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Show Sanctions Senate National Prohibition Rider on the Agricultural Bill. Matter Goes to Conference : for Settlement of Conflicting Con-flicting Items. W A ?H I XG TO N. Sept. 2 3 . Nati onal -.prohibition, effective next July 1 for the I'erixl of the war, wa? approved tonight ly the houe. which adopted li!4 to 2 :, the senate prohibition rider to the 51-,-r-'tO.OOO emergency agricultural appropriation appropria-tion bill. The measure now will be sent to conference lor adjustment of differences differ-ences between the two houses on appropriation appro-priation items. , Four other amendments, . two of which .sought to have the government pay for the liquor unsold when prohibition becomes be-comes effective, also were rejected. Representative Gordon of Ohio proposed that the internal revenue bureau be authorized to make the payment, but was ruled out of order as was a subsequent proposal bv Representative Sabath of Illinois, to provide a fund of S-oO.000.000 lor the same purpose. The other amendments voted down were -v Representative I see of Missouri, who sought to limit prohibition to the declaration declara-tion of peace instead of the demobilization demobiliza-tion of the army and by Representative Cannon of Illinois, who tried to have sirkken out the provision, recently enacted en-acted into law. authorizing the president : io est a blish "dry" zones about mines; munitions plants and other factories. Loan Debated. Recent disclosures that representatives of brewing interests syndicated a ioan of $:;70,0it0 to Arthur Brisbane for the purchase of The Washington Times were dehated. Representative Bianton of Texas, defending the antisaloon league, said the league never had contributed rinds to the purchase of a Washington newspaper io carry on its propaganda. Representative; Stafford of Wisconsin. Republican, in defending the purchase of The Times, declared the prohibitionists had attempted to reflect on Brisbane's Jyalty by attempting to discredit a business busi-ness transaction. He aiso cnargei that A. -Mitchell Palmer, alien property custodian, custo-dian, used the Brisbane incident to further fur-ther the prohibition interests. The Wisconsin Wis-consin members also asserted that Mr. Palmer had gone out o: his way to attempt at-tempt to defeat democratic members o: tne house who did not subscribe to h!a views on the prohibition question. -"WASHINGTON. Sept. 23. Alter voting in the committee or" the wno'e to accept ah amendment permitting the importation importa-tion of wine until next May 1, the house later reversed its decision and by a vote of 1-1 to retained the original senate provision that importation of wine must cease when the measure becomes effective effec-tive upon its signature Dy the president. The amendment was approved by the house agricultural committee to meet an ooiection by the governments of France, 1 taly, Spain and Fort ugal. Amendments Fail. All efforts otherwise to amend the Legislation were defeated. A proposal by Representative Kahn. of California. Republican, Re-publican, to extend the effective date for prohibiting the sa'e of wine and peer to Tecember SI. lil.'. was defeated 112 to i'2. as was one by Rcnresentath e ReshHn of Pennsylvania, Derro'rat. to change the date for slopping tne manufacture o: beer and wine from next Mav l to December Decem-ber l. 1P19. California grape growers, who produce F1? per cent of the domestic wine, will be unable to liquidate their business before wine sales are prohibited next July, said Mr. Kahn. He announced that later he would offer an amendment extending the time to December SI, 119. Mr. Kahn said sales of ha bit-forming drugs are increasing in prohibition territory ter-ritory and complained that the present law does not stop the sale of medicines containing large quantities of alcohol and cir'i??. "The charge of d "unkenness Is rot home out hy statistic,' continued the Cafiforrva representative, "When vn-j wire this into the law yo-j indict the whole nation, and 1 resent tht." A plea for prohibition was made hv Repr-isen tatU e Raine y of Illinois. Democratic Demo-cratic member of tne ways and means com mi t tee, who declared the commit tee hail -reached the conclusion tnnt the government gov-ernment can be conducted withour the t evenucs received from the liquor traffic. traf-fic. The l.oOO.fKV) drug users in the l;nited States have developed to a greater extent in the immed iate neighborhood of saloons. Mr. Rainey declared. He praised the ' a r.ti-saloon leacue for its part in fun hering the prohibition movement. Kep lying to Mr. Rainey. Re present ti ve Meeker of M iss-jut. Kepuhiw an. r'nn rped thp a nti-sr .oon leacue with being 1 1-nan'-ed by drug firn.s, and with fostering 1 he ri'-e of drugs. "The g nti -palo. in league an adver tisement for users or druzs." 5a id Mr. McykT. "The drug firms are financing t he h nt i-sa loon league and those who vote in favor of this bill will do so tinder the lash of the anti-saloon league. it is t :ie uii! . organization 1' at demands e ret pledges from candidates before tne primaries. "This organization that will take 5 ". .nno.'ifvi annual!-.- from drug store,, will iint Fti'p at anything to destroy the reputation repu-tation of men who do not agree with its t'rinciples.'' Scores Saloons. Mr. Meeker charged that anti-saloon Ursderv are not pcgaged in war work ie-cr-u.ue they n re "too busy di recti rg what should lw rlf.n. hi the c;i)dtol," anri added that prohibition legi.da t ion Ik iK-fote con-only con-only b'iuy'; of thur nerlvitv. Representative rilanlon ir,1 "minted to r-nv Ui;tt the fight for prohibition would co fin. even if there were no Ann-baloon Rej,, vjr.tr to Mr. Meeker. Repreff-ptativi J.--'kt of Missouri, r;"morrat, stain many Anti-.wnloor: .;igue inornbrp nr war work"rs and thit any statement to the eontrarr was to be re-enter. He added that with T'J-fiblv tli re, (-.vrpi ions, the entir- MimihjH -l--- irt t ion In the hout-e would vol,. ff,r warltme prr.hlhi l ion. Advancing to Mr. Meeker1 desk. Mr. Ierk-t ,s.-.wi thrit "there ;ire r-mle who ar- j.rofe.-iorirsl n n t i -prob i hi t Inn ist " and :dder (hat Mr. Meek-r wm. eler-r,:,j frorn a hr-werv i it rr t ' In St. lyouis. It. reply to at other member, y,r. Derker, d rin 1 that he ever luwl Keen a.ld-d to ! ."ir.'n a s'-'tm phdge r.Mt 01t bv !),' A?tt-;doon b-a:ue. Mr. Mr e kef imme- 1 diatly Jumped tn hlH fe-t, and, ailvanc-Irm ailvanc-Irm to Mr. P'-fkcr. said: 'To vnu mean to pay tliat It nan not ti-r-n don" "You will not 1 n t irnida te me !" replied Mr. M.(Uer. An ihf two Mthfourlans plood f.jring rwh ofh-r. there were calla from other rnfmbrs f"r ord r. "I'll m;i itit;i in nr'I'T Vierr," replied Mr. I f k r, ;imtd n iphi uf. |