Arizona republican., 1914-12-23

frankly predicted it would receive majority vote many of them, includ- ing Hobson, conceded at the start that the resolution would not receive the required two thirds vote neces- sary for its adoption Before the final roll call Hobson presented an amendment which was adopted giving to congress and states concurrently' power to enforce prohibition by need ful legislation An amendment offer ed by Adamson to give the states absolute control of prohibition under 1 the proposed prohibition amendment was voted down on a rising vote of ] 179 to 32 As the vote was ordered on the resolution itself Hobson made q final dramatic move. MT. Speak er." he said, T wish to ask whether i any member in this house who has financial interest in the question now pending. or who owns stock in distilleries or breweres. or who owns Ia saloon or who has property leased I to liquor interests. can under rules vote on this question:
 "Move of Hysteria"
 The speaker explained that prece- dents held if member was affected as one of a class, the rule would not prevent his voting. but such question was usually left to the member him self. Representative Nollmer of Iowa, declared the prohibition movement "a wave of hysteria" and that the ! amendment would destroy four bill | lion dollars worth of property. These people denounce all who make liquor he said forgetting George Washing lton brewer; . Thomas Jefferson. dis Itiller; Abraham Lincoln, barkeeper' even Jesus Christ of Nazareth, who Iaccording to my. bible, turned water Iinto wine at a wedding And that was wine and not grape juice, for It was made to add festivity to that oc- Icasion. grape juice would have given little satisfaction to those wedding guests, who were used to something with a stick in it. Grape juice never ladded anything to wedding or wake
 Details of the Fight.
 The amendment by Minority Lead CT Mann to submit the prohibition amendment to state conventions called for that purpose was defeated, on a rising vote 137 to 195. This was the first vote of the night MT Mann demanded yea and nay vote and the long roll call began. The i Mann amendment was defeated on the roll call by vote of 2l0 to lie- ] The advocates of the HobSon resolu- 1 tion generally lining up against IL Following the defeat of the Mann i amendment, Representative Hobson offered several perfecting amend ments to his resolution.
 The first altered the phraseology of the first section of the proposed constitutional amendment and inclu- ded the prohibition against any "eN- portation of intoxicating liquors It vas adopted without division. ] Another amendment presented by Congressman Mann proposed abso- | lute prohibition of the manufacture transportation, importation and sale of intoxicating liquors" for any pur pose. If we are to have probition, Mr. Mann said. let us have prohi- bition that will prohibit The amendment was defeated on rising vote. 209 to 77. after a sharp ex change between Mann and Hobson.
 Underwood Against It.
 Mir. Underwood declared that the principle of national prohibition was "the very principle which our fore fathers fought: the same principles of standardization that destroyed the ancient republics of Greece and Rome"
 ''In an idle hour" he continued there has grown up in this republic faction which, clothed in white robe of temperance-for all men be- lieve in temperance, would tear down the fabric of this government, and remove the foundation stones of our national existence
 MT, Underwood declared prohibi-