The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-22

FIVE for the Hoby . iohibition rcsoIu-
tion and five as( z 1t Is the prospec-
tive division of q , Alabama delegation
In the vote e ow evening as indi-
Gated in info Z and semi-conndensIaI
chats hetwe . &c member. today. Re-
ports that a : members had held a
caucus In .tion had contemplated
the unit for the delegation are
without foundation in fact.
AS yet several of the Alabama men are
reluctant to commit themselves and pre-
fer to wait till the arguments have been
heard. Representative Underwood has
announced openly on the floor that he
intends to vote against the resolution for
a federal constitutional amendment, but
he is not one of the 400 members who
has been SO outspoken.
Hobson Confident
! On the eve of the crucical test, Captain
Hobson and several others who have
sounded the sentiment of the House. are
convinced that the resolution will carry
a majority vote, although no one expects
/
istered in its favor. Immediately on the
announcement of the result the prohibit
| tionists will start a new campaign with
the avowed purpose of compelling national
| prohibition throughout the Sixty-fifth
| Congress, should 1t fail in the Sixty
| fourth
BY unanimous consent. the House to-
day agreed to, meet at 10 o'clock a. m.
tomorrow morning, when rule will be
brought insfor' confederation of the Hob
| son resolution. Forty minutes will be
devoted to discussion of the rule. which
everyone expects will be adopted. The
music must be faced sometime it is felt,
and it might as well be tomorrow as
later in the session. Eight hours will be
given to debate on the resolution itself,
and it is figured that a vote will be
reached about 8 o'clock In the evening.
The feeling prevails that while in
majority of cases members will be damned
no matter which way they vote. they
will not be criticized as severely as though
they lodged the issue, so the number OF
absentees is expected to be comparatively
light.
Legislative weapons were furnished up
| today for the final struggle.
Opponents of prohibition were certain
tonight that it would be impossible to
muster the affirmative vote of two-thlrds
of the House necessary to send the joint
resolution to the Senate. Supporters of
the resolution claimed substantial ma
jority. which at least would assure VIC
| tory in the preliminary skirmish-the vote
xs~t l,xy( aix.-
man Henry of the rules committee, for
the consideration of the Hobson resolu-
tion.
General Debate
| Under terms of the rule, eight hours
OF general debate will be allowed on the
resolution. Representative Hobson to-
night had a list of some 80 members
| who wished to speak for the measure,
and numerous applications had been
made for time in oppostiont
! All efforts to arrive at a division of
time. had failed and Speaker Clark will
endeavor to allot time as equally as pos
sible to both sides. Majority Leader I'm
derwood, Representatives Witherspoon of
Mississippi, Dupre of Louisiana. Henry of
Texas, Bartholdt of Missouri, Stafford
of Wisconsin and Kahn Of California,
are expected to speak in opposition to the
resolution, while among those on Rep
resentative Hobsons list to speak in its
favor were:
Representatives Abercrombie. ,yngo,
Seldomridge, Thomson, Mckenzie, Con-
molly of Kansas, Barclay, Powers, Lind
quist. Quinn. Stephens of Mississippi,
Bryan of Washington, Decker, Farr of
Pennsylvania. Hughes of West Virginia,
Keating Moon, Mondell, O'Hair, Rupley,
Sells Sinnott. Borland Fess. Murray of
Oklahoma, Garrett of Texas. Saunders,
Houston and Walters.
Text of Resolution
The Hobson resolution proposes con-
stitutional amendment as follows:
Section l. The sale, manufacture for
sale, transportation for sale, expectation
for sale, and importation for sale of in
toxicating liquors for beverage purposes
in the United States and all territory
subject to the jurisdiction thereof are
forever prohibited.
Sec 2. Congress shall have power to
provide for the manufacture. sale, impor-
to ton and transportation of intoxicating
liquors for sacramental, medicinal. me-
cha nical, pharmaceutical, or scientifical
purposes or for use in the arts, and shall
have power to~enforce this article sy all
needfuI legislation.
The resolution carries a preamble set
! ting forth that science has demonstrated
| its evil effects. +
| There were some 800 members in WASH
| ington tonight and prohibition leaders as
1 serted their confidence that well over one
] half of these would vote for the resoIu-
| tfon GARNER