Evening star., 1934-01-18
CONFEREES READY
TO ACT ON LIQUOR
Local Measure Expected to
Be on Way to President
by Tomorrow Night.
Continued From First Page.)

On the substitute and several other
amendments had taken scarcely two
minutes, and left crowds of spectators
In the galleries surprised. A few minutes
earlier it had seemed the bill would
take the entire day.
Senator Capper asked for a record
vote on his dispensary substitute, but
there we're not many members on the
floor at the time and it was not ordered.
The three amendments which the
Kansan then tried to include in the
private license bill, but which were de-
feated, provided: Cd That no licenses
be granted within 400 feet of any
school; 90 that no liquor advertising
be permitted except in places licensed
to sell liquor; t3) elimination OF the
committee amendment allowing sale and
possession on military and naval reser-
vations.
Result to Be Accepted.
Commenting on the speed with which
the bill went through Its final stages In
the Senate, Senator Capper later said:
II don't think We got fair chance
to get an expression of the Senate"
Those who preferred the dispensary
plan in the Senate indicated the private
license plan probably would nave
passed with q substantial margin II
there had been roll call vote. For
that reason there was no disposition to
seek reconsideration.
Senator Capper earlier had filed
minority report describing the dEpen'
the private license system on the
ground it takes the profit out of the
liquor business. He told the Senate. IN
a speech just before the vote, that ne
personally would favor sale of all alco-
holic beverages in dspensaries, but
that the substitute which he offered
did not go that far. 1t required sale
of hard liquor only in Government
stores, with hotels and restaurants al
lowed to sell beer and light wines by
the glass.
Capper declared the plan for sale
BY the drink would permit return OF
the saloon, and predicted there would
be at least 1000 places in Washington
selling liquor He argued that under
the diSpensary system there would be
between 25 and SO places where hard
liquor would be sold.
The Hotel and Restaurant Employees
Alliance, Local 78l, made last-minute
protest today against the Senate amend
ment prohibiting sale of hard liquors
on Sundays. The alliance argued this
would let bootleggers live by being able
to sell enough hard liquor on Sundays
to exist" The alliance stated it would
not object to forbidding the sale on
Sundays from 3 am. to II noon.
Through its secretary. Charles E. Sands,
the organization urged this be left to
regulation by the Commissioners
President Roosevelt was appealed to
in a letter from Wilbur La Roe. jr.,
chairman of the Committee on Civil AT
fairs of the Washington Federation OF
Churches, to veto the liquor bill
Mr.. La Roe gave seven reasons why
the measure should be vetoed. including
contention that the private license plan
will permit the return of the saloon.
that it does not adequately safeguard
areas around schools and churches,
that it repeals laws against consump-
ton of liquor on military reservations
and that it does not restrict advertis-
ing Of liquor.
Text of Protest Letter.
The text of his letter follows:
Dear Mr.. President: Il
On behalf of $1,000 church people OF
the District Of Columbia I am writing |
to request you to veto the District |
LIQUOR bill, on the following grounds:
/. Promiscuous distribution: 1t is !,
q basic principle of liquor control that |
the distribution should be sufficiently !
limited to insure adequate policing. |
Under this bill even hard liquor may
be sold in every drug store and grocery
store.
2. Protection of youth: Liquor
should never be sold near schools or in
stores frequented by young people.
Under this bill even whisky and gin
will be sold in stores where boys and
girls of high school age are accus-
toned to CO. Nor is there an absolute
prohibition against sales near schools. |
The Senate killed an excellent amend
ment by Senator Capper designed to
prohibit sale within 600 feet of public |
schools
3. Profits from sale of liquor: I'm |
der this bill huge profits will be made !
by dispensers OF liquor in the Nations |