The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-14

legalizing and taxing 80 per {
The senate is expected to
take up the beer bill as soon
AS the economy measure is out
of the way, probably Wednes-
day.
Final enactment before the
weekend is the general be-
lief.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's
brief message Monday was greeted
with loud applause in the house,
with loud APPLAUSE, iunrBbtufax krif
with cheers and cries of Vote!
Vote Vote!'
Vote Set This Afternoon
A eer-for-revenue bill legalizing
80 per cent alcoholic content was
reported today by the house ways
and means committee, without a
formal vote.
1t was planned to bring the meas
ure forward in the house for a vote
at about p. m today. Passage was
believed assured.
The committee agreed on the text
of the modification measure, said
by Speaker Henry T. Rainey to be in
complete accord with the views of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The bill would go into effect fiji
teen days after being signed by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The measure as agreed upon in
committee provides for legalization
OF beer, lager, ale and porter of not
more than 80 per cent alcoholic by
weight.
Dry States Protected
Other major provisions include a
SIS a barrel federal tax and 81 900
license fee for every brewery.
Advocates of the measure claim
these taxing provisions will result
in a minimum federal revenue of
$150,0000O0 for the first year of OPP
erations.
This revenue and governmental
savings carried in the Roosevelt
economy bill now pending in the
senate, the administration believes,
will provide successful balancing of
the federal budget
Dry states VIII ch do not desire
manufacture or Sc lie of the pre-pro-
hibition beverages within their Dor
ders would be fully protected All
states are given a free hand to reg
ulate manufacture and distribution.
Senate Leader Optimistic
Chairman Henry F. AShurst of the
senate judiciary committee con-
ferred with President Roosevelt to-
day and said upon leaving the
White House he believed that 30
per cent beer would be permissible
under the Constitution.
Indeed" the senator remarked,
81 believe 3.5 is constitutional"
Asked concerning 80 as an alco-
holic content for beer, he remarked
that his committee was ready to
listen to argument on that PROPOSE
ton
Optimism as to early disposition
of the beer measure was expressed
by AShurst who remarked:
I'VE hope to have the boys out of
bath tub gin in two weeks"
The Roosevelt demand for beer
legislation comes just as the treas
ury is about to get jolt from new
income tax returns. The estimate
of their probable yield already has
been scaled down, and that this
might go even lower is not improb-
able after the StatisticianS begin
their study of returns after Wednes-
day.
Expecting Spur to Business
The legalization OF beer will re-
vive the brewing industry which has
been limping along since prohibi-
ton making comparatively small
quantities of near beer.
Brewers told the house last SeS-
sion that q large number of men
would receive employment directly
in the breweries by legalization of
beer, and an uneStimated number
would get work in subsidiary indus
tries which would provide the casks,
bottles and labels.
Railroad men estimated large in
creaSeS in business If beer were
legalized.