CONFIDENT FORECAST
CONGRESS WILL PASS BILL
VETO UNLIKELY
Cnlud Press Association—By Electric Telecraph—Copyright. (Received 23rd November. 1.4Q p.m.) WASHINGTON, 22nd Nov. Speaker Garner, of the House of Representatives, told newspapermen on Tuesday that in his opinion tho United States House of Representatives would pass a Beer Bill at the short session, but Mr. Garner refrained from any forecast as to the probable time. He said also that with the Beer Bill and reductions in Government (jxpenses, it might be possible to secure a balanced Budget without passing other forms of taxation. Asked what percentage of alcohol in beer he favoured, Mr. Garner said. "AVithin the Constitution."
About 2.75 or 3 per cent, he was asked.
"Somewhere around that," Mr, Garner replied.
The Speaker gave a guess that legalised beer for revenue" would bring in 250 to 300 million dollars annually. Meanwhile,, at the White House the aides to President Hoover said that the President had neither affirmed nor denied that his veto would be given on any Bear Bill that Congress enacted. Representative Britten said that he had taken up beer legislation with the President and predicted that Mr. Hoover would not veto it.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 125, 23 November 1932, Page 7
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