Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28


Senator Bruce. Democrat. of Mary
land. and an opponent OF prohibition,
appealed to hts colleagues to vote
against the cloture rule, particularly
urging those Senators coming from
States that are against the Volstead
law to stand together against the
cloture rule.
The roll call vote by which cloture
was adopted. follows:
For cloture. Republicans--Camer
Capper. Curtis. Deneen. Ernst. Fem,
Frazier Goff. Gooding. Gould. Greene,
Washington, Keyes. Lenroot. Nc
Lean, McMaster. McNary, Means,
Oddie. Pepper. Pine. Reed of Penn
sylvania, Robinson OF Indiana, Sack
EFT, Snoot, Stanfield. Stewart, War
rem, Watson and Willis.
For cloture. Democrats-Ashurst.
Copeland. Ferris. Fletcher. Harris.
Halves. Hefiin. Kendrick, Mcclellan.
Mayfield. Nicely. Pittman, Robinson
of Arkansas. Sheppard. Simmons,
Smith. Steck. Swanson, Trammell,
Tyson, Walsh of Massachusetts and
Walsh of Montana. Total. 55.
Against cloture. Republicans-Bing-
ham, Borah, Dale, Johnson, LaFol-
lette. Metcalf. Moses. Norris, Nye.
Phipps, Shortridse, Wadsworth and
Weller.
Democrats Against Cloture.
Against cloture. Democrats-Bay
ard, Blease. Bratton, Broussard,
Bruce, Dill. Edwards, Gerry. Harri-
son, King, Overman, Ransdell,
Wheeler.
Against cloture-Shipstead, farm
and labor Senator.
Total against-27.
Should pending legislation fail for
manufacture of medicinal whisky un-
der q new establishment for more ade-
quate control and distribution, the
Treasury Department will be forced
shortly after Congress adjourns to
call a conference of whisky nlanufac-
turers to work out some kind Of a
Glicinal liquor stock, it was Indicated
today by Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury L. c. Andrews.
Following adjournment of Congress.
Gen. Andrews will take vacation OF
about a week to rest from the strenu-
GUS times he has been having with
both administration OF prohibition and
attempts to get new legislation TO m
crease effectiveness Of enforcement.
If Congress has failed to authorize a
plan for handling the difficult PROB
lem Of replenishing the supply: Gen.
Andrews at an early date VIII then
call the whisky conference here to
consider the problem.
Features Pointed Out.
Both Secretary Mellon and Assistant
Secretary Andrews repeatedly have
pointed out the undesirable features
of the present law, which they brand
as full of the most complicated kind
Of difficulties and dangers should 1t
be resorted to for replenishment OF
the liquor supply.
But the amount on hand steadily
has been dwindling and something
must be done to plan early resumption
point out, if the country is to be sup
piled with sufficiently aged liquor FOR
medicinal purposes.
Gen. Andrews frankly admitted that
the Treasury had no complete plan to
handle the problem, In case Congress
fails to enact the whisky legislation.
as 1t has been the hope of administra-
ton leaders that the measure will be
enacted setting up new organization
to handle the problem. The confer
ence Of whisky men. Gen. Andrews
said, was virtually the only thing
which had been contemplated, should
the bill fail, and the rest of the prob
lem would have to be faced later on.
Cloture Plan Attacked.
The proposal for Cloture considera-
ton of the administrations prohibit
ton reorganization bill, and Hawley
medicinal liquor bill, which is now be-
fore the House, We're attacked last
night by counsel for the National AS
ISOLATION Of Retail Druggists and de-
Tended by Wayne b. Wheeler, counsel
for the Anti-Saloon League.
Attorneys for the Retail Druggists,
declared neither bill is necessary to
promote law enforcement and the
public welfare and suggested the
only need for the medicinal liquor
measure Is to enable certain selfish
interests to control the manufacture,
and distribution of medicinal whisky.
A vote for cloture on the reorganiZa-
ton bill, the statement said. means a
vote for the Hawley whisky monopoly
bill, because II is the intention to pass
the latter in the House and tack it on
the Prohibition Bureau bill as an
amendment If cloture is obtained
Wheeler declared the reorganization
measure would concentrate enforce
ment work in one bureau while it now
is divided. President Coolidge and
both political parties, he said, had
Endorsed the measure, and the ''advo-
Gates of civil service and prohibition