The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
DRY RIDERS PUT ON PRESIDENTS
 REVENUE BILLS
Big Drive for Dry Nation to Be Made In Congress
 This Week

Washington, June 1.-The drive Of the ProhibitioIists on Congress for dry legislation will begin in earnest this week. The program calls for:
 l. Action by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Senator Jone's resolu- tionS to submit to the people an amendment to the Constitution for national Prohibition.
 2. A vote on Senator Cores amend ment to the Priority Freight Bill to prohibit shipment of intoxicating liquors in interstate commerce.
 3. A vote in the Finance Commit tee on the Gore amendments to tax retail liquor dealers $5,O00 a year, to levy tax of $50 per 100 pounds on food materials to be used in the man nfacture of alcohol and alcoholic liquors and largely to increase the tax on beer. EFssA
 Every important Administration measure before Congress is threatened with Prohibition riders The Pri- ority Freight Bill, the War Revenue Bill and the Food Bill will have gress because of the efforts of Pro- hibitionists to put anti-liquor riders on them.
 
 promised to take up the Jones ,reso- lution today and determine what shall be done with it. Its author, Senator Jones of Washington, threatened 10 days ago to ask for the discharge of the measure if action were not taken at an early date. His attitude now is that if the committee acts within a reasonable time he will not go to the floor of the Senate with his prop osition.
 Senator Jones and other Prohibit ton leaders in Congress demand a vote on the resolution for a constitu- tionaI amendment, providing for Ma tionwide Prohibition as war meas ure. They argue that now is the time to cut out all intoxicating drinks.
 If the action of the Senate is un- favorable, 1t will be difficult for the Prohibitionists to get their proposi- ton before Congress, as the Demo cratic leaders of the House have en- tered into a "gentlemen's agree ment" with Representatives from New York, Boston and other eastern cities, not to initiate any move for Prohibition at the present session. The most promising measure for early action on Prohibition is the Gore amendment to the Priority Freight Bill. now before the Senate. as 4e unfinished business. By a rider to the Priority Bin, which Sem ator Newlands is trying to put through on the recommendation of the President. MT. Gore would stop all liquor traffic across state lines. Tn offering this proposition, the the plans of the Anti-Saloon League of America. ''to further limit during the war the power for harm of the beverage liquor traffic and prohibit the interstate shipment of all intox- eating liquors and all grains to manu- fracture such liquors"
 The Gore amendment, which must be withdrawn or voted on this week, when the Priority Bill is voted on by the Senate, provides '.that it shall be unlawful for any common carrier, or any other person or corporation, to ship, receive for shipment, transport, deliver or receive, in interstate com ! merce or commerce among the sever al states, distilled spirits"
 A majority vote would attach the Gore amendment to the Priority Bill ! and it looks now as if it might win l The Gore amendments to the Reve- nue Bill will be considered by the | Finance Committee. but the senti- ment among the memb ITS is against l them.
 When the Food Control Bill is in. troduced in the House, Prohibition amendments will be offered for the l purpose of preventing the use o1 foods, food materials and feeds in the manufacture of liquors. Already sev. 1 eral Senators have similar amend l ments for the bill when it reache. the Senate. i,