Evening star., 1933-02-16
QUICK DRY REPEAL
0. K. IN HOUSE SEEN
Garner Forecasts Action
Monday if Senate Passes
Blaine Resolution.
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Just before Congress adjourned last
Summer.
II have never voted anything but a
prohibition ticket when the issue was
alive" said Senator Glass. Il have
voted when I could to Danish intoxicat-
ing drinks. However. I realize that the
experiment of national prohibition has
proved a failure
There has been q reaction against
national prohibition and tremendous
demand for the resubmission Of this
question to the States. l believe there
is just as much equity in the demand
for resubmisssion as there was In the
original demand for submission of the
prohibition question.
Reluctantly I have joined with the
forces which demand resubmission. I
was on the Platform Committee of
the Democratic National Convention.
There was no division in that committee
on the question of resubmission. The
Democrotic convention of my State also
declared for resubmission, but at the
same time it denounced return of the
old saloon and by implication advocated
resubmission Of the prohibition question
in the form OF prohibition against re-
turn OF the saloon.
The Democratic national platform,
as I view it, did not preclude the sub
mission Of the question with a ban
against the saloon. The Republican
national platform demanded q reserva-
ton against the return of the saloon
In the event of resubmission Of the
prohibition question"
Naked Repeal Never Issue.
Senator Glass said naked repeal"
was never the commanding issue in the
national campaign Of 1882; that eco
nomics was the commanding issue Of
that campaign.
Il attach no sanctity to the platform
declaration on prohibition" he said,
and the Senate Judiciary Committee,
In reporting this resolution, demon
strated 1t also attaches no sanctity to
the platform declarations of the two
parties. Republican and Democratic.
1t Is my considered view that, un-
less the declarations Of both party plat
forms are disregarded, It will be i'm
possible TO submit this question to the
people I do not intend to permit my
party platform ever to come in oppo-
sition to my judgment or my con-
science. I am a genuine submissionist,
and it's because I do believe in sub
mission that a want to pass a resolution
that will stand chance in getting a
two-thirds' vote in both houses Of
Congress. I am willing to make any
concession that will assure submission
OF this question to the States
Senator Glass said the anti-saloonites
rode to their downfall because Of their
offensive ways"
Some OF these gentlemen now sup
porting reSubmiSsion had better beware
lest they make the same mistake and
make it impossible to have the prohi-
bition question submitted" he added.
you will never get the prohibition
question submitted on earth unless
there Is constitutional restriction
against return Of the saloon"
With a vote drawing near, Z motion
by Senator Reed of Pennsylvania to
the so-called ban on the return of the
saloon, was stricken from the resolu-
tion, further complicating the situa-
ton
The vote last night was 80 TO 80 for
adoption of the change. which brought
the resolution close to straight out re-
peal Senator Reeds motion TO re-
consider may carry
II the ban Is left out of the resolu-
t1on. some OF the Senators who voted
to take up the repeal resolution will
vote against Its adoption. On the other
hand, II the ban Is restored to the
resolution some of the wet Senators
say they will not vote for it.
To make repeal effective, the Senate
and House must approve such q reso-
Tor ratification by three-fourths OF their
number
Meanwhile, the House Rules Com
mittee granted legislative right Of way
TO the Celler bill relaxing medicinal
liquor restrictions, meaning that 1t
likely will be brought up next week.
100 Prescriptions in 80 Days.
1t would repeal the provisions OF law
that limit prescriptions Of whisky to
one pint each 10 days to any one person
100 such prescriptions each 90 days.
The power to issue regulations restrict
ing prescriptions would be given to the
Justice Department
Representative Celler, Democrat, of
New York, told the committee the
legislation was sought by physicians,
and that Amos w. W. Woodcock, pro-
hibition director. said the measure
would be an aid to enforcement" by
overcoming resentment physicians now
feel toward the restrictions and the
Volstead act
The Senate took three roll calls in the
long prohibition debate yesterday that
ran far into the night BY these votes,
II was agreed to take up repeal for
debate. provided for ratification by con-
ventions instead Of State Legislatures
and remove the provision giving Con-
gress power to legislate against return
of the saloon
The Blaine resolution as modified by
the Senate last night reads:
That the following article q hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Con-