Evening star., 1915-01-12

By a vote of thirty-seven to thirty
four the Senate today referred to the
rules committee the motion made by
Senator Sheppard of Texas to suspend
the rules of the Senate and permit him
to offer an amendment to the District
appropriation bill providing for prohi-
bition in the District of Columbia.
This vote, however. the friends of
prohibition insist, does not end the
fight by any means.
Immediately after the reference Of
the matter to the rules committee.
which was done on motion of Senator
Hoke Smith of Georgia, arrangements
were made for a meeting of the rules
committee at 1880 o'clock this after
noon for the purpose of acting upon
the matter.
At 2:3O o'clock it was announceA
that the Senate rules committee, BY
a vote of to 3. ordered favorably re-
ported the separate motion to suspend
the rules of the Senate so that a pro-
hibition amendment might be offered
tion bill. This probably assures d.
rect vote on prohibition for the Dis
trict. Friends Of the amendment pre-
dict it will be adopted.
Members Of the rules committee be-
they believed the Sheppard motion
would be voted out and that the Sem
ate would then be given an opportunity
to vote directly upon the Sheppard
amendment providing for prohibition
here.
Prohibition Leaders Confident.
In spite Of the fact that many seifa-
tors are opposed to enacting general
aAgislation Of such Importance in an
,appropriatioh. bill. the prohibition lead
.ers insist that ms5ofitya of the Senate
will support the Sheppard ameadment.
once 1t COMES to q direct vote.
Senator Sheppards motion to suspend
the rules so that his amendment to the
District bill would be in order 10 80
unusual that senator's insisted they
could hnd~no precedent for 1t. though
Senator Sheppard said II had been tried
in 1862.
senator Sheppard called up. his mo-
tion to suspend the rules Immediately
after the Senate met today. and Senator
Hoke Smith Of Georgia made a point of
order to the effect that 1t should go 10
Senator Smith declared that he did
not believe it was the intention Ct
the Senate to permit its rules to be
suspended merely by giving a notice
in writing twenty-four hours before
the motion to suspend was put His
point of order was ruled out by the
Vice President. and Senator Smith then
moved that the Sheppard motion be
referred to the rules Committee.
ON this motion the vote was AZ ayes
- ~ noa. party linas were broke
ent;,eiv t,yentvfiva democrats and
tu,.Iye renuh1icsn, sunportin1 the Hoke
c,.S .,s - fftaen democra ~
Snien no.oh, ahI os;~ ~
anu "ine'eeh iepu' "
How the Members Voted.
nh. vo+e va. as follows.
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Ases-oehatoIs oaiiA.eau, u S.' -.
ton, Clark OF wyoming, Culoefoon, Cuh-
minis. Dillingham;, Con, Hardwick, Hitch
o,, I.m.s Iob,son Earn Ia .Folette
Hr6
Lee OF Maryland, Loose' NicLea"' EuaA
tine. Nelson, OGorman. Overman, Per
kins pjttman. Ponerene RansdeIl Reed,
r,.- c,,. ct;,,.,,, S,r,,,,.
oo.'on' ,.,Ns -
smoot. Stephenson, Stone, Thornton and
truman
Noes-Senators Ashurst, Borah, Bris-
<1W, oraIy. nao lam
Cronna Holsis Zones Kenvon I.sne
Nyers Norris Oliver, Page Poinde TIER
1ha frotb Shennard Shernan Star1in1
Sm.ns"n Thamnso, To,xnn.nI w
Saman walsh weeks Whit. snd
VnrLs
Sepator >weeks said fo,,ow;p1 th.
vote that he voted mo" because he
desired to have the matter come he