The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
TO ATTACH Rider
TO DRY BILL
Effort in Congress to Provide
for the Vote of
Citizens.
BAILEY ON "wET" SIDE
Norkmens Compensation Law for the
Distinct Introduced by Crosser.
of Ohio.
BAILEY ON WET" SIDE
By JOSEPH p. AMIN.

The hrst test OF strength over the Dis
trict prohibition question win come on
a proposal to attach rider to the bin
IN the Senate referring the matter to
District citizens In the form OF a refer
endum- The proposed rider will provide
the necessary machinery for registering
the will Of District citizens and viii fix
the qualifications for voters.
While no one has prepared an amend
nent to that end. II is known that sew
eral Senators work along that line Sena-
tor Hardwtck, OF Georgia. who comes
from a local option State, strongly favors
such a procedure, which involves the
basic principle OF the Democratic party 5
refusal to embrace national prohibition.
There Is a chance that such rider
would be adopted by the Senate provided
Il called for the immediate submission OF
the question to the people
While the House District Committee
appears 70 favor a referendum rider in
case IL Is decided to report out the Shep-
pard bin after it's passage in the Senate,
Il ls realized that such a rider would
offer small measure OF protection unless
Il brst should have passed the Sem
ate. Otherwise. It could be knocked out
| IN conference throwing upon the House
the necessity Of voting on the straight
prohibition question when the confer
ence report was submitted The prob
able eonferees on the measure would be
senators John Walter Smith. Pomerene
and Dfillnsham and Representatives
johnson, Aiken and Cary. With that
group, there always would be the proba-
bility Of four-to-tvo division against
he referendum
Bailey on "wet'' Side.
VETS and ''drys' yesterday were
busy planning a campaign of which the
rapture OF the House District committee
the mission. The vets gained one
Sote from the doubtful column as pub
ished yesterday morning. Representative
Warren Worth Bailey, Of Pennsylvania,
announced firmly that he would not con-
Fent to any measure which sought to
foist prohibition upon the people OF the
District without first offering them an
Opportunity to express a preference. Mr..
Bailey will Offer the machinery IL IL be-
comes apparent that the bin Is going to
get out Of the District committee of the
House but he indicated yesterday that,
Pm the absence Of any insistent demand
was inclined to think the District did not
want the measure and therefore a ref
erendum would not be necessary to ad-
Mise the committee.
A possibility that several Of the bills
embodytng recommendations Of the Dis
trict Commissioners will be considered
oy the House District committee at its
Injecting Tuesday developed yesterday
when the three Commissioners were
eloseted for the better part Of the day
with the subcommittee on judiciary, of
which Representative Yinson Is chair
man. ~
George l. Cain. president OF the Ma
|tional League of Government Employees
will present arguments and citations to
President Wilson In favor Of a Saturday
1half holiday for government employees
the year around. after President Wilson
returns from his speaking tour. Mr.. Cain
has the promise Of an audience.
A workman's compensation law for the
District, to be administered by an in
spendent Industrial commission and pro-
iding pensions for disabled workmen,
as been introduced by Representative
Frosser, Of Ohio.