Democrats accepted an increase in anti-drug spending that was half the amount they originally sought.

There is no estimate of how many billions of dollars this will add to anti-drug spending.

Indeed, no President has even come close to Mr. Bush's anti-drug spending.

His plan, not yet made public, calls for a huge increase in Federal prison capacity and, among other things, designates five urban areas for new anti-drug spending.

Mr. Bush has proposed $5.96 billion in anti-drug spending for the fiscal year 1990.

Mr. Bush would add about $1.1 billion, raising anti-drug spending to $10.6 billion.

At issue is whether to include $821 million in anti-drug spending, which the President opposes.

The measure was beaten 218 to 201 in an early procedural vote, averting a showdown on the anti-drug spending.

If approved by Congress, its $1.1 billion increase in anti-drug spending next year over current levels would be the biggest single increase in four years.

A Feeling of Time Warp' The plan calls for a $2.2 billion increase in anti-drug spending.