The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-06
Prohibitionists Capitulate.

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This plea caused some of the most
active prohibitionists in the Senate to
capitulate, and an agreement that will
end the threatened long-drawn pro-
hibition warfare on the food bill is
now in sight.
Meantime, the Senate got down to
cases" on the food bill today. Gen
eral debate ended early this after
noon and the Senate began passing on
| the committee amendments. 1t had
been hoped that vote might be Sc
cured some time tomorrow, but this
appears unlikely tonight owing to the
strong opposition being raised to sew
eral features of the measure.
Senator Chamberlain, in charge of
the bill, however, found there is no
intention Of delaying a vote and will
ask tomorrow for a time for vote.
That the Senate is anxious to dispose
of the food bill promptly was indicat-
ed today when motion by Senator
Hardwick, of Georgia, to recommit
the measure, was overwhelmingly de-
feated.
Before the President acted the SEN
ate had been most evenly divided on
the question of beer and wines. Sew
eral Senators, who were strongest for
their inclusion, tonight announced
that they would accede to the Presi-
dents wishes. Although others prom
ised to continue the fight, the majority
of prohibition sentiment apparently
was in favor of trying for no more
than an authorization for the Presi-
dent to stop brewing and wine MAX
ing.
Passage Likely Next Week.
Passage by the Senate by the food
measure early next week was conf |
IDENTIFY expected through the prospec-
tive elimination of the great conten-
ton over liquor. The general legisla-
ton will be taken up in detail tomor-
row and by Tuesday leaders expect
final vote. House leaders active in to-
days conference predicted that body
would accede to the Presidents de-
sire as to beers and wines.
Brief conferences to the prohibition
issue were made during Senate de-
bate today by Senators Hardwick and
Reed. The former said the control
legislation, as well as the prohibition
sections, involve a "straightiacket"
or the nation. Senator Reed criticised
The press for opposing prohibition,
)ut paying scant attention to the other
alleged evils of the bills. Senator
1ardwck attacked the bill in a three
hour speech as "despotic, autocratic,
and un-American."
Discussion of committee amend
nents was begun late today.
The Senate added fertilizer ingredi-
nts upon motion Of Senator Smith of
south Carolina to the lists of products
ver which federal power shall extend.
Would Strike Out Copper.
Senator King gave notice of mo-
ion to strike copper from the list,
While other Senators propose amend
nents extending control on cotton,
lothing, leather and many other ar
icles.
In speech assailing prohibition
mendments to the food control bill
\ the House today, Representative
leeker of Missouri submitted statis-
les showing TAG patent medicines t
from eight-tenths of one t
err cent to SO liz per cent of alcohol t
rOuld be exempt from the regulations /
the food control measure. /
Companies manufacturing them, he i
aid, are capitalized at $71, 100000, G
nd he predicted that passage of the h
'od bill in its present form would in i
rease their stock values ten times /
thin three years.
Agreement was reached today to t
egin three-day adjournments tonight Il
ntil July 8, and to transact no bust b
ess in the meantime, but later Rep +
Sims of Tennessee, who /,
as a party to the first agreement, c
ojected TO plans for an adjournment s
'aching beyond next Tuesday. S