Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11
TEST VOTE EAVoRs PROHIBITION
OF MANUFACTURE AND SALES
OF LIQUORS.
LAW IN EFFECT JAN. I
UNLESS WILSON ACTS
Road to Immediate Action Cleared by
Senate Action in Overriding Ruling
of Presiding Officer-Amendmen
Remains as Rider to Agricultural
Appropriation Bill

Washington. July 11-"Bone dry
prohibition of the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquor turnout
the United States for the remainder of
! the war will go into effect on Jan.
next unless President Wilson defeats
the proposed action Of congress.
The road to immediate passage Of
the measure, for which the prohibit
tionists have been fighting for sew
eral months, was cleared when the
senate by a vote Of So to SO, went on
record in favor Of attaching the ma
ton wide war time prohibition rider
to- the pending agricultural extension
bill BY this vote the senate reversed
the chairs ruling, holding the rider
out of order.
House Sure to Concur.
The indications are that the senate
will adopt the prohibition amendment,
by an even larger majority.
The concurrence Of the house is re-
garded as a foregone conclusion, mas
much as that body initiated the move
for war prohibition by adopting an
amendment 10 the pending bill de-
signed to susbcnd the liquor traffic.
The "wets'' virtually conccde their
defeat in congress and are falling back
on the hope that President Wilson viii.
veto the bill Oh the ground that de-
nrivation Of alcoholic veberages will
create dissatisfaction among the work
ers in vital var industries.
Ao,., &be Senate Voted
Senators who voted to sustain the
chairs ruling Of the prohibition rider
out Of order were:
Democrats-Gerry, Gore, Hitchcock,
Jones On. NJ, King, Lewis, Martin,
Phelan. Pomerene, Ransdell, Reed.
Simmons. Smith (Ark.), Smith (Ga).
Smith (Md.). Swanson, Underwood,
Wolcott-1S.
Republicans-Baird. Brandegee Cal
der, France. Frelinghuysen. Harding.
Johnson (CaI), Kellogg. Knox. New,
Penrose, Smoot, Wadsworth, Warren.
Watson-15.
Voting against the ruling Of the
chair were the following senators:>
Democrats - Ashhurst. Bankhead.
Beckham, Benet, Chamberlain Fletch-
er, Henderson, Kendrica, Mcclellan.
Myers Nugent Overman, Pittman.
Shafroth, Sheppard, Shields, Smith
Is. c., Thompson, Trammel, Varda-
man Walsh-21.
Republican-Borah, Colt, Curtis,
Fernald, Hale, Jones (Wash.), Kenyon.
Lenroot. Nelson, Norris, Poindexter.
Sherman. Smith (Mich) Sterling.
Sutherlan-15.
How Test Came About.
The showdow in the senate came
this afternoon after weeks of parlia-
mentary ockeying. when Senator
tenn Of the senate, sustained a point
of order raised by Senator Penrose OF
Pennsylvania against the prohibition
rider. Senator Penrose contended that
the rider violated the senate rule bar
ring general legislation from an ap-
preparation bill.
Senator Jones Of Washington. a
dry" promptly made an appeal from
the ruling of the chair. After an in
volved parliamentary wrangle. roll
call on the appeal was demanded and
the ruling Of the chair was reversed.
The thirty-six votes cast against the
ruling Of the chair represent mini
mum of the dry strength. Approx
mately ten senators, usually classified
as prohibitionists, voted to sustain the
chair. When the prohibition rider
comes up for final action, probably to-
morrow, these senators expect to cast
their votes in favor Of the measure.
Notwithstanding their attitude on the
appeal motion today.
Makes National "Bone Dry"
The action of the senate now makes
in order the amendment adopted by
the senate agricultural committee as
substitute for the so-called Randall
amendment adopted by the house. The
Randall amendment simply provides
that none Of the money provided in the
agricultural extension bill shall be ex-
pended until the president exercises
the authority conferred on him by the
food control act to stop the manufac-
ture of beer and wines.
The principal features Of the amend
ment made in order by the senate to-
day are:
Prohibition Of the sale OF sptrituous
liquors for beverage purposes after
Dec. 81, 1918.
Stoppage of the use Of grain, cereal,
fruit, or other food product in the
manufacture Of beer and wine after
Nov. / next.
Prohibition Of the sale Of beer or
wine after Dec. 81, 1918.
Wants Light Wines Permitted.
It is possible that the senate may
decide to modify the amendment in
some respects. There is pending now
an amendment proposed by Senator
Phelan Of California to permit the
manufacture of light wines. Senator
Sheppard Of Texas. the dry" leader
expressed confidence however. that
every amendment would be voted down
100000 UNDER ARMS IN 1918.