Evening star., 1934-01-17
D. c. LIQUOR BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
License Measure, Approved
With Many Changes, viii
Go Back to House.
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ssmblance of sobriety, some semblance
Of temperance, which was broken down
under prohibition.
IAN effort has been made to fashion
. bill which viii serve as q model to
give the people Of the country q model
In liquor control.
"It y our idea, our opinion, that the
more open you make the purchase OF
strong drink, the lees Of 1t you will have.
I believe that In the years to come 1t
will b the smart and adventurous thing
to say: ! don't believe In anything
intoxicating
I'VE have endeavored In the draft Of
this bill TO require every applicant for
chaTactsr-a man Of good standing in
his community. In order to protect the
people Of the District ws have made a
requirement that every man who re-
ceived . license, not only be Of good
character. but that he should not have
been convicted Of . felony or a viola
ton Of the Volstead act In the last 10
years.
Praises Bend Provision.
1T Is the intention Of the Commis-
sioners that these places where liquor
u sold Be conducted by men who stand
high In their community. We 60 fur
ther than that. We require each
licenses TO procure q surety bond"
Reynolds pointed out that one Of the
provisions In the bill designed to put
the bootlegger out Of business would
make the purchaser Of liquor equally
guilty with the seller. He said he be-
lieved II such . provision had been put
In the Volstead act the eighteenth
amendment would not have stayed in
the Constttution a. hours.
In answer 10 some Of Sheppard's
statements, Senator Reynolds declared
that in his opinion the American peo-
pie consumed more hard liquor during
the period OF prohibition than ever be-
fore In the history Of the country.
Sheppards statement that crime had
decreased under prohibition drew from
Reynolds the charge that racketeering
had developed during the dry period
into Americas biggest industry He
cited articles In patriotic magazine to
support his charge.
Saloon Definition Asked.
When Reynolds argued that the pri.
vate license bill, which permits sale
by the glass In hotels and restaurants,
contains every possible safeguard
against the return of the old-time
saloon, he was challenged by Senator
Schall, Republican, of Minnesota, and
Senator Clark, Democrat, of Missouri
to give . definition Of q saloon.
Replying to Schall, REYNOLDS said
that was dif{1cult to do because there
are 20 many kinds of saloons. There
Is the private saloon, the public saloon
and then in the old days there was the
saloon where q man could get a drink
lying down as well sitting down or
standing"
Reynolds emphasized that the pend
ing bill prohibits the old-fashioned
bar. the new fashioned perambulating
bar and throws other safeguards around
the serving Of drinks at tables in res
taurants and hotels. After hearing
this description, Senator Logan, Demo-
crat. Of Kentucky. inquired
rs not the Senator advocating bigger
and better saloons?"
Opposes DispensarieA.
Arguing against the Government dis
pensary method, Reynolds said under
that plan . man going home from work
tired In the evening would buy . pint or
quart in the dispensary.
When he gets home, the man opens
the bottle and takes one little drink"
Senator Reynolds continued. THAT
little drink gets lonesome and he takes
another to keep 1t company. Those
two get to fighting and he has to take
another to separate them"
Senator 6chall interrupted to inquire
what would happen to that same man
If he went to q saloon where . barrel
was the limit
Senator King explained that under
the private license bill 1t would be a
violation OF law for licensed establish
ment to sell to An intoxicated person.
Senator Clark declared both the Re-
publican and Democratic party plat.
forms advocated outlawing the saloon,
and he added: DO you know Of any
better definition Of q saloon than a
place that permits sale Of liquor by the
glass for consumption on the prem
ises?"
King, who voted for the dispensary
plan IN the District Committee, replied
that II there is going to be licensing
system, the bill a. favored by q ajor-
ity Of the committee could hardly be
better. He said he had been disposed
to prefer the dispensary system a.
adopted In Quebec. but that the COM
mittee had decided In favor Of the pri-
vate license system
Profit Element Attacked.
rs there any effective way Of avoid
ing the old saloon system In accordance
with the platform pledges Of both par
Of private pront?" Clark pursued
King said IT was ditncult to foretell
what viii develop In the future under
MAN. aktAv>av,fs Ia vA~.,1At> aIankal{n k>x,
erages. The Utah Senator said there
Germany, where wines and beer are
generally used, than In this country,
where, he said, there b . preference for
hard liquor.
Clark suggested that the way to meet
that situation is by different methods
Of selling hard liquor as compared with
beer and light wines. This difference
Is provided for In the dispensary substi-
tute.
Minority Report Offered.
The minority report Of Senator Cap
per, advocating the dispensary method
In preference to private license, was
received from tho printing ONCE and
distributed to Senators Is the debate
progressed. The report consisted mainly
Of the description Of provisions Of the
dispenary substitute, with the following
general comment:
1T Is believed that the dispensary
system, particularly for hard liquors, Is
. much more desirable method Of reg
ulating the sale Of alcoholic beverages.
The principal argument for such . sys-
tenn u that 1t takes the profit out Of
the liquor business"
Opposition to the private license bill had
been expressed today by the North Cap
itol w. q. r. u, which went on record
against the private license plan Of SELL
ing intoxicating liquor by the drink In
hotels and restaurants, thus bringing