The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
ESPIONAGE. BILL
PASSES SENATE
By VOTE OF IT'S
Measure Is Approved In Form
That Eliminates Censor
ship Provision.

SHIP 1TOtISlOu.
Washington, May 15--Su1pped of
both the press censorship provision
and the Cammins amendment to pro
hibit the use OF cereals and grain in
the manufacture of alcoholic bever-
ages, the Espionage Bill was passed
by the Senath-1ast might by a vote OF
n to C. M
The senators who voted against tia
measure were Borah, France, Grunna.
Sherman and La Toilette, Repuasaa-
cans, and Vardaman, Democrat.
The hfM viii now go to conference
committees To consider both the Sem
ate ard House bills, which are radl-
calfy different IN several material fea-
tures-' Senators Overman, F9eteher
and Nelson, the Senate conferees
voted In fzx,or of a press censorship
The House measure contains a pro-
vision authorizing the President to
proznulgAte regulations for the estasb-
nshment OF . censorship over the
press, but lsaves 1t to the, courts
finally 30 determine whether offenses
alleged ounstifuhB chimes. The House
bin frrther retains in It's Original
shape tine provision comforting upon
the Postmaster General powers to
censor the malls which was stricken
out by the Senate.
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The press censorship feature was
defeatsd by vote of 4S to "a, but
the Sznate voted 81 To 20 to retain
that part OF the postal SECTION which
some SENATORS say viii give the
Postmaster General drastic powers of
trrrlxT ~
SenatH. Bnrah,s mntiDn to strike ont
the c1anxe.
An zrnendnEnt by Senator La Fol-
lettH, rejected e5 to 9, would have
modifen the export embargo prDvfs-
ion SD as tn prohibit the President
from emharenang shipments unless the
prescribed ARTICLES were needed in
this oounr1y and to forbid the use
Of the emahnrgD power to coerce any
neutral nat1pn to participate In the
WAR. ~
The CumM1ns amendment, which
was fnrnr pDratsd fnto the bd1l by the
Committee of the Whole OF the Sen
ate ON EnturI1ay by a vote of 30 to
b. WAS STRICKEN from the measure
by a vote OF AZ to 81 With. It went
also the proposition to Euast1tuHS am
amend1neut giving the President au-
tn unity To limit the use of food pro-
ducts m the miAuuf1cture of alcohol
The vote ON a. mUt1om of Senator
Cver-mams the manager of the bin, to
resture the press censorship feature
was as follows
For Ssthe rcensorshtp-Democ
BeckIranl, NCuIberson. Fletcher Gerry.
Hollis. Hsustfnss James. Jones of Kew
Mex1esn. Myers. New1andEs Oyerman,
Pomerene. Ransde11. Robinson. Shep-
pard. Summons. Stone. Swanson.
Thompscn. waikiki. wi1raanas and VOL
qott-26 Repusbficans: Colt, Hale,
NcCqmber. Mclean, Nelson. Pofnden-
ter. sterling and Wadswortaa- To-
tan. 81.
Against - Democrats: Ashurst,
Banlhea&. Broessard. Chann5er1afn.
Gore. Hardxtek. Lewis. Mcclellan.
Pheaan P1ttfnans Reed, Sau1sbury,
Ehafroth Ehaslds, Srnixh OF Arizona.
Smith OF Georgia Szaarh OF South
Carolina. Thornss. Campbell. Under
wood and Vardxnan-21. Repua5tL
cams: Bora6. Brandegee. Calder, Cur
IDS. Curanlhns. Dillingham;, Fail. Fer
maid France, Frelinghuyssm. Calm
ger, Gropna. Harding. johnson OF
Calttornaa, Jones OF Washington. KEEL
1oEgs Kenyon. Knox La Toilette
Lodge. New, Page, Sherman. Smoot
Surhsrsana. Townsend and Watson
IL EoHaly 4S.
5faatxks nac6iom began I'm tho open Sen
ate, Senator Lodge, who ON Saturday,
voted agadnst the motion of Eenatos
johnson to eliminate the press CEN
sorshaD 1satsrs. switched over to the
other side. He saids
LIN voting against the motion o1
the Se4at@r from California on Sat.
4trday I felt it was necessary tina,
there should BE- some protse4io4
against ting patbadea+aon OF inferaaa4
f4eR saseGaa to t1aS e9enaJ Siace
cast that vote have had occasion
to examine with care TIC qualification
.eosaiaz fr1Ha the BIreaM OF IaGornaa,
lion, .wsadch Is said to DO tbs Boars
of Censorship.
Il have eNRas TO tho conclusion tina
it -woNld be batter not to have an,
5eg1slaxz@n OF this sort than to permit
ftAt board TO exeatade-aS 1t with hava
the p@weF 10 exc1M@e etaGatfy ey
<erythang fFosn ting newsDaRers of th-
country. The fast that this bib give
the right 70 50 to the e0aFts is n
pre4eet5e0, The threat OF a sui
would be adi safae1ent, aad do no
care 10 jeays tbs publication of tn
pewspaDers ct the mercy OF tina
board, shall therefore vote agaans
restoring tag eeasersaAD provision
SehateT S6i45ds, DedheeSaE OF Ten
Saessee, a5SS NE30sed t4as OyeFHan RaoA
fd6a ON constitutional gEeaHf5s.
THE adaeadEnah4 guaranteeing free.
G%sR to the press" said he, has nevea
yseeaved its 5adicda1 construction b5
the Sa9rezae 6oaFt, Bst It has aeea
construed by the Constitutional Con.
ventisas OF adj the States In tax
ERiea, which jR substance declare
fiat there shah be no restraint, IA
psi0Y eesasessAiD upon speech OF the
press, VI
f7R 0theF words, there eaH he h<
Pzd9T restraint. Any fRaa who make.
the DHtddeataea that does aBethes
wrong OF that is tFeaseaabls can b.
punished under the existing laws
FeFHev Attorney GeaAFa1 Knos
said .z--L--4-- ..--.4..---.---
h1t seems 10 Fas to be perfeetl.
fisar that the Consultation must al
ways be construed Ia such q aaaaea
ps to give sRset to all OF its powers
F'hA was Fse~eF Of t4e Ge4astitzaaez
stands upon f1aa same aHtheFieT as tn,
pthey powers la tha 6sastitafseR AK
IT Is a sound and we'll recognized FsIi'
Of eessstruetie7 OF any instrument taa
~ Psssib{e II must be construed t.
give meaning 10 All hts parts"