The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-31
HOssON RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
TO STATE LEGISLATURES
is VOTED DOWN.
SUPPORTERS OF MEASURE
SATISFIED WITH RESULT
Declare Their Expectations Had Been
Fulfilled, as They Did Not Hope
for TWo-thirds Vote at This
Time-Rol Call Discloses
Heavy Attendance.

Washington. Dec. 24.-The lIobson
resolution to submit constitutional
amendment for national prohibition TO
the state legislatures was defeated in
the house, l91 members voting for and
1S9 against it, An affirmative vote OF
twothirds was required to adopt the
resolution.
Immediately after announcement or
the vote the house adjourned, the
crowds witch had packed the galleries
throughout the prolonged debate dis
persing with mingled expressions OF
regret and jubilation.
Prohibitonsts Satisfied.
Prohibition leaders said that the ma
jority of the resolution had fulfilled
their expectations, as they had not
hoped for a tWo-thrds vote at this
time. Whether "A similar resolution.
pending in the senate, submitted by
Senator Sheppard of Texas, would
reach vote in the senate at this ses
sion was not certain. Administration
leaders were inclined to believe, how
ever. that it would not, in view OF the
action of the house.
Notwithstanding repeated public as
sertions that many members of the
house would try to dodge record
vote in the issue. the roll call dis
closed a heavy attendance, larger than
the average throughout the session.
On e final vote, 3S9 votes were rec
orded To have carried, the resOlu
ton would have required 25S atiirma
tive votes 1t thus failed by 81 votes.
Party Lines Wiped Out.
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 resolu.
ton and when the vote came of the
1877 standing for the resolution IL
were Democrats, GS were Republicans,
II we're Progressives and 4 were In
dependent Republicans.
Texan Opposes Federal Spies.
The debate was under a special rule
which was adopted without roll
call
Representative Henry of Texas op
posed the amendment. He said that
during the debate preceding the pas
sage of the Webb bill to prevent the
use of interstate commerce for the
evasion Of state prohibition laws, pro
hibition leaders urged the retention
of the police powers by the various
states.
This question is one which must
be left to the individual state" he
said and ! venture to predict that
after this amendment is voted on here
today the question of prohibition will
not appear on the floor as a national
issue for twenty years. | love my
constitutional amendment that will
send horde of Federal spies, satraps
and Intermediates into Texas"
Representative Hefflin of Alabama
refesed to the success of state con
troll of liquor traffic in Alabama and
argued vigorously against surrender
ing to the Federal Government the re
served powers of the state.
Defends the Saloon.
Representative BarthOldt of Mis-
souri, defended the saloon as an insti
tuition, saying that he knew of sa
looms where a gentleman would moi
hesitate to take his wife and daugh
ters."
Liquor is charged with all the ills
to which humanity is heir" he said
The charge is not true
He presented figures and authorities
designed to show that other causes
were to blame for a large share OF
poverty and crime.
You cannot cure the demand for
drink by cutting off the supply" he
said.
If all the liquors in the country
were destroyed the demand woulC
force men to make their own spirit
uous liquors.
Representative Gordon of Ohio said
The people of Ohio are better able
to settle the liquor question for them
selves than the people of all the Other
states are able to settle it for Ohio
Representative Barchfield of Penn
sylvania opposed the amendment in