEER BAN
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LOSES IN HOUSE
Proposal to Prevent Sales
Rejected in Speeding
D. C. Bill.
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with good beer or are we going to let
them 60 to he'll with bad booze? It is
only miles to the Maryland line, and
II the minors can't get beer in WASH
ington, they will get 1t there
Representative May. Democrst, Of
Kentucky urged restoration In the bill
Of q provision eliminated by the COM
mittee which would have denied licenses
to applicants who had been convicted
Of violating the prohibition or gambling
laws.
Opposed to Clause.
Representative Weideman, Democrat,
Of Michigan, also announced he would
oppose an amendment to forbid the sale
Of beer to minors. He said he had .
8-year-old son who could have beer II
he wanted 1t.
II think beer as a beverage Is whole
some and will do no harm" he said.
Representative Noeppel, Democrat, of
California. told the House he would
vote against the bill unless the people
Of the District are allowed first to exc
press their opinion on beer by refer
endum, although he Is Q wet on ma
tional questions.
Several proposed amendments to the
beer bill were drawn up at q conference
this morning between Representatives
Palmisano and Black Of New York;
Rufus 8. Lusk, national legislative Of
ficer Of the Crusaders; George r. Bene-
man, the representative of the brewers,
and Vernon West. principal assistant
corporation counsel.
Instead Of direct prohibition against
the sale Of beer to minors, 1t was
agreed that the District Commission
ers should be given the broadest regu-
latory powers, so that they could pre-
vent the sale to minors, II they found
abuses.
The conference also agreed to pro-
vide In the bill for an investigation
Of places operating under both "on sale
or "off sale" licenses, and q provision
permitting the brewer to sell to the
consumer by obtaining an "of sale"
license.
One Of the amendments would add
q proviso to the two sections Of the
Sheppard law. which would be retained
In the bill holding that beer would not
be considered an alcoholic liquor. These
sections Of the Sheppard law are IL
and 20. relating to drinking in public
and driving a vehicle while under the
influence Of liquor.
The special rule was favorably
reported late yesterday by the Rules
Committee after Majority Leader Byrns
had informed the House Of his plan
to call up the District beer measure
without further delay.
Section II, according to Mrs. Norton.
Is broad in its scope. It reads: The
Commissioners Of the District of CO.
lumbia are hereby authorized to pro-
mulgate rules and regulations, not in
consistent with law, for the issuance
Of licenses, and for the operation of
all businesses by licenses. Said regu-
lations may be modified from time to
time as the Commissioners may deem
desirable"
Opposes Restrictions.
II don't want to see any mandatory
restrictions written into the District
beer BILL" Mrs. Norton declared. The
mechanics should be left to the Com
missioners, who, under the bill, would
be given broad power to make any
Of beer. If I had my way, would
make the sale more liberal than the
bill provides. Beer Is not Intoxicating
and I believe should be sold like sodas
and soft drinks
Mrs. Norton also declared she did not
look with favor ON the proposal to make
Nation. The bill might be model.
all right" she said. "but the various
States might not think So"
Over on the Senate side, Senator
Tydings, Democrat, Of Maryland. . wet