Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11
''Drys' Win Their
 FrstFight in Senate
SUSTAIN. THE NORRIS PRoHlBI-
 TON AMENDMENT
BY VOTE OF 3e TO B
Override Ruling By Senator sauls- bury, President, Pro Tempore, That the Amendmen. shoutS Be Stricken From the Agricultural Bill.

Washington July 10.-Supporters of ! national prohibition as a war emer- Sency measure won their first fight to- night when the senate refused to sus tain a ruling by Senator Salisbury of Delaware, president pro tempore, that the prohibition amendment to the $11,- e00,600 emergency agricultural bill should be stricken from the measure because it is general legislation. |
 Final Vote Within a Few Days.
 Consideration of the amendment fol- lowed immediately with Senator Phe- Ian of California offering a motion to strike out all reference to wine. The motion will come to vote tomorrow, and prohibition leaders expect to reach a final vote on the amendment within few days. unless more pressing leg islation displaces the agricultural measure.
 Penrose Raised Point of Order.
 The point of order was raised by Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania. who claimed the amendment which prohib- it's the sale, except for export, of in toxicating liquors after Jan. 1 next, and the manufacture of beer and wine S after Nov 1, is general legislation, att tached to an appropriation in violation | of the senate rules.
 ] Although the chairs decision was l overruled by a narrow margin-36j to | 33-prohibition leaders declared their | full strength was not marshaled against the ruling, as many senators 1 who favor prohibition voted to sustain | the chair, and that the amendment will l be adopted by an overwhelming ma jority. The vote on the question of i sustaining the chair on the point of 1 order follows:
 The Record of Vote.
 The roll call follows:
 To sustain the decision:
 Democrats-Gerry, Gore, Hitchcock Jones of New Mexico. King. Lewis Martin, Phelan, Pomerene, Ransden Reed. Simmons, Smith of Arizona Smith of Georgia, Smith of Maryland Swanson, Underwood and Wolcott- total 1S
 epublicans-Baird Brandegee, Cal. der France, Frelinghuysen, Harding Johnson of California. Kellogg, Knox New, Penrose, Smoot, Wadsworth Warren and Watson-total 15.
 Total for, 33.
 Against sustaining the decision:
 Democrats - Ashurst, Bankhead Beckham, Benet, Chamberlain. Fetch CT, Henderson, Kendrick, McKellar ] Myers, Nugentr-,l lasseeFfszsF gTnsn
 
 South Carolina. Thompson. Trammell Vardaman and Walsh-total 21. publicans-Borah, Colt. Curtis ! Fernald, Hale, Jones of Washington Kenyon, Lenroot Nelson. Norris Poindexter, Sherman, Smith of Michi l gan, Sterling and Sutherland-tota II Total against, 36.
 Parliamentary Discussion Virtually the entire day was spen , in parliamentary discussion. Senate Penrose in calling up his point of or , der insisted that the amendment i general legislation and should b stricken out under the senate rule prohibiting attaching such Legislation { to appropriation bills He was sup ported in this argument by Senator I Phelan of California, Simmons c :, North Carolina, Smith of Georgia. an = others, while Senators Jones of Wash ington and Sheppard of Texas vigor ously opposed it. arguing that the foo a production bill is a special appropria tion measure and that consequentl the rule did not apply to it.
 While the argument was in progres
 Senator Salisbury interrupted to sa ) that further discussion was unneces
 sary as he had made decision, and h V then announced the ruling