The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-20
Senator Underwood Armour
ces Will Make Second At
tempt to Garry amendment
MANY TESTIFY TO
i PROHIBITIONS BENEFIT
should Referendum Garry Wo-
men Will Be Permitted to
Vote On Question illiams
Amendment Adopted
Special 10 The Richmond virginian.

Special 10 The Richmond virginian.)
Washington, d. g. Dec. ii x
fitement was intense in the Senate
Hurting the vote on the Underwood
amendment, which provides that the
Bheppard bill when passed by Con
Fess, shall be submitted 10 the peo
PIE OF the District before it shall be-
tome the law OF thu land
After several changes and an
hounccments Of the pairs. the final
5ote was 3s to IS, aud ia the absence
pr the Vice President. the presiding
officer, Mr.. Sauishury announced that
he Underwood amendment was lost
for lack OF majority
The vote was as follows,
For the Underwood amendment
5ankhead Byandege, Bryan. Catron.
Clark. Colt. Culbarson. Dillingham;,
DUPONT. Harding. Hardwick Hitch
Eoek Hollis. Hughes. James. John
Eon. of Maine; Kern. La Toilette. Lee.
bf Maryland. Martin. Sewlanis,
oliver. Page, Penrose. Ptttman.
'omcrene. Reed, Salisbury, Smith. OF
arizona, Smith, of Maryland. Stone.
sutherlsn5. TINman, Underwood.
Eadsworth, Warren. Watson. Will
iams-3s
Against the Underwood amendment
tAshurst, Beekham, Borah, Brady,
-ha mberlin, Clapp. Cummins, Curtis,
FernaId Fletcher Gore. Cronna,
iasting. Johnson, OF South Oak ota.
Kenyon. Kirby, Lane, McCumber.
Martin, Nelson, Norris. overman.
'heian. Poindexter. sheppard Sher-
man. Shields, Smith. of Georgia,
kmoot, Sterling. swanson. Thomas.
Thompson. Townsend Nardeman.
Walsh, Works--3s
The following pairs were an
bounced. the first named being for
The Underwood amendmen, and the
eecond against: Lewis with owen.
Fay with Chiffon, O'Gorman with
safiinger. McMain with Myers. Brous-
sard with Simmons. Lippitt with
Smith. OF South Carolina; Lodge with
Shafroth Weeks with Smith, OF
MICHIGAN. Senators absent without
pairs were: Goff, Lea. OF Tennessee,
Ransdell. Robinson.
To Ask Anothc. Vote.
Nc. Underwood served notice that
he would ask for another vote on hts
amendment on Wednesday. and the
question evidently hinges on whether
any of the absentee Senators are then
present
The debate on the prohibition bill
Was opened by Senator Thompson, o.
Kansas, who announced that while he
favored more drastic legislation. Vet
he would vote for the Sheppard bin
10 a great advance in the right direc-
Non. He strongly defended prohibit
Non. replied to arguments made
aEnlnat it.etted the experience of his
Dwn State. Kansas and announced his
purpose to vote against the Under
wood referendum. He referred to
carrie Nation. and said Carrie Nation
snunciated the proposition that it is
not unlawful to adopt unlawful means
Ito put an end to unlawful practices
Ind she went into the saloons in Kan
- and smashed the implements on
unlawful liquor selling. This crusade
|Startod by Mrs. Nation had resulted
"A strict enforcement of the law in
Kansas Senator Thompson declared
That the idea that prohibition would
bankrupt State was ridiculous: that
kansas today was one of the richest
Estates In the Union.
Reed Strikes Back.
Senator Reed, Of Missouri. one Of
khc leading defenders of the liquor
Interests In the Senate. insisted that
|Senator Thompson was mistaken In
his compa rison Of conditions in Kan
sas and Missouri. He charged that
Missouri was in every respect In as
|eood condition as Kansas. He insisted
That the people of the District should
he allowed to vote on the question of
prohibition.
Senator Thomas. of Colorado, then
Isb6ke concerning the splendid effects
|of the prohibition law in the State of
|Colorado.
He stated that the State had bene-
Atad by the law In every way and
| that the predictions of the opponents
81 prohibition as to the evil effects
Of prohibition had been shown to be
utterly false. He declared that the
people of Colorado would stand by
their prohibition law by an increased
majority.
Senator Lane. Of Oregon, also told
" the benefits OF prohibition in the
nate OF Oregon. Senator Owen. of
oklahoma. stated that while he had
[aiWays advocated the initiative and
|.foferendum for legislative purposes.
L thaf no was strongly opposed to a
|fotSrendum of the prohibition ques-
ton to the people of the District;
Efhat the capital city belongs to the
enf3xo nation. and that II there was