Evening star., 1934-01-15

to cover the cost of the Liquor Con-
troll Board duSing the remainder of the
current fiscal year
With debate over private licenses or
Government dspensaries for sale of
haro liquor looming as the main issue,
the stage is set for consideration of
the Dill In the Senate tomorrow.
The favorable report of the majority
OF the committee for the private license
bill was filed shortly after the Senate
met today by Senator Reynolds, Demo-
crat, Of North Carolina, one of the
advocates Of the plan Senator King.
Democrat, of Utah committee chair
man, voted for the dispensary substitute
in committee.
The House private license bill, with
q score OF changes in detail. will come
before the Senate with a favorable re-
port from the majority of the Senate
District Committee, but advocates of
the dispensary plan will make an ef-
fort 20 substitute that method in the
Senate.
A substitute, based on the bill Of
Representative Smith, Democrat, of
Virginia, has been put into shape, with
changes in some of its details, and Is
ready to be offered either by Senator
Capper, Republican. of Kansas, or one
Of the other dispensary advocates
The essential differences between the
two bills are: The private license bill
passed by the House and recommended
by the Senate committee would allow
hotels, restaurants. clubs, railroad din
ing cars and boats to serve hard liquor
by the glass to persons seated at tables.
1t would allow grocery stores, drug
stores and other retail esta adjustments
to sell hard liquor by the bottle to be
taken home.
Would Confine Sales.
The dispensary substitute would al
low hotels and restaurants to serve
beer and light wines at tables. but
would conf1ne the sale of hard liquor
to sealed bottles at Government stores.
to be set up by the Liquor Control
Board.
Although the private license plan is
believed to have less chance of passage
in the Senate, those who think the dis
pensary method would be better will
make strong effort in behalf Of the
substitute.
One Of the last-minute changes in
the private license bill as it came from
committee changes the section Civ
ing the Commissioners power to estab-
schools and other public institutions.
AS passed by the House, the bill would
make business places that were in such
zones on April 5, 1893. eligible for
licenses. AS reported to the Senate,
the bill exempts all places established
TN the date the bill becomes law. While
the Commissioners would have discre-
tionary power to refuse licenses for
other reasons, the amendments mean
they would not be ineligible because OF
proximity to the institutions referred to.
Urge License System.
The Hotel and Restaurant Employees
Alliances sent messages today to all
members of the Senate favoring the
private license method, contending the
serving of liquor under that system will
be necessary to stop bootlegging and
speakeasies. The alliance also is urging
adoption of the suggestion advanced by
Senator Couzens, Republican Of Mich
igan. that a penalty be imposed on the
buyer as well as on the seller OF boot
leg liquor.
Belief was expressed at the Capitol
that more than one day will be re-
uuired to obtain Senate action on the
liuuor- bill. This Is an indica-
ton that "a considerable number OF
Senators are preparing to join In the
discussion. There are number OF
Senators, including Norris. Republican.
Of Nebraska, who have indicated they
want to hear the arguments regarding
both plans before determining what
course they will follow on the bill
Tomorrow will be the fourteenth an
niversary of the eighteenth amendment,
and the proceedings in the Senate will
be marked by a speech BY Senator
Sheppard. Democrat, of Texas, author
Of the eighteenth amendment. Shep-
pard speaks annually on this date. He
still believes firmly In national prohibi-
ton, and regards repeal as temporary
DEVELOPMENT.