Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-15
Committee Submits Favor.
able Report on Prohib-
itory Amendment.
MINORITY FILES
SIX OBJECTIONS
Majority Report Declares More Than
Sixty Per Cent Of Population Of
Uni Estates Now Is In Dry Terri
= sEishty-fivs Per Cent Of Ter.
.>ry Has outIawed saIoon-ssseie,
81 iowa Is sisner Of Minority Report.

washington, Feb. 1o.--The Webb bill
proposing a national constitutional
prohibitory amendment, today was re-
ported 10 the house !:s q majority re-
port A minority report also was made.
Democratic Leader Kitchin said vote
would be taken In the house within a
week, He predicted II would pass the
house by the necessary two thirds vote
but believed it would not be acted upon
In the senate before adjournment
March L.
The majority report declared that as
more than 90 per cent of the population
of the country lives in dry territory
the question should be submitted to
the voters of the United States.
When more than half the states in
the union have declared In favor OF
new conditions" says the report. "when
50 per cent OF the territory of the
United States has o;:::..:s " x. (. the s,,,,,
and more than 80 per cent of the pop
ulation lives in such territory, and
when approximately 100000 OF our
people have petitioned directly for tho
passage OF this resolution, your COM
mittee Is Of the opinion and feels that
1t is incumbent on congress to submit
the issue to tho states in the manner
requested and as prescribed by the
terms OF the constitution itself.
III 1t Is not desired thirteen states
OF the union can prevent It's adoption;
but, II, on the other hand, thirty-six
states desire such change they should
have the right to make 1t, and It would
appear to your committee. tho Quostion
Is now one of sufficient importancs TO
be submitted to them so that thsy can
pass upon It."
Six Objections by Minority.
The minority report sets forth six
objections to the resolution. They wu~
that "it does not provide for q data az
tsubmission 70 ali states: It wcul1 mot
prohibit personal consumption u No.
uor; It would interfere with the police
powers OF the state; It would pseuait
the confiscation Of property without
compensation: the general govern
mental effects OF national prohibition
would be bad, and II would -nis> q So
rious revenue question"
Coercion alone will not prohibit"
the minority report continues "Tem-
perance and Indeed, prohibition, de-
pend on changes for the better and on
conditions which are only brought
about by a regulation OF benefits OBJ
tanned by moral and educational ap-
probation
Signers of the minority report were
Representatives Igoe and Dyer, OF
Missouri; Graham, of Pennsylvania;
Steele, of Iowa; Danforth and Dale, of
New York. and Gard. of Ohio.
The Webb amendment Will prohibit
the manufacture transportation, i'm
port and sale Of alcoholic liquors for
beverage purposes.
The majority report was signed by
Representative Carlin. but he repre-
sented Representatives Webb, North
Carolina; Thomas, Kentucky; Taggert,
Kansas: Williams. Illinois: Whaley,
South Carolina: Caraway. Arkansas:
Neely, West Virginia: Walker. Geor-
gia; Volstead. Minnesota: Nelson, Wis
consin; Morgan, Oklahoma: Chandler,
New York: Walsh. Massachusetts.
| Four democrats and three republicans
signed the minority report: nine demo-
Gratis and five republicans names were
| on the majority report.
An amendment by Senator Reed to
| make 1t n crime to receive, sell or give
away intoxicating liquors was rejected
Prohibitory Postal Regulation.
The senate today ndnnted n lra atlc
amendment to the postal bill. making
| 1t crime for persons in dry states to
| order. purchase or cause to be trans
ported any intoxicating liquor into such
states