The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-05-14
MEASURE WORRYING HOUSE.
Prohibition Resolution Gives More
Concern Than Mexico.

|
| absolutely no exaggeration in the
| statement that the principal topic of
conversation among the members of
! the house of representatives since
last Tuesday. has been the Hobson
| National Prohibition resolution,
| which has surpassed even the Mexi-
can war as cause of immediate and
| pressing concern to the representa-
tives. Mexico is some distance away,
| but this prohibition resolution is
| right here in Washington, and will
not consent to be put aside by diplo-
| matte discussion or A. B. c. media
| ton.
| Until a short time ago it had been
! confidently believed that the reso-
| luton to submit prohibition amend
ment of the constitution to the Unit
| ed States, would not get out of the
| judiciary committee of the house at
| this session, and that the necessity of
voting for or against the proposition
On a roll-call, would thus be obviat-
ed until after. the next congressional
campaign. Even after the resolution
was reported out of the committee
last week, affecting the innocent by
ISLANDERS" like blast of dynamite,
many of the more conservative took
comfort in the opinion that the reso-
luton wouldn't be reached on the
calendar, anyhow. But before the
end of the week the outlook had
changed considerably, and the conf
dence that there would be no roll
call, had painfully shrunk.
Will Take Caucus Shortcut.
The cause of the gloom is the real
| ization that somebody is almost GER
| tain to bring about roll-call on the
| Hobson resolution in the Democratic
caucus, which has been called for
next Tuesday night, to consider the
administration program. After
| Leader Underwood has moved that
the three antitrust bills and the
rural credit bill be given the right of
way over other measures on the
| calendar, except appropriation bills,
someone will jump up and move
that the Hobson resolution also have
a special rule giving it right of way.
| Then there will be a roll-call in the
caucus-and as to what will follow,
| we need only to quote the chair
man of the rules committee, Mr..
Henry, of Texas, who says:
s'The rules of the caucus make it
necessary to make public any record
vote taken. So that whether the
proposal to bring in special rule is
defeated or carried, the Republicans
would have the Democrats on record.
| For that reason I shall insist that if
a vote is taken, it must be agreed
that regardless of the result in the
caucus the prohibition question must
be taken up on the floor of the house
| in order that the Republicans may
have their opportunity to go on re-
| cord also.
eff the friends of national prohibi-
ton are going to\insist upon some
action upon this resolution, regard
! it as my plain duty to ask the caucus
| for instructions, for / do not propose
| to have the rules committee set up
to hold the bag after the judiciary
committee has refused to make any
recommendation regarding this pro-
posed legislation.
Much Criticism Among Rank and
File.
Bitter criticism of the judiciary
committee is heard in the cloak
rooms and corridors among the
house members because the prohlbl-
ton amendment was reported, and
also because it was reported without
any recommendation or opinion.
Some members are saying that Chair
man Clayton lost interest in the trou-
bles of his colleagues generally when
he was nominated for Federal
judgeship in Alabama few days be-
| fore the resolution came out of the
committee Others are censurlng
Leader Underwood for his avoWed
approval Of the movement to get
the Hobson resolution to a vote. They
| intimate that he has also lost inter-
est in the affairs of his house friends
since he won his fight for the SEN
ate.
A peculiar fact is that some of the
strongest opponents of the amend
ment, in and out of the judiciary
committee, are favoring vote on it
| as soon as possible, saying that the
best thing is to defeat it quickly and
get it out of the way. Leader Un-
| derwoOd talks in this way, and Con-