The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-15
Webb Bill Proposing a Nation
al Prohibition Constitutional
Amendment Is Accompanied by
Majority and Minority Report.
SALOON is oUTLAwED IN
MOST OF U. s. TERRITORY
50 Per Cent Of the Country Has
Banishsd Booze and II In In.
cumbent Upon Congress 10 Sub
init Question, Declaration.

Washington. Feb. 1.-The Webb
resolution proposing a national pro-
hibition constitutional amendment
was reported Ia the house today with
majority COMMITTEES report In It's
favor ana a minority report opposing
u. Democratic Leader kitchin said
Y would b. taken Ia the house within
a week lie predicted II would pass
the house by the necessary two-thirds
vote but probably would not be actru
upon iu the senate before adjourn
ment of congress March g.
The majority report declared that.
inasmuch ar more than 80 per cent
OF the population Of the United States
lives In dry territory. Il In incumbent
upon congress to submit the question
OF national prohibition to the states.
Leaving out OF consideration the
merits of the prohibition policy OF
dealing with the alcoholic liquor traf-
tic" says the report. when more than
half OF the states IN the union have
declared in favor of prohibition: when
So per cent of the territory OF the
United States has outlawed the saloon
and more than SO per cent Of the pop
ulation live Ia such terrltCry; and
when approximately ten million of
cur people residing In all sections OF
the uniOn have pct.tioned irectiy for
the passag. OF this resolution. your
committee is of the opinion and
feels Iat u " incumbent ON the con-
gresA 10 submit the lssue 10 the states
| In the lnanner regneated a. prescribed
| by the terms of the constitution stself.
III II is not desired, thirteen states
OF the Union can prevent It's adoption:
but ", on the other hand, thirty-slx
states desire such change. they should
have the right TO make II and would
| appear to your committee that the
question is now one of sufficient I'M
| portance TO be submitted 20 them so
! that they may pass upon IL
The minority report sci forth six
objections TO the resolution. They
were that II does not provide for q
date OF submission TO all states; Il
would not prohibit personal consunp-
ton of liquor: Il would interfere with
the police powers OF the states: II
would permit the connscation OF
property without compensation; the
| general governmental effect Of ma
tionol prohibition would be bad. II
would raise a serious revenue ques-
tion.
Coercion alone viii not prohibits
neither will II incniratr temperance
the minority report continues. for
Temperance and. indeed. prohibition.
depend on changes for tho better Ia
habits and conditions which are only
brought ABOUT by % regulation OF ben
eft obtained through moral aud ed
EDUCATIONAL appreciation.
Slgncrs Of the minority report were
Representatives igoe and Dye' oi
Missouri. Graham of Pennsyly0nia
steele of Iowa. Daniofth and l'ale oi
New York. and Gard OF ohio.
| The majority report WAS signed onls
Inv RepresentRtive Cari!n but he rep
resentatcd Representatives. Webb
lNorth Caroiina; Thomas. kentuckl
lTaggari. Kansas. william Ella VIII
nms. Illinois. wha,ey. soutA caro-.
lima. Caraway. Arkansas. NelieS. Wcs
Virginia. Walker. Georgia, Nolstend
Mlnnesota: Nelson, Wisconsin, MOI
gan. oklahoma. Chandler. New YORK
and Walsh Massachusetts.