Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-25
Congress Recessed
 Until September q.
Determined Fight Prevented Action on the Beer Bill in the Senate.

Washington, Aug. 24.-Congress took a recess tonight until September 21, without vote by the senate on bill prohibiting the manufacture and sale of beer to the sick. The senate ended it's work at 11.S5 o'clock and the house at 11.5S o'clock
 The senate is expected to resume work upon reconvening but Representa- tive Mondell, the republican leader, ob- tained agreement to have the house de- clare three day recesses from Sept. 21 to October S1.
 President Harding was at the capitol late tonight to sign a number of bills. The last to be put before him was the dye embargo extension, the last measure to be passed by the senate.
 No attempt was made to put through an amendment carried by the embargo bill extending the emergency tariff law from November. 27 to January 1. It was explained that if no permanent tariff bill was in sight when congress reconvenes, continuation of the emer- gency act then would be sought
 Prohibition leaders early in the night abandoned their effort to hold up the recess until it had been passed, failing even to obtain an agreement fixing 8 | date for vote on it by the senate after congress reassembles next month. Senator Reed, who had spoken nearly five hours C. the beer bill. stopping only l long enough to refresh himself with 2 tumbler of coffee and later with bottle | of milk. still held the floor. Confessine | that he was a bit weary but ready tC go on. he tried to have the senate qui | for dinner, but failed.
 In his argument against that sectior of the anti-beer bill, which would leav' any part of a mans property, excep | his home subject to search for liquo without a warrant, Senator Reed warn ed the senate that if 1t aroused the re sentiment of the American people agains any law they would rise un and destroy i It. however much virtue it might con tain
 Denying that he was attempting a fiji
 buster. Senator Reed said that the req l flibuster came from senate prohibition | ists who were trying. he added. to hol' up all other legislation to force througl
 a measuref which he characterized a | ''abomina ble."
 | Senators opposing the bill because O | the provision which would subject all O a mans property except his home t search for liquor without a warrant held the floor until it's managers say no hope of a vote and had it laid aside l Announcement Of adoption by th house of the recess reSoIuIlon Wal l made to the senate while Senator Stan ley. democrat. Kentucky. was in tn midst of a speech attacking provision
 of the anti-beer bill. After it had bee1 laid aside temporarily. senators oppos
 ing 1t were on guard to see that 1t va
 not called up again in an attempt t 1 obtain 9 quick vote
 President Harding arrived at his of fee at the canitol while the debate O the bill for a threS months extension o
 the dye embargo was under way, read
 to sign bills Among the first to b
 signed was the shipping board deficien
 cv bill with an amendment carryin
 s200. 900 for expenses of the disarma
 ment conference.
 Objection by democrats prevente
 senate consideration of a bill passe by the house imposing duty of 90 pc cent on war supplies sold by the gov ernment in France and shipped back this country.
 The house bill continuing the dy ', embargo for three months was passe tonight by the senate by vote of thil ty-nine to twenty-two and was sent |
 the president for signature, The en bargo would have expired next Satul
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