The Washington herald., 1918-07-11
DENY BEER MAKERS
USE OF COAL; DRYS
SCORE IN CONGRESS
Senate Votes Issue Germane
to Food Stimulation
Measure.
CHAIR Is 0VERRULED
Saulsbury's Decision That
Prohibition Be Held
Over Defeated.

Prohibitionists gained decisive
victory in the Senate late yester-
day afternoon. By a vote of sc
to 80 the Senate overruled its pre-
siding ocer who had declared the
prohibition amendments were not
germane to the Food Stimulation
bill. His decision meant that pro-
hibition would have been shelved.
Dry forces obtained most of
their votes from the Democrats,
and vets from the Republicans.
At once the prohibitionists will try
to. drive through the Senate the
bone-dry amendment attached to
the Food Stimulation bill, which
is under discussion. 1t is very
generally believed that prohibition
will win.
Vote Upon Ruling.
The Senate lineup on the vote
upon the ruling OF the chair was
as follows:
Agai-1t sustaining the chair:
:-cmocrats: Ashurst, Bankhead,
Beckham, Benst. c h m b ri a n,
Fletcher, Henderson,, Kendrick, Nc
Kellar, Myers, Nugent, Overman,
Pettman. Shafroth, Sheppard. Shields
Smith of South Carolina, Thompson.
Trammell, Vardaman, Walsh-twentv-
one; Republicans: Borah. Colt. Curtis.
Fernald, Hale, Jones of Washington.
Kenyon, Lenroot, Nelson, Norris,
Poindexter, Sherman, Smith of Michi-
gan, Sterling, Sutherland-fifteen.
Total, thirty-six.
For sustaining the chair:
Democrats: Gerry. Gore, Hitchcock,
Jones of New Mexico, King, Lewis,
Martin, Phelan, Pomerens, Ransdell,
Reed. Simmons, Smith OF Arizona,
Smith Of Georgia, Smith Of Maryland,
Swanson, Underwood, Wolcott-
eighteen; Republicans: Baird, Brande-
gee, Calder, France, FrelinghuyseI,
Harding. johnson of California. Kel-
logg. Knox, New. Penrose. Smoot,
Wadsworth. Warren, Watson-fifteen
Total. thirty-three.
VETS. fearful OF the result of
the prohibition campaign. began TO
organize their defense last night.
One OF their plans, they said, was
to try to force the bill for govern
ment control of telegraphers and
telephones to the floor. This would
sidetrack prohibition for the time
being, and the vets hope that when
the Wire Control bill has been dis
posed Of recess may be taken.
The wire control bill was not
taken up yesterday. Senator Pen
rose, of Pennsylvania, obpected to
its consideration, and it went over
until today, when Senator Smith, of
South Carolina. chairman of the
Interstate Commerce Committee, will
endeavor to have il discussed.
The prohibition amendment now
pending prescribes stopping the
manufacture of beer and wine after
November l, 1918, and the sale of
beer. wine or whisky, after Janu-
ary 1, 1919. This is the perfected"
-!orris amendment, recently authori-
zed by the Agricultural Committee.
Immediately after the vote was
taken yesterday, Senator Phelan, of
California, moved to strike wine
from the law. He read a statement
from the California ViticuItural
soy AHS IL lDc Sdle Oh
wine was limited to January /, Cali
fornia grape-growers alone would
lose Sl4.0OO,OOO, and that no wine
manufacturer would buy grapes or
make wine for the present season.
THE amendment simply amounts
to eonhscation Of the grape CROP"
said the Senator, who will continue
his fight today.
Long Technical Debate.
There was a long technical debate
yesterday on the parliamentary situa-
ton which finally resulted in fhc
vote. 1t was on motion Of Senator
Penrose yesterday that Senator Sauls-
bury. the presiding officer, yesterday
decided that the prohibition amend
ments constituted general legislation
imposed upon a general legislation
bill-which Is against the Senate
rules. Senator Jones, of Washing
ton, appealed from the ruling of the
chair. He and Senator Sheppard, of
Texas, author of the National Prohi-
bition Amendment. led the dry bat
tilions.
1t is understood that Senator Sim
mons, chairman OF the Senate FL
nance Committee, will object to
prohibition on the ground that it will
cut government war revenues to a
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