The Washington herald., 1916-12-19
JAIL BUYER OF LIQUOR,
URGES SEN. WILLIAMS
Deplores "Geographicar and "Quanti-
tative Morality" in Prohibition.
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a referendum to the people Of the Dis
trict of the anti-saloon proposal.
Mr. Underwood quoted leaders Of the
Anti-Saloon League as favoring local op-
tion. He denied that II was for the Con-
gress of the United States to force on
the people Of Washington any law with
out their consent.
During his speech Mr. Underwood dis
cussed a proposal to make a literacy test
one of the qualifications Of suffrage In
Washington. Coupled with this was the
proposal that delinquent taxpayers should
be barred from the ballot.
The literacy test suggestion brought
Senator Works into the debate in an at
tempt to interject the race question into
the prohibition measure, which Is already
burdened with a perplexity In the woman
suffrage amendment OF Senator Kern, OF
Indiana.
smoot Bill Defeated.
The Smoot drastic prohibition substi-
tute bill went down to defeat by vote
of 81 to s. This vote in no sense repre-
sents the sentiment of the Senate on the
Sheppard bill. The Smoot bill would ab-
soluteIy prohibit the use. importation.
sale, or handling of alcoholic liquors
within the boundaries Of the District. The
eight Senators who voted for the Smoot
bill were: Ashurst. Brady. Curtis
Gronna. Reed. smoot. Thompson and
Works.
Senator Gallinger presented a letter
from DR.. Alsberg. chief of the Bureau
Of Chemistry, stating that alcohol was
vitality necessary for experimental work
in the Department Of Agriculture.
An amendment aimed at the Corby
Baking Company to stop the manufac-
ture Of grain alcohol in the District was
suggested by Senator Reed, Of Missouri,
who made another attack on the Corby
industry. He said he would perfect an
amendment and submit it today.
The strength Of the Underwood referen-
dunn proposal Is increasing with each
day and likewise consuming the time OF
the Senate. The members showed such
an interest in the constitutional question
involved yesterday that It may be that
debate on the Sheppard bill will continue
indefinitely.
Senators Sutherland Of Utah; Borah
Of idaho; Cummins. OF iowa, and others
who are students OF the Constitution dis
played keen interest in the debate.
Defend d. c. Suffrage.
Senator Underwood and Senator will
Jams both ridiculed the idea that suf-
frage for the District is in conflict with
the Constitution. Mr.. Williams pointed
out during the life OF members Of the
constitutional convention. and while their
memories were green and their reasoning
understood, the District was governed
BY a governor and a council. exactly as
were the other territories of the Union.
He explaiped that when the Constitu-
ton read that Congress shall have exec
utive" control over the District II was
intended to prevent usurpation of the
powers Of government over the original
ten miles square by Maryland and Vir-
ginia, which States ceded the District to
the nation
The Senate will renew consideration Of
the Sheppard bill today and the Texas
Senator will seek again to agree on a
dats for q vote
Nationwide prohibition made another
advance in Congress yesterday when the
Senate Judiciary Committee, after de-
bate, ordered a meeting Thursday to con-
slider the resolution for a constitutional
amendment to make the entire country
dry"