Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-18
DRY NATION NOW
UP TO STATES.
Senate Concurs in House
Resolution Submitting
Question to Vote.
States Given Seven Years in Which to
Ratify Proposed Amendment to Ma.
tional constitution-Test Vote Indi.
Gates Suffrage Amendment Also Will
Be Submitted.

- S'oii' DeS.-lo.-Ine cOnStltu-
ttonal amendment for national prohibi-
ton was today finally submitted by
I congress to the states for ratification
or rejection within seven years. The
senate completed congressional action
by accepting the resolution as passed
yesterday by the house. The senate
vote was A to without roll call.
Senator Borah objected to accepting
the house amendments, contending
that congress has no authority to spec
fifty the time in which the amendment
Is to be ratified and that the constitu-
ton gives 70 authority for providing
that prohibition shall 1s'become effective
within one year after being accepted
by the states.
We have no such power as to say
the amendment shall be ratified with
In seven years after being submitted
to the states by congress-" he said. 1T
is either to be submitted to the states
or not to be submitted at all. If it
ever goes to the states they can ratify
it whenever they DESIRE"
Vote in the house on the woman's
suffrage constitutional amendment on
Thursday, Jan. 10, was assured today
when the rules committee agreed on,
that date.
On test vote today indicating senti-
ment in the house toward the suffrage
amendment the suffragists polled seven
more than two-thirds vote. The
question was on referring the suffrage
resolution to the new womans suffrage
committees the suffragists wish, in
stead Of the elections committee. as
the anti-suffragists asked.
Washington, Dec 1S.-National pro-
hibition Of the liquor traffic won in
the house of representatives last night
by a vote Of 2S2 to 1913, the majority
being eight votes in excess Of the two
thirds of the members voting required
for approval Of a constitutional amend
ment
For the first time in the history Of
the republic congress has been cap
tured by the prohibitionists, who have
years to obtain the submission to the
states Of constitutional amendment
prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of liquor within the country and the
importation Of LIQUOR into the United
States.
Thirty-six States Must Approve
The house adopted the Webb resolu-
ton submitting to the states an
amendment providing for the suppress
sion Of the liquor traffic cne year after
the ratification Of the amendment by
the required thirty-six state legisla-
lures and providing that the amend
ment shall be imperative unless rat!-
fed within seven years from the date
of submission.
! The senate at the last session adopt
ed similar resolution which, however,
omitted the year Of grace and fixed a
time limit of six years on ratification.
The differences between the senate
and house resolutions will be adjusted
by the conference committee Of the
two houses, wi,ereupcn the resolution
will be given Anal approval by con-
gress and signed by President Wilson.
Prepare for State Fight.
The proposed amendment will be
submitted to the states as soon as the
resolution is signed by the president.
It will he received by the states in
I time for action thereon in such legisla-
lures as are in session this winter
The leaders of the Anti Saloon
league, which, together with the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance union, has
led the long fight for the submission
of a national probition amendment, are
preparing to shift the scene of their
endeavors Immediately to the state
capitals and expect to obtain num-
Der OF ratifications before the legisla-
lures now about to meet are adjourned.
silsf se Hull Votes Wet.
Representative Hull OF the second
district voted against the submission
Of the prohibition amendment His
was the only Iowa vote against It..
Representative Scott. who formerly
voted against, voted for submission.