Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-15
In Senate Also Prohibition Battle Is On, Want to Make District of Columbia Join Dry" Column.
REGARDED AS GREAT
 VICTORY FOR DRYS"
Prohibitionists Are Jubilant and Expect Submission to States Early-Takes Two Thirds to Carry.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The
 House judiciary committee today
 voted to recommend adoption of
 the resolution to submit a consti-
 tutional amendment forbidding
 the manufacture and sale of liq-
 uor for beverage purposes in the
 United States. Even the most
 enthusiastic champions of the
 amendment had not expected fav-
 orabie action so soon from the
 committee, which at the lass ses- sion voted to postpone its consid-
 eration indefinitely.
 Dry's Jubilant
 Administration leaders, however. believed that it will reach the Senate in time for action this session. Pro- hibition advocates are jubilant and predict ultimate adoption of the reso- lution and reference of the amend ment to the legislatures of the vari- ous states at a much earlier date than they heretofore had hoped. A two thirds majority in both houses is re- 
 quired.
 D. of C. May Dry Up
 Coincident with the committees act ion on the amendment, the prohibi- tior issue was brought directly to the attention of the Senate when the Sheppard till to prohibit the manu- facture and sale of liquor in the Dis trict of Columbia became the unfin- ished business to be kept before the Senate until disposed of. As an amendment to this bill, Senator Un- derwood has proposed a referendum to the male voters of the District. Sen ator Kern of Indiana has added pro- posal that women also should partici- pate in the referendum.
 Senate Divided
 Sentiment in the Senate for and against the referendum appears to be closely divided with a vote on the sub ject expected within day or two.
 Discussion of the Sheppard bill af- forded opportunity for comment on the proposed amendment. Several senators, among them Sheppard, Yard aman and Owen, predicted triumph for the cause of nationwide prohibi- tion in the near future.
 Dry Question First
 Hardly any one doubted tonight that prohibition will be a dominant legislative feature before the new sixty-fifth congress if the constitu- tional amendment does not reach a vote this winter In the House before the amendment can be taken up for consideration a special rule must be adopted giving it right of way. Repre- sentative Webb, chairman of the ju- dietary committee will ask for such rule early in January and endeavor to press the resolution to an early vote.
 Small Opposition
 Seven members of the judiciary committee voted against reporting the prohibition amendment. They were Gard of Ohio, Dyer of Missouri. lgoe of Missouri. Graham and Steele of Pennsylvania, Walsh of Massachu- sets and Danforth of New York. Rep resentative Williams of Illinois and Carlin of Virginia, who were opposed to the resolution at the last session, voted this time to recommend its adoption.
 President Wilson was urged late today by the Rev. Clarence Wilson, representing the Methodist confer ence board, to use his influence with congress to prohibit the use of the mails for the sending of liquor adver- tisements by unlicensed liquor dealers An effort is being made to have such a provision included in the current postoffice bill.