Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-10
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
PR0HIBITORX AmENDmENT

BY direction of tho Committee on
Education and Labor. Senator Blair, OF
New Hampshire, submitted q report On
Senate Resolution No. IL, entitled
'Joint resolution proposing ON amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United
States in relation to tho manufacture,
importation. expectation, tranaporia-
ton and sale Of alcoholic liquors."
which il as follows:
Resolucd by. the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, (trOo-
thirds Of each House eoncurring thersin),
That tho following amendment to tho
Constitution of the United States DO.
and hereby is. proposed to tho States,
to become valid when ratified by tho
Legislatures OF three-fourths OF tho
several States as provided in the Consti-
tuition.
SECTION I. The manufacture, i'm
portation, expectation, transportation
, aud sale OF all alcoholic liquors shall be.
and hereby is, forever prohibited in tho
United States and in every place sub
ject to their jurisdiction.
SECTION 2. Congress- shall enforce
this article by NIL needful legislation.
The committee of the House of Rep
resentatiyes. TO whom similar resolu-
ton was referred. divided GU the ques-
ton, the majority reporting adversely.
The Senate committee, in their report
on the measure. say:
I'm submitting this favorable report
upon the aforesaid joint resolution it IL
proper to shy TINT there are menbers OF
the com mittse who concur in tho report
recommending tho submission OF the
proposed amendment to tho States who
do not, by such action, indicate their
men as o pant of the constitu ION or that
they would themselves advocate its rati-
hcation by the Legislatures of the
States; but in Difference to the immense
mass of petitions for this amendment Of
the organic Inv, coming from the peo.
pie in all parts of the country, and be-
loving that an opportunity should be
given to them to be heard upon the
merits Of their cause in the forum OF
States, where alone it can be heard aud
decided, the mcjurity CT tho commit
would deem refusal to submit the pro-
posed amendment to the States for cou
alteration rs analogous to the denial Of
tho right OF n party to DO heard in cour.
upon question Of private right"
The liquor traffic has been, and il
likely to be, one of the hardest ques-
lions with which law makers have to
denl, and 20 far oil locnl laws for tho
resula ion of the traffic have proved of
little or no avail. We have held for
many years that the only method which
can be successful in suppressing the
evils Of inteml erAnce is to prohibit the
manufacture and importation of nlco-
b 'Iio liquors by national legislarion; but
unfortunately, as il sc en IN the action
OF the Committee of the House of Repre-
seutatives, there are too many people
directly or indirectly engaged in the
liquor traffic for there to be any hope
that tho proposed amendment will ever
DO adopted. Like tue social evil the
liquor tcaffic is liable TO continue in
site OF tho efforts Of the best citizens
OF tho country TO suppress it. having
become, like its twin. sister. a ''necessa-
ry" evil which is too strong to 10 over
come by any force that may be thrown
against it. We admire tho pcrsever-
ance Of the noble women of America
who nro bending their best energies 10
the suppression Of this prolific source
Of vico and crime.
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