Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-01
HOUSE FOLLOWS SENATE N
HASTILY REPAss,No WEBB.
KENYON MEASURE.
DECISIVE VICTORY FOR ),
PEOPLE OF "DRY" STATES
ey overturnins Veto Bill Now Be-
comes Law-vots in Both House and
Senate Vigorous Protest Of Pres;-
dents pis.pprovalEsseond Time in
Fifteen Years veto Has essn Over
ridden.


244 to s5 the house today repassed over
President Taft's veto the Webb bill
prohibiting shipments Of intoxicating
liquors into dry states. The senate
repa ssed it over the veto last night and
the bill now becomes law.
Only one other time in the last fifteen
years has congress overridden presi-
dents veto. That was when the Rainey
river dam bill was passed over Presi-
dent Roosevelt's disapproval.
When the house met today leaders
fayoring the Webb bill prepared for an
effort to pass it over President Tafts
veto Of yesterday. The senate had re-
passed the bill by wide margin over
the necessary two-thirds. Representa-
tives Clayton and Webb, leading sup
porters Of the measure, declared their
belief in its constitutionality. prepared
to urge its repassage.
The move to override the presidents
veto was brought UP in the house al
most at the outset Of todays session
Immediately following the reading of
the message Chairman Clayton of the
judiciary committee, moved to recon-
slider the Webb bill and pass it over the
presidents veto: General debate fol-
lived
Why II Was Vetoed.
e sident Taft based his veto almost
,ly upon the ground that the bill
unconstitutional in that it yir-
lilly delegates to the states control
% interstate traffic in liquor when he
held that control was vested solely in
4 congress. Attorney General Wicker
sham had given an opinion also hold
ing the bill unconstitutional, and that
tie president forwarded to the senate
yesterday with his veto message.
Supporters OF the bill say it will
make effective the prohibition laws of
dry" states which they say are now
violated because intoxicants are
shipped in to private individuals and
have the effect of multiplying the local
laws.
Washington. March by the over
whelming vote of So to q the senate
late yesterday passed the Webb anti
liquor bill. akin to the Kenyon bill, over
President Tafts veto. Senators Ken
yon and Cummins voted to pass the bill
over the veto.
Senator Kenyon was responsible for
pushing the matter to an immediate
vote. When the veto message was read,
efforts were made to defer considera-
tion until tomorrow. Senator Kern, OF
Indiana, moved to let the matter go
over until tomorrow. To this Senator
Kenyon objected. He pointed out that
the president had delayed sending in
49,
making the time in which congress had
to act extremely short II the matter
went over until today, he said, it would
be almost Impossible to get a vote on
overriding the veto in both houses.
Moreover, the bill had been fully dis
cussed and there was no need for de-
lay.
Senator Kenyon demanded rol. call
on the motion of Kern to PUT the mat
ter over. On the roll call the Kern
motion was hope!ess'y beaten Then
the vote was taken on the question Of
passing over the veto, with the result
Indicated.
3. The lower house is expected to take
SIMILAR actioa Senator Kenyon was
llea sed with the outcome in he :enatc.
He said he believed the supreme court
" ould hold the measure institutional.
"The opinion of tn. su or:lne court
lhst Monday IN the white sl1ve cases
.erds strongly to sustain tie constitu
tionality Of the measure" said he.
"oresident Taft could lo' have read
THAT opinion"
The feeling, was pronounced in senate
circles that President Taft parposeiy
nsld the veto back to the last day nf
fke ten days given lin to act in order
frat it nigh: pe more difficult To over
r.ce the We c.
Villa & Pr aI strol.,y urged
!. @mocra 8 >, PASS ,r" bill ovr the veto
a.d eers telegra- ; to ti.si effect. !;
i.came known last evening.