Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-12-18
CONGRESS APPROVES
THE DRY" AMENDMENT
Resolution Goes through House By
A Vote of 2S2 to l2S
FOUR MARYL ANOERS "WET. /"
Congressman Price and Zihlman Voted
For It Dry Forces of The State
Are .Iubilans.


| The prohibition forces Of the coun
try scored their most signal victors
IN Congress yesterday when the House
by vote Of 2s2 to 12s adopted a reso-
luton that would place an amendment
to the Federal Constitution and ban.
ish liquor from the nation. The action
Of the House marks the elimination
of fight that has extended over a
period Of so years, and it is now up
TO the State legislatures to handle the
issue, as the resolution does not re-
| quire the approval of the President
| 1t may come to a vote within a year
or six years, not later than that,
+ which is fixed as the limit that the
legislatures must act Thirty seven
States will be called upon to ratify
the amendment -Four of aaryland's S
six representatives in the House vot-
ed with the vets" Those voting for
the prohibition amendment were
Messrs. Price and Zihlman. Messrs.
Talbot, Linthieum. Coady and Mudd
voted against it. Congressman Coady
went even further by delivering a
speech explaining his stand on the
issue
The passage OF the prohibition
amendment was the source of great
rejoicing among the prohibition lead
ers of the State. Several of the most
prominent Prohibitionists expressed
Themselves as simply overwhelmed
by the report
Halleluiah,' was the way Rev DR..
j Fred TIeisse greeted the informa-
ton DR. Heisse is president of the
Maryland Anti-Saloon League. He
predicts. a nationwide prohibition
within the coming year. by its ac-
ton Congress has expressed the wish
of the people of the nation, and in my
opinion the rest is q matter of form, -"
he said
DIR. Heisse predicted that the Mary
land legislature would surely be one
Of the first to ratify the amendment.
There are at present 27 dry States.
George w Crabbe, State Superin-
tendent OF the Maryland Anti-Saloon
League, was in Washington yester-
day
Eugene lowering, a strong advo.
cate of prohibition, said the action Of
Congress speaks for itself
Dr. John f. Goucher described it as
an Interpretation Of the attitude Of
the people and said he felt sure that
subsequent action would insure ma
tion-wide prohibition within a reason
able time
The vote in the House, taken after
saay Of debate before crowded gall
leries, was 282 to 12S, with the parties
dividing almost evenly The margin
for prohibition was just eight votes
more than the necessary two-thirds
Of the membership OF the House re-
Quired for adoption, and 26 more than
two-thirds Of those voting.
Great Demonstration.
Both vets and drys had been pre-
dieting victory all day, and 1t was
net until the last few names had been
called that the anti prohibition forces
conceded their defeat When Speaker
Clark announced the result the
victors were joined By the galleries
in such a demonstration as is rarely
permitted in the House. Former
Secretary Bryan, an interested spec
tator nearly all day, appeared on the
floor and joined in receiving congratu-
, lations with Representative Webb, OF
North Carolina, who had led the fight.
The most important difference be-
| tween the resolution adopted by the
House and that passed by the Senate
| last August is that the House measure
gives the States seven years instead
Of six in which to ratify the amend
ment. Senator Sheppard. author Of
| the resolution, predicted that the
Senate would accept the amendment
today he said he had assurances
that the seyen-year period would be
| approved, and that he did not believe
a roll call necessary.
Fight To Exempt Beer Lost.
The Presidents approval IS not re
quiTed, and the state legislatures mas
act as soon as they please after tbs
| signatures Of the Vice President and
4 speaker Clark have been attached t.
| the resolution
It viii be submitted today as Z
Christmas present 10 the American
| people, said Senator Sheppard 'ant
| i believe il viii be- ratiled within
| three years.
Every attempt 70 put on amend
ments 10 except light wines and beel
was beaten, ana al Democrats stool
aligned with Is7 Republicans and foul
independents TO win the final victorg
for the prohibitionists forces.
The Resolution. .
| Following IS the resolution a
adopted:
Resolved. by the Senate ant
| House Of Representatives. that th.
following amendment to the eonsti
tuition be. and hereby IS. proposet
to the States, TO become valid as Z
part OF the Constitution when ratideG
by the legislatures Of the severa
States as provided BY the constitu.
ton
Article L After one year from ths
! ratification Of fhis article the sa1a n,