Federal Alcohol Control Act: Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Seventy-fourth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 8539. June 19 and 20, 1935 |
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... prohibition . First and foremost of these I take to have been the " tied house . " Before prohibition , a vast number of the retail outlets of the country where liquor was sold for consumption on the premises had fallen into the hands ...
... prohibition . First and foremost of these I take to have been the " tied house . " Before prohibition , a vast number of the retail outlets of the country where liquor was sold for consumption on the premises had fallen into the hands ...
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... prohibiting bulk sales , and confining bottling to the holders of permits . That provision has disappeared from the bill . I am not going to speak about it , except to say I wish it were back ; but that is the Treasury's " baby , " and ...
... prohibiting bulk sales , and confining bottling to the holders of permits . That provision has disappeared from the bill . I am not going to speak about it , except to say I wish it were back ; but that is the Treasury's " baby , " and ...
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... Prohibition Department under the Treasury Department , we found it very unsatisfactory , and we transferred it over to the Department of Justice , without any better results ; is not that true ? Mr. VINSON . That was back in the old ...
... Prohibition Department under the Treasury Department , we found it very unsatisfactory , and we transferred it over to the Department of Justice , without any better results ; is not that true ? Mr. VINSON . That was back in the old ...
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... prohibition , the Government made a lot of people drink . Mr. CHOATE . I agree ; the Government can make a lot of people drink . It can drive them to drink very readily . Mr. McCORMACK This might be considered paternalistic . Mr. CHOATE ...
... prohibition , the Government made a lot of people drink . Mr. CHOATE . I agree ; the Government can make a lot of people drink . It can drive them to drink very readily . Mr. McCORMACK This might be considered paternalistic . Mr. CHOATE ...
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... prohibition some of the wiser and more far - seeing distilleries bought up a lot of supplies of old whisky , and a lot of trade names , and some old plants . I have not heard of any cases of it recently . Mr. DUNCAN . Do you know how ...
... prohibition some of the wiser and more far - seeing distilleries bought up a lot of supplies of old whisky , and a lot of trade names , and some old plants . I have not heard of any cases of it recently . Mr. DUNCAN . Do you know how ...
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advertising agency aging barrels Alcohol Control Administration alcoholic beverage ALPRIN barrels basic permit bill bootlegger bottle regulations bourbon brand brewers brewing industry bulk sales CELLER CHAIRMAN CHOATE COLEMAN committee CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Congressman consumer containers cooperage industry DINGELL distilled spirits distillery District enforcement engaged EPPLEY Federal Alcohol Control flavor foreign commerce FULLER fusel oil gallons gentlemen Government GRAVES HANKERSON hearing HESTER illicit interested Internal Revenue interstate or foreign kegs KNUTSON labeling legislation LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS liquor industry malt beverages manufacture McCORMACK MELLOTT ment monopoly National Civic Federation neutral spirits operations permit system permittee person practices protect the revenue provisions purchase Pure Food purpose question rectifiers retail rules and regulations Secretary sell sold statement statute straight whisky thereof tion trade Treasury Department twenty-first amendment United VINSON violation wholesale liquor dealers
Popular passages
Page 14 - Act of 1923, as amended, and may, without regard to the provisions of the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923...
Page 4 - The judgment and decree of the court, affirming, modifying, and enforcing or setting aside, in whole or in part, any such order of the Commission shall be final, subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or certification as provided in sections 239 and 240 of the Judicial Code, as amended (USC, title 28, sees. 346 and 347).
Page 119 - Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, into any other State .Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof...
Page 128 - That the secretary of the treasury, the secretary of agriculture, and the secretary of commerce and labor shall make uniform rules 'and regulations for carrying out the provisions...
Page 128 - Provided, That the term blend as used herein shall be construed to mean a mixture of like substances, not excluding harmless coloring or flavoring ingredients used for the purpose of coloring and flavoring only...
Page 4 - No objection to the order of the Administrator shall be considered by the court unless such objection shall have been urged before the Administrator or unless there were reasonable grounds for failure so to do.
Page 4 - If any party shall apply to the court for leave to adduce additional evidence, and shall show to the satisfaction of the court that such...
Page 127 - Second. In the case of articles labeled, branded or tagged so as to plainly indicate that they are compounds, imitations or blends, and the word "compound," "imitation
Page 4 - Commission and to be adduced upon the hearing in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as to the court may seem proper. The...
Page 4 - ... principal place of business, or in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, by filing in such court, within sixty days after the entry of such order, a written petition praying that the order of the Commission be modified or set aside in whole or in part.