The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19
PROH|B|T|ON|STS
LACK BUT TWO Of
SENATE MAJORITY
Several Other Senators viii
Favor Cause of "Drys' On
the Direct Issue
Virginia Senators
For Prohibition
On Final Vote Yesterday On
Motion to Suspend Rules
Count Was 80 to 4O-Grcat
Gains for Temperance

Especial Correspondence by Rev. James
Cannon, Jr)
Washington, u. C., Jan. l8.-After six
days of battle, the Senate of the United
states, by a recorded vote of thirty
eight to forty, declined to suspend It's
rules in order that the prohi bition
amendment Of Senator Sheppard to the
District of Columbia appropriation bill
might be considered
Vote In Detail.
The vote In detail follows: Ayes
Ashurst, Borah. Brady. Bristow. Bur
leigh. Chamberlain. Clapp. Clark,
Crawford. Cummins, Gore, Gronna.
Hollis, Jones. Kenyon. Lane, Lea, of
Tennessee; Lee. of Maryland; Myers,
Nelson. Norris. Overman, Owen, Page,
Pittman, Poindexter, Shafroth, Shep-
pard. Sherman. Shields, Smith. of
Michigan; Sterling. Swanson. Thomp-
son, Townsend. Vardaman.. White.
Thirty eight.
Noes--Bankhead. Brandegee, Bryan,
Burton, Catron. Colt. Culberson. Dill
ingham. Fletcher, Hsrdwick. Hitch
cock, Hughes James Johnson, Kern,
La Toilette, Lippitt. Mclean. MARITIME,
oliver, Perkins. Pomerene, Ransdell
Reed. Robinson. Salisbury. Shivley.
n,
Maryland: Smoot. Stephenson. stone
sutherland, Thomas. Thornton. TILL
man, Walsh. Warren. Weeks Forty.
Senator Martin. OF Virginia. was
present but was paired with Senator
Con, of West Virginia. who was alb
sent Senator Martin would have voted
aye. and Senator Golf no.
Fight LASTED n Week.
Inc night began on Monday. January
IL On that day Senator Sheppard
gave notice that he would ask to sus-
pend rule 30 which forbids general
Legislation on appropriation bills. in
order to offer an amendment forbiddipy
the manufacture and sale of intoxican,s
In the District of Columbia after No
vember j, 1915 (the date on which the
virginia law goes into efYect)
Thundcrciap to Saloons.
Inns move was like a thunderclap
out or a clear sky to the liquor forces
both or the District and of The nation.
After the vote in the House on De-
cemher ~ on the natioaal prohibition
amendment Ii was thought that the
prohibition issue would not come up
in Congress again the present session,
But the prohibition leaders have de-
c4eed 10 force the fighting, both on
state and national lines
Unusual Situation.
The situation in the District of CO.
lumbta Is unique. 1t Is the one com
munity in the country which has no
dual form OF government. It knows
nothing about City Councils or Boards
of Aldermen. 1t has no State officials
or State laws. as distinct from rational
laws. II is governed altogether bv
Congress. and as the congressman and
all live In Washington A
great part of the time they are COM
petent TO govern the District
Jones' Works law Rider.
Two years ago when tn Senate was
considering the District appropriation
bill an amendment was offered to the
bill, known as the Jones-Works
amendment. This was in reality a bill
of forty-odd sections. providing a new
liquor licence law for the District, and
establishing an excise commission to
which was committed the duty Of
granting liquor licenses urder the oro.
visions of the es-Works law. This
liquor law was legislation, and II was
passed as a rider to the appropriation
BILL just as Senator Sheppard pro-
posed TO pass his amendment
There has been great dissatisfaction
with the rulings of the Excise Board.
CONTINUED on Second PaKe.)