Evening star., 1933-02-10
DRY ENFORCEMENT
CUT REJECTED BY
SENATORIAL GROUP
Full Committee Overrides
Subcommittee on 10 Per
Cent Reduction.
WIRE-TAPPING BAN
PUT BACK IN MEASURE
''Wets Are Licked Overwhelming
ly," Says Senator Bingham.
Tydings Absent.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Senate Appropriations Commit
tee today overrode its subcommittee and
rejected proposal for 10 per cent
cut in the s8,44O,OOO prohibition en-
forcement fund voted by the House.
The full committee also restored the
prohibition against use of enforcement
funds for wire tapping, which the sub
committee had recommended be elm
mated from the bill as passed by the
House.
Senator Bingham, Republican, Of
Connecticut, an anti-prohibitionist said
"the vets were licked overwhelmingly
in their efforts to reduce prohibition
funds.
Tydings Not Present.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Mary
land, another anti-prohibitionist, who
had been expected to renew before the
full committee motions to cut the funds
so per cent, which were rejected by
the subcommittee, did not attend.
An effort of Senator Copeland, Dem
ocrat, of New York to limit enforcement
funds to $5,000,000 was rejected by a
one-sided vote.
The provision that informers might
buy liquor for evidence, but could not
drink it, was retained by the full COM
mittee. This was favored by the sub
committee.
Members explained the effect of this
would be that an nformer could not
stop in speakeasy and buy glass of
liquor or a cocktail to use as evidence.
Vote Refused Public.
Chairman Hale declined to make
public the committees vote on the pro-
hibition fund, and members said they
could not recall those voting for or
against.
After disposing of the controversial
prohibition enforcement fund, the COM
mittee reported favorably the four de
partment supply bill, in which the
fund is contained
This bill carries, as 1t came from the
committee, $102 2,610,756 for the Depart
ments of State. Justice, Commerce and
Labor, an increase of $8,697 over the
amount approved by the House.
The largest single item Is SAL, ,154 ,050
for the Department of Justice, followed
by S36, 6,602,415 for the Department of
Commerce, $12,2O7, ,661 for the State
Department and $12,646,610 for the
Labor Department.
Before the subcommittee, Tydings'
motion for 10 per cent reduction had
been adopted by to vote after
Senator McKellar, Democrat of Tennes-
see, switched and joined Tydings, DEM
ocrat of Maryland; Bingham, Republi-
can OF Connecticut, and Moses, Re
publican of New Hampshire.
Four Opposing Cut.
Those voting against the cut in the
subcommittee were Hale, Republican of
Maine; Nye, Republican of North Da-
kota; Dickinson, Republican of Iowa,
and Hayden, Democrat of Arizona.
The House had cut the $4,000, 900 pro-
hibition fund originally asked by Presi-
dent Hoover 10 per cent more after its
Appropriations Committee reduced 1t
per. cent.
The Senate subcommittee then rec
commended removal of House prohibi-
tions against wire tapping and the
buying of evidence by informers. Sen
ator Bingham told newspaper men this
was done in response to a request from
Attorney General Mitchell
Meanwhile the Blaine prohibition re-
peal resolution may come up late today
in the Senate, with sponsors optimistic
at its chances for approval.
Senate leaders have agreed to con-
sideration of the measure Immediately
after the pending War Department ap-
preparation bill is disposed of. The
Senate has cleared away three supply
bills in as many days and the War De-
partment measure was regarded as
having good chance Of passage this
afternoon.
A rough road still lies ahead of the
Blaine amendment, however. OppoSi-
ton to its form has increased among
foes of prohibition and the House has
given no assurance that even if It
passed the Senate 1t will win considera-
ton at the other end of the Capitol.
Approval Is Predicted.
Senator McNary of oregon, assistant
Republican leader, predicted yesterday
the Senate would approve the Blaine
resolution.
Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho,
has told his colleagues that the Blaine
proposal will not be allowed to come
to a vote without long debate, but he
has denied that he intended to fill
buster himself. Other defenders of
prohibition have denied they plan to
prevent a vote, and some of them, such
as Senator Fess, Republican, of Ohio,
have indicated they will vote for the
submission measure
Blaines amendment, drafted along
the lines of the Republican party plat
form, provides for protection for dry
States and would permit Congress to
legislate against return Of the saloon
Vigorously Attacked.
Repeal organizations have vigorously
attacked it and have won over to their
side some Of the prohibition foes in the
Senate originally inclined to favor it
as the most practical means of getting
the eighteenth amendment out of the
Constitution.
Senate leaders believe, however, a
majority Of Senators favor 1t in about
its present form Democrats are plan
ming a move, however, to change the
ratification method from State Legis-
latures to State conventions.