Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-12
Prohibitory endment
Passes Uppe' ) 4ouse by
Wide >.argin.
LIQUOR FORCES
BADLY DEFEATED
Lose Much Strength Claimed Earlier
in Session-EHort to Delay Date Of
Amendment Becoming Effective Fails
-clarkson Bill TO Repeal MuIct Law
Taken Up and neutrality-suspicious.
Proceedings.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines, Feb. 12.--The prohibi-
tory amendment resolution was ap-
proved by the senate today by vote
of 10. with one absent. The only votes
In the negative were by Frailey.
Greene, Hagemann, Henigbaum, Quig.
ley Ream, Schrup, Shean. Thompson
and White, OF Iowa. The Farr amend-
ment 10 postpone the day when the
amendment will go into effect was de-
feated after a short argument.
The liquor forces lost most OF the
strength they had claimed prior to the
opening OF the senate. The measure,
provides for submission to a vote OF
the people the question as to whether
constitutional prohibition shall prevail.
The senate put over until afternoon
the consideration of the Clarkson bill
to repeal the mulct law. when Clark.
son expects to force IL to vote.
Temperance Force Surprised,
me prohibition measure went thru
the senate so smoothly that the Temper
ance forces Immediately called up tho
bill to repeal the mulct law with the
expectation of forcing it to vote be.
fore noon. 1t was necessary however
to postpone the repeal until 1880 this
afternoon, ewing to the fact that the
senate and house Went into Joint ses-
sion at III o'clock
Nine of the "wets" Joined with the
temperance forces in the senate.
Senator F'arr. of Sioux City. at
tempted to tack an amendment on the
liquor amendment to provide that
prohibition should become effective
Jan. /. 1920. After Senator Thomas
answered the arguments the motion
fixing the time limit proposition was
lost by an overwhelming majority.
Will Pass House.
The house Is dry by a big margin
1t is believed. The amendment Is exs.
pected to so thru the house almost
without discussion.
AS TO the time it will take effect the
wet senators say that IL the next as
sembly endorses the measure. 1t will
go to the people at the election in 1918.
and will become effective Immediately
upon canvassing the vote. The tenn
perance forces say, however, that they
may ask for special election so as
not to wait for the regular election In
1918. If this is done the question VIII
be before the people at a special elec-
tion in 1917. after the general assembly
adjourns.
How They Voted.
The vote on the prohibitory amends
ment follows:
Yeas-Allen. Arney. Balkema, Boes
Caswell. Clarkson, Crist. Darrah, Dor
an. Eversmeycr Enger. Farr, Fellows.
Fleck. F'oskett, Foster. Francis. Gillette
Grout Head, Helmer, Hilsingcr. jack
son. Jones. kimball. LATER. Larrabee,
Lindlcy. Nye. Parker. Perkins, Robin
son, Savage, Taylor. Thomas, voorhees,.
White, of Benton. Whitmore. Wilson
SO
Nays-Brailley. Greene. Hageman,
Henigbaum. Quiglcy, Ream. Schrup.
Sheean. Thompson. White of Iowa--lO.
Chase was absent.
House Pays Tribute to Lincoln.
The house this morning paid tribute
to the memory of Abraham Lincoln.
Crozler. of Marion. the oldest member
OF the house and veteran of the civil
war. was escorted to the speakers
platform and delivered eulosy to tho
great president. He closed by reading
the Gettysburg address. The speak
ers desk was decorated with clusters
of flags and most OF the members and
employees of the house wore small flags.
Arneys Home Rule Bill.
Senator Arney today filed in tho
senate a bill providing home rule for
Iowa cities. The measure has the ap-
proval of municipal experts and intends
to remove cities under the commission
plan of much of the restrictions placed
on them by the state government.
The new draft of the blue sky" law
Kent.
Suffrage in House.
+ The house committee on constitu-
tional amendments wiz take up this
afternoon the joint resolution to submit
the equal suffrage amendment. 1t 4.
expected no serious objection will de.
velop against 1t.