Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
RIDER GOES WITH THE BIG FARM MEASURE Senate Adopts the Emergen cy Appropriation Agri-
 cultural Bill Friday. VOTED TO RETAIN
 LIQUOR CLAUSE Probable Quick Action in House and Presidents
 Signature Next Week.
(By The Associated.)

Washington, Sept 6.-The $12,OOO,- GOO emergency agricultural appropria- tion bill with it's rider for national prohibition from next July 1 until the American armies are demobilided af- ter the end of the war was passed by the senate without roll call. l Before final passage of the measure the, senate voted, 45 to 6, tc retain the prohibition rider.
 A final effort to postpone the eff fective date of the "dry" legislation to December 30, 1919 was defeated The bill now goes to the house, and House to Agree. because of the many amendments in- serted by the senate, it undoubtedly will be sent to conference. Prohibition leaders, however, ex- pect the house to agree to the dry" rider so that there will be no possi- bility of changes being made by the senate and house managers. Senators voting against retaining the "dry" legislation in the bill were Brandege of Connecticut; Gerry of Rhode Island; Phelan of California; Pomerene of Ohio; Ransdell of Louis jana, and Underwood of Alabama, while it was announced that fany members absent and paired favored the amendment
 Rider as Compromise.
 As returned to the house, the pro- hibition clause-compromise effected last week senate ''wet' and "dry" leaders would stop the sale of all in- toxicating beverages next June 30 ex cept for export, medicinal, sacramen- tai, and other than beverage purpos- es, and would prohibit the manufac- ture after next May 1.
 The compromise prohibition .'rider" was regarded as the most important provision of the emergency agricul- tural bill.
 It is substitute for that of >repres- entative Ransdell of California adopt ed by the house last May prohibiting use of the bills appropriations until, thority in the food control law to the president should exercise his au- stop manufacture of beer and wine as well as whiskey during the war as food conservation measure.
 After passage of the bill the senate conferees-all regarded friendly to the legislation-were appointed: Gore of Oklahoma, Smith of South Caro- lima, Smith of Georgia, Kenyon of Iowa, and France of Maryland.
 How long the bill would be in con- ference was regarded doubtful. Pro- hibition advocates believe it soon will go to the president, who participated in conference eliminating in the sen ate compromise for extension of the effective date.
 Plans For Recess.
 The war revenue bill and house plans for a recess, immediately after it's passage, until about October 1, however, were admitted obstacles.
 Eleventh hour efforts to extend the time for manufacture of beer and wine and disposal of stocks of intoxi- eating beverages were futile. TheI senate rejecting without roll call ah amendment by Senator Phe- Ian of California, to make the pro- vision effective Dec 30, 1919.
 The senate also defeated an effort toward federal payment for stocks of distilled spirits remaining unsold June 30, 1919, rejecting 36 to 15, an amendment by Senator Bankheah of Alabama proposing presidential commission to report to congress the actual value, not exceeding cost of such spirits, with view to an appro- uriation for reimbursement of own CTS. { During the senate controversy op- ponents of the bill--especially spckes- l man for wine industries declared it| will ruin many interests by not giv-l ing them enough time to close llp their affairs.