Arizona republican., 1914-06-11
Within Four or Five Weeks, According to Predictions, House of Representatives Will Bring Amendment to Test Ballot
FAVOR CANTRILI
 RULE RESOLUTION
Rules Committee Postpones Until July 1 Action on Special Rule to Provide Consideration of Hobson Amendment
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHI

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Nation- wide prohibition will be voted upon by the house within four or five weeks, according to predictions to- night after the rules committee had postponed until July 1 action on special rule to provide for immediate consideration of the proposed Hob son amendment In some quarters it is said the delay meant no acton at this session of congress, but mem bers of the committee emphatlcally asserted they would consider and probably favorably report the Can trill rule resolution in July
 This action of the committee fol lowed a day of stormy conferences between groups of congressman without reference to political divi- sion. It was generally conceded the opponents of the Hobson amendment were forcing the issue at this time confident that the measure could not poll the two- thirds vote necessary for passage even although a major ity might favor it.
 Representative Hobson himself does not favor action at this time, although he said tonight that the vote would be taken in the house the second week in July.
 If the house fails to adopt my resolution" MT. Hobson added, Tt will be brought up again next De- cember.'
 When the committee by vote of to deferred consideration of the rule it was announced that this course had been deemed wise be- cause of the conservation for inn mediate disposition.
 Earlier MT. Hobson and E C. Din- wdde, legislative agent of a number of prohibition organizations, who had been invited to appear before the committee, submitted written state ments Hobson wrote that he de- sired to have his resolution changet in accordance with the amended re- solution he introduced yesterday to meet the question on states rights.
 Tn connection with the question of the senate for consideration by the house of this joint resolution the statement continued. T wish to state that many members of the house, irrespective of party or pohh- cal affiliations, requested me not to press the resolution for consideration until they had time to give 1t ma ture consideration and time to con fer with their constituents. l have respected these reasonable requests, and have not requested immediate action and do not request immediate action, but the opponents of the re- solution have precipitated the mat ter and are urging it's immediate consideration, I wish to say that shall not oppose such action, and will not request friends of the reso- lution to interpose obstacles in the way of the adoption of the rule all lowing adequate debate. with the amendment proposed above lncorpor- ated in the special rule"
 MT Dinwiddie in a statement said:
 While in many ways we would gladly have a record vote, under all the circumstances we intend not to ask special procedure in order to force consideration during the pres ent session. If the democratic party, either independently or upon liquors insistence wants a vote at this ses- sion. we shall not oppose. We pro- pose to be ready for a vote any time"