Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-06
Final Disposition of This Issue
by Senate by Tonight Is Be-
Iieved to Be Virtually Ger
tain.
WILL LIMIT SPEAKERS
ON CORES AMENDMENT
Private Polls of Senators Indi-
cate a Large Majority for
Robinson Substitute for Gore
Plan.

tsN MosNiho JOURNAL sPEcitI LEASED WtNSl
Washington, July 5.--With a resort
to the cloture rule threatened, the
senate by unanimous consent late to-
day agreed to begin consideration of
the prohibition section and OF any
amendments or substitutes of the food
bill at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
with debate limited.
Final disposition of the prohibition
issue before adjournment tomorrow
night and passage of the bill next
week is deemed assured. Senator
Chamberlain in charge of the meas
ure, announced that Saturday he
would seek another unanimous con-
sent agreement for final vote not
later than Wednesday or Thursday and
believed 1t would be obtained without
using the cloture motion. Forty-two
senators have signed the cloture
measure, which required only fifteen
signatures.
Prepare for Decisive Battle.
When the prohibition question is
taken up tomorrow each speaker will
he limited to ten minutes upon the
Gore amendment. prohibiting manu-
facture of distilled beverages during
| the war and giving the president au-
thority to suspend manufacture of
malt, fermented or vinous intoxi.
cants and to limit their alcoholic con-
| tents. Upon amendments and sub
stitutes for the Gore plan, each sena-
| tors debate will be limited to five
minutes.
All the formal steps for a decisive
struggle on prohibition have been
taken; Senator Robinson introduced
! the so-called administration COM
promise substitute today for the Gore
plan, providing only that distillation
! of foodstuffs for intoxicating bever-
ages shall cease.
Private polls Of the senate leaders
of both factions admitted privately to-
night, indicate large majority for
the Robinson substitute.
Purchasing Power Extended.
| After agreeing to proceed with tha
liquor fight tomorrow, the senate late
tonight adopted Senator Kenyon s.
amendment to a section of the bill
greatly extending the governments
power to purchase and sell supplies
to secure reasonable prices. Under
the amendments. In addition TO foods.
feed and fuel. the government wouIi
be authorized to buy and sell, at min :
imum prices fixed by the federal au-
thorities, all other "necessaries" nam :
ed in the bill.
A determined effort will be made to
{ broaden IL so as to insure that the
: government will have power to reg
ulate coal prices and to take over and
operate coal mines.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio made a
lengthy speech today on the coal sit
uation, reciting alleged exorbitant coal
prices and necessity for government
regulation
Sherman Now "Bone Dry"
Prohibition also came in for some
attention. Senator Thomas of Colo
rado advocated national prohibition
when squarely and fairly presented" !"
but announced opposition to the pro-
posal for immediate "bone dry" pro-
hibition because both of effect on
public sentiment and from the reve-
nue. standpoint.
Senator Sherman of Illinois, who
has not been regarded as an ardent
prohibition advocate, announced that
hereafter he is "bone dry" senator
because of saloon influence in the
East st. Louis race riots"