Evening star., 1933-03-24
Many Inconsistencies Found
in Measure Voted by
House Yesterday.
CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
DISCUSSED AT PARLEY
Tydings Subcommittee to Limit
Debate to Two Speakers Rep
resenting Each Side.

Many changes in the District beer
bill that passed the House yesterday
will be sought when hearings on the
measure are started this afternoon by
the Tydings subcommittee Of the Sen
ate District Committee.
Amendments designed to remove q
number Of inconsistencies and eliminate
conf1iction provisions In the House
measure were discussed this morning
at a conference between Corporation
Counsel William w. Bride and Rufus
s. Lusk, national legislative officer of
the Crusaders. The amendments are
expected to be in form for presentation
to the Senate committee when the
hearings begin.
Although the House rtddled the beer
bill with amendments before it passed
the measure is regarded as being far
from the model legislation desired 70,
the District.
Inconsistencies Cited.
The beer hearing was scheduled to be-
gin at 2:30 O'Clock. and for the first
time, microphones were to pick up the
discussion for radio broadcasting. Sena-
tor Tydings plans to limit the debate
to two speakers on each side,
One Of the major inconsistencies In
the House bill, it is pointed out, deals
with the issuance OF licenses. Section
OF the measure specifically gives the
commissioners authority to issue
licenses to corporations, but this Is nulli-
ned by a provision in section 4 which
declares that the applicant for a license
shall be an individual In the same
section, 1t was said, there also is a
provision which would prevent q corpo-
ration with only one place of business
from procuring license This pro-
vision Is held to be discriminatory and
In favor of chain establishments.
Another conflict was found in Sec
tions 8 and S. Section S, 1t was ex-
planned. sets up two types Of licenses,
''on sale" and "of SALE" whereas Sec
tion 8 provides third type Of license
to be issued to brewers.
Again in sections and II incon-
sistences were found. Section 8, it was
POAAICO Out, pldCeS n lax on beverages
sold by the Icensee, while section IL
requires the licensee to file a report
on the quantity of beverages purchased,
but not sold
Other Objections
In another section, 1t was said, the
bill forbids the issuance of a license
to an incorporated club in which MEM
bership dues are less than SIS a year
while at the same time authorizing the
issuance Of a license to an "associa-
ton" This provision, it was explained
would permit any irresponsible group
havng no liability, to organze an as
sociation and procure beer license.
Another objectionable feature was
found in a provision under section 4
which would require the name of the
owner Of the premises on which beel
is to be sold to be placed on the ap-
plication for license. Since the owner
might be straw" the Senate COM
mittee will be asked to amend the pro-
vision to require the name of the
actual owner on the application.
Still another inconsistency was dis.
covered in section Z, which provide.
that ION sale" licenses shall be granted
only to bona fide restaurants, incor.
porated clubs and hotels, but does moi
include associations, which are given
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