Show RfD RED TAPE BINDS DRY LEGISLATION Pending Measures Seem Certain of Defeat by Default By PAUL R R. R MALLON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON WASHINGTO Feb 17 Bound with the red tape or of politics vital Ita prohibition legislation now now pending seems certain of defeat by default when congress adjourns two weeks from Crom tomorrow The government medicinal whisky bill has been burled buried by a house committee The bill to put prohibition prohibition pro pro- agents under civil service has been languishing for nearly a year on the senate calendar and the thel prohibition customs reorganization bill has been so emaciated that it will bear recognition to tew A bill to add more enforcement provisions to the act passed by the house last session is If pending In Inthe inthe the senate The customs bill may be passed In the closing moments The Te failure of the tho dry I legislation tightening prohibition enforcement Is expected to have an n Important influence upon the comIng corning corn com Ing presidential Although wets are not entirely responsible for defeat ot of the legislation legislation legis- legis lation they are elated and look 1001 forward with eagerness to expected future developments story stor behind their opposition to the dry legislation is this If the bills which Assistant Secretary See Sec rotary or of the Treasury Andrews says sas are needed tall fall of enactment may resign The wets would look 1001 upon his resignation as another blow at prohibition They also have hae been Informed that Andrews Andrews An- An drews may make a. a statement f If and when he resigns which may set forth the difficulties or of law en- en a t a document t which would be of inestimable value to them Furthermore they could say it If the bills bUla failed Called that the dry congress congress con con- gress was responsible since both houses are o ly dry |