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Show BONE 00! NATION AFTERNEXT JUNE THE SHEPHERD COMPROMISE AMENDMENT FOR PROHIBITION ADOPTED IN THE SENATE. Establishes Complete War-time Prohibition Prohi-bition and Marks Final Step in Series cf Regulations Put in Force Since War Began. Washington. The Shepherd compromise compro-mise amendment for national prohibition prohibi-tion on June 30, 1919, and continuing until tha American jirmy is demobilized, demobi-lized, was adopted August 29 by the senate without a roll call. Disposal of the emergency agricultural agricul-tural appropriation bill, to which the Shepherd amendment is appended, went over. "I submit this substitute with the hope that it will aid in solving fhe difficulty," said Seuato." Shepherd, in presenting the substitute. "This amendment establishes complete wartime war-time prohibition and marks the final step in the series of prohibition regulations regu-lations put into force since the war began." Four-fifths of the country is now dry, Senator SJiepherd added., so that in reality this provision effects only a small part of the country. He said President Wilson was n sympathy with the measure and believed at least a year should be allowed before putting put-ting it into effect. Vigorously opposing the compromise, Senator Phelan, California, said it would cause great financial loss to California wine interests. He urged another year of time for the wine industry. |