The sun., 1917-08-02
PUTS
PROHIBITION
UP TO STATES
Passes Dry Amendment
With Six Year Limit
for Ratification.
BORAH CALLS 1T ILLEGAL
Resolution Goes to the House,
Where It's Adoption Is
Predicted.
BORAH CALLS 1T ILLEGAL

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA resolution
for submission TO the states OF pro-
hibitlon amendment to the Federal con-
stitution was adopted to-day by the
Senate. The vote was IS to 20. eight
more than the necessary two-thirds. The
vote surpassed predictions OF the pro-
ponents Of the resolution.
As adopted the resolution contains a
provision that the states must be asked
to ratify the amendment within six
years. The House still must act on the
resolution.
Senator's voting for the resolution
were:
DEMocRArs--Ashurst, Bankhead. Beck
ham, Chamberlain, Fletcher, Gore Hollis,
Jones OF New Mexico Kendrick. King,
Kirby, McKeller. Martin, Myers. New
lands, Overman, owen, Pittman, Rams
dell, Robinson, Salisbury. Shafroth.
Sheppard. Shields, Simmons, Smith of
Arizona, Smith of Georgia. Smith OF
South Carolina. Stone, Swanson. Thomp-
son, Trammell Vardaman, Walsh, Will
Jams and Wolcott. Total. 36.
REPuBLIcANs-Borah. Brady. Colt,
CumminS Curtis, Fernald. Freling-
-
OF California, Jones OF Washington, Kel-
logg. Kenyon, Knox. La Toilette, Nc
Cumber, McNary, Nelson, New, Norris,
Page, Poindexter, Sherman, Smith of
Michigan, Smoot. Sterling, Sutherland
and Watson. Total, 20.
Grand total for. s5.
Senators opposing the resolution were I:
DRMocRATs - Broussard, Culberson,
Gerry. Hardwick. Hitchcock. Hustlng,
Ia
and Underwood. Total, IL.
REPUBLICANS Brandegee, Calder.
France. Lodge, Penrose, wadsworth.
Warren ana Weeks. Total, s.
Grand total against. 20.
Text of Resolution.
The text Of the resolution follows:
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States.
Resolved by the Senate and House
in Congress assembled (two-thirds Of
each house conourring therein) that
the following amendment 10 the Con-
stitution be and hereby is proposed to
the States. to become valid as a part
OF the Constitution when ratified by
the Legislatures Of the several States
as provided by the Constitution:
facture, sale or transportation OF in
toxicating liquors within. the importa-
| tion thereof into, or the expectation
thereof from the United States and all
territories subject to the Jurisdiction
thereof for beverage purposes is here
by prohibited.
Sec. 2. This article shall be inopera-
tive unless 1t shall have been ratified
as an amendment to the Constitution
~ ~l.Iz
! States as provided in the Constitution
! within six years from the date of the
submission hereof TO the States by
the Congress
Sec. 3. The Congress shall have the
power to enforce this article by ap-
propriate legislation.
Time Limit Amendment.
Section of the resolution as passed
is the so-called Harding amendment pro-
posed by the Junior Senator from Ohio,
and II was on this moderating clause
which imposes upon the States OF the
Union the obligation to make their de-
cision one way or the other within six
years on the question of bone dry
nation that the support OF many con-
servative Senators, men who would un-
der no circumstances have voted for a
resolution without the time Limitation,
was obtained.
! There was an effort made by Senator
Borah to have this limiting section
stricken from the measure. Mr.. Borah
warned the Senate that the limitation
feature OF the proposed enactment en-
dangers the constitutionality OF the en-
tire resolution. He said that such form
of submission TO the States was a thins
outside the Constitution OF the United
States and that Senators in supporting
II were taken chances with having
drafted law which would not stand the
test Of court examination
Nevertheless the argument failed o.
It's desired effect. The Harding amend
ment was compromise which had beer
agreed on between the principal pro-
ponent Of the resolution. Senator Shep
pard OF Texas, and leaders OF the oppo
sition. Upon the strength of thl
amendment had been won the supper
for the resolution of Senators Harding
Knox. Newlands, New and Watson, Ia
Toilette, Pittman, Johnson and otheri
which insured the ultimate success o
the Sheppard resolution itself With
out these votes the resolution woulC
have been doomed TO certain defeat
Compromise Wins support.
/, The vote for the adoption OF tn
Harding amendment in the committe
= OF the whole resulted in victory 70
the time limit plan by 66 to 23. Late
on in the Senate Senator Borah sough
a ratification OF the vote under whicl
the change had been written into tn
original resolution This time the vot
was 65 to 23 In favor OF the Hardin
"mollifier."
Senator Phelan made an effort to hav
a substitute amendment forbidding onl
traffic in distilled spirits 80 that wine
and beers would not come under tn
Federal han. His amendment was dc
| ,feated 5S to 20,
Thereafter Senator Borah urged tina
the time limit was too short and offere
an amendment extending the perio
within which the States should have or
portunity to ratify or defeat the amend
ment from six years to ten years. Thi
| was defeated 81 to 10,
The amendment advocated yesterda
| by Senator stone, which would hav
| provided through constitutional enact
ment for the compensation for all ne,
sons and corporations losing money g
other valuable assets through the d,
| struction OF the business of manuiaetul
ing alcoholic beverages was rejected 6
| 10 81 after short speech by Senate
| williams. Even this did not deter Ser
| ator stone from voting for the SheI