Arizona republican., 1917-07-08
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 WASHINGTON, July 7.-The senate went on record today in favor of bone dry" national prohibition during the war, so far as whiskey and other dis tiled beverages are concerned.
 Liquor legislation was written into the food control bill in one of the sen ates bitterest contests, which would strike at consumption of distilled in- toxicants by communicating stocks in bond in addition to prohibiting their manufacture or importation. The beer and wine industries would be left un disturbed.
 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 d vote of 45 to 37 a provision prohibiting manufacture and importation of dis titled beverages during the war and added, 65 to 12, a further clause di- recting the president to take over al distilled spirits in government bonded warehouses and pay for it on the basis of cost plus 10 per cent.
 While the final prohibition legislation will be evolved in conference between the two houses, it is generally regard ed as possible that the house will ac-
  in behalf of the original section.
 The senate provision would limit consumption to stocks in retailers hands or withdrawn before the law goes into effect. Stocks of distilled bever- ages in bond were estimated tonight at between 200 000,00 and 300, 900. 900 gallons, and the annual normal con sumption of 120,000,000 gallons. To purchase this enormous quantity of liquor or what is left of it after with drawa.s in anticipation of the legisla- ton. it is estimated that the govern ment would have to spend from s300,- 000. 900 to S1 1,000, ,000, 000. The probable loss in federal revenue is placed at from $200,000,000 to $400,000,000, al- though this, as well as the cost of pur- chase, would depend entirely on how much liquor was withdrawn tax-paid before the communicating
 The senates action promises ndef- irite delay in enacting the war tax bill, further delay on the food control biI. and indefinite postponement of ad- journment of congress- The revised Fs1, ,670, 100000 war tax bill was with drawn immediately following the final vote upon the liquor question to seek new sources of revenue in case taxation on distilled liquors is eliminated.
 Enormous withdrawals of distilled liquors from bonded warehouses before the senate provision could become eff fective was generally predicted today It was estimated that manufacturers and dealers probably could raise funds enough to withdraw at least half of the existing supplies, or enough to meet consumption demands for a year or more.
 One feature of the bill as it now Istands-the prohibition of the manufac- ture of distilled sririts-will not be subject to change in conference and therefore Is certain to become law A resort to cloture still is threatened to hasten action on other disputed sec tons of the food control bill Senator Chamberlain tonight presented and then withdrew temporarily his c.oture after failing to obtain an agreement by unanimous consent for a 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 speeches under five minute limit, inside" congressional maneuvering and parlia- : mentary tangles preceded the senator's action on the liquor contest. The re- suit was hailed as partial victory by both vets and "dryss' Prohibition advocates were more elated, however, because they had won their fight to stop, or at least greatly restrict con sumption as well as manufacture of distilled beverages.
 The "wets" were successful, however in confining the senates action to dis titled beverages without interfering with beer and wines
 The provision for government pur- chase of distilled beverages in bond offered by Senator Shoot, was added to the Robinson sub after many sen ators had vigorously denounced as con- fiscation of distihers' property a pro- 1 Continued on Page Two)