Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-04-25
Death of the Prohibition Amend
ment Bill.

From Pittsburgh Dispatch.l
HARRISBURG, April 2O.-The bill
to amend the Constitution by prohibit
ing the manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating drinks was killed and buried by
the House to-day. About three full
sessions had been spent in speeches on
it. Horne, Democrat, of Cambria,
local Methodist preacher, invoked
heaven to defeat the bill and inspire
man with sufficient grace and power
of moral suasion to snatch his erring
brother from the brink of the precipice
of intemperance Members moved
chairs away to give Horne plenty of
room to dart around and gesticulate
during his long but striking speech.
Brown, Republican, of Erie, said
that he would not say that Horne was
hypocrite, because that would be un-
parliamentary; but he was free to ex-
press the belief that few Methodist
preachers outside of the Internal regions
would speak as Horne did. Dearden,
Republican, of Philadelphia, wanted
, the bill amended SO as to allow the
people to cast separate votes on the
question of prohibition and the rider to
compensate manufacturers and dealers
for losses. Sponsler, Republican, said
this could not be done without recon-
sideration of yesterdays vote, by
which the House refused to strike off
the ride
A REPUBLICAN STRAW.
No effort to reconsider was made.
Niles threw out straw which indicat-
ed how a good deal of Republican
wind would blow when he declared
that, as the effort to strike off the rider
had failed, be would vote against the
whole thing. Emery, Reput lican of
Lawrence, father of the bill, quoted
from John Wesley to show that Horne
was not true follower of the founder
of Methodism Emery declared that
Protestants and Catholics had petition
ed for prohibition, and he had a letter
from Cardinal McClosky endorsing the
prohibition movement. In conclusion
he called upon all friends of the cause
to vote against the bill with the rider.
Glenn, Republican, Armstrong, second
ed by Lands, Republican, of Lancas-
ter, moved to postpone the bill for the
present, but the motion failed.
THE FUNERAL SERVICES.
A vote on the first section of tn
| bill, which was now taken, resulted in
its defeat by a vote of Isl to 81.
Then, in order to give the entire bill
| it's death-blow, Crawford, Democrat, of
philadelphia, seconded by his fellow
townsman and Democrat, Mackin,
moved to reconsider the vote by which
the first section was defeated. Only
bare majority of votes was necessary
to prevent reconsideration. Crawford
was certain of getting this majority,
and did not want to risk putting the
entire bill to a vote, as majority
would be sufficient to pass it on second
reading. Had it gone to third reading
its friends might have hoped for some
thing to turn up in their fas or which
would give them the l0l votes requir-
ed on final passage. Crawford took
care to explain his purpose to the
House, and said he hoped his own mo-
tion would be voted down. So it was
by vote OF "A yeas and 100 nays.
This was the first vote that clearly
drew the line between the friends and
opponents of prohibition, and was as
follows:
Yeas-Republicans So and Demo-
Gratis 81; nays, Republicans 30, Demo-
Gratis 10. Amorg the Republicans
who vote yea was Mr.. Donly one of
our Representatives. Mr.. Ziegler,
orr other member seems not to have
voted
Altogether 50 Republicans and 81
Democrats voted yea, and 80 Republi-
cans and 70 Democrats voted nay