WET TRIUMPH

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 388, 24 November 1932, Page 5

WET TRIUMPH

(Fress. Assn.

new beer bill LIQUOR LEGISLATION DUE IN A SHORT SESSION BIG REVENUE FIGURE '

— By Telegn-.ph — Ojry.rlght).

Washingtcm, Nov. 22The Speaker of the House, Mr. J. H. Garner, told the newspapermen on Tuesday that in his opinion the United States House will pass a Beer Bill at the short session, but he refrained from any foi'eeast as to the probable time. Mr. Garner said also that with the Beer Bill and reduetions in the Government's expenses it might be possible to secure a balanced Budget without passing other forms of taxation. Asked what percentage of beer he favoured, Mr. Garner said: "Within the Constitution." "About 2.75 or 3 per cent?" he was asked"Somewhere around that point," Mr. Garner replied. The speaker gave as a guess that r legalised beer for revenue would bring in from 250,000,000 dollars to 300,000,000 dollars (£50,000,000 to £00,000,000) annually. Meanwhile Mr. Whitehouse, an aide to Mr. Hoover, said the President had neither affirmed nor denied that his veto would be given to any beer bill that Congress enacts. Representative Britten said he had taken up beer legislation with the President, and he predicted that Mr. Hoover would not velo a measure.