The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-23
HOUSE VOTES WET
H0bson Resolution Lacks 81
Votes to Pass 1t.
Result Shows That Party Lines
We're Disregarded.

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Washington, Dec. 23.-The Hobson
resolution to submit constitutional
amendment for national prohibition to
the state legislatures. was defeated in
the house, 1877 members voting for and
1S9 against it. An affirmative vote of
two-thirds was required to adopt the
resolution.
Party lines were wiped out in the
struggle. Democratic Leader Under
wood and Republican Leader Mann
fought shoulder to shoulder at the head
OF the forces opposing the resolution.
And when the vote came of the 1877
standing for the resolution. ia were
Democrats. 68 Republicans, IL were
Progressives and I were Independent
Republicans.
On the final vote $50 votes were re-
corded. To have carried the resolution
would have required 258 affirmative
votes. 1t thus failed by sixty-one
Those Voting aye"
Voting for the Hobson resolution were:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Adamson. Al
Georgia. Borchers. Borland, Brodbeck,
Burnett Byrnes of South Carolina, Byrne
Ct Tennessee, Chandler Of Mississippi.
Collier, Connolly of Kansas. Crisp. Deck
er. Diedrick, Dersherm. Dickinson. Diff
enderfer, Doolittle, Evans. Faison, Fergu
Foster. Fowler. Francis, Garrett of Texas,
Glass, Goodwin. Gudger. Hamlin, Harrison,
H aS aaSd Hn,n Helm Meiysrng Mensley
Hughes Of Georgia, Hull. Humphreys OF
Mississippi Jacoway. johnson of ken
Heating, Kineal, Kirkpatrick, Kitchin,
Lever. Lewis Of MARYLAND. Lloyd. Nickel
Lar; Moon; Murray, Nicely OF West vir..
North Carolina. Park. Post, Quin. Rags
dale. Rainey,. Raker, Rubey. Rucker.
Russell, Saunders. seidomridge, Shackle-
Smith Of Texas, sparkman, stedman.
Stephens Of Mississippi, Stephens Of Tex
as. Stout Taggart, Tayenner. TAYLOR Of
Colorado. Thompson of Oklahoma, Trib-
BILE. Walker. Watkins, Watson, Weaver |
Web. Wh Whale White winso. Young of
.Republicans-Anderson. Anthony. Aus
tin, Avis, Barton, Bourke Of South Da-
kota. Butler, Campbell, Cramton, Dillon, |
Green Of Iowa. Griest. Hamilton of Mich |
igan., Hamilton of New York, Haughen.
Washington, Johnson of Washington. |
Keister, Kelley Of Michigan. Kennedy Of
Iowa. Kiess Of Pennsylvania: Kincaid Of
Langley, Lindbergh, Lindquist. McKensie,
Mclaughlin of Louisiana, Mapes, Mon
dell, Morgan Of Oklahoma Moss Of West
Prouty. seitz. shreve, sinnott. slemp.
s.oan. Smith e Idaho; J: NJ C. Smith.
land, Swizer. Towner. Volstead. Wallin,
willis. Woods. Young of North Dakota.
Progressives-Bryan. Falconer, Hine-
baugh. Rulings. Kelly of Pennsylvania.
Macdonald of Michigan, Ripley. Thorn
son of Illinois. Walters and Woodruff.
Progressive RepAblicans-Ber of Cali
frnia, Copiey OF Illinois, Lafferty Of Ore
Grand total for resolution 1877
Those Voting NO"
Voting against the resolution were:
Democrats-Adafr. Allen. Aswell, Bailey. |
Barnhart. Bartlett, Bathrick. Beakes,
Broussard, Brown Of New York; Bruckner;
Buchanan. Illinois; Buchanan, Texas:
Galloway Cantor, cantrili. Carey. carin.
Casey, Church, Clancy, Cline, Coady,
Conry. Cox. Crosser. Cullop, Dale, Dent,
Dies. Dixon. Donohue. Donovan. Dooling.
Estopinal, Fitzgerald. Fftzhenry. Gala
CHER. Gallivan. Gard. Garner. George.
Gerry. Gill. Gilmore. Cooke. GoIdfogle.
Griffin, Hamill, Hammond, Harry, Hart.
Helm. Henry, Hill, Igoe. Kennedy, Con-
necticut; Kettner. Key, Ohio; Kinkead.
Lee. Pennsylvania; Lesher, Levy. Leb.
Linthicutt, Lobeick. Loft, Lonergan. Nc
Andrews, McGilicuddy, Mcguire, Nebras-
ka; Mahan, Maher, Mitchell. Montague,
Morgan, Louisiana, Morrison, Moss of In
diana; Mulkey, O'Brien, Oglesby. O'Leary,
O'Shaughnessy, Palmer, Patton, New
York; Peterson, Phelan, Pou, Price, |
Rauch. Rayburn, Reed, Reilly, Connect
cut: Reilly, Wisconsin; Riordan. Rouse. |
SABBATH, Scully, Sherley, Sherwood, Stay
den, Smith, New York; Stanley, Stephens,
Nebraska, Stevens, New Hampshire:
Stone, Stringer, Summers, Talbot Mary
land; Talcott. New York; Thatcher, futile, |
Underhill, Underwood, Vaughan, Vinson.
Volimer. New York. and Witherspoon.
Total 1H.
Republicans Barchfield. Bartholdt.
Britten, Browne, Wisconsin,; Browning,
Calder, Cary, Cooper, Curry. Danforth.
Davis, Drukker, Edmonds Esch, Frear,
Gardner, Gillett, Greene. Massachusetts;
Greene, Vermont; Hayes, Howell, John
son. Utah; Kahn, Kennedy, Rhode Island
J. r. Knowland, Lenroot, Madden, Man
ahan, Mann, Miller, Moore, NORM, Mott, |
Parker of New Jersey: Parker of New
York; Platt, Porter, Roberts of Massa-
chusetts; Roberts. Nevada; Rogers, Scott,
Smith. Minnesota; Stafford, Stevens, Min
nesota; Treadway, Winslow. Total 46.
Independent-Kent,1 1.
Observation-Disclosures. New York. /.
Grand total against the resolution 1S9.
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