New-York tribune., 1918-08-30

Sheppard substitutes were futile
Amendments to advance and defer the
effective date and to extend the time
for it's operation against beer and wine
were overwhelmingly defeated, without
record rollcalls.
Senator Phelan Twice Beaten
Senator Phelan, of California, made
vigorous fight for a longer lease of life
for the wine and beer industries. He
offered amendments making the eff
fective date for their prohibition June
80, 1920, instead of a year previous, as
the adopted amendment provides, and
also applying the later date to wines
alone. Both were rejected overwhelm-
lngly by viva voce votes, and sufficient
Senators did not support Senator Phe-
lan's request for a rollcall. Another
Phelan amendment, drowned in a roar
OF noes" would have extended the ef-
fectlve date for wines six months
longer, or until December 81, 1919.
With "wet" and "dry" members evil
IDENTIFY observing their agreement to
unite on the Sheppard draft. the Senate
also voted down without a rollcall an
amendment by Senator Trammell of
Florida, to move the effective date
ahead to January I, 1919, as provided in
the bill before the compromise agree
ment was reached.
When the emergency agricultural bill
comes before the Senate tomorrow a
sharp fight on its appropriation, al
legged to be extravagant and unneces-
sary, is planned by several Senator'S,
but the general opinion was that the
measure would be passed before ad-
! journment without further action on
the prohibition clause.
A provision agreed upon and inserted
in the substitute amendment as passed
would authorize the President to estab-
lish dry zones around coal mines. ship
yards, munition factories and other war
industries Immediately upon passage of
the bill
Sheppard's Argument
II submit this substitute with the
hope that it will aid in solving the Diff
ficulty," said Senator Sheppard, in pre-
senting the substitute. "This amend
ment establishes complete wartime
prohibition and marks the final step
IN the series of prohibition regula
tions put into force since war began -
Four -fifths of the country is now
dry, Senator Sheppard added, so that in
reality this provision only affects a
small part Of the country He said
president Wilson was in sympathy with
the measure, and believed at least q
year should be allowed before putting
it into effect.
Vigorously opposing the compromise
Senator Phelan, of California, said it
would cause great financial loss to Cali.
lorna wine interests. He urged an.
other year of time for the wine in
dustry.
Senator Kirby, of Arkansas. charged
that the Federal government has been
favoring the liquor interests ever since
the war began. He said last winter
uulihS the coal shortage, when indus.
trial plants east Of the Mississippi
RIVER were closed temporarily. not &
brewery in the United States was closed
and when limitation was placed or
the use Of -four in bread a man coulc
buy all the beer he wanted.
Senator Wadsworth, of New York
said as war prohibition measure
this amendment was "a fake" and that
there never had been any stability OF
opinion on the part of its supporters.
in view of the fact that it will tax,
two years to transport the troops tc
France, Senator Wadsworth suggested
IT might require that long to bring
them back. and he asked Senator Shep
pard the purpose of extending the op
erauons OF the measure until the ter
mlnation of demoblization." The
Texas Senator replied that provision
was inserted because the war might enc
sooner than taI