We find that by the order of the Secretary of the Navy. made in 1868. although not required by law. the sale of intoxicating liquors was prohibited on board naval ships and in navyyards and workshops. By the law. approved. In 1901. liquor selling is forbidden at all military posts. exchanges. and upon all premises and in all buildings used for military purposes. Congress in 1902 prohibited the sale of liquors in the immigrant stations and in the National Capitol at Washington. Congress. by a law approved In. 1904. refused aid to State soldiers homes. as theretofore had been done. which maintained a bar or canteen for the sale of intoxicating liquors. and thus effectively secured the prohibition of such sale.
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