U.S. BEER BILL
Conflicting Viewpoints TEMPERANCE OPPOSITION Washington, March 17. The House on Friday rejected the Senate amendment to the Beer Bill and sent it to a conference to compose differences between the two branches of the Legislature. The aim is to have the dispute ironed out in conference by Committees of the Senate and House on Monday. They will then send the Bill to the White House so that President Roosevelt may sign and thereby make it possible to put the beverage on sale and begin getting taxes from it by April 4. It was not clear which wouid_ prevail in conference, the Senate 3.05 per cent. Bill allowing wine and forbidding the sale to minors, or the stronger brew favoured by the House. Spokesmen for the two branches had deflnitelj - conflicting ideas. (Received March 19, 6.30 p.m.) Washington, March 18. Dr. Clarence T. Wilson, the secretary of the Methodist Board of Temperance and Public Morals, opposing the Beer Bill, announced his Intention to carry the fight to the Supereme Court. He would try by a court injunction to block the sale of beer in an effort to have the law declared unconstitutional.
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 149, 20 March 1933, Page 9
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194U.S. BEER BILL Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 149, 20 March 1933, Page 9
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