The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
NATIONWIDE
PASSES senate
SUBMISSION OF ISSUE GETS 85
FOR, TO 20 AGAINST IN
UPPER HOUSE. 4
BECKHAM YES. JAMES NO
Amendment To Be Ratified BY States
Within Six Years, Certain To
Pass House.
No.. 5

Washington, Aug. IA resolution
for submission to the States of a
prohibition amendment to the FEEDER
al constitution was adopted late to-
day by the Senate. The vote was SIS
to 20, eight more than the necessary
two-thirds.
AS adopted the resolution contains
provision that the States must be
asked to ratify the amendment with
in six years. The House. still must
act on the resolution.
Senators opposing the resolution
were:
emocrats-Broussard Culberson,
Gerry, Hardwick, Hitchcock, Hustling,
James, Lewis Phelan, Pomerene,
Reed and Underwood. Total IL.
Republicans-Brand Calder,
France, Lodge, Penrose, Wadsworth,
Warren and Weeks. Total s.
Total against 20.
Senator Beckham was in his ele-
ment today when national prohibi-
ton passed the Senate. He not only
voted bone-dry on every amendment,
as we'll as the main issue, but he
made a speech that contained note
of exultation over the triumph OF
the cuasea for which he has long
fought. -
"If a dozen or more years ago."
said he, "any man had predicted such
an event as this he would have beey
considered an idle dreamer or poss.
IDLY lunatic. No one can now stand
before an intelligent audience and de-
fend the existence of the saloon. That
evil institution is now recognized as
one without saving grace, and as the
chief breeding place of human mis-
fortune and tragedies. If, therefore.
the saloon is bad, what good can
there be in the distillery or the brew
cry, whose business it Is to manu-
facture supplies for the saloon. If
the one is abolished why should the
other remain" 49, ~a 'ss<S6 =,
Majority In House Predicted.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment is the first initiated by Congress
since that providing for popular cleo
ton of United States Senators. ap-
proved in 1911. 1t is the first time
that either branch Of Congress has
approved constitutional amendment
for prohibition. A few years ago a
similar resolution in the House re-
ceived a majority but failed of the
required two-thirds.
Prohibition leaders of the House
now claim enough votes to insure SUBJ
mission of an amendment to the
States. When the resolution can be
considered in the House is uncertain,
but its friends will seek early dis
cussion.
The Senate's action today came
after three days debate. All efforts
to amend the resolution failed for the
addition of Senator Harding's amend
ment fixing the six years time limit
within which three-fourths of the
States must ratify the amendment to
make it effective. This was approx
ed, Sc to 23.
AS adopted. the resolution, which
was submitted by Senator Sheppard,
of Texas, Democrat, would add the
following article to the Federal Con-
stitution:
The manufacture, sale, or trans
portation of intoxicating liquors with
in, the importation thereof into, or
the expectation from, the United
States and all territory subject to the
Jurisdiction thereof, for beverage
purposes. is hereby prohibited.
This article shall be imperative
unless it shall have been ratified as
an amendment to the Constitution
by the Legislature OF the several
States, as provided in the Constitu-
ton, within six years from the date OF
the submission hereof to the States
by the Congress.
"The Congress shall have power to
enforce this article by appropriate
legislation"
Altho most of the debate on the
resolution had been perfunctory, the
usual scenes marking the end of
warmly contested fights were re-