UNITED STATES
LIQUOR PROPOSALS SALE OF LIGHT WINE,'S (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) WASHINGTON, December 10. The House Ways and Means Committee disapproved of a Bill to legalise naturally fermented wines and a 20 cents per gallon tax. The committee’s action will not prevent the wine proponents from seeking to amend the Beer Bill in the House of Representatives to legalise light wines along with beer. THE PHILIPPINES. INDEPENDENCE IN 14 YEARS. WASHINGTON, December 16. The Senate to-day reversed its decision and rejected the proposal _:to free the Philippines in eight years. Later,' it approved of an amendment to the Hawes Cutting Bill granting independence to the Philippines in 14 years. WASHINGTON, December 17. (Received Dec. 18, at 7.20 p.m.) The Senate, on Saturday, without recording a vote, passed the Hawes Cutting Bill, granting independence to the Philippines in 12 years. The measure will now go to a conference with the House, which last session overwhelminglyapproved the measure to free the Pacific possessions in eight years. DEFICIT FOR FISCAL YEAR. WASHINGTON, December 17. (Received Dec. 18, at 6.30 p.m.) The United States has increased its deficit for'the fiscal year to 1,142,473,015 dollars on December 13, placing 418,764,000 dollars in a sinking fund for public debt retirement.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21831, 19 December 1932, Page 9
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