The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-07
Busy Day Filled With Voting
on Amendments and Max
ing Fiery Speeches
APPROPRIATIONS ALSO
FALL UNDER THE BAN
Senate Repeatedly Evidences
Approval Of Dry Policy ~
Substantial Majorities Yes.
terday
tHy STAG Co-respoaaeat)

by STAG Co-respoaaeat)
Washington, D. G. July s.-TAo
senate today, ate. al entire !sg!s.4e
tive day spent II the discussion %,
and votes upon, the prohibition 800
tons OF the food control bill, ana
various amendments thereto. during
which the dry supporters evidenced
the fact time and again that an over
whelm.ng prohibition sentiment. astdA
fro many consideration Of the pend.
I ing measure, prevails IN that body,
took a recess until tomorrow c,or.tcG
at y o'clock on motion OF Senator
Cham be-!at., % Oregon.
= chronological. history os TIE day
y the senate. aside from speeches
made or both sides OF the. question.
IS as follows:
/ 4 record vote upon the Cuna.!ns
/ Iowa) amendment to the prohibition
section OF the bill as It came <.4.n
the house. this amendment reading
as follows:
| No alcoholic beverage sha,! be IN.
ported into the United States during
/ the existing war and no part. OF the
distilled spirits cow :. ,bocdf N the
! United States s!al! be withdrawn,
during the wa. to be used As bev-
/ era ge." ~
/ to 80
= record vote upo.t tie Myers
! fMo-tana) amendment TO section -
o. the bill. the Myers amendment In
ise-t.-g the words, 90 o. v!.ous, sssait
lo- te--e-re6." after tse wo.c "e!S-
,tn!ed" at ire ED o: Inc three sos tas
Robinson amendment
ItoF52.
A record vote upon the Hrst hale
OF the Cumnins amendment to the
Robinson amendment. which reads -
follows:
| mo distilled liquors or spirits nav
In bond shall during the existing var
be withdrawn to be used IS . bev-
lerage."
Iris amendment was adopted ~
TO 20.
h, i record yote upon tie second hxsss
%. tho Cua,:.:.=s amend meat TO the
Robinson amendment. which readkA
as follows:
Nor shall there be imported into
the United States during the said war
any distilled liquors"
| This amendment was adopted. s. -
ilo IS
Senator Stone. of Missouri gave
notice, <tte- changing his vote from
ray" tp yea" oa the a-sr Cuzurnsrs
amend :feat. t.lar ne wdA..d ate. snovo
10 reconsider t,e vote b. whoa tbs
J Amendment b. Senator Wsdsworth
70 tie Aob..soa aaaeao .aenr ni the
.asc:t.or.. o. TIE wo:d "gna.tS.Ae&Asx-
.ag" after the word '.ndusf3ia. ID
line Ave. this amendment being adopt
ed by vive vote vote
! A record vote upon an amend messt
by Senator Penrose tPennsyivaniAl.
which amendment would have pro-
hibited the manufacture Of braf1dfca
/ or distilled spirits to be used In the
fertilization Of sweet wines.
This amendment was rejected by I
vote OF IL to T.
| An amendment by Senator Heed
: Mfssuurtr 10 follow immediately tie
Cummlns amendment to they Robin.
+ sen amendment. and reading as foI.s
lows:
/ provided. however that the r.ns..
dent is hereby empowered to permit
the withdrawal of liquor in bond III,
/ in his osinion. withd rawal is inttAe
public interest"
! The Reed amendment was pending
when recess was taken, a viye yocw
vote having been started OMIT. but
not completed when the motion u
take recess was made,
( The discussion of the, probabilities
! feature began soon after thetsenalo
convened and a number OF magnificent
speeches were made in support Ol
the principle OF prohibition for 1ho
period of,the war. these speechea 04n.
! tinuing at intervals during the ddy.aN
tEhase-whe spoke niong- thesG rffnns-
Were Senators Borah.r OF Idaho :sJonea
OF Washington; Norris. Of -Nebra4IeA:s
Sheppard. of Texas: Sterling. OF South
! Dakota; Page. of Vermont: tCumusina.x
OF Iowa: Poindexter. of WashinKton;s
| Curtis. of Kansas: Shafroth, Of C0i0-
RADIO. and others.
The real work of the day startsds q &
O'Clock with the offering Of IAN
amendment by Senator Curtis tossee-
ton 4. of the house bill Spropes.see
section II as amended by the sem n
ate committee. so that the words sscf u
alcoholic beverages nr..-woasJa .ho- iA.--
serted at the beginning of line IS Ct
section 2 so as tn make the secfiosl@
read no person shalls use any fA614sSs
food materials or feedsjn the proAuG-
ton OF alcoholic beveraeesss OF 1t Il
alcohol" The Curtis amendJpept -
declared in order by the chair. a1e1Y NJ
which Senator Hitchcock 81 NebfoG
ka. appealed from the decision of TN !.
! chair. The chair was sustAinSd.Hse4 Il
to -. The Curtis amendments .wGns
then adopted by \ vive voce sv0tals 6sasss:
Prior to that, however, 8ena1neT.
Rorah, Sterling. Sheppard and s0tS4a$
had made some of the stronkAGt Se&&
sensations Of the prohibition cAx1
ever heard on the hoor Of either III
the houses OF congress- sfS
Congress alone has I'll ! the G1c1& 81
before 1T and knows the neeoau
lthfrefnre- -cnnGreas Ah0Nld -ac4 41pol
| ins the >preaent CRISIS and bring o.
the war-time prohibition. iAq,a
shifting ithis duty and yeapel
the preaident, = saidx eeAAtee
Idaho. di:eHelsng 49,