Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-19
SENATE VOTES TO
KEEP BAN ON BEER
Puts Issue Up to Wilson When Ballot
Results 55 70 II Against Reeommen-
datisn - Democrats Desert Their
Leader, Only Five Voting For Re-


Leader, Only Five Voting For Re-
peal. sN
Washington, June 1s.-Any possioii-
ity of congress repeating or MODIFYING
wartime prohibition, which goes into
effect July /. went glimmering yester-
day.
The senate by a vote Of So to IL re-
fused to sanction a modification OF the
law permitting the manufacture and
sale of beer and wine from July until
constitutional prohibition goesinto ef-
feet in January. 1920. --
This overwhelming support Of the
dry law in the senate demonstrates
the futility Of the 'wets" looking any
longer to congress for relief. particu-
larly as the house is known to be fully
as antagonistic to repeal.
President Wilson is now the last re-
naming hope Of the "wets" for even
some of the "dry" leaders concede
the executive possesses the power to
declare the wartime prohibition act
null and void upon the termination oi
rehabilitation, which will occur be-
fore July /.
The liquor dealers. twho are in al
most daily conference with their friend
at court, Secretary Tumulty. are con-
fideut thatsthe president will lift the
sban. the "drysss opine that Mr.. Will
son will not dare st0 take the step in
the face Of public sentiment believed
to be reflected by the overwhelming
vote in favor OF prohibition In the sen.
ate today.
The action in the senate was the re-
sui: Of an attempt bx Senator Phelan,
Of California, to attach to the asri-
cultural appropriation bill a rider mod
flying wartime prohibition so as to
permit the manufacture and sale OF
beer and wine after July l. He moved
to suspend the rules and declare the
rider Tn order, and Chairman Gronna
Of the-commtttee on agriculture moved
ITO table the Phelan motion. With the
prohibitionists voting for the Gronna
motion to the table and anti prohibit
tionists against it, the lineup was:
For beer and wine:
Republicans--Calder. Edge, France
Knox. La Toilette, Wadsworth--. Dem
ocrats-King. Phelan, Reed. Thomas
Williams-5.
Against beer and wine:
Republicans-Ball. Borah, Capper
Cummins, Curtis. Elkins, Fernald, FIRE.
linghuysen. Gronna> Hale, Jones
(Wash), Kenyon, Keyes, Le1root,. Nc
Cormick. McCumber, McNary, Moses,
Nelson, New. Newberry, Norris, Page
Phipps, Poindexter, Sherman, Smoot
Spencer, Sutherland Warren-30.
Denocrats-Beckham Chamberlain
Dial, Fletcher. Harris. Harrison. Hen
derson, johnson Is. d., Jones IN. NJ
Kendrick Kirby. McKellar, Nugent
Overman, yPittman, Pomerene, Rob-
inson. Sheppard. Simmons, Smith
5(Ariz). Smith (Ga}. Swanson. Tram
nell. Walsh (Mont), Walcott-25.
According to views privately ex-
pressed Of late, many of those scna :
tors who voted against the repeal rider
are in favor Of lifting the ban on beer
and wine but insist that the president
should not be allowed to dodge the
question Of exercising his authority to
this end by passing the buck" to con-
gress. Such senator's, however, did
not explain their votes in the senate,
but silently lined up with the prohibi-
ton senator's WHO oppose any modifica-
ton Of the act.
Seldom has there been 80 ove:.
Wnelmlng vote in either house
against an executive recommendation.
itN. Mr. Wilson'S plea In his message last
month for repeal of wartime prohibi-
tion In so far IS II pertnins to wine
and beer did not even command the
support Of his own party.
Democratic senator's who ordinarily
vote for Mr. Wilson's rccommendations
with their eyes shut deserted the pres
ident and only five democrats stood
with him.