Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-10

Trammell, vardaman. Walsh, wolcott.
Total, is.
Republicans-Borah. Brady, Cummins,
Hale, Jones of Washington, kellogg,
Kenyon, Nelson, Norris, Page, Poindex-
ter, Sherman, Smith of Michigan. Smoot,
Townsenr. Total, 10.
Total against. 81.
BARKLEY NOT PLEASED.
Representative Barley, of Kentucky.
father of the house absolute beverage
manufacturing prohibitory amendment,
said tonight that he disliIed the senate
bill, but declined to forecast what &C
ton the house would take on il.
other prohibitionist representatives
were undecided regarding steps to be
taken Upon the return of the senate bill.
They will confer early next week and
map out plan of action.
In Withdrawing the revised war tax
bill from the senate and having 1t re-
committed to the finance committee,
Chairman Simmons said the further re-
vision would depend upon the final &C
ton of congress as TO eliminating dis
titled beverages as a source of revenue.
The committee may meet Monday to
consider the situation tentatively. Pri-
vately it was stated that to make up
any loss in revenues from distilled bev-
erages II was probable that the taxes
on beer and wines would be increased
greatly and also possibly the taxes on
incomes and war excess profits.
CONSUMPTION LIMITED.
The senate provision would limit con-
sumption to stocks in retailers hands
or withdrawn before the law goes into
effect. Stocks Of distilled beverages in
bond were estimated tonight as between
rna 81
the annual normal consumption at $780,
OOO, 900 gallons. To purchase this enor-
nous quantity of liquor, or what as
left of it after Withdrawals in antici-
patton of the legislation, it is estimated
that the government would have to
spend from $500, 900, 900 to 81, 900 0OO, 900.
The probable loss in federal revenues is
placed at from S2OO,OO0,OOO to 100000
900, although this, as we'll as the cost of
the purchase, would depend entirely up
on how much liquor was withdrawn tax
paid before the Communicating.
The senate's action promises indef-
mite delay in enacting the war tax bill,
further delay on the food control bill
and indefinite postponement of adjourn
ment Of congress. The revised S1,67o.-
O0O. 900 war tax bill was withdrawn i'm
mediately following the final vote upon
the liquor question to seek new sources
of revenues in case taxation on distilled
liquors is eliminated.
The senate's vote to have the govern
ment virtually buy, for industrial pur-
poses, and thus withdraw for consump-
ton OF revenue purposes the great
stocks of distilled liquors held in bond,
followed rejection of a proposal to deal
with beers and wines, a proposal to au-
thorize the president to suspend manu-
facture of these Tight" intoxicants being
defeated.
HEAVY LIQUOR WITHDRAWALS.
Immediate and probably enormous
withdrawal of distilled liquors from
bonded warehouses before the senate
provision could become effective was
generally predicted tonight. 1t was es-
| timated that manufacturers and dealers
/ probably could raise funds enough to
withdraw at least half Of the existing
supply, or enough to meet consumption
demands for a year or more.
One feature of the bill asst now
stands-the prohibition of the manu-
iacture of distilled spirits-will not be
/ subject 10 change in conference and
/ therefore is certain to become law.
\ resort to cloture still is threatened
I TO hasten action on other disputed sec
! lions OF the control bill. Senator Cham
I DeTlain tonight presented and then
l withdrew temporarily his cloture after
4 failing to obtain an agreement by
unanimous consent for a final vote next
/ Wednesday. Determined to dispose of
/ the measure during the coming week
| he announced that he would renew the
cloture motion Monday unless an agree
ment could be reached.
! IMPRISONED SPEECHES.
Another day Of impassioned speeches
under a five-minute limit, inside con-
/ gressiOnal maneuvdring and partlia-
mentary tangles preceded the senate's
i action in the liquor contest. The result
/ was hailed as a partial victory by both
/ vets and ''drys." Prohibition advo-
! Gates were most elated, however, be-
cause they had won their fight to stop
or at least greatly restrict consumption
as well as manufacture of distilled
beverages.
/ The vets" were successful, however
| in combining the senate's action to dis
4 titled beverages without interfering
with beer and wines
The contest waged around the So
called administration compromise" of
Senator Robinson. originally providing
only for prohibiting manufacture of
distilled beverages during the war. AS
finally amended and substituted for the
house prohibition section 1t reads: