Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-18
FAILS
IN FIGHT FOR
HOUSE VOTES
Nation Wide Battle Over
Drink Question Now
State Issue.

Washington, Dec. 49,
The constitutional amend
ment for national prohibi-
ton was today finally sub
mitted by congress to the
states for ratification or
rejection within seven
years.
The senate completed
congressional action by
accepting the resolution
as passed yesterday by
the house, 47 to s without
a roll call.
Washington, d. C., Dec. 1S.-Na.
tionai prohibition Of the liquor
traffic won in the house Of rep
resentatfYes yesterday by vote
OF 2s2 to 12s. the majority being
eight votes In excess of the two
thirds of the members voting re.
quired for approval OF consti.
tutional amendment.
For the first time In the history O.
the republic congress has been cap
tured by the prohibitionists. who have
worked steadily for more than forty
years to obtain the submission OF
constitutional amendment prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of liquor
within the country and the importa-
ton of liquor into the United States.
States Must Now Approve.
The house adopted the Webb resolu-
ton submitting to the states an
amendment providing for the sup
preston of the liquor traffice one year
after the ratification Of the amend
ment by the required So state legis-
latures and also providing that the
amendment shall be imperative I'M
less ratified within seven years from
the date of submission.
The senate at the last session
adopted similar resolution which,
however, omitted the year of grace
and fixed time limit of six years on
ratification.
The differences between the senate
and house resolutions will be adjusted
by the conference committee of the
two houses, whereupon the resolution
will be given final approval By con-
gress and signed by President Wilson.
The proposed amendment will be
submitted to the states as soon as
the resolution is signed by the pres.
ident. 1t will be received by the states
in time for action thereon in such leg
islatures as are in session this winter.
The leaders of the Anti-Saloop
league, which. together with the
Woman's Christian Temperance union,
has led the long fight for the submits
sion of national prohibition amend
ment. are preparing to shift the scene
OF their endeaVors Immediately to the
state capitals and expect to obtain a
number of Publications before the leg
islatures now about to meet are ad-
journed.
Battle for Wet States.
There the q dry states now. The
anti-liquor forces expect to obtain
Publications OF the amendment in
these states without difficulty. Their
work will be concentrated upon the
winning of nine additional states with
in the six or seven years allowed. The
AntiSaloon league believes this will
not be difficult.
The vets will concentrate their eff
/ forts upon holding 10 or more states
against ratification. Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Ohio. Pennsylvania. New York and
Massachusetts will be big battlefields.
How Illinois Men Voted.
On the roll call. f4l Democrats, 1877
Republicans. Two independents, one
Prohibitionist and one Progressive
voted for the prohibition amendment.
while Cd Democrats, So Republicans,
one Socialist and one Progressive
voted against it. The lineup Of the lii
nois delegation follows:
For amendment-W Wilson, McCor-
mick. McAndrews, Foss, Copley, Full
/ Ter, Mckenzie. Graham. King. ireland
/ Sterling, Cannon, Mckinley, Rainey
F, Wheeler, Foster. Williams, Denisou
lis.
Against Madden. Sab
ath. Gallagher, Britten. Rodenburg-5
/ Mann, Mason and JUL were absent
Representative Cannon did not vote
until the second calling of the roll
when the result was still In doubt
When Uncle Joe answered Aye" viii
liam Jennings Bryan leaned over tht
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