The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-12-20
PR0HIB[TIlNN1W
UP TO THE STATE
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY SEN.
ATE AND HOUSE.
SEVEN YEARS TO DETERMINE
Senate Measure With Slight Differ,
ence Passed the Lower House
by Vote 2s2 to 1923. One
Iowa Vote Against It,.

Washington, Dec. 18.-The senate
today concured with the house amend
ments to the nationwide prohibition.
A rising vote was taken. Forty-sev-
en- states voted for the house amend
nents and eight against them.
The Senate thus transfers the fight
to the State legislatures. Three
tourths of the states must ratify the
amendment to make it become part
of the Constitution. ".
Passed by the House.
The resolution to submit to the var
lous states national prohibition
amendment to the federal constitution
was adopted by the house last even
,ng.
Passed BY Big Vote.
With vote of two-thirds required
Cor it's approval the vote of the house
announced by Speaker Clark was 2S2
to 1913, or Is more than required.
y A wild demonstration took place in
the house. William Jennings Bryan
appeared on the floor and took seat
with Representative Webb as corecipi-
ent of congratulations.
One Iowa Vote Against.
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.
Goes Back to Senate.
A similar resolution was passed by
he senate at the last session, but the
house resolution gives the state legis-
latures seven years in which to APP
prove the amendment while that of
he senate gives six. A motion to con-
cur in the change was made in the
senate this morning and carried as
above stated. If one member had vot-
ed against the resolution who former
ly had voted for it, as amended, it
would have had to have gone over
Until after the holidays.
Fight. Already Planned,
The drys are planning for a big fight
n Ohio, Missouri, and Kentucky,
which are now wet states. Much of
his territory it was pointed out has
long been forbidden for old John Bar
leycorn to stay in. Eighty-five per cent
of Massachusetts is dry by local ac-
ton.
Wilson's Name Not Required
The presidents approval is not re-
luired and the state legislatures may
act as soon as they please after the
signature of the Vice4president and
Speaker Clark have been attached to
the resolution.
Every attempt to put on amend
ments to except light wines and beer
was beaten, and 141 democrats in the
House stood aligned with 1877 republi-
cans and 4 Independents to win the
final victory for the prohibitionist
forces.
Following is the resolution as
adopted:
Text of Resolution
Resolved, by the senate and house
of representatives, That the following
amendment to the constitution be, and
hereby is, proposed to the states, tc
become valid as a part of the consti'
tuition when ratified by the legislature
of the several states as provided by
the constitution:
article 1-Section L. After one
year from the ratification of this ar
ticle, the manufacture, sale or trans
portation of intoxicating liquors with
in, the importation thereof into, or the
expectation thereof from the United
States and the jurisdiction thereof
for beverage purposes is hereby pro-
hibited.
"Sec. 2. The congress and the sew
eral states shall have concurrent pow
er to enforce this article by appropri-
ate legislation.
SEC. 8. This article shall be inoper-
alive unless it shall have been ratified
as an amendment to the constitution
by the legislatures of the several
states, as provided in the constitution,
within seven years from the date OF
the submission hereof to the states by
the congress"
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