Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-08
Provision, Written Into Food
Control Bill, Would Limit
Consumption to Stocks in
Retailers Hands.
PREVENTS MANUFACTURE
AND ALSO IMPORTATION
Action of Senate Will DeIay|
Enactment of War Revenuel
Bill, Food Control Bill and
Adjournment,

Washington, July THE senate
went on record today in favor of
"bone dry" national prohibition dur
ing the war so far as whiskey and
other distilled beverages are con-
cerned.
Liquor legislation was written into
the food control bill in one of the
senate's bitterest contests, which
would strike at consumption of dis
titled intoxicants by communicating
stocks in bond in addition to prohib-
iting their manufacture or importa
ton. The beer and wine industries
would be left undisturbed
In lieu of the section of the house
bill to prohibit the manufacture of
foodstuffs into beverages of any de-
scription, the senate substituted by
a vote of As to 81, a provision pro-
hibiting manufacture and importation
of distilled beverages during the war
and added, SIS to ~, further clause
directing the president to take over
all distilled spirits in government
bonded warehouses and pay for it on
House Likely to Agree.
While the final prohibition Iegis-
lation will be evolved in conference
between the two houses, II Is gener-
ALLY regarded as possible that the
house will accept fhes sea'tt O. Ghanas
after fight In behalf OF tho origi-
nal section.
The senate provision would limit
consumption to stocks In retailers
hands or withdrawn before the law
goes into effect. Stocks of distilled
beverages In bond were estimated to-
night at between 2O0,O00,0OO and
300, 900, 700 gallons and the annual
normal consumption at 100000, 900
gallons. To purchase this enormous
quantity of liquor or what Is left of
II after Withdrawals in anticipation Of
the legislation, ii is estimated that
the government would have to spend
from $500, ,000,0 900 to 100000 900, 900.
The probable loss in internal revenue
Is placed at from $200.000,00O to
s400, 100000. although this as well
as the cost of purchase would depend
entirely on how much liquor was
withdrawn tax-priced before the COM
Wandering.
War Tax Bill withdrawn.
The senate's action promises ndef-
mite delay in enacting the war tax
bill, further delay on the food con-
troll bill, and indefinite postpone
ment of adjournment of congress.
The revised s1,670,000, 900 war tax
bill was withdrawn Immediately fol-
lowing the final vote upon the liquor
question to seek new sources Of reve-
nue. in case taxation on distilled lid
uors Is eliminated.
Enormous withdrawal Of distilled
liquors from bonded warehouses be-
fore the senate provision could be-
come effective was generally predict
ed today. IT was estimated that man
ufacturers and dealers probably.
would raise funds enough to with
draw at least half of the existing
supply, or enough to meet consump-
ton demands for year or more.
One feature OF the bill as it now
stands-the prohibition of the man
ufacture of distilled spirits-will not
be subject to change in conference
and therefore is certain to become
law.
Resort to ClOture Threatened.
A resort to cloture is still threat
ened to hasten action on other dis
puted sections of the control hill.
Senator Chamberlain tonight present
ed and then withdrew his cloture, af-
ter failing to obtain an agreement by
unanimous consent for final vote next
week. Determined to dispose of the
measure during the coming week, he
announced that he would renew the
cloture motion on Monday unless an
agreement could be reached.
Another day of impassioned speech
es under five-minute limit, INSIDE"
congressional maneuvering and par
liamentary tangles preceded the SEN
ate's action on the liquor contest. The
result was hailed as a partial victory
by both "wets' and "drys." Prohi-
ton advocates were more elated. how
ever. because they had won their fight
to stop or at least greatly restrict con-
sumption as well as manufacture of
distilled beverages.
Doesn't Interfere With Beer.
The ''wets" were successful. how
ever. in confining the senate's action
to distilled beverages without inter-
fering with beer or wines.
The provision for government pur-
chase of distilled beverages in bond,
offered by Senator Smoot, was added
to the Robinson substitute after many
senator's had vigorously denounced
confiscation Of distillefs property by
a provision by Senator Cummins Of
Iowa which proposed to prohibit
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