PROHIBITION IN U.S.A.
NO MODIFICATION. SENATE COMMITTEE’S REPORT. AGENTS’ VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT. (Recievod June 4, 9.15 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Juno 3. Tho special Senate sub-commit-tee in charge of the recent prohibition enquiry has adopted a report indefinitely postponing action upon ail bills offered for tlie modification or repeal of the Volstead Act, setting forth the view that so long as the Eighteenth Amendment Is in the constitution no legislation can be entertained contrary to its spirit or purpose.| Tiio result was not unexpected, as tho committee was composed of four dry members and one wet. Meantime the Federal prohibition agents, under tiio leadership of General Andrews are seizing 1,900,000 gallons of liquor monthly from rum-runners, moonshiners, and bootleggers. Nearly 70,000 people wore arrested during tho past 11 months for illegal possession, sale, and transportation of liquor. Bootloggers operating on tho Canadlan-Mexican borders are also losing an average of 15 automobiles dally. The Government uses tlie best machines to aid enforcement and sells tho remainder.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19260604.2.55
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16814, 4 June 1926, Page 7
Word Count
162PROHIBITION IN U.S.A. Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16814, 4 June 1926, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.