WET OR DRY?

Southland Times, Issue 19898, 17 June 1926, Page 7

WET OR DRY?

AMERICA AND PROHIBITION. DISCUSSION IN SENATE. (Rec. 8.20 p.m.) Washington, June 15. As the day of adjournment of Congress approaches, there is an indication that the leader is opposed to further agitation on the Prohibition question and there is little prospect that either a dry or wet legislative programme will receive action this session. The Senate Judiciary Commission has already reported adversely upon all measures proposing the modification of the Volstead law, change of the Eighteenth Amendment or proposing a National Referendum on the Prohibition question, there being six such measures. Senator Edge declared, “We are more than gratified with the progress made The country now knows the facts and in time will act accordingly.” Representative Crampton, dry leader in the House of Representatives, admitted no useful purpose would be served for the House to pass dry measures since there was little prospect of their passage through the Senate. A last-minute effort may be made to pass the measure for the reorganisation of Prohibition enforcement of the Government, but this is unlikely. Other measures numbering five, providing for Prohibition border patrol, heavy penalties for violations, etc., will probably have to wait till later sessions.—A. & N.Z.