President Coolidge Tax Proposal Faces Uncertain Path
Washington reports President Coolidge’s tax plan struggles to win House support as leaders Tilson and Garrett differ on timing and scope. Republicans and Democrats debate revenue measures, Muscle Shoals disposition, and farm relief, while Senate farm bloc members convene to discuss prospects for the new session.
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Supreme Court rules doctors limited to one pint alcohol per 10 days
The High Court, by a narrow majority, upholds Congress power to restrict medicinal alcohol under Prohibition. It says the eighteenth amendment supports limiting prescriptions to one pint per patient per ten days to aid enforcement. Four justices dissent, led by Justice Sutherland, arguing malt liquor lacks medicinal value.
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Minority Claim Supports Medicinal Liquor Prescription
The minority argued that prescribing liquors in good faith for medicinal use could not be prohibited by Congress, describing the majority's stance in the dispute.
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