Arizona republican., 1918-09-24
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House Favors Rider to Agri-
 cultural Appropriation Bill Making United States Dry Beginning July 1, 1919
Republican A. P. Leased Wlrel

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2S-National prohibition effective next July for the period of the war was approved tonight by the House, which adopted 134 to 2 the Senate prohibition rider to the Sl2,0OO,0O0 emergency agricultural ap- propration bill. The measure now will be sent to conference for adjustment of differences between the two houses on appropriation items.
 After voting in the committee of the whole to accept an amendment permit tlnS the importation of wine until next May l, the house later reversed its de clslon and by a vote of 121 to 59 re- talned the original senate provision that importation of wine must cease when the measure becomes effective upon its signature by the president. The amendment was approved by the house agriculture committee to meet an onJectlon by the governments of france. Italy, Spain and Portugal. All Other Changes Defeated All efforts otherwise to amend the legislation were defeated. A proposal by representative Kahn of California. republican. to extend the effective date for prohibiting the sale of wine and beer to December 31, 1919, was de l teated IT, to 52, as was one by Repre- sentative Beshlin of Pennsylvania. democrat, to change the date for stop ping the manufacture of beer and wine from next May l to December l, 1919.
 Four other amendments, two of which sought to have the government pay for the liquor unsold when prohibit tion becomes effective, also were re- jected.
 Representative Gordon of Ohio pro- posed that the internal revenue bureau be authorized to make the payment. but was ruled out of order as was a supsequent proposal by Representative Sabath of Illinois, to provide a fund Of S250, 100000 for the same purpose.
 Sought to Limit Prohibition
 The other amendments voted down were Representative Igoe of Missouri. who sought to limit prohibition to inc declaration of peace instead of the de mobilization of the army, and by Rep- resentative Cannon of Illinois, whc tried to have stricken out the provision. recently enacted into law, authorizing the president to establish dry" zones about mines, intuition plants and other factories.
 Washington Times Discussed
 Recent disclosures that Represen-
 
 a loan of s370000 to Arthur Brisbane for the purchase of the Washington Times were debated. Representative Blanton of Texas defending the Anti Saloon League said the league never had contributed funds to the purchase Of Washington newspaper to carry on it's propaganda.
 Representative Stafford of Wiscon sin, republican. in defending the pur- chase of the Times, declared the prohi- bitionists had attempted to reflect on Brisbane's loyalty by attempting to discredit a business transaction.
 He also charged that A. Mitchell , Palmer, alien property custodian, used the Brisbane incident to further the prohibition interests. The Wisconsin member also asserted that Mir Palmer has gone out of his way to attempt to defeat democratic members of the house who did not subscribe to his !, view on the prohibition question.