The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-18
PROHIBITION
WAS CARRIED
BY 282 TO 128
Dry Amendment Has Two
Thirds Majority
NOW GOES TO STATES
To Become Effective Amendment.
Must be Ratified by Two-Thirds of
the States Within Seven Years.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Nation-
wide prohibition win in the House
today, and only the adjustment OF a
slight difference in resolutions be-
tween the House and Senate now
stands in the way OF submitting TO
state legislatures an amendment 70
the Federal constitution fofbidding
The manufacture, sale or importation
OF intoxicating liquor for beverage
purposes in the United States or its
territories.
The vote in the House, taken after
a day Of debate before crowded gal
leries, was 2S2 to 12S, with the par
ties dividing almost evenly. The
margin of prohibition was Just eight
No,es more than the necessary two
thirds of the membership of the
House required for adoption, and 26
more than two-thirds of those yot.
ins
Both Vets and Drys had been pre-
dieting victory all day, and it was not
until the last few names had been
called that the anti-prohibition forces
conceded their defeat. When Speaker
Clark announced the result the vic;
tors we're joined by the galleries III
such demonstration as is rarely
permitted in the House. Former Sec
retary Bryan, an interested spectator
nearly all day, appeared on the floor
and Joined in receiving congratula-
ions with Rep. Webb OF North Caro-
fi11a 1vhn hod Ind tha fobf
ssrhe resolution adopted byl thu
House lis identical with that pissed
ay the Senate last August, excetE
chat it gives seven years insteadoor
isiNain which to Hfatify the aIb end
,ment Senator Sheppard, authdrafoii
cha, resolution} predicted tonight thao
the Senate weuld accept the amenl7
ments tomorrow I9e Said he mad sasi
surances that the seven year pernI
wolddl be approved and that he did
not belieye rollcalI necessary. sgh
The Presidents approval is not RE-
duired and the State legislatures
may act rs soon as they please after
The signature Of the e-President
and Speaker Clark have been attach.
ed to the resolution.
Every attempt tSday to put on
amendments to except light wines
and beer was beaten and 141 Demo
Gratis stood aligned with 1877 Repuh-
leans and four independents to win
the final victory for the prohibition
is forces.
Following is the resolution adopt
ed: srih t5
Resolved, by the Senate anu
House of Representatives, that thai
following amendment to the Constitsf
tion he. and hereby is, proposed 10
the States. to become valid as a par
Of the Constitution when ratified By
the Legislatures of the severai
States as provided by the Constiuo
ticn: #
Article. Section AFTER one
year from the ratification of this ar
ticle, the manufacture, sale or trans.
portation of Intoxicating liquors with
in. the importation thereof into, Or.
the expectation thereof from tho
United States and all territory sub
lect to the jurisdiction thereof for
beverage purposes is hereby prohibit
ted
Section 2.-Congress and the So
eral States shall have concurren
power to enforce this article BY ap
propriate legislation.
"Section 3-This article shall be in
operative unless it shall have been
ratified as an amendment to the Con
stitution by the legislatures of the
several States rs provided in the
Constitution, within seven year
from the date of the submission
thereof to the States by the Con
gress.'