The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-09
NO ACTION is PROBABLE
ON TROUBLESOME TWINS"
Prohibition md Woman Suffrage
Amendments Now Rest on
House Calendar.
CAN DE SET ASIDE AT ANY TIME
Efforts Being Made by Friends of Both
Measures to Have Rule Reported
Fixing Date for Consideration.
Especial to The T,mes-p,spa,chl

'hAiHS tute
Especial To The Times Dispatch
WashiIgt ton. May Sit is rathor
Improbable that either of the "Troublc-
some Twins the Hobson constitu-
tional amendment to prohibit traffic IN
liquor, and the Mondell constitutional
amendment TO grant woman suffrage,
VIII be adopted BY Congress at this
session, unless some extraordinary de-
Heiopments occur to place the House
ana senate in Il position where mac
ZION is no longer possible.
Through being reported back 10 the
rouse few days ago by the judiciary
committee without any recommends
tion. Notwithstanding public hearings
were given TO both measures the two
amendments now rest on the House
calendar and. although both, b. virtue
OF being constitutional amendments.
arc what are known as 'privilcged mat
ters, they have no right of way over
other privileged matters. and can bc
set aside at any time by a call for
the unfinished business.
The majority opinion in the House
is that with the present condition OF
the House calendar, unless the session
Is protracted quite far into the sum
fncr months. say after August 49, there
VIII be but small opportunity for the
House to take up either OF the
Twins"
There are several more appropriation
Oils 10 be passed by the House, and
these have the right OF way AS the
unfinished business on Wednesday,
known In the House as Calendar We'd
nesday,' any matter on the calendar
can be brought UP by gaining unani-
NOUS consent. and II is doubtful II
unanimous consent can be secured for
either OF the constitutional amend
nentb. On the cnlapIDr at
ent' there is the bill for the revision
or the Judicial Code, which has the
right Of way. IF any matter comes up
which is any way troublesome, Chair
man watkins can call up his judicial
Code bill and sidetrack anything OBJ
iectionable.
This bin has been before the House
on calendar Wednesday for the past
four weeks, ana unless more PROGRESS
IL made on II In the future than in the
past II VIII be on the calendar until
about adjournment time.
On every second Monday the uani-
nous consent calendar has tho right Of
way. and. as said before. 1t Is doubtful
mat either amendment could be acted
upon without objection
REPORT OUT Is VICTORY
FOR AUTHORIZATION
While the reporting out Of the pro-
hihition bill from the Judiciary Com
mittec has been generally regarded as a
nominal victory for the antiliquor
folks, the liquor people were as anx-
lous TO get the amendment out of the
committee as were the friends OF nro-
hih!tion, and it was really n victory
for antiprohibition. The liuuor peo-
pie got the bill out of the committee
without report of any kind. This
puts the bill on the shelf. AS long as
u was In committee II was an einbar-
rassmcnt to Congress rs a whole. and
y. ~ MT. tn
was impossible for the liquor people TO
secure an unfavorablc report on IL,
ana favorable report would have
made action by the House almost i'm
pcrauvc II Is now before the House
without report, on the calendar. and
VIII sleep and sleep unless enormous
pressure is brought to bear.
EFFORTS are TO I've made by the friends
OF nom amendments TO have the Rules
committee report a rule, setting forth
time for their consideration Com
Ercssman Mondel1. author OF the s,lf-
fraoe amendment, and Congressman
Hohson, author OF the prohibition
amendment. stated to day that they in
tend to have such pressure brought 10
bear on the Rules Committee that nm
Tess the amendments are given rule
Tor their consideration, strong cam
paisns will be made In tho memhsrs,
nome districts to defeat them for re-
election this fall. But the success OF
theli efforts TO force the Rules Com
mittee to action is doubtful.
inc chief reason why the LIQUOR
people wanted TO get the bill out Of
committee is because they feel con-
hdent 1t can be defeated In the House
al thiS session, thereby creating a
sentiment against its consideration
again next December. Congressmnn
"cbo' ranking member on the COM
Wittec. ana who will succeed Coperess
stu
zee that II the two amendments were
ia'd aside at this session TO maize
way Tor other imperative measures he
would be personally responsible. Az
chairman OF the committee, for re-
porting both measures to Congress
next December with ii favorable roc.
concentration. The liquor people
thought II hest TO get the hill ont
no" without report, and defeat II
ana proven. the action contemplated
ny webb In December. which had ali
the earmarks of success
There was almost as much on,o
si,ion to the Webb liquor blu. nro-
hihiiinS the transportation OF Iir,,nr
into dry states, as there is now to the
robson amendment, but Webb secured
us passage, and believed he would no
successful with this amendment TIC
prohibition people were also anxioms
TO get the bill out and force The Housn
10 act, so that Webb was overruled
i"o-iiIIRDS VOTE NEEDED
FOR ADOPTION OF EITHER
Two thirds vote Is necessary For
the adoption of either Of the const,tu.
.,ohal amendments, and the opponents
OF both measures believe moro ,h,
oHe-third or the House membcrshjn
49, found aRNnsi ho,h Do,,,II,.-
Ihis is undoubtedly true IN regaro m
suffrage, but somewhat doubtful vim
regard to prohibition yote az
ei'her measure will be vastly differ
XIX sm' rom vote taken on a bill to pro-
"ioit liquor trafhc or IL bill to grant
woman suffrage a great MANY Con-
sressmen who would vote against pro-
hipitton ana suffrage in the form of :,
conclusive measure do not feel war
Iahte" IN voting to deny their consti-
.ucntS an opportunity to vote on the