Evening journal., 1917-03-03
House PUTS 0, K.
ON license VOTE
FOR WILMINGTON
(COntInued From First Page)


Handy, who opposed the measure, was
the only speaker outside of members OF
the House.
All the senator's remained in the
House chamber during the short fight
There IS much speculation now as to
the prospects Of the bill when it comes
up Tor a fight in the Senate.
A close vote on the bill is expected In
the Senate. where it is said one vote
one way or the other may determine the
result.
There was a large number of visitors
when the vote was taken. The bill was
rushed over to the Senate Immediately
after being passed. 1t was given first
and seeond reading in that body and
referred to committee.
: After the bill had been read Represen.
tative McNabb, OF Wilmington, offered
an amendment TO make the vote for re-
submission apply to the entire State
On the amendment being read Mr.
McNabb moved its adoption, and the
motion was seconded by Mr.. Cross.
McNabb Offers Amendment.
Mr.. McNabb in urging the amend
ment, said Wilmington does not want
to vote on the question and that he
had never been appealed to by any
person in his district for a resubmis.
sion bill He contended that the vote
is being forced on Wilmington over
the heads of the representatives and
that If it is TO be forced on Whining.
ton the, people of Kent and Sussex
counties should also have the right OF
this vote
Mr.. Boyce stated IL a bill such as
the amendment provides for had been
offered in true spirit early in the
session he would have voted for it.
He claimed that there was oppor.
tunity to offer a Statewide ,resubmis.
sion bill early in the session but II
was not done and that the amend.
ment was now being offered to block
action.
Representative Buckingham agreed
with Mr.. McNabb that from what he
could learn the people of Wilmington
Old not want a vote on the question.
He thought if there is to be a vote in
Wilmington 1t should be throughout
the State.
Mr. McNabb stated he offered the
amendment in all sincerity.
Mr.; Jones, Of Dover, who was a
member Of the House two years ago
SAID II they had wanted to resort to
this method at that time, a bill could
have been put through for a resubmis
sion In Kent and Sussex counties.
Mr.. Connolly said there was no
doubt but what the "drys" had the
votes and it looked like they had de.
cided to adopt the stand of making
you take your medicine" He said
it was not case of being fair, Just
| or reasonable but because those for
the bill think might is right"
Mr.. Burris said the object he has
is to wipe out liquor. He said, eve
mean to get all we can and keep all
we get and therefore he would Cd
pose the amendment.
Mr. Burris said he made no bone.
about it," that he did not consider h
a question of fairness" how this
liquor traffic was suppressed.
Vote Down Statewide Clause.
The amendment was then voted dowr
by vote Of % nays to 8 yeas, fouI
members being absent. The vote fol
lows:
Yeas-Buckingham, Connolly, Cross
ELLISON, Jones, McNabb, Rash and
J Webster-S.
Nays-Ahern, Boyce. Burris. Chin.
man, Culver, Daily, Downward Green
Gregg, Gruweu. Hutchinson, Kersey
killen. Lewis, Loose, Messick. Peet
Prettyman, Pritchett, Swain, Tarbur.
ton. Tindall and Speaker Hall-23
Abent-D. c. Hall, Marvel, Collins
and Welch-4.
Before discussion on the bill wa.
started Mr.. Boyce moved that al
members or others speaking on tn,
Dill be limited to five minutes each
andt he motion prevailed
Mr.. Boyce. father OF the bill. il
opening the discussion said: when
came down here / was in favor O
resubmission in the entire county. anC
| offered this bill in that spirit. From
letters that ] have received and from
people that ! have talked to / believe
that the best people Of Wilmington
want this bill"
Mr.. McNabb said he had MANY rea.
sons for opposing the bill. one 81
which was the great expense tina
such an election will be. He also
charged the committee on election,
with entirely disregarding the strons
delegation that came down from VIII,
mlngton several days ago opposing the
Dill when the committee presented a
favorable report
Mr.. Connolly. in opposing the bill
sad It looked to him that they. were
not voting for the bill. but for the
successful and persistent dry" lobby
that had been in Dover all the time
lie said this lobby had been in the
House chamber, in the lobby and in
/ the railroad trains.
Predicts Wilmington ~Wet.v
On motion Of Mr. Connolly. former
Congressman L. Irving Handy was
allowed the privilege OF the floor. Mr.
Connolly suggested that Mr. Handy be
allowed fifteen or twenty minutes, bui
Mr. Boyce insisted that his motion
to restrict debate to five minutes be
adhered to. After Mr.. Handy had talk
ed tve minutes. however, Mr.. Rash
who had intended to talk on the bill
yielded his five minutes time 10 Mr.
Handy Mr.. Handy said he would talk
from the viewpoint of a dry man
He said in part:
Many a good cause has been SET
back by unwise. though sincere, lead
ership. It is unwise TO force resub-
mission upon voters OF the city OF
( Wilmington this fall II is unwise
even from the viewpoint of Mr.. Bur
ris. who believes the LIQUOR traffic
should be throttled. It is unwise be-
cause It is likely TO retard the pro-
hibition cause instead of advancing IT,
1T will not close a single saloon
When the election in Wilmington is
over there won't be a single saloon
closed. II will not prevent sale OF a
single pint OF LIQUOR. Wilmington will