The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23

New York and Witherspoon. Total 1io.
 REPUBLICANS-B Bartholdt.
 Britten. Browne. Wisconsin,; Browning,
 Calder. Cary, Cooper. Curry, Danforth,
 Davis. Drukker, Edmonds, Esch, Frear,
 Gardner. Gillet. Greene. Kahn, Kennedy,
 Rhode Island; J. R. Knowland, Lenroot,
 Madden. Manahan, Mann. Miller. Moore,
 Morin. Mott. Parker New Jersey; Parker
 chusetts. Roberts, Nevada; Rogers, Scott.
 Smith. Minnesota: Stafford, Stevens, Min
 nesota; Treadway, winslow. Total 46.
 INDEPENDENT-Ken !
 PRoGRESSIyE-Chan of New
 York. 1.
 When Chairman Henry called up the
 special rule, Speaker Clark gave warn
 ing that order must be preserved dur
 ing the '1o mortal hours of lively speech
 making Representative Henry ex-
 piained the rule, declaring it made lib-
 eral provision for debate and amend
 ment. He said he would vote for the rule
 until in order not to estop vote he might
 substitute.
 He announced his intention of voting
 against the Hobson amendment. Representative Campbell of Kansas. ranking republican members of the rules, argued in favor of the Hobson measure.
 He declared 47,000,0o0 people were now liv-
 ing under prohibition. He read an ad-
 dress by the Emperor of Germany to a naval cadet class urging that the use of alcoholic beverages be curtailed in the already restricted areas. Representative Bartho1dt of Missouri interrtrpted remarking that this was an argument for temperance, not prohibition. Representative Campbell said that 1913 the American people had spent 2,5oo. 900. .
 GOO for intoxicating liquors. 
 Agrees Against Rule Representative Cantrill of Kentucky argued against the rule and the amend ment.
 q am against the incorporate use of intoxicating liquors" he said, but am also against intemperante legislation. I think this is the most incorporate meas ure that has come before this lordly House for years,'
 He contended prohibition was a social question of local nature, and that the federal government should not invade rights of the states
 'In this position" he said, '1 am in
 accord with the leaders of my party and President Wilson, set forth in recent letter written by him. Representative Cantrill contended the Hobson amendment would rot accom- plsh prohibition because it would not prohibit the manufacture of liquor for personal use. The net result, he said. would be the destruction of millions of dollars worth of property and the in crease of taxes through the elimination of sums now paid as internal revenue. He told the southern democrats that if they supported the Hobson resolution they would turn over to the federal government the rights of the peoples of the various states to control their own personal and social habits. D1,,. ,tafs fs.-A afl Gtlta ported the rule and the resolution. Hobson Takes Floor Representative Hobson in support of the rule said more than 6000,000 people had petitioned. Congress for the submission of the prohibition amendment What we seek" he said, lis a perma- nent remedy for a deep-seated scientific organic disease
 Representative Pou added: q believe we are lighting the fires of controversy which will burn in this country for a generation. In my judg- ment there is not a man now in this hall who will be alive when the last state ratifies this amendment" Pou said, he favored prohibition but believed the state is the largest eff cient unit in the enforcement of pro- hibition law.
 Representative Kent of California urged that the states were competent to deal with the question without fed eral interference.
 Representative Coady of Maryland opposed the proposal because of loss of revenue.
 Representative Howard of Georgia announced his intention of supporting the resolution. "The loss of revenue will be more than made Up by the money
 saved in the administration of justice 1 by sobering up the people of this coun- | try from one end to the other" he said Before the passage of the rule Ma jority Leader Underwood made 1t clear the democratic leadership favored meeting the issue.
 Underwood's Argument q assume" said he. that the gen tlemen who favor" the pending amend | ment will support this rule. Later I will discuss the constitutional amend l ment on it's merits Now, I arise to ad- l dress my remarks to those members of | the House who will vote against the constitutional amendment and state why we should vote for the rule. This is not a temperance question 1 It never has been. Prohibition mas not 1 produced temperance in the lands where | it has been tried I regard this ques- l ton as an attack on the Fundamental l principles of our government. If it Is allowed to go on, without being met, il will mislead many of the people. II allowed to proceed without being 1 curbed the day may come when il may i be a serious menace to the principles 1 of government you and I believe in 1 When the time comes to face great l question there is but one way to face l it. That is In the open. You cannot push it aside.
 If you are right you should nave
 the courage of your convictions and stand for the right. Therefore, I say I to the members who like myself afe l opposed to this resolution. it Is not only your right but your duty to face this | question in the open and give the req sons why we believe it should not De l written into the Fundamental law ol
 the land.'
 Representative Hobsop began debate