The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-11
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Consideration OF TIE anf6jment fol.
Wed.immedkateIy with gsaa or p1e.
Ia Of California. offering a motion
70; STRIFE out a referefiA 10 vine.
,fhe; ~ llUlE wyhs e anelte' afSets today.
IiPEiSl itpat LEADERS ekpsatiS reach a
EfISi Ivote tGa lthe am sndY {wi,hin a
4 -, daSs.g Slels more re iDg legis-
|;l35iOns SSces the 'aSfseHl,aFSi meas
Eue.a = 49,. - 49, ,.TS.
The potot q oEGer IVES raised By
Senator :febrOse' % blleaFSy 5knia. who
I.cSiuied theYamendGsit Wien pro
l;fi5its ithe sale for export ofiintoxieat.
ingf liaaogs after January l.next and
e. ,l3si4 actIfs OF beerLand wilss. q
Get N1Isllber, 1, is general LEGISLATION
SttaeSsa TO an appropriation bill, in
| VioJati6n OF the Senate rules.
Although the chairs decision was
oveirlsed by a narrow margin. SO TO
o.. prUSihition LEADERS declared their
/ fol- strength was not marshalel
aga Inst the sroling. as many senators
WHO Asvor prohibition voted TO sustain
kline chair and that the amendment will
BE adopted by an overwhelming ma
Epity.
The vote on the question Of sus-
tanning the char on the point Of or
der. follows:
To sHstain he decision:
Democrats-Gerry. Gore. Hitchcock,
Jones OF New Mexico. King. Lewis,
Martin. Phelal. Fomerene. Ransdell,
Reed. Simmons. Smith OF Arizona,
smith OF Georgia. Smith Of Maryland,
swanson. Underwood and Wolcott.
Total. IS.
RepUblicans-B Baird Brandegee. Cal
der. France. Frelinghuysen. Harding.
Johnson of California. Kellogg. Knox,
| New. PenrOse. Wadsworth, SmoOt,
Warren and Watson. Total. 10.
Against sustaining the decision:
Democrats Ashurst, Bankhead
Beskham. Bene.. Chamberlain. fetch
er. Henderson, kendrick, Mcclellan.
Myers. Nugent. Oyerman, Pitiman,
Shafroth. Sheppard, Shields. Smith OF
south Carolina; Thompson. Trammell,
! Vardaman and Walsh. Total. 81.
Republicans-Borah. Colt. Curtis
I Fornald. Hale. Jones OF Washington.
knyon. LnrOot. Nelson. Norris. Poin.
: dexter. Sherman. Smith Of Michigan,
/ sterling and sutherland. Total, 10.
/ fetal against. SO.
Practically the entire day was spent
in preliminary discussion. Senator
Penrose in calling UP his point OF or
| der insisted that the amendment is
general legislation and should be
stricken out under the Senate rules
prohibiting attaching such legislation
20 appropriation bills. He was sup.
ported in this argument by Senators
Phelan. Simmons. Smith OF Georgia.
and others. while Senators Jones. OF
Washington. and Sheppard. OF Texas,
vigorously opposed II, arguing that the
food production bill is a special ap-
preparation measure and that conse-
quentlv the rule did not apply TO il.
While the argument was in prog
ross, Senator Salisbury interrupted
to say that further discussion was un.
necessary as he had made a decision,
and he then announced the ruling.
California grape growers would lose
Sl4.0O0,00O by the amendment. said a
Telegram from the California horticul-
ture committee. which was read by
/ Senator Phelan.
This present amendment Is simple
confiscation Of the crop now on the
vines declared the California Sena-
tor.
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