Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-18

not required ana the state legislatures
may act as soon as they please after
the signature of the Vice President and
Speaker Clark have been attached to
the resolution. 1t will be submitted to-
morrow as Christmas present to the
american people" said Mr.. Shep-
pard, and | believe it will be ratified
within three years" Every attempt
today to put on amendments to except
light wines and beers were defeated.
New England Vote
New England congressman voting for
the amendment We're:
Carter, Dallinger. Paige, Fuller Olney
and Treadway of Massachusetts: Peters
Hersey, Goodall and White of Maine i:
Dale of Vermont, WATSON and Burroughs
of New Hampshire, and Stiness of Rhode
Island
Against the amendment: Gillett. Walsh,
Winslow, Green and Phelan of Massa chu,
sets; Greene of Vermont, and O'Shauss-
ney and Kennedy of Rhode Island. CAL
livan and Tague of Massachusetts. absent.
were paired against the amendment.
The Resolution Adopted
Following is the resolution a. adopted:
Resolved. by the Senate and House of
Representatives, that the following
amendment TO the Constitution be, and
hereby is, proposed to the states. to be-
come valid as a part of the Constitution
when ratified by the Legislatures of the
several states as provided by the Consti-
tuition:
Article, Section Latter one year from
the ratification of this article, the manu-
facture, sale or transportation of intoXi-
eating liquors within, the importation
thereof into. the expectation Rthereof
from the United States and all territory
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, for
beverage purposes is hereby prohibited
Section THE Congress and the sew
eral states shall have concurrent power
to enforce this article by appropriate leg
islation.
Section 3-This article shall BE lnoper-
atiye unless it shall have been ratified as
ar amendment to the Constitution by the
legislatures of the several states as pro-
vided in the Constitution within seven
years of the date OF the submission hereof
to the states by the Congress
Proceedings in House
w 'tSlIiHS Ton, I)tt. / - he iGSOIu llbn
to submit to the states a national pro-
hibition amendment to the federal con-
stitution was adopted late today by
the House.
With vote of two thirds required
for its approval. the vote of the House
announced by Speaker Clark was %
to 1882 or % more than required
Wild DEMONSTRATION
y wild demonstration took place in
the House. W. j. Bryan appeared on
the floor and took a seat with Rep
Webb. as co-rccipient OF congratuia-
tionS.
An amendment by Rep. Lea OF Cal
iiornia. providing that prohibition pro-
visions should not apply to light wines
and beer was rejected by a rising
vote of 2S2 to 107.
\ similar resolution was pressed by
the Senate at the last session. but the
House resolution gives the state leg
islatures seven years in which to APP
prove the amendment while that of
the Senate give six \ motion to con-
cur in the change will be made in the
Senate tomorrow but If one member
objects action will have to 90 over
until after the holidays.
Lenroot Expresses Concern
Representative Lenroot Of Wisconsin
spoke in favor Of the amendment but
expressed concern that the courts
might hoid unconstitutional the seven
Year limit.
Representative Gala cher Of Illinois
opposed the amendment and charged
that the professional agitators who
Keep the prohibition wrangle constant
~ before Congress are the same peo-
( pie who obstructed the legislation for
conservation of food and fuel