The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
PROHIBITION To Be
PUT UP TO STATES
VOTE IN HOUSE AFTER DAY OF
WARM DEBATE STANDS
282 TO 1923.
7 YEARS TO RATIFY MEASURE
Only Slight Difference Between, Sem
ate and House Resolutions to Be
Adjusted Before State Leg
isIatures May Act.
YEARS TO RATlFY MEASURE

| Washington, Dec. IS. = Nationwide
prohibition won in the house yesterday
and only the adjustment of a slight
| difference in resolutions between the
house and senate now stands in the
way of submitting to state legislatures
an amendment to the federal consti-
tuition fOrbidding the manufacture sale
or Importation of intoxicating liquor
for beverage purposes in the United
States or its territories.
The vote in the house, taken after
day of debate before crowded gal
leries. was 2S2 to 1913, with the parties
dividing almost evenly. The margin
for prohibition was just eight votes
more than the necessary two-thirds
of the membership of the house re-
quired for adoption and 20 more than
two-thirds of those voting.
Both vets and drys had been pre-
dieting victory all day, and it was not
until the last few names had been
called that the anti prohibition forces
conceded their defeat. When Speaker
Clark announced the result the victors
were Joined by the galleries in such
a demonstration as is rarely permitted
in the house. Former Secretary Bryan,
an interested spectator nearly all day,
appeared on the floor and Joined in
receiving congratulations with Rep
resentative Webb of North Carolina,
who had led the fight.
The resolution adopted by the house
is identical with that passed by the
senate last August, except that it gives
the states seven years, instead of six
in which to ratify the amendment.
Senator Sheppard, author of the reso-
luton, predicted that the senate would
accept the amendment today. He said
he had assurances that the seven year
period would be approved, and that he
did not believe a roll call necessary.
The presidents approval is not re-
luired and the state legislatures may
act as soon as they please after the
signatures of the vice president and
speaker Clark have been attached to
he resolution.
at will be submitted today as
Christmas present to the American
people," said Senator Sheppard, land
believe it will be ratified within
hree years."
Every attempt to put on amendments
o except light wines and beer was
eaten and al Democrats stood align
d with 1877 Republicans and four In
ependents to win the final victory for
he prohibitionist forces.
The following is the resolution as
dopted:
Resolved, by the senate and house
representatives, that the following
mendment to the constitution be, and
ereby is, proposed to the states, TO
ecome valid as part of the consti-
Ition when ratified by the legislatures
the several states as provided by
he constitution:
"Article---, Section /. After one
ear from the ratification of this arti-
lie the manufacture, sale or trans
ortation of intoxicating liquors with
/, the importation thereof into, or
lie expectation thereof from the Unit
States and all territory subject to
lie jurisdiction thereof, for beverage
urposes, is hereby prohibited.
Section 9. The congress ard the
everal states shall have concurrent
over to enforce this Article by APP
rOpriate legislation.
Section 3. This Article shall De in
Derative unless it shall have been rat
led as an amendment to the consti-
ltion by the legislatures of the several
ates, as provided in the constitution,
thin seven years from the date of the
omission thereof to the states CT the