Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-24
PASSES AMENDMENT CALLING
FOR ELIMINATION OF RUM
JULY I.
VETO ~ WILSON ONLY
POSSIBLE BAR TO LAW
Administration's Request to Permit
importa.ions Unal May I Rejected
Bill Now Goes TO Conference For
Adjustment on Several Disputed
Features Not Relating TO Issue.

Washington. Sept. 24.-The house
last night, by rising vote of III to a.
concurred In the nation wide war time
prohibition amendment to the agricult-
ural extension bill recently passed by
the senate.
Only President Wilson's veto move
can prevent the entire country from
going "bone dry on July /. 1919.
In concurring in the amendment, the
house voted down every effort at modi-
fication. including the Administration
Endorsed proposal to permit the i'm
portation Of foreign wines until May /,
1919.
This proposal was written into the
bill by the house agricultural committee
after several foreign governments had
protested ,aS\jnst the provision Of the
bill forbiddinS the importation Of liquor
after the approval Of the act.
Provisions Of the Bill.
The chief provisions Of the amend
ment as II now stands are:
Prohibition OF the sale Of alcoholic
beverages after June 30, 1919.
Prohibition OF the manufacture of
beer and wine after May I, 1919.
Authority to the president to estab-
lish dry" zones around coal mines,
munition plants, and shipyards
The amendment is so worded as to
make it effective until the termination
Of rehabilitation Of the army.
President Wilson already has ordered
the cessation of the manufacture Of
tbeer after Dec /. while the manufac-
ture of spirituous liquors was ended by
act OF corrress last year.
Kahn Wins and Loses.
The amendment PERM ting the i'm
portation of foreign wines until May I
was stricken out on motion Of Repre-
sentative Kahn Of California by avote
OF 131 to SO. Representative Kahn de-
clared that the adoption OF the amend
ment would mean the dunn mir" Of for
eign wines into the United States to
be sold in competition to domestic
wines. This. he said. would prevent
American wine makers from unloading
stocks on hand.
Representative Kahn also tried to
have the measure amended to keep the
months longer than allowed in the bilh
His amendment was voted down. III
to 50.
Representative Blanten OF Texas OPP
posed the amendment because he said
the war would be. over before prohibi-
ton could go into effect.
Refuse to Advance Date.
Representative Beshlin of Pennsyl-
vania wanted the date made earlier and
proposed an amendment to put the
measure into effect on Dec. 81 this
year. This was defeated by the mar
row margin Of SO to So.
Representative Igoe of Missouri pro-
posed an amendment to limit the oper-
alton Of prohibition to the period Of the
war, striking ont the words until the
termination of rehabilitation" This
was rejected, viva voce.
There was no record vote on the pro-
hibition amendment. Some members
tried to force roll call. but with cleo
ton so close at hand they were in
hopeless minority.
Bill Goes 20 Conference.
The bill containing the prohibition
amendment now goes to conference
There are several important points In
dispute between the two houses and II
may be several weeks before the meas
ure Is ready to be sent to the White
| House to receive the presidents sigma
| ture or veto.
There is little possibility Of a presi
Dental veto as the president has a.
| ready forbidden, the manufacturer o.
beer after Dec. I.
The closing hours Of debate on tbs
| amendment were marked by some heat
| ed outbursts and at one time fisticuff'
seemed inevitable.