Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-10

amendment by provision for CON-
pensating the distillers for liquor
seized.
AS WILSON WANTS IT.
This leaves the food bill about as
President Wilson wants it, as far as
the LIQUOR provisions are concerned.
The senate on Friday defeated the
bone dry proposal. 81 to "a, proposing
to prohibit the manufacture of beer
and wine as we'll as whisky, thus IN
dicating President Wilson's success in
saving the lighter beverages to their
consumers.
MANUFACTURE IS PROHIBITED.
AS 1t stands. the bill prohibits the
manufacture of distilled beverages In
which foodstuffs are used and author
ICES the president to commander the
distilled spirits now in bond for reds.
tillation and use in the manufacture OF
munitions.
Senators who voted Friday for
the Cummins amendment and against
II Saturday were: Phelan Of California,
Smith Of Georgia, Tillman OF South
Carolina and McCumber Of Aorth Da.
kota.
WOULD GIVE WILSON POWER.
Pending is a compromise amend.
ment by Senator Reed, which would
authorize the president in his discre'
ton to permit the withdrawal Of dis.
titled spirits from bonded warehouses.
Champions Of the food bill, expect.
ing final disposition Of the prohibition
~ ~ a al a.
agreement for vote on the measure,
as whole by Wednesday or Thurs.
day.
COMPROMISE Is ACCEPTED.
The senate voted s. to 10 In favor OF
adding to Senator Cummins amend.
ment proviso by Senator Smoot that.
should withdrawal Of distilled hever'
ages from bonds be prohibited. the
president should be directed to take
over all stocks in bonded warehouses
for government use and pay distill-
ers the cost of production plus 10
per cent profit.
An effort to reconsider the Cummins
am endment prohibiting withdrawal OF
distilled beverages from bonded ware.
houses had been decided upon at
conference of leaders before the SEN
ate reconvened.
When the senate reconvened, Sena.
tor Reed explained that his purpose
in introducing an amendment to EN-.
power the president to withdraw II.
quors from bonded warehouses was TO
meet statements that ii the Cummins
amendment which prohibits such with.
drawal were adopted. many small
banks would be wrecked.
cuMMlNs' PLAN AssAiLEo.
Senator James of Kentucky opposed
the Cummins amendment and Sena.
tor Penrose declared there are about
POS. 900 900 gallons OF whisky in bond
on which banks have loaned from $780,
900. 900 to $100,000,000.
/ The loans. he said. usually are for
long period and should the amend
ment preventing the withdrawal OF
distilled liquor in bond stand many
banks and innocent holders Of securi
ties would suffer
Senator Harding of Ohio presented
i statements. that the Cummins amend
ment would wipe out assets aggrega-
ting $750,00o,000.
/ OTSluB thO ouAAA
Minis amendment, Senator Robinson
author of the administration compro-
mise substitute, said the Cummins
provision would cause reaction
against "the laudable movement for
national prohibition"
WILLIAMS JOINS CRITICS.
Conceding that alcohol is curse"
Senator John Sharp Williams asserted
that ito come here trying to. confis-
cate millions of dollars worth Of prop
/ erty, and give up $250,000.000 in rev.
! enue strikes me as carrying unreason
/ to the superlative FORM
Senator Reeds amendment to the
( Cummins provision. proposing that the
president should be empowered to au-
thorize withdrawal Of liquors from
i bond when in the public interest. was
rejected As to 80.
The effect Of this action was to
leave the Cummins proviso subject to
further vote. and Senator Shoots
provision for paying distiliers for their
stocks was then adopted.
Following this action. the senate
voted "A to 80 to reconsider its action
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