New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
Senate Votes
Farm Aid Bill
Ahead of Beer
Decides, AZ to IL, to Take
Up Norris Measure TO
Form 500, 100000 En-
port Finance Corporation
Debate Sharp and Long
Action Delays Prohibition
Proposal, but Will No.
Defeat 1t, Dry Leaders Say
From The TrTbune's Washington sureax

WASHINGTON, July 1s.-By a vote
Of IL to II the Senate to-day decided
to take up the Norris bill for $780,
100000 Federal farm export financing
corporation. BY this action it gave a
temporary setback to the Willis-C Camp
bell beer emergency" bill, which Sena-
tor Sterling and other advocates of this
supplemental prohibition measure have
been trying to force to the front.
Senator Sterling, Senator Willis and
others pleaded for quick action on the
cheer emergency" bill, but without
avail. Most of the members OF the
agricultural "bloc" united in support
ing the consideration of the Norris bill
while wet Senators favored the Nor
ris bill to halt the progress Of the dry
measure.
To-day's action will delay the beer
bill TO some extent, but it will not de-
feat it. Senator Jones, of Washington.
one of the dry Senators, although he
voted for taking up the export financ-
ing bill, declared there would be no ad-
journment until the beer bill had been
enacted.
While the Senate voted to consider
the Norris bill and to make it the un-
finished business, the ultimate fate of
the measure is not certain. 1t has much
stronger opposition than the vote for
Its consideration would indicate. Sec
rotary of Commerce Hoover is opposed
10 II ana II Is known that there is Ad-
mlnlstration antagonism to it. Some
even predict that the President will
veto the bill if it is passed.
Voters Against Bill
The Senators who voted against the
bill were: Republicans = Brandegee.
Cummins. Fernald. Kellogg, Hale.
keyes, Knox, McNary, Nelson, New,
Nicholson, Smoot. Sterling. Sutherland
and Willis-15; Democrats Ashurst
and Sheppard-2
me vote was preceded by sharp
and lengthy debate. Senator Sterling
insisted strongly that the beer bin
ought to be taken up. Senator Norris
demanded that his bill be considered.
A parliamentary tangle arose over the
right of Senator Norris to move to
take up his bill prior to o'clock, as it
was calendar Monday. This was finally
disposed of by him by making the
In urging that the farm export biz
De considered ahead of the beer bill.
Senator Norris stressed the acricul-
tural emergency and referred sarcasti-
cally to the fact that Senator Sterling.
with little bill in one hand and
little beer bottle in the other was
here demanding the whole country wait
until law could be passed that no
doctor could prescribe a drink of beer.
Senator Underwood, of Alabama, Dem
ocratic leader, an opponent Of the beer
bill, spoke for the Norris bill.
Difficulty With Agriculture
of the prohibition bill is taken up"
be said, "and this agricultural bill is
voted down, think it is very doubtful
if the agricultural bill will come up for
passage this summer
He pointed out that while it might be
going long way to lend Federal money
to a corporation, it was no more than
had been done in respect to the Ship
ping Board and in taking care of rail-
road credit.
81 think the great difficulty with
agriculture" said Senator Underwood,
ais markets. I think this bill would be
helpful, and I am willing to give it
trial"
Senator Willis, of Ohio, objected to
Of the beer bill.
"The emergency is very great said
Senator Willis, referring to the beer
situation.
He pointed out that the Treasury
was resisting pressure to issue regu-
lations under the Palmer opinion.
"Why is the Treasury resisting the
law" asked Senator Broussard.
Il suppose the Treasury Department
oee,~,o- ~ coon do what
it ought to have done long ago said
Senator Willis, land pass the supple
mental prohibition bill"
Senator Sterling argued there was
danger of multiplying the whole prohlol-
ton law by delay in passing the beer
bill.
Brewers Urge Haste
Questioned by Senator Moses, Sen
ator Sterling said that if the Sec
rotary of the Treasury should issue
permits under the Palmer opinion and
money because the bill would ultimate
" be passed. He read kilograms from
brewers urging that the controversy be
settled
Senator Williams insisted there was
no danger of doctors prescribing large
Quantities Of beer if allowed to pre-
scribe beer as medicine. He said if
eoctor prescribed barrel OF peer no
jury in the world would uphold it,"
Senator Jones, of Washington. an
nouncing that he would vote for the
Norris bill, said he was also for the
beer bill
1T will be passed before adjourn
ment," said Senator Jones, "and all the
legislation necessary to uphold the
Eighteenth Amendment will be en-
acted"
He declared there would be no ad- |
lournment until the beer bill was
passed He also pointed out that the !
Shipping Board was seeking a def
cheney appropriation of large amount /
and said that this would have to be
provided for.
Patrolman Finds Four
Men RiHin0 Saloon