The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-27
Is Being Considered
by Committee, but Nobody
Knows What It Will Look Like
When Reported to Assembly.
LIQUOR LOBBYISTS ARE
BUSY AROUND SANTA FE
House of Representatives Is Re.
garded as the Real battle-ground
of the Dry Bill; Temperance
Workers Somewhat Worried.

Santa Fc, y NJ. Jan. 2G.--Thcrc g
prevalent feeling that the senate viii
pass the dry resolution as IL h. Tc-
ported back To that body 10y the COM
8nittee on constitutional amendments
Az addition 20 dropping the chang" uf
4 enue clause. and fixing the time for
8brohibition tu Eu into erect at pctu-
7 per I. tGtS. the committee win prob
i bis recommend q modified provision
M cases of violation Three formal
*ncetings of the committee have been
held. and conferences with practically
.vcry member OF the =, lute have
8aken place.
Though agreed on most matters,
he punishment 10 he specihed. u az
~. H. still under discussion. The Me
Donald resolution provides a maxi
mum penitentiary sentence of ave
ears Tor selling n drink. This w.ll
probably De lessened to a jail sem
once of from thirty to ninety days,
With the alternative Of Il fine Tor Of
enders II Is thought hy some who
leslre the passage of "A dry hin that
II hardly appropriate to nx pen
,lty In the amendment. and that such
clause may serve TO involve the is
Vould also he difficult for future
legislature tu change the penalty. \
om promise Is being worked upon.
banning the penalty as above. with The
dded provision that IL SHAH apply
nly until such time as a legislature
a nav desire 20 change h. Il hos been
4 pointed out that during the time be-
i wecu the expected passage of Tho
mcndmcnt ana the meeting ot the
l,xt Legislature. The state would be
4 ,u!y throreticany dry because though
1 would he ngnins' the law to sell
II iuor. there would be NO penalty for
loinr ~.
Satisfactory tu DrNs.
That the resolution In such form
/ would DE satisfactory to the Anu-st-
! oon league leaders OF the state was
Indicated by Rev Farrell. iis prcsi-
lent who says he takes the attitude
hat "A resolution Of that Kind Will be
.crtaiu to pass at The polls, whereas
drastic measure might possibly 10"
lcfcated He states iurthcr that
when th, prohibition amendment b.
/ insscd. his urgunizatuu VIII work for
more stringent legislation at the next
/ lection. Mra. Henderson. president
# the state Women Christian Tenn
lcrance Union. speaking tor her on
i ,unlzatlou states ouphaticnlly that
hcy will work for no amendment res
button from the legislature, short of
honc-dry law. \ meeting Of state
cadcrs off the W g T. g. was held IN
santa Tr yesterday and the matter
thoroughly discussed. u Is their at
tudc that they viii brook no COM
",romi-o. ana viii be- firm In their in
t.gtcncc that the prevailing political
Nnrtic. work Tor q hono-dry law.
Tho house OF Representative .s re-
.ardpd AZ the real battle ground u'
nc temperance measure. Il ls inirly
q greed that resolution ug above out
ucd viii receive large majority
ota m the upper house. But because
4 tsf the greater number OF mcmnFts in
he house. individual sentiment is q
lardcr matter To- arrive a' 100 mat
(ody.
Not Party Question.
The Iiquc~ question In the house rs
}iot one uf party. II is not a question
81 race. II ~ regarded yariously as
S,nc that can he settled in party cau-
~, and one that can not Thcrc rs
Sn undouhted whiskcy-lohhy az tho
}upitol II Is working more openly
nan such lohbies are accustomed to
.Njo. Ana it Is conceded 90 have nt is
.kommand mems for preventing OF
mpcdins "A vote Necessarily names
ire not 10 ho associated with such as
I ortions and an "eyc-witncss' hc-
cunt would be both impol,tic ana
(Vould arouse resentment Rut n ih'
mousse. there ~ frequently "rumor cur
Z rnt' that This man or that has weak
I ned in his advocacy of airy state
Sr has been quoted ns saying tha'
l,ncr am prohibition does not pro
Snihit' ana 50 on.
For the reason that this lobby is ~
{1pen in H. efforts and is apparently
y % earnest il Is being watched WIl
Z he same degrce Of interest state
iment that the Republican majority ~
The house would vote down suhmls
I ion anne dment. was followed hN th'
y tatomcu from Democrat that th'r'
Il would bee nineteen votes total penn"
! rate membership il twenty for pro
lhihtion. II would then require si
( ofcs from the other side to make
tmsiority ana carry the resolution
such talk was Immediately disoonn
( Sionnnced By members Of the majority
who were positive In their declnrn