Show I T OVER RUM M Wets in House Have a Sorry SOl Sorry ry Time of It as aspry Dry pry Enforcement ement Acts I Are Carried b by Y YA Solons So 1 0 ns WA A 1 JuhT- JuhT 3 f When li the prohibition enforcement en- en en en- f bill was taken up fh ih the house to today ay Speaker Gillette ruled that Representative Gal- Gal Ilvan Democrat Massachusetts l ss In declaring in an address yesterday that he had heard members members' of congress congress congress con con- gress had stored away enough whisky I to last them twenty years had not transgressed rules of oC the house Representative Blanton Democrat of Texas attacked the speech of the Massachusetts member and on a question of personal privilege was proceeding with the defense of prohibition prohIbition prohibition pro pro- members against the charge of liquor hoarding when the speaker cut him short by announcing that Mr Gallivan's speech was In order Mr Blanton then tried to offer a motion to have the speech stricken from the record but there was ob- ob ob ob- ALL ATTEMPTS FAIL Every attempt so far to have the measure As reported from committee amended has met with defeat except in two Instances which l' l had ad no Important important important Im im- im- im bearing hearIng Amendments voted down yesterday included that permitting permitting permitting per per- the sale of 2 per cent beer another leaving to the courts Instead of congress to decide what constitutes an Intoxicating beverage and still another permitting the manufacture of light wines which was designed to protect California Numerous Numerous Nu Nu- Numerous amendments were ruled out under points of order and a a. straight straight- out motion to repeal the wartime act was defeated overwhelmingly ALL VOTED DOWN I Just as fast Cast as one liberal lIbera amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment was offered by opponents of prohibition it was voted down without without with with- out ceremony always by a triple vote voto for the minority fighting every inch of ground demanded a division after ayes and nays were called and then asked for tellers Before the house got through with the first section of the first part of the three-part three bill there was more disorder on the floor than at any time this session The disturbance arose first during an attempt by Representative Blanton Blanton Blanton Blan Blan- ton Democrat Texas to speak a second second second sec sec- ond time against an amendment which h woud have given a Jury the right to define intoxicants and was was' Increased during an address by Representative I Gallivan Democrat Massachusetts who declared members voting dry should print in the Congressional rial Record exactly how much liquor or they had stored In their homes and offices OPPOSITION BOWLED OVER After Arter 2 per cent beer had been bowled over by a record vote of to 00 and 90 and this was about relative division on all amendments the amendments the ts-the the prohibitionists prohibitionists prohibitionists pro pro- went after another amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment by Representative Igoe Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat of Missouri which had stricken all definition of intoxicants killing the proposal to 83 There was the utmost confusion at times despite whacks with the gavel and some of the prohibition leaders applauded every move In their favor The galleries filled largely largey with women women women wom wom- en and officers of antIlIquor organIzatIons organizations organizations broke Into applause when the h house use roared It its disapproval of 2 per cent beer There were many references to President Wilson during the debate and several speakers read i-ead that section of his message recommending repeal of the wartime law po eo far Car as It re related related related re- re to the manufacture and sale of ot Continued on page 2 2 i I I H HOT T BATTLE Continued Continued from from page 1 1 light wines and beer In lifting his voice for 2 per cent beer Representative e Rainey of ot Illinois Democrat declared these were vere uncertain uncertain uncertain un un- un- un certain times that the people were in ina ina a peculiar frame of ot mind and that prosperity was causing more misery than alcohol He lIe brought a volley of ot applause from the wets when he expressed the hope that the president would veto the enforcement bill because of ot its drastic provisions The feeling between the factions got gotso gotso gotso I so bitter at times that the usurp courtesy of ot permitting a member to I revise and extend his re remarks arks was vas denied Prohibition members objected I when Representative Reber of ot Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania Republican who had made madea a strong plea for tor b beer er wanted to add something he was deprived of ot saying in his limited allotment of ot time Mr Reber intimated in his speech that some members were not altogether truthful as to their drinking habits I declaring that so far as 2 i per cent centi i beer bler was concerned he had taken two I drinks of ot it and It had no more effect than so much water He He lie added that ho he never drank a I gallon of ot beer In his life lite and simply i I took this much the other day to see if It It would make him drunk The chair was unable at times dur dur- ing the speech of ot Mr Dir Gallivan to I preserve a of ot order and the galleries Joined in to the tho uproar Standing In the center aisle the tho Massachusetts member waved his arms 1 like tko a ba baseball pitcher warming up for a game and shouted There are aro members who are not as as dry as their statements on this floor loor might indicate and in thel homes is liquor enough to last them twenty years Instantly the house set up a cry Name them name them If It they were not such good fellows I surely would Mr Gallivan re replied There was so much confusion at this point that the house adjourned Just after reaching section 2 of ot part 1 of ot the three-part three bill There are In all tour sixty only one of which was passed which gives some somo Indication as to how much time may maybe be required to get through with all |