The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-24
Bill Goes to Conference
After the Proposed
Changes Are Beaten.
IMPORTS TO STOP
Efforts Of Wine-Growing
Countries to Gain
Concessions Fail
Decisively.

Washington, Sept. a3-Tne W.T.
time prohibition amendment to the
food stimulation hiN was adopted by
the house today by the vote OF 1874
TO ~. The bill was then passed and
sent to conference by the vote OF III
10 "a. The final vote was not taken
until after s f. NJ. more than four
hours OF debate having been insisted
upon by advocates and opponents OF
the measure.
The bill as passed prohibits the
manufacture and sale OF all iutoxi-
Giants after Jun. 30 Of next year. The
Importation of wines and other liquors
from foreign countries Will be pro-
hibited as soon as the measure Is ap-
proved by the president An amend
ment to the bill. put in at the request
OF the state department. 10 permit
the importation OF wines until May
], of next year. was rejected by the
house by the vote OF So To 1911 upon
motion OF Mr.. Kahn. OF California.
This amendment was requested be-
cause Of representations made ta the
state department by the ambassadors
Of Italy, France. Spain and Portugal
who contended the section forbidding
the Importation of such wines would
be in CONFIRMATION OF the treaty
rights with those countries. Never
theiesa MIR. Kahn insisted that If the
sale of native wines were stopped on
July /, Ii was not fair to the Arncri-
can wine-nakers 10 permit the mar
kess to he filled with wine from other
countries np TO within two months of
the day when all sales would be
stopped.
Mr. Kahn made hard figiu to
have the prohibition ON the sale OF
wines postponed untA December al
1919, but failed his amendment be-
| Ing rejected by the vote of 50 10 li1
All ether attempts to amend the
senate provision were voted down, by
practically The same vote. Mr.. Cor
don, OF Ohio. wanted to incorporate
provision guaranteeing the payment
OF compensation to the liquor men.
and Mr.. Cannon sought to strike out
the provision empowering the presi-
dent to esta blish dry zones around
munitions plants and shiryards. he
Insisted that this matter was already
covered by tho Kellogg resolution
which congress passed and the presi-
E6ent has signed hut the majority of
the house took the position that no
harm could be done by re-enacting
thc provision in another way
In the long debate on the bill the
Principal speeches against prohihi-
Etion were made by Mr., Kahn, Mir
Afccker, OF Missouri, MIR Sabath, of
Illinois, Mr. Gordon, Of Ohio, and MIR.
|GalIagher, OF Illinois, MIR Kahn en-
Elivened the debate by reading letters
Exchanged between surgeon General
BREASTED OF the navy department, and
himself on the subject Of the seizure
OF quantity OF whiskey in Seattle
Ind it's utilization by the navy.
The surgeon general wrote in re-
eponse TO an inquiry by Mr.. Kahn that
the whiskey had been taken over up
bn the order OF Secretary Daniels
Ind was being used for medicinal pur-
poses for the men OF the fleet
Mr.. Meeker and Mr.. Decker, both
from Missouri, came dangerously near
10 blows following utterance OF the
rharge by Mr.. Meeker that the Anti
Saloon league is financed by drug
manufacturers and that IL tfas sought
o exact pledges in secret from aspir-
ants for office. Mr.. Decker declared
that the charge was untrue and Mr..
Meeker advanced close TO him utter
ing the statement that he could prove
h. Members from adjoining seats
started to interf\re as the two Mis-
souri, members elared at each other,
but Mr. Decker held his ground.
An amendment proposed by Mr..
sesffin. of Pennsylvania to move the
Hate up to December 81 of this year
was voted down.