The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-01
Passes Webb Liquor Bill
Over His Veto by
Vote of So to 21.
MEASURE COMES
UP IN HOUSE TODAY
President Bases His Disapproval
on Ground That 1t Is in Vio-
lation of. Constitution, His
Message Following Find
ings of Attorney-General.
Webb's Bitter Criticism.

Washington, February Is The
webb liquor bill, prohibiting tho ship
ment OF liquor into "dry- states, waa
rcpnsscd In the Senate to-dn. over
President Tsft's veto within two hours
from the time the Presidents mcssune
OF JisnpprovHi lind been laid before
that body.
short debate, In which tho ndyo-
cnfcs OF the bill voted down mo-
row, md I'm which they rcafirmed
their belief that the measure is con-
stitutionnJ, ended with the rcpsssagc
of the bill by the large m1jorlty Of
63 10 Fl.
The Webb bill passed botl, houses
Of Congress. and went TO the President
ten days ago. His veto message
accompanied by an opinion from At
torncy General Wickcrsham. Basinrr
his decision upon the Attorney Gen-
erals findings, the President expressed
the belief that the measure was clear
iy unconstitutional, because II gave
the States the right to interfere with
interstate commerce
The Senate took up the bill at once.
Attorney General Wickersham' opin-
ion was not read and Senator Kern
asked that final vote on the over
riding of tho veto be delayed until
to morrow, so Senator'S might have the
opportunity TO examine the Attorney
Generals arguments. y motion made
by Mr.. Kern to postpone the vote until
IL o'clock tomorrow WAS defeated, II
to ..
Grounds SIiscopstrued.
Senator McCumber declared both the
President and the Attorney General
had misconstrucd the grounds upon
which Congress had passed the pro-
4 hihitiOu "a "a 10 sal hod 1T
tempted to give the States the right
To Interfere. with commerce, but had
simply declared liquu- an "outiaw''
and had then prescribed conditions
under which II might enter interstate
commerce. Senator Kenyon also brief-
iy urged repassagc of the bill; while
Senators Payntcr and Percy advocated
support OF President Taft'y- veto The
vote follows:
To override the Presidents veto:
Senator'S Ashurst, Borah, Brady, Brls-
tow, brown, Bryan, Burnham, Burton,
Chamberlain, Chiffon, Clnpp, Clark CAR
knnsnsb, Crawford, Cuiberson, Cuiiom,
aummins, Curtis. Dillingham;. Dixon.
Fall, Fletcher, GallinRcr, Gamble, Gard
ner, Gore, Gronna. Jackson, Johnson.
Johnston, Jones. kavnnaEh, Kenyon,
Kern, Lea, Lodge, 1IcCumbcr, Martin,
Myers, Nelson, NeWlnnds, Oliver, Over
mun, Owen, Page, Pittman, Poindextcr,
'"epUuTu, SHtNCiS, SihmODS, smith
tArizonH), Smith U:eorgIaD. Smith,
tMnryinnd), Smith tAIichiisan), Smith
tSouth CnroIlnu), Smoot, Swanson.
Thomas, Thornton. TflIrnan, Townsend,
Webb. Williams, orf>s-TotaI, 63
TO sustain the President:
BradlcN BrnndcEcc. Catron, Crane,
Dupont, Foster, GuSScnhcim, Mclean,
MARITIME. O'Gorman.. Fnynfer, Pcnrosc,
Perry, Perkins. Pomcrene. Richardson,
Root, Stephenson, Sutherland, Warren,
Wetnore-TOtni, Fl.
Efforts viii be made tomorrow to
override the veto in the House. Repre-
sentative Clayton, of Alabama will
move TO take up the veto for the pur-
pose of passing the bill over the Presi-
dent mead as soon as the House con-
Venes Representative Webb author of
the blu, declared he had absolute con-
ndence that the House would repass
the bill by more than a two thirds ma
jority.
Why He Vetoed 1t.
Questions OF constitutionality we're
the Presidents chief consideration in
his veto. ~
.After giving this proposed enact
.ment full considerations" wrote tbe
President in his veto message "I he
ileVe 1t to be violation of the inter-
state commerce clause OF the Consti
tutlon, In That 1T is i'll substance and
erect delegation by Congress to the
oiates OIL the power OF regulating in
terstate commerce in liquors which ia
vested exclusively in Congress.
~ Is SAID that this is a. question
WITH which the executive ,5r. members
oe,vss ee Songress 81 shonlf >pot burden them
sslses 10 consider Er decide 1t is said
mat, mat should be # to the Supreme
Lourt whether THIS proposed act vio-
~ ~.ae1s inc Constit8tion. | dissent ut
terly from this Imposition. The oath
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