Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-23
'DRYS' Defeated, TO.
line UP Senators.
HobSon Prohibition Amend
ment Falls in House, 1877
for it, lS9 Against
WANT SENATORS TO
GO ON RECORD, TOO

the House. The vote was ayes. 1877;
nays. 1889; present but not voting, 8
a majority vote. Being a proposal for
an amendment 10 the Constitution, It 4
requires a two-thirds majority, and +
as it received only a scant majority I
1t failed Congressman Franklin !
last yeor Experiments Of the de- /
Brockson. of Delaware. voted against I
the amendment.
The "drys' were iubilant today over
having secured a majority, II not two Z
thirds of the vote. They declared this
clearly indicated the growing prohi-
bition sentiment which will eventual /
ly make the nation dry.
A surprising feature Of the vote
was the small number who sido-stop
ped-only twenty-five representatives
being absent and not paired
DRY" leaders fatty declared that
the wet" voters would now be out in
the open for the voters Of their dis
trict to sustain or repudiate them at
the polls next election. They also
asserted that the liquor question
would be one of the paramount issues
of the 1916 presidential elections.
The next move OF the White Rib
boners will be to place the Senate
also on record Tho Sheppard reso-
/ luton similar to the Hobson proposal
( in the House. Is now pending in tho
! Senate While the rejection by the
House makes submission impossible.
| the "drys" want roll-call vote in
the Senate TO align friends and foes
OF the movement in the open.
The vote in the House late last night
came after twelve long hours of ora
tory, i'm which for the first time in
the history Of Congress the prohibit
ton question was discussed from
every angle known to the temperance,
prohibition and personal liberty ad-
vocates After the parliamentary
struggle got going in earnest, Repre-
sentative James II. Mann, OF Illinois,
Republican leader of the House. and
mentioned prominently as a Republi-
can Presidential possibility for 1916.
took charge Of the fight Mr.. Mann
offered several amendments designed
TO make what he called real prohi-
bition," as compared with Mr.. Hob
sons proposition which he de-
clarod only prevented the sale of in
toxicants.
The debate was characterized by q
b sensational charge by Mr.. Hobson. HC
. declared that the liquor interests has
81 used money corruptly to elect Rep
E rcsontative Oscar w. Underwood e
70 the United States Senate in the recen
s Alabama Senatorial election. On ac
d count Of the parliamentary situation
= Mr.. Underwood did not make a repl
$ 10 this charge, but probably he VII
s. do so later.
g Mr.. Mann's amendment to submi
= the prohibition amendment to Stat
T. conventions called for the PURPOSE
n was defeated on a rising vote, 1877 I
+ 1913. Mr.. Mann demanded a yea an
nay vote and tho amendment was dc
! feated on the roll call by a vote Of 81
a to 176.
u Representative Morrisons substi
& tute to prohibit interstate commerce
n in intoxicating liquors was defeate
213 to A.
d When Speaker Clark announced th
vote at half-past eleven o'clock las
night there was very little applaus
either from the packed galleries q
from the members themselves. tn
House promptly adjourned and th
\ members went away quietly.
u Many in Dehate.
There was much eagerness anon
the Representatives 10 be on rccor
and the debate was prolonged.
- Representative Seldomridge, Z
~ Colorado, advocating the amendmen
warned members that they would b
~ confronted by their votes on prohib
'' ton in the campaign Of 1916.
Representative Dickinson, Of Mix
~ souri,. declared he believed the ma
~ jority of his people were entitled
" a chance TO vote on the amendmen
Representative Small Of Mort
u Carolina, asserted that the resolutio
H. would be a disastrous blow to Stat
MS rights, and that no Democrat coul
ke AFFORD to vote for IT,
ne Representative Gallivan, Of Massi
on chusetts. declared that wherev'
as prohibition obtained, it had multiple
insanity by driving men and wome
'lI from drink TO dope.
'ol Representative Henry. of Tcxa
rs declared that during the debate pr
sM,, ceding the passage of the Webb bi
III TO prevent the use of interstate cor
nc merce for the evasion of State prob
bition laws prohibition leaders urgI
- the retention OF the police powers
the various States.
4 This question is one which mu
q be left 10 the individual State" NJ
4 Henry declared.
Representative Hehin, OF Alabam
a referred TO the success Of State co
n troll of liquor traffic in Alabama al
q argued vigorously against surrende
4 ing 10 the federal government the r
n served powers Of the States.
= Defends the Saloon.
d Representative Bartholdt, d Nj
8 souri,. defended the saloon as an ms
81 tuition. declaring that he knew of
n looms "where a gentleman would Il
D hesitate to take his wife and daue
& ters."
3 Representative Gordon. Of oh
said: 1.-THE people of Ohio are beti
able TO settle the liquor question
& themselves than the people of all
n other States arc able TO settle II
n Ohio"
n Representative Vollmer, OF Iowa, I
II clared the prohibition movement "
u a wave OF hysteria." and that
amendment would destroy four bill
dollars worth Of property ezra
Juice never added anything TO W.
ding OF wake he declared
N Representative Saunders. OF V
n ginia. supported the resolution a
n argued against the contention that
a amendment would rob the States