Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-25
FILIBUSTER KILLS
ANTIBEER ACTION
ON SENATE FLOOR


the way OF congregational plans for IA
recess beginning at midnight
Given the right OF way in the SEN
ate. after Il two.hour parliamentary
snarl. the conference report on the
measure. agreed to during the after
noon by the House was discussed for
Ave hours and then displaced TO clear
the docket Of other Legislation. But
IL jumped again to top place while
prohibition leaders were pressing for
"a vote. and It's opponents we're vigOr-
ously assailng provision which.
they asserted. would leave am man
or woman travelling about III. coun-
try subject tn search for liquor bv
an officer not armed with "A war
rant.
Thrent Fniis to Upset Plans.
Threats by tho prOhibitionists IN
prevent the recess unloss (, came
after tho antib"cr bin Was on it's
way TO the President failed TO up
set the plans of leaders to pu,
through the agricultural credits bin,
designed To aid farmers The con
ference report on the bill. adopted
after days bitter wranEling. vas
agreed 10 o. The House and when It
reached : senate. II was quickly
given pre- .Gcnce over beer by vote
of 40 to IS. Once up, II was passed,
without 4 word OF discussion
In tn" samc swift fashion. tho Son
ate. for tho SECOND time. put beer ia
the background and agreed 10 the
conference report on tho ShippiuE
Boards SiS5oc.ooo deficiency arprn-
pria,ion 6il. with 100000 added FOR
preliminary expenses OF the disarmI-
mcnt conference. and shot 1t along
To the House.
R~-r mn tgnIn 10 Fore.
But, on the third attempt, the beer
bin stood up In the face Of q motion
10 call up the House bill extending.
for q period OF three months. tho dye
embargo. which. by limitation. cN-
pircs saturday Friends o: tn" dye
iii urged prompt action. declaring
hundreds OF sh!ps were In American
ports awaiting to discharge D,g ivc
cargocs. should Congress fail 20 grant
longer III" to the embargo The
measure failed TO get up. by a vote
OF 3s 10 Is and leaders Indicated That
II was dead. The measure Was finally
reached before adjournment and
adopted by n vote of % to % ana was
sent to the President for signature.
senator Reed. OF Missouri. who had
spoken nearly 1--WE hours on the beer
bill, stopping only long enough To
refresh himself with a tumblcr OF
coffee and, later. with 4 bottle OF milk.
SIN held the floor
Coufcssing that he was a bit weary,
hut ready 10 go on. he tried 10 have
the Senate qui; for dinner, hut failed.
H"nse Joxs Al"ng.
Meanwhile. the House. which had
been jogging along on conference re
ports and small legislative rrist. was
holding up the resolution adopted last
week 10y the Senate for Il recess from
tonight until September 81. Threats
that they would stick 10 the job un-
less the beer bill was passed but
they failed 10 stop the attack on the
measure
In his argument against that sec
ton o! the antibccr bill which would
leave any part Of n mans property.
except his home, subject to search for
liquor without warrant Senator
Reed warned the Senate that. if /,
aroused the resentment of the Amcri-
can people against any law. they
would rise up and destroy ii. how
ever much virtue IL contained
Denying that he was attcmpting
a hllibustcr. senator Reed said that
the real iilibust"r came from Senate
prohibitionists. who were trying, he
added. 10 hold up all other lceisla-
ton to force through a measure
which he characterized as "abomin-
able"
Adopt Conference RcRort.
The Senatc nut oside ~ ,,,,thoo,
bill long enough tonight IN ,ann, 49,.
conference rcnor, on tho ,oricuI,ur,,
credits hill. ALREADY ,rrood 70 w.. ,ha
House ana scnt II In ,bo Drosidcp,
for his approval.
The measure, as agreed to- en-
powers the War Finance Corporation
10 issue sl.50o, 000. 900 in its own
bonds. and 10 lend 81 mn mn ooo Cor
financing horticultural cxnorts rrbo
House refused to agree 10. SENATE nro-
visions which would allow the cor
poration 10 lend directly 10 Euroncnr