The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-01
LIQUOR BILL PASSED
OVER VETO v
| SENATE FAILS TO SEE THAT THE
WEBB MEASURE IS UN-
CONSTITUTIONAL.

washington, rep. o. S Veup
liquor bill, prohibiting the shipment
of liquor into dry" states, was re-
passed in the senate owe President
Taft's veto, within two hours from
the time the presidents message of
disapproval had been laid before that
body. A short debate, in which the
advocates Of the bill voted down a
motion to postpone action until to-
morrow and in which they reaffirmed
their belief that the Measure Is con-
stitutional, ended with the repassage
of the bill by the large majority of 63
to q.
The Webb bill passed both houses
of congress and went to the president
10 laws ago. His veto message
reached the senate o 3 o'clock to-
day accompanied by an opinion from
Attorney General Wickersham. Basing
his decision upon the attorney gem
! erals findings, the president expressed
the belief that the measure clearly
was unconstitutional, 1t gave
the states the right to interfere with
interstate commerce.
The senate took up the bill at once.
No Delay.
Attorney General Understands
opinion was not read and Senator
| Kern asked that a final vote on the
overriding of the veto be delayed until
tomorrow, so senators might have the
opportunity to examine the attorney
! generals arguments. A motion made
by Mr.. Kern to postpone the vote until
! ~ o'clock tomorrow was defeated, IL
to 8.
Senator McCumber declared this
afternoon that the president and he
attorney general had misconstrued the
grounds upon which congress had
passed the prohibition law. He said
it had not attempted to give the states
the right to interfere with
but simply had declared liquor an
OUTLAW and had then prescribed con-
ditions under which it might enter
interstate commerce.
Senator Kenyon also urged the re-
passage of the bill. while Senators
Paynter and Percy supported Presi-
dent Taft's veto.
Efforts will be made tomorrow to
override the veto in the house. Rep
resentative Clayton of Alabama will
move to take up the veto for the pur-
pose of passing the bill over the
presidents head as soon as the house
w
Representative Webb, author of the
bill, declared he had absolute conft-
dence that the house would repass the
bill by more than a tWo-thirds ma
jority.
The senate vote follows:
To override the veto-Senators Ash
hurst, Borah, Brady, Bristow, Brown.
Bryan, Durham, Burton, Chamber
lain, Chiffon, Clapp, Clarke (Arkansas)
Crawford, Culberson, Cullom, Cum
Minis, Curtis, Dillingham;, Dixon. Fall.
Fletcher, Gaallinger, Gamble, Gardner.
Gore, Gronna, Jackson, Johnson,
tombstone, Jones. Kavanaugh, Kenyon.
Kern, Lea, Lodge, McCumber, Martin,
Myers, Nelson, NeWlands, Oliver,
Overman, owen, Page, Pittman, Poin-
dexter, Sheppard, Shiveley, Simmons.
Smith, (Arizona), Smith, (Georgia),
Smith, CMaryland). Smith, (Michigan).
Smith, CSouth C%arolina), Smoot,
Swanson, Thomas, Thornton, Tillman.
Townsend, Webb, Williams, Works
Total SO.
To sustain the president-Bradley.
Brandegee, Catron. Crane, Dupont,
Foster, Guggenheim, Mclean, MARITIME,
O'Gorman, Paynter, Penrose, Percy,
Perkins, Pomerene, Richardson, Root,
Stephenson, Sutherland, Warren, Wet
more.-Total. 81.