New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-03
Administration Leaders
Will Move To-day for
Limit on Senate Debate
Federal Control
Extension Planned
Iron, Steel, Cotton, Wool
Included; Bitter Fight
Over Prohibition

Washington, July . Controversy
in the Senate over the food control bill
and its prohibition feature reached
such an acute stage to-day that formal
steps were taken by Administration
, leaders TO limit debate and force final
vote this week by invoking for the
first time the Senate's new cloture rule.
Within half an hour many more
than the necessary sixteen Senator'S
signatures to cloture motion were
secured. Senator Chamberlain, in
charge Of the bill, announced TO the
Senate later that he would offer the
motion tomorrow and ask for = vote
upon it Thursday. It's adoption would
reduire two-thirds vote and there
after would limit each Senator's time
upon the bill and all amendments to
I one hour.
To Show Up Bills Foes
Many Senators say that until the
prohibition issue is settled the neces-
sary two-thirds vote for cloture can
not be secured. Others point out.
however, that the vote on shutting
off debate at least will "show up" on
record those not in fsvor of eXpediting
the bill as desired by the President.
The movement for use of the clot-
ure rule, adopted by the flibuster
last winter on the armed neutrality
| bill. came after the Senate had
adopted the section, by a vote of ~
TO Is, extending government control,
in addition to food and fuels, TO iron
and steel. copper. cotton. wool. hides
| and skins. lead. aluminium, fertiliz-
ers. farm implements, hemp and other
binding Irvine materials and their
! products.
A fast and furious skirmish on pro-
! hibition occurred for half an hour just
before the Senate recessed tonight, 10
meet an hour earlier than usual to-
morrow. The "wets" and "drys" clashed
| when Senator Penrose. opposing any
attempt at cloture. suggested that pro-
! hibition's friends had been delaying &C
ton. Senator Jones. of Washington,
vehemently denied the charge and as
serted that the delay has been caused
| by prohibition opponents.
Objection by Penrose
Senator Sheppard asked unanimous
consent for a vote tomorrow on the
! liquor question, but Senator Penrose
OBJ ected.
The dispute over prohibition was
! opened anew by the action of the Agri-
culture Committee in approving. TO D
an amendment by Senator Gore pro
posing that the manufacture OF dis
/ titled spirits shall be prohibited and
] the President given power TO suspend
| the making Of beer and wines. The
committee rejected. to {. the so-called
Administration compromise plan OF
| Senator Chamberlain limiting prohibit
/ ton TO distilled beverages without any
action regarding malt and vinous in
/ toXicants.
Leaders Of both "wet" and dry" fac
! tions tonight were predicting victory
I in the prospective open, clean-cut Fight
| in the Senate over empowering the
President to deal with light beverages.
/ Although there was some change OF
/ sentiment i'm favor OF II, Gore substi-
tute. the general belief was that sub
+ stitute drawn to-day by Senator Mar
tin. Democratic leader, similar 70 the
! Chamberlain amendment, prohibiting
only beverage distillation, would be