Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-09
Senate Kills Whiskey
--Spares Beer and Wine
Votes to Seize Whiskey Held in Bond-Govern.
ment to Pay 10 Per Cent Profit f o Stocks -
Manufacture and Importation of Di illed
Spirits Prohibited During War
or not more than two years, or bo,h I.
1useka M.as -. G.

| for not more than two years, or both
| Purchase Wins by 65 to q
The provision for government pv,.
chase of distilled beverages in bo,d
| offered by Senator Smoot was addaa .
the Robinson substitute by a vote :.
SIS to IL, after many senators had VI,
orously denounced as confiscation !.
distillers' property. a provision ons,.
ed by Senator Cummins Of Iowa, whic.
proposed to prohibit withdrawal Of =,
warehouse stores.
The Il senators voting agains, ~.
Smoot amendment were:
| Borah. Chamberlain. France. Hitr,.
cock, Owen. Reed, Simmons, Smith j,
Georgia, Stone. Trammell. Vardama,-
| comprising both vets" and 'drv,t
! opposed to the plan for divergent re-.
sons.
| On Senator Cummins' amondn.-.
the Senate reversed itself. After b,,
ing been, added yesterday to the Roh.
inson substitute by a vote Of A. 10 a
it was stricken out today, AZ to 81
With the adoption OF the Smc,.
| amendment, rejection Of the Cumml,,
provision and adoption OF an amend
ment by Senator James exerptinE Al,
titled beverages bought by the cover.
| ment from taxation the Senate dec,i.
ed, IS to "a, against adding provisio,,
offered by Senator Pittman OF Neyaa,
which were originally drafted nv So,
ator Gore of oklahoma and approves
! by the Senate agriculture Commi,...
authorizing the President 10 susns,a
manufacture of beer and wine and :.
limit their alcoholic content.
The vote, decisive for beer Ar,
4, wines, follows:
For Pittman Amendment
Democrats - Beckham, Charhsrl,,.
Fletcher. Gore. Hollis, Hustng. Iobr,o.
Of South Dakota, Jones Of New Ney,,o
Kendrick. King, Lewis, Mckellor, Men.
lands. Owen. Pittman. Shafroth She.
herd. Smith OF Arizoea. Stone. Thorn.
son, Tillman, Trammell Walsh. Uocc,.
Total. "a
Republicans-Cole. Cummins. Johnss
of California, Kellogg. Kenyon. McNar
Nelson. New. Norris. Poindexter. Tot,
10. Total for, 81.
Observation-Disclosures, Bankhead Rrog.
sard. Culberson, Gerry, Hitchcock Iar,,
Martin, Myers, Overman. Rhelan, Poms.
enc. Ransdell. Reed, Robinson. Shielts
Simmons. Smith of Maryland. swansr
Underwood. Williams. Total, n
Republicans-Borah, Brady. Brandsr.
Curtis, Dillingham;, Fernald. France. r.
ilinghuysen, Gronna Hale. Harding lora
of Washington, Knox. La Toilette Lodsi
Mclean. Page, Pcnrose. Sherman. Smt
of Michigan, Smoot. Townsend waa
worth, Warren, Watson. Tital. . Tot
against. IS.
, Several prohibition advocates vote.
against the Pittman amendment. b.i-,
loath to vest the President with any a..
thority in the premises
AS amended after the two DAYS Sr.i.
gle the Robinson substitute then va
adopted, upon a final vote OF Is To y
For Robinson Substitute
Democrats-Bankhead Broussard ca.
herson. Gerry. Hitchcock, Hollis Hu.
ing. James. Jones OF New Mexico. LEWIS
Martin, Newlands. Overman. Thelar
Pittsman, Pomerene, Ransdell, Rec.
Robinson. Sheppard, Simmons, Smith 4
Arizona, Smith OF Georgia, Smith of Nj.
ryland. Stone, Swanson. Gilman. Under.
wood, Williams. Total. 90.
Republcans-Brande 20. Colt Fran,
Frelinghuysen. Harding. johnson Of Cal
fornia, Knox. La Toilette, Lodge NJ.
Lean. McNary. New. renrcse. wai+
worth. Warren. Watson. Total, lf Tot.
for, a.
Against Robinson Substitute
Democrats--A h b u $ I. Beckhar-
of South Dakota. Kondici, King, Nc
kella, Myers, owen. Shafroth. Shielts
Thompson, Tranneil. Vardaman. Walsh
Wolcott. Total, IS.
Borah, Brady. Cum
I Minis, Curtis, Dillingham;, TornaA
Gronna, Hale, Jones OF washington,
Kellogg, Kenyon. Nelson. Norris. Fa-s
Poindextcr. sherman. Smith Of Mlch'
gan, Smoot. Towns nd. Total 10. t.
tai against, 81.
Representative Barley OF KontucN
father OF the House absolute hcyeras'
manufacturing prohibitory amcnimeri
Suiu iVillSIN tiidt nv TlNllh''l y II' t7f"
ate bill, but declined TO forecast wha'
action the House would take on H.
Il am sorry" he said. that the SER
ate separated whiskey and boor The
have been close friends SO long that
don't think they should he parted nov
Other prohihitionist rcprcsC n'atv'
were undecided regarding - pe y n
! taken upon the return Of tho Sera
bill They will confer early nox' we''
and map out a plan OF action.
In Withdrawing the revised war M
hill from the Senate and having II 70
committed to tho Senate finance con-
mittee, Chairman simmons said ~
further revision would depend up''
the final action Of Congress as n clir'
mating distilled beverages ~ a sou'.'
of revenue. The committee may rs'
Monday to consider the situation Pr
vately, It was stated. that to make u
any loss in revenue from distilled Der
erages, IL was probable that the ta1'
On beer and wines would he increase
greatly, and also possibly the taxes o.
incomes and war excess profits.
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MT. VERNON
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