New Britain herald., 1917-08-02
dicate how the eleven senators would have voted. were as follows:

dicate how the eleven senators would have voted, were as follows:
 Senators Golf of West Virginia and Townsend of Michigan, republicans, for the amendment, with Tillman of South Carolina, democrat, against; Senators Galiinger of New Hampshire republican and Johnson of South Da- kcta, democrat, for with Hughes o1 New Jersey, democrat, against: Sena- l tor Fall of New Mexico, republican and Thomas of Colorado, democrat. for, with Mclean of Connecticut against.
 Senator Page announced that Sena- tor Dillingham; was in favor of sub- mission. He has a single pair with Senator Smith of Maryland, who, it is understood. would have voted against the resolution if he had been present
 The vote, which, if upheld by the house, puts nationwide bone-dry leg islation directly up to the states, after many futile attempts to get it through congress came after a three days de- bate, during which the ''wets' in the senate put up a hard fight to kill it.
 Before the adoption of the resolu- tion various amendments were offered to modify or strengthen 1t. One-by Senator Stone-contempja that the government pay ample compensation for loss to owners whose property was financially destroyed through the en- forcement of the proposed amend ment This was defeated by a vote of 90 to 31.
 Senator Harding put in an amend ment to provide for a ten-year period, in which to allow ratification of the resolution by three-fourths of the states. This was knocked out by a vote of 53 to 23.
 Plan to Save Beer Fails.
 So as to give the states the oppor- tunity of deciding if they wanted straight-out or partial prohibition. Senator Phelan of California put in an amendment providing that the states might vote on nation wide pro- hibition in the full sense and at the same time on the prohibition merely of distilled spirits. This latter would permit the manufacture and sale of wine and beer. But Senator PheIan's amendment was lost 55 to 26.
 The Harding amendment, providing for the six-year period of ratification by the state, was adopted, b6 to 23. Senator Sheppard voted for it so as to insure the passage later of the res- olution
 The vote of Senator Stone in favor of the resolution caused some sur prise in the chamber, the Missouri senator having declared it. MT. Stone allowed his name to be called without responding when the vote was taken, but as the clerk was about to an- nounce the vote he arose and asked to be recorded as in favor of the reso- lution The senator had counted the votes and found that his own would not change the general result.
 Senator Sheppard needed only 57 votes of the 85 senators present to pass the resolution, the vote of 65 to 20 giving a majority of eight, more than the two-thirds required.
 In the course of the debate Sen- ator Calder declared that. if the reso- lution were passed it would cause serious hurt to industries that have long thriven under government pro- lection in the making of alcoholic drinks.
 "It is arbitrary legislation of one state for another' said Senator Cal der "The 11,ooo. 900 people in my state do not want it.'
 Senator Penrose characterlzed It as .,n+rinsically and radically VICIOUS