The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-25
RESOLUTION To SUBMIT TO The
STATES AN AMENDMENT FOR
NATIONAL PROHIBITION DEFEATED
Party Lines Were Wiped Out in the Struggle.
Democratic Leader Underwood and Republi-
can Leader Mann Fought Shoulder to Should
er at the Head of the Forces Opposing Resolu-
tion-197 Members Voted for and 189 Against


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gross already had ALI Of the authority
which iha; measures sought to con
! fer.
In conclusion Representative Hob
son declared that although The reso-
luton might not secure the necessary
! two-thirds vote In this congress, pro-
hibltiOn would be made Il national is
sue IN the 1916 campaign and I'VE
will have an administration that will
not oppose this amendment either in
open or under cover"
! When the resolution was read for
amendment, Republican Leader Mann
presented an amendment To submit
the prohibition amendment to conven-
tions 10 be called for that purpose.
Representative Ifobs0n opposed tie
Mann amendment. declaring It would
place obstacles In the way Of adop-
tion OF the prohibition amendment"
The Mann nmetlment was voted
down on q rising vote. 1877 to 1913. This
was first vote Of the night. 4 de-
manu for Yea and nay vote. made
| by MIR. Mann was seconded and the
long roll call was started.
After tho defeat of the Mann amend
ment Representative Hobson offered
several peFfectinS amendments. The
! first altered the phraseology of the
first section Of the proposed amend
ment. and included clause against
importation Of intoxicating liquors.
1t was adopted without division.
| Another amendment presented by
Representative Mann would have
been an absolute prohibition of the
manufacture. transportation, impor-
tation nnd sale Of intoxicating H.
quors" for any purpose.
| III we arc to have prohibition" he
said. "let us have prohibition tin, will
prohibit"
AN eHoTt 10 secure record vote on
tho second Mann amendment was de-
! feated.
= Representative Morrison then Of
tered hts substitute Tor the first sec
=; lion OF the Hobson amendment. It
prompted interstate commerce in in
toxtcnting liquors. point of order
against this amendment made by Rep
resentative Harrison. OF Mississippi.
i was overruied. aa
On rising vote 1t was defeated, Il
to 2i3. An effort to obtain u record
vote failed ' 'ls.es
Immediately after announcement OF
tho votes the house adjourned, the
crowd that had packed the galleries
throughout the prolonged debate dis
persing with mingled expressions or
regret and jubilation.
Prohibition leaders declared the
vote OF 1877 for tho resolution hnd
come up to their expectations. as they
had not expected two-thirds major
tty. Whether similar resolution sub
mitted by Senator Sheppard, of Texas.
would reach vote in the senate at
this season was not certain tonight.
Administration leaders were inclined
to believe 1t would not, because II
could not pass the mousse.
Notwithstanding repeated public as
sertioNs that many members of the
house would try to dodge record
vote. tho roll call disclosed heavy ut
tendance, larger than the average
throughout the session. To have car
rled the house the Hobson resolution
would have required 258 affirmative
votes. 1t thus failed to carry by 81
votes.
The vote; For the Hohson resoIu-
tion-Deinocrats: Abercrombie. Adam
son. Aiken. Alexander. Baker, Bark-
ley. Bell, Of Georgia; Borchers, Bor-
land. Brodbeck. Burnett, Byrnes. Souti,
Carolina; Dyrnes. Tennessee: Chand-
Her. Misslssippi; Carraway. Carr. Car
ter. Clark, Florida: Collier, Connolly,
iKansas; Crisp, Decker, Dietrick. Ders.
hem, Dickinson. Diffendcrfer. Doolit-
tie, Evans. Raison. Ferguson. Ferris.
Fields. Finley. Flood FLOYD. Foster.
Fowler, Francis, Garrett, Texas: Glass.
Goodwin, Gudger Hamlin. Harrison.
Hay, Hayden. Helm, Helyering Hens
ley, Hobson, Holland. Houstin. How
ard, Hoxworth, Hughes, Georgia: Hull.
Humphreys, Mississippi; Jacoway,
Johnson, Kentucky; johnson, South
Carolina; Jones, Heating, Kindeli,
Kirkpatrick, Kitchin. Lever, Lewis.
MARYLAND. I.loyd. McKellar. Moon.