Show L PASSES HOUSE Even E Wets Veta Are Surprised By The Large Majority Senate Plans to Take Tako Quick Action On Meas l u ure V The margin of ot victory on brew surprises even the advocates of the measure The vote was I to In favor of ot beer Congressman Congress Congress- congress j man nan Colton voted against the legalization legalIzation legalization leg leg- j of 32 per cent beer and Congressman Loofbourow favor favored favor I ed edit it IL down all dry opposition opposition opposition I tion house wets weta jammed the DemocratIc Dem- Dem 32 per cent beer bill MU thru unchanged this week and laid It Iton iton iton on the doorstep of the thc senate where early action Is la promised The big vote approving the bill to marked the first successful move by wets weta in either branch of congresS congress to modify the act since It became law years ago Shouts and applause greeted Speaker Garners Garner's announcement of r the bills bill's passage The size of the affirmative vote surprised even the most moat active advocates of the measure It was waa bigger than I expected Garner Gamer said and nd shows that a majority In the house wants to follow the will of a majority of the tho people It will give the people a malt I beverage to drink and the federal treasury need much revenue Collier Col- Col Col 1 lier said We got more than the y number of votes vote we expected but burl the opponents did not get as asI I many as we thought they would I I II I Action came after three and a n. half halt hours of exciting debate I watched by a number of senators including Robinson of Arkansas and Berkley of Kentucky and filled filled filled fill fill- ed galleries I The drys were repulsed early in inthe inthe inthe the day by a teller vote of to to toI I when they attempted ed to wreck the bill on a B. motion by Representative Represent Represent- Dem N N. N Y who unwittingly gave gaye them parliamentary tary advantage on a motion to strike out the enacting clause i I Gaining confidence by this show show I of ot strength the wets then slapped down in quick succession about two dozen amendments including one to reduce the alcoholic content from 32 per cent to per cent It U was the most moat severe defeat suffered by the house prohibition- prohibition prohibitionists I Ista in many years Only last spring they defeated the OConnell O'Connell Hull beer bill bUl to The vote this week was almost a complete complete com com- reversal of ot tho the e c I r strength strength of the two groups but it fell tell far tar short of the to vote for tor the outright repeal resolution six votes the u tion on defeated by on first day of the session J I Party lines were shattered in inthe inthe inthe the final vote Leaders made no attempt to control their forces holding it was not a party mat mat- ter Among the votes for the bill democrats 96 Republicans cans and one Laborite Farmer were recorded Sixty four Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- Joined Republicans Ils in opposition Lame ducks voting for th the the bill Included 17 Democrats and 43 Republicans and voting 12 Democrats and 69 R Re- Re publicans I In addition to legalizing 32 per percent percent percent cent beer by weight the measure fed eral provides a B. tax of 5 a barrel f federal fed fed- deral d- d eral protection to dry states and lea leaves ves to the states the regulation regulation regulation regula regula- tion of distribution except that I 1 wholesale and retail sellers must obtain federal licenses I 1 I The Tho ways and means committee 1 estimated it would return up to annually in revenue I |