Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-07
SENATE REJECTS
beer prohibition
Adopts Food Bill Amend
ment Forbidding Impor-
tation of Distilled
Liquors
CALLSRECESS WITHOUT
TAKING FINAL ACTION

liquor feature Of the food Bill, The
Senate last night voted against the
manufacture Of distilled spirits dur
ing tho war. against allow ne Their
withdrawal from bond and asa INST
ther import BY a decisive vote. it
opposed putting the ban on wines or
beer
The vote on all these propositions
with the exception Of that allowing
wine and beer however. was not fiaa
he Senatc,taking q recess until today
to pass upon the entire liquor section
as 70 will remain the bill Action
today viii come upon an amendment
offered by Senator Robinson, prohi5
itine disiillation of liquor during the
war. with amendments tackled on by
Senator Cummins against stiliod
spirits being withdrawn from bond or
being imported. Beer and wine. 60 is
conceded, have been finally disposed
Of
Tho fight yesterday was concentrat-
Cd upon the Cummins amendments 10
Senator Robnson's provision aga INST
distilled spirits and upon another
amendment of Senator Myers of Mon
tana 10 include wine and beer in the
prohibitivc legislation so as to make
the nation bone dry Senator Cum
MINIS got his ant whisky amendment
against the use OF whisky In bond
through a vote OF 45 20 40 His amend
mcnt against the importation OF
whisky was passed By a vote of 6S TO
10. That OF Senator Myers aimed 40
putting the bar against beer and
wine, was defeated by q vote of 50 10
a.
The vote on the Myers amendment
IS indicative of the attitude of the
Senate on the final passage Of the
liquor phase of the bill Advocates
OF "bone dry legislation last might
admitted that they have lost their
fight They found comfort n the pass
age of the Cummins amendments
against whisky rum, GIN and brandy,
but were NOT sure these might not be
defeated today.
What makes the anu-whislly Sena-
tors fear they may lose their fight on
distilled spirits today Is the sudden
shift that became manifest at the end
Of the day among Senators who had
voted for the Cummins amendments
senator Underwood OF Alabama. an
nounced himself just before adjourn
ment as opposed to legislation that
would confscate the property of dis
iillers thout compensation. The
Cummins amendment made no pro
vision for compensation, and as this
Amendment was tackled on % that OF
Senator Robinson for final vote to-
day the Alabama senator declared he
would have 10 vote against the en-
ire Robinson proposal.
lmmediafcy Senator Penrose on
he Repuhl can side. announced HIM
self in support OF Senator Under
woods attitude and e soon became /
evident that there was disaffection on |
both sides of the chamber on the al /
ready passed Cummins amendments. /
II looks as if the Robinson amend |
ment. with the Cummins addendas,
may be defeated
II this happens. the amendment draft
cd by Senator Chamberlain, sponsor of I
the food bill in the Senate. prohibiting 4
the use Of foods or feeds in the maunfac /
ture of distilled spirits. but not mention 1
ing beer and wine, would be offered as
q substitute for the entire liquor section. |
Under Senator Chamherlain's amendment
the President would have power TO COM
mandeer stocks Of distilled spirits now
IN bond when exigency dictates
Here is the Robinson amendment as
accepted with the Cummins amend
ments.
Section -. That on and after
thirty days from the date OF the
approval of tf.s act no person shall
use any food. fruits, food materials
or feeds In the production of distil.
led liquors, except for governmental,
Industrial, manufacturing. scicnti-
tc or medicinal purposes No dis
titled liquors or spirits now In bond
IN the United States shall during
the existing war be withdrawn 10
be used as q beverage. Nor shall
>heer be imported 10 the United
States during the said war. or any
distilled liquors. Any person who
wiiliully violates this section shall
upon conviction thereof be punished
BY fine Of not exceeding 5000 or
by imprisonment for not more than
two years or both
Senator Reeds amendment 10 Civ.
to the President power to releas,
Whisky from bond reads
Provided. however. that the
President is hereby empowered TO
permit the withdrawal OF liquors
in bond if in his opinion the with
drawal IS in the public interest
Here is the way the Senate lined NJ
IN defeating. 50 20 "a. the Myers
amendment TO put the ban on beer and
wine:
Ayes - Ashurst. Beckham Gore
Johnson s. D.. Kendrick. Mcclellan
Myers. Shafroth Shields Thomson,
Trammoil Vardaman ard Wolcott,
Democrats. Borah, BRADY Cumm'n ms.
Curtis Dillingham; Fernald Gronna,
Hello Jones Of Washington. Kellogg.
KENYON McCumher Nelson Norris.
Ease fo.ndeyter. sherman Smith. OF
Michigan, Sroo' Sterling aud Town
serf. Republicans
Nays--Raukhcad proussard. Cham
nerlain. Cuihe-son. Fletcher. Gerry.
y tchcock Hollis. Husting James.
Jones y. III King Lewis. McNary,
Martin. Ncwlands OVcrman Owen.
Pheian Pitman Pomorene. Rn1sdell.
Reed. Robinson Sheppard. Simmons.
smith, Georgia; Smith. Maryland T;
Smith. south Carolina; stone swan
son Thomas. Tillman. Underwood.
Walsh and Williams Democrats:
Brandegee. Calder, Colt France. Fro,
linehuvsen. Harding Johnson. Califor-
MIA: Knox. Ia Toilette Lodge Nc
Lean. New Penrose. Wadsworth. War
rem and Watson. Republicans
sUFFRAcIsTs HOLD BAKE.
A suffrage bake was held this morn.
ing at No. COG King street. under the
rrrn.cea Of the prqss nuhlishino com.