The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08

d,fecIof or the National bank, ana Baron l De Cuvelier.
 | Since the arrest of score of promi-
 nent persons, Germany has issued state ment accusing the Belgian government of III treating German civilians In East Afri- | ea This accusation is emphatically de- nled by the Belgian government" l industrial, manufacturing, scientific, or
 medicinal purposes, nor shall there be
 imported Into the United States during said war any distilled liquors; provided, 1 that the President of the United States and hereby is directed to take over for
 and on behalf of the government of the United States all distilled liquors that
 are held in bond at the time this act goes into effect, and he Is hereby author ized to pay to the owners of such H. auofs the actual cost of the same, plus
 profit not exceeding 10 percentum; And, provided further, that thee ollec- tion of all excise tax on distilled spirits in bond at the time of the passage of this act shall be suspended so long as this act Is in force and the distiller In event that said distilled spirits shall be
 taken over by the government as herein
 provided, shall be discharged from all
 obligations for any and all taxes levied
 and assessed against said distilled spir-
 it's; provided, however. that the owner of the distilled spirits shall not with draw any part thereof without the pay
 ment of the excise tax in force.
 Any person who wilfully violates this section shall, upon conviction thereof,
 be punished by fine of not exceeding s5o0o or by imprisonment for not more
 than two years, both"
 VARIOUS DIVISIONS
 The provision for government purchase of distilled beverages in bond, offered by Senator Shoot, was added to the Robin
 son substitute by vote of 65 to 12, after
 many senators had vigorously denounced as confiscation of distillers' property d
 provision by Senator Cummins of Iowa
 which proposed to prohibit withdrawal of the warehouse stores.
 The F senators voting against the Shoot
 amendment were: Borah Chamberlain,
 France, Hitchcock, Owen, Reed, Simmons
 Smith of Georgia. Stone, Trammell, Var daman and Walsh-comprising both
 ''wets" and "drys' opposing the plan for divergent reasons
 On Senator Cummins amendment the
 Senate reversed itself. After having been added yesterday to the Robinson substi- tute by vote of 45 to 40, it was struck
 out today, 43 to 39.
 With the addition of the Shoot amend ment, deletien of the Cummins provision and adoption of an amendment by Sen ator James exempting distilled beverages bought by the government from taxation, the Senate decided, 4s to 34, against add ing provisions offered by Senator Pitt man of Nevada which were originally drafted by Senator Gore of Oklahoma, and approved by the Senate agriculture com mittee, authorizing the President to sus- pend manufacture of beer and wine and to limit their alcoholic contents. BEER AND WINE VOTE The vote, decisive as to beer and wines, follows.
 For the Pittman amendment: Democrats Beckham, Chamberlain,
 Fletcher, Gore Hollis, Hustng, Johnson, South Dakota; Jones' New Mexico: Ken
 drick, King, Lewis, McKellar, Newlands,
 Owen, Pittman, shafroth, Sheppard, Smith, Arizona Stone, Thompson, Till man. Trammel, Walsh, Wolcott,. To-
 tal 24
 Republicans: Colt. Cummins, Johnson, California; Kellogg, Kenyon, sNcNary, eison, New, Norris Poindexter. To- tal 10.
 Total for, s4.
 Against the amendment: Democrats: Ashurt, Bankhead Brous- sard, Culberson, Gerry, Hitchcock, James. Martin, Myers. Osterman, Phelan. Pome-
 rene, Ransdell. Reed. Robinson, Shields. simmons Smith, Maryland; Swanson, Un-
 derwood, Williams Total, 2
 Republicans: Borah, Brady, Brande-
 gee Curtis, Dillingham;, Fernald, France.
 Frelinghuysen, Gronna Hale Harding.
 Jones, Washington, Knox. LaFollette.
 Lodge Mclean, Page, Penrose. Sherman, Smith, Michigan Shoot, Townsend
 Wadsworth. Warren. Watson. Total. 25.
 Total against, 46.
 Several prohibition advocates voted against the Pittman amendment, being loath to vest the President with any
 authority in the premises, ROBINSON SUBSTITUTE As amended after the two days, struggle, the Robinson substitute then was adopted upon final vote of 45 to 37.
 The vote follows:
 For the Robinson amended substi- ute:
 Democrats - Bankhead, Broussard. culberson, Gerry. Hitchcock, Hollis, Husting. James, Jones of New Mexico, Lewis, Martin. Newlands, Overman, Phelan, Pittman. Pomerene. Ransdell, Reed Robinson. Sheppard, Simmons, smith of Arizona, Smith of Georgia, smith of Maryland, Stone, Swanson, | Tillman. Underwood, Williams To- | tai. 29.
 Republicans - Brandagee. Colt. Ere.
 linghuysen. France, Harding, Johnson of California, Knox. LaFollette. Me l Lean, Lodge, McNary, New, Penrose, Wadsworth. Warren. Watson. Total, Is, Total for. 45
 l Against the amendment: Democrats Ashurst, Beckhan. 1 Chamberlain, Fletcher, Gore, Johnson
 of South Dakota. Kenrick, King, Me-
 keilar, Myers, owen. Shafroth, Shields, Thompson, Trammelk Vardaman, Vol eott Walsh. Total, IS, Republicans-Borah, Brady, Cum
 mins, Curtis. Dillingham;, Fernald,
 Gronna, Hale. Jones, Washington. Keir losg. Kenyon. Nelson, Norris, Page,
 Poindexter, sherman, Smith of Mich igan. Shoot. Townsend. Total, IS. Total against, ST.
 HOUSE MEMBERS TO CONFER Representative Barkley of Kentucky. father of the House absolute beverage
 manufacturing prohibitory amendm pt, said tonight that he disiiked the Sen ate bill. but declined to forecast what action the House would take on it. Other prohibitionist representatives were undecided regarding steps to bs
 taken upon the return of the Senate