Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-14

OF a vote would be prevented.
At about $50 o'clock. before all the
members had introduced new bills that
they had ready. Representative Green
moved 10 adjourn until today and n
roll call was demanded on the motion.
/ The motion 10 adjourn was lost by "A
vote of l6 nays TO 10 yeas.
Mr.. Jones then moved 20 have 1000
COPIES of sOne automobile bills that be
had previously introduced printed, and
when The House authorized the printing
of the bills, Mr.. Connolly moved to ad-
ioluR until u o'clock today and 10 take
up the regulsr order where IL was left
of. This motion was also lost ny y
vote OF u TO u, the ''drys" opposing
adjournment.
Mr.. Burris next moved that the rules
be suspended and the House take mp tho
J anti-shipment bill for final action. a
/ roll call was asked for and Speaker Hall
| announced that il would require two.
\ thirds OF all members voting 10 carry
the motion.
The motion was supported by % mem
bers and the Speaker declared il car
/ fied. Former Speaker Chauncey p Fol-
/ comb. Of New Castle, occupied scat
on the platform and seemed 10 be thor
oughly enjoying the fight that was taxi
ing place on the floor The members
voted on the motion to suspend the
rules az follows:
4 Heas-Ahern, Boyce, Buckingham.
Bmris, ChiPman, Culver, Green, Gregg
! Gruwell, o. G. Hall, Hutchinson, Kersey
I Killen, Lewis, Loose, MeSsick Poet,
| Prettyman, Swain, Tarburton, Tindall
| and Speaker Uall--22
/ Nays-Collins, Connolly, Cross, Jones,
! AlcNabb, Pritchctt, Rash, Webster-s.
Not voting--Welch.
/ Absent-Daly. Downward, Ellison,
/ Marvel.
Amendments Pour in.
After the substitute had been ac-
cepted by the house for the original
bill and the clerk had read one sec
ton. Mr.. Connolly offered an amend
ment for the second section. This
section OF the bill makes It unlawful
for a person 70 receive any liquor
from a common CARRIER. and also
makes il unlawful for a person to
have more than a quart of whisky or
a dozen bottles OF beer in his pos
session. Mr.. Connolly offered an en-
tire new section TO be substituted for
section ?. which made Il unlawful for
a person TO either receive or have in
their possession in the two lower
counties any intoxicating liquors
whatever. The amendment was lost
by vote OF 20 nays TO IL yeas, as
follows:
Yeas-Coilins. Connolly. Cross,
Jones, Marvel, McNabb, Swain. Prit-
chett. Rash, Webster and Speaker
Hall-11.
Nays-Ahern, Boyce. buckingham,
Burris. Chapman, Culver. Green,
Gregg Orwell. G. Hall. Hutchin4
son, Kersey, Killen, Lewis, Loose,
Messick Peet Prettyman, Tfndall and
Weleh-20.
Mr.. Connolly, in offering the above
amendment. stated that he believed
that as Kent and Sussex Counties
had voted dry they should be made
bone" dry.
Mr.. Connolly next offered his sec
ond amendment, which was that sec
ton 3 be stricken out entirely. This
section permitted, among other things,
shipments OF liquor for manufacture
ing and scientific purposes.
Mr.. Connolly contended that under
the above section some unscrupulou'
person could, by claiming he was
manufacturer, go to the attorney
general and get LIQUOR in quantities
, He said il would open the door L
speakeasies and bootleg joints
Would Bar All Shipments.
On motion OF Mr.. Loose, father o.
the bill, John B. Hutton, attorney
was allowed the privilege Of the fool
to explain the section which Mr.. Con.
nelly opposed. Mr.. Hutton stated
b that there are a number OF manufac'
turing concerns that use liquor foI
certain purposes and that alcohol is
used in a number OF ways for scientific
purposes. He said the section was
put in to meet the requirements Of
lawful and legitimate business.
Mr. Connolly inquired of Mr.. Hut
ton what manufactures use alcohol.
Mr.. Hutton replied that it was used
in ice cream, plum puddings ant
mince meat, manufactured by a large
concern at Dover.
Mr.. Connolly referred to the ad
dress of Harry Mayer former Mayor
of Dover made before the temperance
, committee at the morning session
, when he advocated the passage o.
dry" bills, among them the anti-ship
= ment bill, and said he understood tina
Mr. Mayer was employed by the firm
that Mr.. Hutton claimed needed liquor
in the making Of plum puddings.
= On motion of Mr.. McNabb the priv
/ Iege OF the floor was granted to Rich
ard r. Kenney, who argued that HI
Il did not understand why any man
4 woman or child who wanted II dr.
IN in Kent and Sussex counties should
Y vote to bring in quart and also 4
d bring it in TO be used In manufactur
s. ing establishments. He said he rep
10 resented people who desired to see 4
c entirely dry il an anti-shipmnt bill
q is passed, and for that reason he IA
? vored the amendments offered.
{ Mr.. Mayer was also given the privi
# lege Of the floor and stated that wheI
e he appeared before the committees
+ was not as the representative of an!
e concern but as a private citizen. HI
t said that while liquor is used by tn
B. company that employees him in plum
o. puddings, the head OF that concern
NJ had said he favored no liquor what
X ever coming in.
i Hypocrisy, Says McNabb.
e At this point Representative Nc
- Nabb made one Of the most sensa
&c tional speeches of the day. He sal
e there was too much hypocrisy i'm con
a nection with the bill.
This room is full OF hypocrites,
2 shouted Mr. McNabb He charged tina