The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-29
Vets Set Rumors Ahoat About
Alleged Joker in Esea
Bills Dry Clause
APPROPRIATIONS MAY BE
CUT OFF BY AMENDMENT
Senators Friendly to, Prohibi-
ton Confident Of Final Vic.
tory-Lodge Speaks Ia o.
position
tBy stan Corrcspoudent.1

NAfJ DsesAA SOsASSESSAsSs&AAssS
Washington, June 2S.--While IRAN.
tic appeals in some OF the press o1a
among workers in behalf Of ths brow
cry interests were continued today u
an effort to save beer from the prolbsy
bition section of the food control blltS
dry supporters In and out of congT&St
continued to express the view that tj34
food bill, as it finally will be pAno46
by the senate, will not only retain tha
clause prohibiting the manufacturo ~
whiskev and beer, but that it also VIII
prohibit the making Of wines s.n
In q word, the sense is that tf co11s
gress 10 going to come 20 close ia rel
prohibition for the period Of the va
AZ to absolutely prohibit the nnanutac.
ture Of diatilled. fermsnted ana Melt
liquors. 1t will 90 the limit ana 20
away also with the manufacture 4 u
wines.
A story was started here today ~
the effect that the prohibition sactton
OF the food control bill represented 4
Joker" in that IL failed to prohth3f
the sale Of alcoholic liquors. tin nsaJkr
ufacture OF which 10 prohibited, ana
again. that nothing IL said about pro.
hibitinY Importation Of such liquors
into this country Nss
Senator Kenyon. Of Iowa, q memb9f
OF the committee on Agriculture. snia
that a. suggested today on the a06f
by Senator Nardaman, OF MiauieGtn1f
the question Of prohihiting the -
portation Of alcoholic drinks Slsoul
and would be looked. after. ~
been suGsested. for Instance S4 1f
s .a sns hsll Se pas.sd prohtsis
wines alike, ~ now seems HI
Without the prohibition Of iralpoI9 ~
tons OF such intoxicants, graln miGtlK
even be shipped out Of this couA4rT
and made into whiskey and shtppA6
back or grim grown elsewhera manu-
featured into whiskey and shirno6
into the United States No aerioa1
attention In being given the; saxaeSxto3
that grAfr grown In this COUNTRY
might be Ahipped out and made into
whiskey to be returned here. Ia viev
of the fact that these charged With
food conservation would not permif
such farcfcal performance.
Also. il Is suggested that ways, even
without specific legislation, doubtleaa
would he found to prevent liquor b.
ing shipped in from another country
In defiance of the intent OF existine
law.
Senator Thompson, OF Kansas. dts-
cNssing these questions. said ~
thought no specific legislation pr0ltt-
biting the sale would be necessary N
the bill could go thre,sSh anpo1utely
prohibiting the manufacture % III.
toxicants. together with q provista1k
giving sse president authority to com
cansscr whiskey in bond
Senator Kenyon expressed the 49,
i!at that an amendment would - In
;roduced and adopted. II necessary.
prohibiting the importation OF intoxi-
eating beverages Other senator's
q rrAaA fh1t h. - a yvx
of prohibition should be written inxef
law to the extent Of prohjbiting -
making or all intoxicants. thes neral
effect of this victory would b aktc1t
that the less important angles C6TFH
and would be handled. assssss
Discussing the fact that no proAi&E
ton of the importation OF intoxtcnHfS
or no prohibition of the sale. II. 1sfs
cluded in the bill as reported 70 tn
senate. Senator Kenyon said IL u1uSk 1
be borne in mind that as prepared N
this measure is a food cofI-
bill, and not a prolatbtftou
bill SO far as consideration Of the pfo$
hibition principle 10 concerned. 4ur
this reason only the manufacturers
and beer and the zuth0g1<Y
10 commsndeer whiskey In bond. wAS1 /
voted into the measure. @*x@4
On the floor. however, 1t will " n y
ferent. he said. and amendments IT III
viding there may be offered. AZ
senate does not operate under rul43
such as the house does, under which
IN amendment must be german4 m
order to be considered, Senator xeax
von. Senator vardaman. and oth9&a
believe the importation prop6e14t
could be taken care Of In an au4s
ment. u
During the day in the senate 11t
Lodge. Of Massachusetts,, mn0o ~
speech In which he pleaded m
retention Of the privilege OF f41 h
beer. He said he was axainN W1t&&G11 h Il
Senator Hardwick, Of Georgia. ~ VI a
to have section I and the prom nv
sections recommitted to the cosNl Z
tee. Section has to do with a1N16
generally. - to
chandise. The vice-presidents4N
this motion out Of order. Genok
then made = foru6al ~
ton to recommit the entire biII. i
. parliamentary standpoine, aia61d
OF the bill from now on ID Q1x 8
motion. A vote win Be takan e
the committee rises. and thu X&3s
wick motion viii he defen&ed. & II 6221
lieved In his reHnafks 1anato9x 1sS
wick aid he favored parmit<il q II
Of beers Tho pasill1 \ 81
j recess until noon lf56oy. g. ! 81
\ The hill Will - cOAtinpe +
The senate until Il - dlpp 1
r~iH be ordered h<ainn1nG
- hrsf o. tha week. ssSs
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