New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-07
Amendment Prohibiting
Sale of Whiskey ThroWs
"Wets" Into a Panic
tBy The Associated Pressl


Washington, July 6.-At the close Of
day Of turbulent debate and after
voting 81 to "a against the so-called
"bone dry" amendment, the Senate to-
night recessed until tomorrow in the
midst of the prohibition fight on the
food control bill.
Defeat of the "bone dry" proposal
insures that legislation prohibiting
the manufacture of intoxicants will
be limited to distilled beverages.
Whether consumption as we'll as manu-
facture of distilled spirits shall cease
during the war, a new element injected
into the contest at the eleventh hour,
completely disrupted leaders well laid
plans and caused the recess for con-
ferences on a compromise.
After rollcalls showing consider
able majority against stopping the
manufacture Of beer and wines or Civ
ing the President power to suspend
their manufacture the Senate voted to
prohibit the importation of distilled
beverages, and then, by vote of 10 to
40. tentatively adopted provision pro-
hibiting the withdrawal of distilled
spirits now held in bond for beverage
purposes.
Cummins Amendments
Both provisions, though voted on
separately, are contained in an amend
ment bv Senator Cummins added to the
so-called Administration compromise"
substitute of Senator Robinson, OF Ar
kansas, prohibiting only manufacture
Of distilled beverages. The substitute
was offered for the clause as drafted
bv the Agriculture Committee, which
would place the question Of beer and
wine manufacture in the hands OF the
President.
Many Senators who had planned 10
vote for the Robinson substitute
nromptly expressed their disapprovai
IF the Cummins amendment, which,
thew declared, proposed virtual con-
fscstion of 22O, 900, 900 gallons OF dis-
tilIad beverages in bond without con
serving any grain. They pointed ou.
tbst the government would lose o neN'
ear between S25O,00000O and s9vV'.
Goo mo in taxes and asserted t%hat %
hanks with loans upon distilled spir''s
might be put out Of business
The prohibition forces, ho1h;I;ty hoTS;
we're openly elated over the possITm. -,
~ stopping consumption as
manufacture Of wnlskey A"u
"hard" beverages
Last Fight for Whiskey
romorrow the fight will centre upon
an effort TO eliminate Ine 49, or nv
aIne,'ui nroroise Pending when the senate
recessed tonight was Proposeu P.ed
oro;ss ss~amendment by Senator Neeu'
pion,Ise e,,o,,Id authorize the President 70
nr,ni, withdrawal Of distilled spiIIts
I'm The bonded warehouses II He O
Iieves il in the public interest C.ih;tior
I,non dispogition Of the prohioi'ion
,bc Senate leaders expect 10
Seek an agreement for a hnal V91e npo"
ses" tand hin as a whole next Wedhes-
day or Thursday. H.. :, tervent
a.nr,, and roll calls on numerous
orno.sls o.ao Friends of prohibition used
Psp, ., TIE time in debate, held unoer
~ aoreement limiting each senator
time In q vain effort 10 secure
Sbon. dry" provision. .nod
Senator Myers, Of Montana, oneleu
che "bone dry" amendment, proposIhs
- sdd malt. fermented and vihous
beverages TO the provisions OIL the
Robin,on substitute prohibiting man
ufac,ure Of distilled beverages;
On rejection Of the bone dry pro
III III roost Of the "drys" united in an
pSS ppg"rt 70 stop consumption. in addition
to manufacture, Of distilled oeverSEe. -
.brough the Cummins amendment
which provides that III. or,
"No distilled liquors or spirit, now
IN bond In the United States shall our
Inc tbe existing war be withdrawn 70
he used as beverages, nor. shall there
he imported into the United states dur, y
,ng The said war any distilled spirits
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