South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-07

WASHINGTON. Sept. d. - The
twelve million dollar emergency
agricultural appropriation bill with
its rider for national prohibition
from next July 1 until the Ameri-
can armies are demobilized at the
end of the war. was passed tonight
by the senate without q roll call.
Before final passage of the meas
uTe the senate voted, - TO O.. TO
retain the prohibition rider. \ final
effort To postpone the effective date
! of the dry" legislation TO Dec. so,
! 1919. was defeated.
The bill now goes TO the house,
and because of the many amend
ments inserted by the senate, it un-
doubtedly will be sent TO confer
ence. Prohibition leaders, however.
expect the house TO agree to the
dry" rider 50 that there will be
no possibility of changes being
made 10y the senate and house mem
bers.
Senators voting against retaining
the dry legislation in the bill we're
B~randegee of Connecticut. Garry OF
Rhode Island. Phelan IF California.
/ Pomerene OF Ohio, Ransdell of
Louisiana. and Underwood of Ala
bama. while il was announced that
many members absent n paired
favored the amendment.
As returned 10 the house, the pro
hibition clause compromise eff
fected last week by senate wet
and dry leaders-wouId stop the
sale of an Intoxicating beverages
medicinal. sacramentaI and other
than beverage purposes, and would
prohibit their manufacture after
next May l.
Compromise Important.
The compromise prohibition rid
err was regarded as the most inn
portant provision of the emergency
agriculture bill II is a substitute
for that OF Rep. Randall of CALI
fornia. adopted by the house last
May. prohibiting use of the bills
appropriations until the president
should exercise his authority i'm the
food control law TO stop the manu-
facture OF beer and wine as well as
whisky during the war. as a food
conservation measure.
After passage of the bill the SEN
ate conferees-alI regarded friends
of the legislation-were appointed.
Gore of Oklahoma. Smith OF South
Carolina. Smith of Georgia. Kenyon
of Iowa. and France of Maryland.
How long the bill would be in
conference was regarded as doubt
full. Prohibition advocates believe
it Don will go TO the president
who participated i'm conferences cUl-
minating i'm the senate compromise
for extension of the effective date.
The war revenue bill and house
plans for a recess. Immediately aft
err its passage, until about Oct. Is.
however. were admitted obstacles.
Eleventh hour efforts 10 extend
the time for the manufacture OF
beer and wine and disposal Of stocks
of intoxicating beverages were fu-
tile. The senate rejected without a
roll call an amendment by Sen
Phelan Of California to make tho
provision effective Dec. 80. 1919.
No Pay for Stocks.
The senate also defeated an effort
toward federal payment 70. stocks
of distilled spirits remaining unsolC
June 80. 1919. rejecting 80 to Is an
amendment 10y Sen. Bankhead Of
Alabama proposing a presidential
commission 10 report TO congress.
the actual value. not eXceedins
cost. eff such spirits, with a view K
an appropriation for reimburse
ment of owners
During the senate controversy
opponents Of the bill. especial,
spokesman for wine industries, de
clared il viii ruin many interests 10y
not giving them enough time Z
close up their affairs. Effect OF
federal and the new wa
tax bill also were arguments use,
10y the opposition.
Prohibition leaders say that de
mobilization OF troops may requirr
one or two years after the war. con
tinuiug operation of he law Ger
tainly until after spring of 1920
when they confidently expect III.
national constitutional %amendmen
for prohibition will have been ratf