WASHINGTON DIARIST.

Focuses on the conduct of the United States Congressmen at the election recess where they were found consuming liquor. Concerns over the amount of beer intake; Rise of the U.S. National Beer Wholesalers Association from relative obscurity to a position of newfound notoriety; Bill designed to assure wholesalers the right to sign exclusive territorial contracts with brewers without running afoul of the federal antitrust laws; Participation of the liquor wholesalers in the politics of the U.S. by making major contributions to friendly legislators.