Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1909 — Cannon Aids War on Liquor. [ARTICLE]

Cannon Aids War on Liquor.

Speaker Cannon of the national house or representatives Wednesday showed the falsity of the position taken by influential anti-liquor or* ganizations which last fall fought hla re-election; on the ground that he was throttling legislation which would check the liquor traffic. When a bill to regulate the in* terstate shipment of liquor came ur for action Wednesday, the speaker: took his place on the floor and voted every time with the “temperance* forces. The bill was almost a duplicate of the measure which the anti-saloon forces last fall accused the speakeg of throttling to aid the liquor people. It was the amendment of the pepaj code which forbids the transport** tion of liquors in Interstate commerce unless it is consigned to bona fide consignees and unless the package is labeled plainly with the name of the consignee and the exact character of the contents shown. The amendment prohibits shipments of ilquojj C. O. D. > The measure Is the same as the Knox bill, which already has passed the senate. When action was taken in the house Wednesday Mr. Bartholdt, of Missouri, sought to amend the amendment to include "cider, so-called temperance drinks, and all beverages containing more than 3 per cent of alcohol.” The Bartholdt amendment was voted down, 32 to 94. The Humphreys amendment was then adopted 129 to 40. . ■ v We distrust that this action of the national house will arouse the Ire of a certain democratic editor who had a case of whiskey consigned to him by express a few days ago with instructions to be delivered “at the house.”