Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-18
PARTIES DIVIDE
ALMOST EVENLY
IN FINAL VOTING
Would Forbid Making, Sale
or Importation of Liquor
in United States.
ONLY SLIGHT DIFFERENCE
FROM SENATE'S MEASURE
With This Adjusted, Question
Will Be Submitted to State
Legislatures. ri
SEVEN YEARS IN WHICH To ACT
Announcement OF Result Brings On
Such Demonstration as Is Rarely
Permitted I'm Congress.
SEVEN YEARS IN WHICH TO ACT
Announcement OF Result Brings On
such Demonstration as Is Rarely
Permitted I'm Congress.

NAoiilNIlON, december INA
ton wide prohibition won in the House
to-day and only the adjustment OF 4
slight difference in resolutions be.
tween the House and Senate now stands
in the way of submitting to State Leg
islaturcs an amendment to the Federal
constitution forbiddins the manufac-
ture, sale or importation OF intoxicat.
ihS liquor for beverage purposes in
tue United States or its territories
The vote in the House, taken after
Il day of debate before crowded gall
ierics. was 2S2 to 12S. with the parties
dividing almost evenly. The margin
for prohibition was eight votes more
than tho two-thirds vote.
Both vets and drys had been pre-
dieting victory all day, and 1t was not
until tho last few names had been
called that the antiprohibitlon forces
conceded their defeat. When Speaker
Clark announced the result, the victors
were joined by the galleries In such
demonstration as s rarely permitted
In tho House. Eormcr Secretarv
Bryan, an interested spectator nearly
all day, appeared on the floor and
joined in receiving congratulations with
Representative Webb. OF North Caro-
lima, who had led the fight
SENATE IS EXPECTED
TO ACCEPT AMENDMENT
, The resolution adopted by the Hous.
Is identical with that passed by the
senate last August. except that 1t gives
the states seven years instead of six In
which TO ratify the amendment Sena-
tor sheppard. author OF the resolution,
predicted that the Senate would ac-
cept the amendment Tomorrow lie
SAID lie had assurances that the seven
year period would be approved, and
mat he did not believe n roll call nee
essary The Presidents approval Is
rot required. and the State legisla-
lures may act as soon as they please
after Nice-President Marshall and
Speaker Clark have signed the resolu
ton.
III will be submitted tomorrow as a
CHRISTMAS present to the American
people" said Senator Sheppard, "and
believe 1t will be ratified within
three years."
Every attempt to-day to put amend
ments to except light wines and beer
was beaten. and 141 Democrats stood
aligned with 1877 Republicans and four
independents to win the final victory
Tor the prohibitionst forces
TEXT OF RESOLUTION
AS FINALLY ADOPTED
Following is the resolution as
adopted:
Resolved by the Senate and the
House Of Representatives, That tn.
following amendment TO the Constitu
ton be. and hereby is. proposed TO the
states, to become valid as a part Of the
constitution when ratified by the Leg
isiatureS OF the several States as pro-
vided by the Constitution:
Article -. Section l. After one wear
from the ratification OF this article
the manufacture. sale or transporta
tion or Intoxicating liquors within. tic
importation thereof into, or the expor-
tation thereof from, the United StatSs
and all territories subject to the iuris
dictlon thereof for beverage purposcs
is hereby prohibited.
Section ;. The Congress and the sey.
eral States shall have concurrent power
TO enforce this article by appropriate
legislation.
Section ). This article shall be inop-
erative unless it shall have been raft
lied as an amendment TO the Constitu
ton by the legislatures OF the several
oldteS' as PROVIDED In the Constitution
within seven years from the date OF the
submission hereof to the States by the
Congress"
NEW PLAN FOR SUBMISSION
OF SUCH AMENDMENTS
While the House was debating,
resolution by Senator DrandeSee. OF
connecticut. providing general ana
new plan for submission OF constitu-
tionai amendments. was favorably re-
ported by the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee IL provides that all amendment.
shall be acted upon within eight years
attcr submission, and, instead OF action.
as at present. by State Legislatures,
that amendments shall be submitted 10
vote OF the State electors. The prohibi-
ton amendment probably will be sub
mitted before the Brandcgec resolution
passes and therefore, will not be at
fected by 1t.
Forty more members attended to-
days session thar heard President VIII
sons war message. The 4l0 votes cast