Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02

to it. providing that the proposed
amendment to the Constitution must
have been ratified by the states within
six years. The Senate voted Sc to % in
favor Of this amendment. the dry sena-
tors for the most part accepting it as
linnocuous.
Other Notifications Defeated.
Strenuous efforts were made to modify
the resolution still further. but they
were defeated An amendment offered
by Senator Stone of Missouri, provid-
ing that the liquor manufacturers and
dealers should be compensated for
property lost by national prohibition.
went down, so to 81. Another amend
ment offered by Senator Newlands Of
Nevada to confine the prohibition
merely to distilled spirits. leaving the
manufacture and sale of beer and wine
unaffected. Jared no better. being re-
jected by 81 to %. Senator Phelan of
california, where wine production Is a
great industry, attempted to have two
constitutional amendments submitted
to the states. one similar to the Shep-
jpard resolution and the other prohibit
ing the manufacture, sale, etc, only Of
distilled spirits. His proposal was
voted down, 55 to &c.
The final debate and vote on the pro-
h1bition resolution were had under tor
rid weather conditions. The Senate gal
leries were only partly filled, the pro-
lhibitionists predominating- Ordinarily
there would have been capacity audi
ence for the last scene in the prohibi-
ton fight in the Senate.
Interest centered in the vote on the
resolution itself. and as senator after
senator voted for the resolution, many
OF them having been rated as oppo-
nents Of prohibition and of the resolu-
Ition in the past, the real strength of
the prohibition movement in the coun-
try became more and more apparent.
Senator Stone of Missouri a strong op-
ponent Of prohibition. surprised the
Senate by voting for the resolution.
Other senators whose attitude has been
one of opposition in the past, who sup
ported the resolution yesterday. were
Harding of Ohio, Salisbury of Della
ware. La Toilette of Wisconsin, Knox
Of Pennsylvania, Newlands of Nevada.
Watson of Indiana and Frelinghuysen
of New Jersey.
The popularity Of the water wagon"
with some of the senators was due, it
has been limited. to the fact that the
| opponents of prohibition, frightened by
| the strides which were being made by
| Congress toward nationwide prohibi-
ton during the war. preferred to see
the question submitted to the states in
| the form of a constitutional amend
ment and to take the chance of suffi-
cient number of states failing to vote
for ratification. Thirteen states could
| prevent ratification.
How the Senators Voted.
The vote on the final passage of the
| resolution was follows:
Senators opposing the resolution
| were:
Democrats - Broussard. Culberson,
Gerry, Hardwick. Hitchcock. Husting.
James. Lewis, Phelan. Pomerene. Reed
| and Underwood. Total. IL.
Republicans - Brandegee. Calder,
France. Lodge. Penrose. Wadsworth,
| Warren and Weeks. Total, s.
| Total against. 20.
Senators voting for the resolution
| were:
Observation-Disclosures. Bankhead, Beck
ham. Chamberlain, Fletcher. Gore. Hol-
| lis, Jones of New Mexico, Kendrick,
King. Kirby, Mcclellan. Martin Myers,
| Newlands, Overman. owen. Pittman.
| Ransdell. Robinson. Salisbury. SHAFT
roth Sheppard. Shields. Simmons, Smith
of Arizona. Smith of Georgia. Smith of
South Carolina. Stone. Swanson, Thomp
son. Trammeil. Vardaman. Walsh, Will
liams and Wolcott. Total. 49,
Republicans-Borah. Brady. Colt.
Cummins. Curtis, Fernald. Frelinghuy-
sen. Gronna. Hale. Harding, Johnson
Of California. Jones of Washington.
| Kellogg, Kenyon. Knox. La Toilette,
McCumber, McNary, Nelson. New, Nor
ris, Page. Poindexter. Sherman, Smith
of Michigan, Smoot. Sterling. Suther-
|
Total for, 65.
The eleven senators absent and not
voting were paired as follows:
Fall Of New Mexico and Thomas Of
Colorado for the resolution. with Nc
Lean Of Connecticut. against it.
| Townsend of Michigan and Goff OF
West Virginia for the resolution. with
Tillman Of South Carolina. against it.
Gallinger of New cyl. Ham 9as IRE ,s and
luton. with Hughes Of New Jersey
against 1t.
| Dillingham; of New Hampshire for the
resolution with Smith Of Maryland. who
Is understood to have been against the
resolution, though no announcement
was made as to how he would vote.
Paired 1.-TWO for One"
Owing to the fact that it requires
ltwo-thirds majority to put through a
constitutional amendment in both
it was necessary for the "drys" to
place two men against one wet" The
last pair announced. Dillingham; with
Smith of Maryland. was incomplete:
that the proposed amendment to the
Constitution must me ratified within
esix years. was not adopted without
strong criticism on the part of some Of
and Senator Cummins of Iowa led in
the assault. both declaring their belief
that it was not constitutional to put
lsuch a Limitation upon the resolution.
Senator Jones of Washington, a
strong prohihitionist. discussing the
Harding amendment. said he was not
particularly enamored of 1t, but that
he believed 1t could do no harm. He
warned the VETS that even should a
sufficient number of states to ratify the
proposed constitutional amendment fail
to act within the six-year period. the
amendment would Immediately be re-
submitted to the states by Congress.
The growing strength of the prohibit
ton movement, he said would make 1t
easier to have a resolution proposing