The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-23
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Afier
more thnn ten hours of debate the
house OF representatives shortly be-
fore midnight tonight was ready for O
roll call on the Hobson resolution to
3 submit to the States an amendment for
national prohibition.
Party lines were wiped out In the
struggle. Democratic Leader Under
wood ard Republican Leader Mann
fought shoulder TO shoulder at the
head OF the forces for the resolution.
And when the vote came, or the 1877
standing for the resolution, ia were
Democrats. 6S Republicans, IL were
Progressives and four were Progress
sive-Ropublicans.
1t was at the conclusion of one of
the most stirring of recent days in
Congress, and after votes on several
amendments that the final ote was
reached. Representative Hobson had
closed the general debate. participant
ed in by all the house leaders.
Although advocates Of the resolu-
ton predicted 1t would1 receive a ma
jority vote many of them, including
MIR. Hotson conceded that it would
not receive t~wo-thirds necessary for
passage.
Before the roll call began Represen-
tative Hobson presented an amend
ment to his resolution authorizing
Congress and the States concurrent
ly" to enforce the prohibition pro-
vision by "Teedful lsSislaton.". It was
adopted without division. An amenda
ment by Representative Adamson
giving the. States absolute control of
legislation under the proposed pro-;
hibition amendment. was yoied down.
SO to 1f9. sus.,a..> ,.AHc
Representative HoDsOn made q ,nre
al spectacular move. 20 ~, =.
MIR. Speaker" he said, II, wish to
ask whether any member of this
house Who has a financial interest In
the question now pending, who
stock in distilleries or breweries. who
own u saloon or who has property
leased to liquor interests, can under
the rules vote on this question:,
The speaker explained that, accord
ing TO precedent if Il member was az
fected as IL of % class. the rules
would not prevent his voting. but
that the question IA left to the mem
Der himself.
Representative Henry. of Texas.
opposed the amendment.
This question is one which must
w ~ " Nv iAosN " DIlt(os III
said.
II love My country. hut / will never
support a. constitutional amendment
chat Will send @ horde Of, federal spice.
satraps ana inter medd1sts into Te
Representatives Hedjh, 81 Alabama
declared, State c6htrotI of the LIQUOR,
traffic was making good progress in,
Alabama mid argued against 5E.sur-
rendering 10 5he feder.l government
the reserved lewerE or the States.
which saved tas sqntHa IN the days Of
Representative Saunders, or WI
ginia, supported it and argued against
the contention that 1t would "rob'
the States of reserved powers"
THE fear Of gentlemen that al
army of federal spies and informers
and officials will invade the States
is Tut q poor argument" he said.
"The army Is there now, spies, In
formers and all. 1t Is under the In-
ternal revenue bureau"
That no Democrat could afford To
vote for the resolution tfas the as
sertion of Representative Small, OF
North Carolina, on the ground that IL
would be a disastrous blow to State
rights.
Proposing a substituted for the hob
on r~egolution, which wonid preRent
the importation OF LIQUOR into Inv
State from any outside source, Rkp.
re~sentatiya MorriBon, Of Indiana, kaot.
the house In an nproar OF Laughter
with q Vigorous. speech
There are 13 men in the IndiaIAs
delegation In this house who>wtll vol
against this resolution, he said. "bu2