Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-13
Same Body Refuses to Pro-
hibit Sale of Intoxicants
During War Timel as Cum
n,inS Urged,
WHlSKEY AND BEER
MAKING MUST CEASE
Measure, Sure to Become
Law, Puts End to Disti||ing
and Brewing on Septem-
Der I.

Washington, May l2.-The first leg
isiative step toward conservation of
the nations food resources and a long
advance toward an absolutely dry
United States, was taken tonight by
the senate in approving, SO to 32, an
amendment to the administration
espionage bill forbidding during the
war the use of grain in the manufac-
ture of Intoxicating liquor.
BY a majority of one vote the sem
ate also threw out of the bill the ad-
ministration's press censorship sec
ton, as was done in the house. This
action is expected to throw the CEN
sorship fight into conference, where
the influence of the administration
can be brought to bear more directly
What will be the outcome no senator
would predict with confidence to-
night.
Debate Limited.
The prohibition amendment was
adopted under rule limiting debate
sharply and there were only brief
speeches on each side. Just previous
ly the senate had voted down, AZ to
25, a proposal to forbid sale of intox-
icants during the war.
Effective September | the amend
ment is calculated to confine sale and
consumption to whiskey and other
grain liquors already in stock and to
wines, brandies or other drinks that
depend upon other materials for their
main constituents Another oppor-
tunity to vote upon it will be offered
when the senate Ises the bill with
the amendment from tie committee
of the whole but opponents of the
prohibitory provision are not conf
dent that they will be able to over
turn today's action.
Estimates during the debate were
that at least $200, 100000 in annual
internal revenue would be lost If the
amendment stands Elimination of
the press censorship section ended a
long and bitter fight. The vote was
80 to 3S. Opportunity will come also
for another vote on this section, and
the administration is expected to
make an effort to have the senate re-
verse itself.
Cummins' Amendment.
The prohibition amendment, pro-
posed by Senator Cummins, republi-
can, of Iowa, reads as follows:
"That on and after September l.,
1917, during the period of the war
with the imperial German govern
ment, 1t shall be unlawful to use or
employ directly or indirectly any
cereal, grain, sugar or syrup in the
production of intoxicating liquor in
any form or of any kind: provided
that nothing in this section shall pre-
vent the use of sugar or syrup in the
manufacture of wines as now author
lied by existing law; provided further
that this section shall not be con-
strued to make unlawful the manu-
facture of alcohol or Intoxicating
liquor for industrial mechanical, me-
dicinal, sacramento or scientific pur-
poses under rules and regulations to
be established by the secretary of the
treasury.
"A violation of this section shall be
punished by fine Of not more than
$1,000 or Imprisonment for not more
than three years or both"
How the Vote Stood.
Senator'S who voted for the amend
ment were:
Democrats - Ashurst, Beckman,
Gore, Kendrick, King, Kirby, Nickel
lar, Martin, Myers, Phelan, Pittman,
Shafroth, Sheppard, Shields, Smith
(Georgia), Swanson, Thompson,
Trammell, Vardaman, Walsh, Will
iamS, Wolcott-22.
Republicans Brady, Cummins,
Curtis, Gallinger Hale. Johnson
California;, Jones washington, },
Kenyon, Norris, Page, Poindexter,
Sherman, Smoot. Sterling, Suther-
land, Townsend--16.
Against the amendment:
Democrats-Bankhe Broussard,
Fletcher, Gerry, Hardwick, Hollis,
Husting, James, Jones (New Mexico),
Lewis, Overman, Pomerene, Ransdell,
Reed, Robinson, Simmons Smith
(South Carolina), Stone. Underwood
.-19.
Republicans = Brandegee, Calder,
Fall, France, Frelinghuysen, Hard
ing, Kellogg, La Toilette, Lodge, Nell
son, New, Wadsworth, Weeks--13.
Discussion of the censorship and
prohibition sections prevented final
vote on the bill. 1t will be taken up
again Monday