The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-11
PROHIBITION JULY FIRST.
SENATE PASSES BILL TO MAXI
NATION BONE DRY.
Twelve Million Dollar Emergency
Agriculture Measure With Rider
for National Prohibition Goes
Through Upper Body Without Roll
Call-Eforts to Defer Time Fail.

washington, Sept. 6.-The $4,000
600 emergency agricultural appropria-
ton bill with its rider for national
prohibition from next July 1 until
after the American armies are de-
modified after the end of the war
| was passed tonight by the senate
without a roll call.
Before final passage of the meas
ure, the senate voted, As to s, to re-
tain the prohibition rider. A final ef-
fort to postpone the effective date OF
the dry legislation to December 80,
1919, was defeated.
The bill now goes to the house,
and because of the many amend
r.ents inserted by the senate, it un-
doubtedly will be sent to conference.
Prohibition leaders, however, expect
the house to agree to the dry rid
er so that there will be no possibility
of changes being made by the sen
ate and house managers.
! Senator's voting against retaining
the dry legislation in the bill were
Brandegee of Connecticut, Gerry OF
| Rhode Island, Phelan of California,
Pomerene of Ohio, Eansdell of Lou
.isiana and Underwood Of Alabama,
while it was announced that many
members absent and paired favored
the amendment.
AS returned to the house, the pro-
hibition clause compromise ef-
fected last week by senate "wet'.:and
"dry' leaders would stop the sale of
all intoxicating beverages next June
so, except for export, medicinal, sac
ramental and other than beverage
|purposes and would prohibit the man
ufacture and sale after May next
The compromise prohibition rider,
was regarded as the most important
provision of the emergency agricul-
turaI bill It is a substitute, for that
of Representative Randen of Califor-
MIA adopted by the house last May
prohibiting use Of the bills appropria-
tions until the president should ex-
ercise his authority in the food con-
troll law to stop manufacture Of Seer
and wine as well rs whiskey during
the war as a, food conservation meas
ure
After passage Of the bill these.sen-
] ate conferees-all regarded as friend
ly to the egislation-were appointed
Gore Of Oklahoma, Smith Of South
Carolina, Sraith Of Georgia, Kenyon
Of Iowa and France of Maryland
! How long the bill would be in con
ference was regarded doubtful. Pro
hibition advocates believe it soon. will
so. to the president who particlate6
in conferences eliminating in the
senate compromise for extension OF
the effective day. The war revenue
bill and house plans for a recess. i'm
nediately after its passage until 5agout
: October Is, however, were admittec
obstacles.
Eleventh hour efforts to extend tlae
# tine TOR manufacture OF beer and
I wine and disposal OF stocks Of intoxi.
eating beverages proved futile: the
senate rejecting without roll call ar
amendment by Senator Phelan Of Cal
|ifornia to make the provision effective
December 80, 1919.
The senate also defeated an effort
toward federal payment for stocks OF
distilled spirits remaining unsold
June 20, 1919.
During the senate controversy, eop-
ponents of the bill-especial1y spokes-
men for wine ndustries-declared il
will ruin many interests by not CIV
ing them enough time to close up
their affairs.
Prohibition leaders say that demob-
ilization OF troops may require one or
two years after the war continuing
operation Of law certainly until after
the spring of 1920 after they conf
dently expect the national constitu-
tional amendment for prohibition will
have been ratified by the States.
To avoid delaying action on the
prohibition measure Senator Gore late
today withdrew his amendment pro-
posing increase in the government