Show REFUSES TO REPEAL DRY EN fORGING ENFORCING LAW LAWI LAWI LA I I ME MEMBERS BERS OF CONGRESS VOTE DOWN MEASURE BACKED BY TH THE E WETS Attempt to Attach Rider to Legislative Legisla tive Executive and Judicial Appropriation Repealing the Prohibition tion Enforcement Law Washington The house of representatives s b by a vote ote of 80 81 to 2 24 4 on March 4 refused to repeal th time the Vol Vol- stead prohibition enforcement act o oto or orto orto to eliminate an appropriation of or J J- for fOI i Its Es administration fight In the time house was pre l h ly y an nil attempt to attach attach attach- a rider to tho the legislative ICI executive e and judicial judi cial appropriation repealing the Vol Yo 1 stead prohibition enforcement lawand laWand law lawand and eliminating the time appropriation The move mo of the wets loosed the biggest avalanche a of dry votes otes in the history of the time liquor struggle struggle gle Ie In congre congress s. s Internal Revenue He Commissioner Roper hoper stated that the cost of enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment of the time law is being largely off- off sot Slot b by fines paid to the government and according to his reports the dry regime has hils decreased crime nud auml increased cased production |