The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-09-05
NATION Will go
DRY july |, 1919
CONGRESS PASSES AGRICUL-
TURAL APPROPRIATION BILL
By OVERWHELMING VOTE.
F0RBURATION OF WAR ONLY
BILL AS PASSED, COMPROMISE
BETWEEN THE WET AND
DRY FORCES.

BILL AS PASSED, COMPROMISE
BETWEEN THE WET AND
DRY FORCES.
Washington, Aug. 29.-National
prohibition moved considerable step
forward today in Congress. Without
a record vote being taken or requested
the Senate late today adopted the lead
ers' compromise on "bone dry prohi-
bition, effective July 1, 1919, and con-
tinuing during the war, and until the
American troops are brought home
and demobilized.
Passage Today Expected.
The compromise, an amendment by
Senator Sheppard of Texas, prohibi-
ton leader, to the $11,O00,000 emer-
gency agricultural appropriation bill,
is expected to remain in the measure
under the harmony agreement Of wet
and dry factions, although technical
ly subject to another vote. Passage
of the bill itself is planned tomorrow
and the measure will be returned to
( the House, which is expected by pro-
hibition, advonates to accept the Senate
provision.
Adoption of the compromise legis-
lation came after otoday's debate,
spirited between champions and OPP
ponents of prohibition. Efforts to
materially change the Sheppard sub
stitute were futile.
With wet and dry members evil
IDENTITY observing their agreement to
unite on the Sheppard draft, the SEN
ate also voted down without roll
call an amendment by Senator Tram
nell of Florida to move the effective
date ahead to January 1, 1919.
The amendment as passed is sub
stitute both for the original amend
ment of Representative Randall of
California, prohibiting use of money
in the agricultural bill until the Pres
ident should exercise his present au-
thority to stop manufacture Of beer
and wines ian amendment adopted
by the House when it passed the bill
May %, last) and for the original
Senate agriculture provision to stop
sales of all intoxicating beverages
January next.
Text of Amendment.
The text follows:
"That after June 80, 1919, until the
conclusion of the present war and
thereafter until the termination of
rehabilitation, the date of which
shall be determined and pro-
claimed by the President of the Unit
ed States, for the purpose of con-
serving the man power of the nation
and to increase efficiency in the pro-
duction Of arms, munitions, ships,
food and clothing for the army and
navy, it shall be unlawful to sell for
beverage purposes and distilled spir-
its, and during said time no distilled
spirits held in bond shall be removed
therefrom for beverage purposes ex-
-cept for export.
i "After May 1, 1919, until the ter
mination of rehabilitation, no grains,
cereals, fruit or other food products
shall be used in the manufacture or
production of beer, wine or other in
toxicating malt or vinous liquor for
beverage purposes.
Provides for Rules.
"After June 80, 1919, until the ter
naination Of rehabilitation, no beer,
wine or other intoxicating malt or
vinous liquor shall be sold for bev-
erage purposes except for export. The
commissioner of internal revenue is
hereby authorized and directed to
prescribe rules and regulations, sub
ject to the approval of the Secretary
Of the Treasury, in regard to the
snanufacture and sale Of distilled
2spirits and the removal of distilled
spirits held in bond after June 80,
1919, until this act shall cease to OPP
crate, for other than beverage pur-
poses; also in regard to the nanu-
facture, sale and distributions Of wine
Tor sacramental, medicinal or other
beverage uses.
"After the approval Of this act no
distilled malt, yinous or other intoxi-
} eating liquors shall be imported into
The United States during the contin-
nance Of the present war and period
Of rehabilitation. "a
"Any person who ;siolatestanys sof
che foregoing provisions shall be puni
ished by imprisonment anot, excccdihg
ons year, or by fine not exceeding
81 900 or by both such Imprisonment
and fine.
provided that the President Of the
United States be and hereby is au-
thorized and empowered, at any time
after the passage of this act, to es-
tablish zones Of such size as he may
dee madvisable about coal mines,
nnunition factories, ship-building
plants and such other plants for war
material as many seem to him to re-
suire such action whenever in his
opinion the creation Of such zones is
necessary to or advisable in the
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