The sun., 1917-07-06
SENATE DECIDE
DRY ISSUE TO-DAY
Consideration Begins at .
O'Clock This Afternoon With
Debate Limited.
TEN MINUTE SPEECHES
administration Compromise"
for Gore Bone Dry Plan
Expected to Win.
TEN MINUTE SPEECHES

WASHINGTON, July with resor,
TO the cloture rule threatened. the Son.
ate by unanimous consent late to.da,
agreed to begin consideration OF m.
prohibition section and of any amend.
ments or substitutes of the food hill =,
2 o'clock Tomorrow afternoon, with do.
bate limited.
Final disposition of the prohibl,io,
issue before adjournment to-morrov
night and passage OF the bill next wesk
Is deemed assured. Senator Chamb4r.
lain. in charge of the measure. an.
nounced he would seek another unani.
nous consent agreement for a final yo,.
not later than wednesday or THURSDAY
next and believed It would be obtained
without using the cloture motion. Forty
two Senator's have signed tho cloture
measure. which required only fifteen
signatures.
When the prohibition question I,
taken up tomorrow the time Of each
Senator spekaing will be limited 10 ten
minutes on the Gore amendment pro
hibiting the manufacture Of distilled
beverages during the war and giving the
President authority 10 suspend the
manufacture OF malt, fermented and
vinous intoxicants and to limit their al
coholic contents. On amendments and
tors debate will be limited to fivc min
utes.
Wets TO Lose Little Time.
The "wets" tonight planned to use
little time in discussion. and 1t is be-
lieved the voting will begin in the after.
noon.
All the formal steps for a decisive
and spirited struggle on prohibition have
been taken. Senator Robinson to-day
introduced the so-called Administration
compromise substitute for the Gore
plan providing that distillation OF food.
stuffs for intoxicating beverages shall
cease.
Private polls OF the Senate, leaders N
both factions admitted privately TO-
night, indicate a large majority for the
Robinson substitute. 1t was drawn by
Senator Martin. Democratic leader I'd
is identical with that originally offered
by Senator Chamberlain and rejected by
the Senate Agriculture Committee In
favor OF the Gore amendment.
The Senate adopted Senator Kenyon's
amendment to a section of the bin
greatly extending the Governments
power TO purchase and sell supplies n
insure reasonable prices. Under tina
amendment, iR addition to foods, feed
and fuel the Government would he au.
thorized to buy and sell, and at mini.
mum prices fixed by the Federal author.
tiles, all other 'necessaries" named in
the bill.
A determined effort will be made ~
broaden the bill so as to insure that 'hs
Government will have power TO regulate
coal prices and to take over and operate
coal mines Many leaders believe, how.
ever. that some of the "neceSsaries" now
included In the bill for governmental
regulation. such as cotton, wool. iron
and steel and other products, will he
eliminated.
Coal Regulation Urged.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio made I,
long speech on the coal situation. -c.
citing alleged exorbitant coal prices md
the necessity for Government regulator
He said the bill should unequivoaalv
give the President power to commander
coal mines when eXorbitantly rch
prices made II necessary and r order
successfully TO prosecute the wa He
said he had information that naa' vas
held in railroad yards last wine, nn's
the supply was short to for. ..
Senator Thomas OF COLORADO adyont'od
national prohibition when suuaroly ana
fairly presented" but announced oppos'-
J tion to the proposal for immediate bona
! dry" prohibition both becalISe Of the "f-
feet OH public sentiment and from tho
revenue standpoint
Senator Sherman, Illinois, who 0J4
! not been regarded as an ardent prul.h-
| tion advocate, announced that hereafter
| he Is to he a bone dry Senator bC-
cause of the saloon influence I'M the East
| St Louis race riots.
A new amendment introduced los So"-
| ator Gronna would prohibit the u-' =
any food materials or feeds IN tho man
! ufacture of alcoholic liquors aud permit
the President to allow the making -
Vinous liquors from perlshable fruits
| only during the nresent Near.