The sun., 1917-07-03
GORE AMENDMENT o. KID.
Members by Vote Of 8 to 3
Vote Down Beer and Wine
Default Proposal.

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ators on the question Of whether the full
authority to declare the manufacture Of
beer or wine unlawful shall be delegated
to the President. along with all the
other powers vested in the executive
branch Of the Government at the cost
Of the Legislative branch. or whether
the Senate shall simply write into the
law that whiskey is prohibited and beer
and wine are permitted.
A proposal in the Committee on Agri-
culture to prohibit whiskey and other
spirits and let beer and wine go by
| default ~ permissible under the law
was voted down to-day by the Agricui-
tural Committee by s to .. The COM
mittee adopted the Gore amendment In
practically the same language as Il had
been drafted last week and BY a vote Of
6 to wrote II into the bill
Fight Grows More Bitter.
| The bitterness OF the prohibition night
exhibited itself Just at the close Of the
session tonight A notice was given
F.! by Senator Chamberlain Of Oregon that
| ne would tomorrow or very shortly
| suggest that the session Of the Senate be
extended into the evening. II had also
become known in the Senate that move
to force cioture was on foot. the nrst
4 appeal TO the new cloture rule adopted
at the beginning OF the session
This brought Senator Penrose to his
feet with the complaint that he did not
think the processes OF the last fortnight
during which the bill in one form or an
other had been the subject of Senate de-
bata displayed any real reason for the
| invocation Of the cloture rule. The Sen
| ators had been concerned over the dis
1 cussion Of an exceedingly drastic pro-
hibition provision to be included In the
bill. said Senator Penrose, and until
something had happened to straighten
out the taugie which this discussion had
created the Senate had been compelled
to delay.
In A flash Senator Jones. Washington.
/ most ardent Republican exponent OF pro-
hibition, was on his feet He attacked
| the Senator from Pennsylvania for hav-
| ing asserted mat the ProhIbitionists had
delayed the consideration OF the food
control bill.
Honest "Drys'' Are Defended.
He asserted there was a combination
OF the liquor interests with the metropol-
itan press. Ieagued TO dscry the. efforts
| of honest Prohibitionists to procure an
| enactment which would conserve, the
food supply of the nation. HIS speech.
| which was delivered with stupenAous
emphasis. furnished the single striking
| Incident OF the day, and Senator Jones
was making excellent headway when he
began to repeat himself.
| He ran through his argument a sec
ond time. and this gave Senator
williams. Mississippi. an opportunity.
| As soon as Senator Jones had concluded
his defence of the ProhIbitionists Sena-
| tor williams took the floor. He told
| the Senate there really wasn't any ma
terlal difference between the views OF the
| Senator from Washington and the Sena-
tor from Pennsylvania. His modifying
tones put every one in a good humor and
the incident closed with Senator Jones
rising to explain that he would later
take up with the Senate discussion OF
the value Of barley as q foodstuff and
the Misunderstanding which had been
intruded on the American public by the
brewers and the metropolitan press as
to lack Of necessity for conserving this
product.
Objection 20 a speedy Vote.
Efforts to suggest a time for a vote
on the question ofNthe prohibition para
| graph received knockout from Senator
Penrose, and when Senator Chamber
lain suggested tomorrow as q day on
which q vote may be reached. he raised
instant objection.
The Gore amendment Is as follows:
Section IL. That II shall be unlaw-
full for any person, frm or corporation
to use any foods, food materials or feeds
In the manufacture of distilled spirits fOl
beverage purposes.
"Cb) whenever the President shall
find that Limitation, regulation or pro
hibition OF the use OF foods, food ma
terials OF feeds In the production of the
yinous, malt or fermented liquors. or
that reduction OF the alcoholic content
of any such liquors is essential In order
20 assure an adequate and continuous
supply Of food or feed he Is authorized
from time to time to prescribe and give
public notice Of the extent Of the limi-
tation. regulation. prohibition or reduc-
ton so necessitateo
DesIEnates the Limitations.
When such notice shall have been
given and shall remain unrevoked no
person shall after a reasonable time,
which shall be prescribed IN such no.
tice. use any foods, food materials or
\ feeds In the production of such vinous,
malt or fermented liquors, except In ac-
cordance with the limitations. regula-
tions and prohibitions prescribed In such
notice or to produce any such liquors
havin an alcholic content In excess OF
the amount prescribed thereafter In such
notice. When the question arises as to
whether any particular product Is suit.
able for food or feed the question shall
be determined by the President and his
determination shall be conclusive for the
purposes OF this section.
"(CI-Except as otherwise herein pro
vided the Commissioner Of Internal Reve'
nue. shall be charged with the admins
tration of this section, and he is author
lied, with the approval OF the President
TO require the taking out Of such per
mits, the keeping OF such records, thu
execution OF such bonds and the observ
ance OF such rules and regulations al
may be necessary and proper for thu
execution Of the same.
Provides $4,000 Fine and Prison
"CD)-Any person who wilfuIly violatei
this section shall be deemed guilty OF 9
misdemeanor and shall upon conviction
thereof lie punished by a fne(not exceed
ing $1,000 or be imprisoned for not mor'
than tive years. or both"
The question OF the delegation OF pow
ers is the debatable point now A mum
Der OF the wet" Senators favor leaving
beer and wine out OF the argument alt o
Eether In order that possible prohibition
of these products may become the ques
tion or later legislation rather than
matter over which the President snal
! exercise even the authority OF permis
sion. In the dry" group are numbered
several stanch defenders Of the Consti