The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-03-08
NATIONAL CAPITAL DRY.
House Passes District of Columbia
Bill by Vote of 273 to 137.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Prohibition
won a double victory in congress to-
night when the house passed, 273 to
1877 the senate bill to make the
national capital dry, and senate and
house conferecs on the postal ap-
preparation bill unanimously an
nounced an agreement under which
the Reed bone dry amendment is
virtually assured of enactment.
Hope of agreeing on the postal sup
ply measure had been abandoned by
the conferees, who last night submit
ted a resolution to continue existing
postal appropriations for another
year. Tonight, however, they got to-
gether on report which includes the
Reed amendment, prohibiting ship
ment of liquor into prohibition States
and which they expect to present in
both houses tomorrow or Friday. The
leaders thought tonight there was no
doubt of its acceptance in senate and
house. They are taking it for grant
ed, too, that president Wilson will
approve both that and the district of
Columbia prohibition bill.
After Stubborn Opposition.
The district bill, which would be-
come effective November 1, was
brought to vote after stubborn
opposition had delayed for several
hours the final roll call which the
leaders knew would mean passage.
All day and until late in the evening
they watched for an opportunity to
put the measure into position that
would mean it's failure with the ex-
piration of the session Sunday.
Failing to displace the bill or to
force an adjournment, the filibuster-
ers centred their attention on an effort
to adopt amendments that would
throw it into conference and prevent
enactment at this session. They made
their last stand on an amendment
that would have given the people of
the district referendum on the pro-
posal and would have put into the
measure provision prohibiting i'm
portation of liquor for personal use.
This was voted down, III to 232.
Various other amendments were re-
jected by similar majorities.
y. Debate Limited.
Debate on the measure had been
limited by the drastic rule under
which it had been brought up, so that
the usual dramatic features of fill
clustering strategy were replaced by
long roll calls forced by the opposi-
tion on repeated motions to adjorun,
points of no quorum, amendments
and motions to give some other bill
the right of way. After several hours
the prohibition champions despaired
of passing at all the house bill re-
ported from the District of Columbia
COmm1LLSG VIII uuuSTOuS duSnu-
ments and adopted special rule sub
stituting the senate bill.
Chairman Henry, of the rules COM
mittee, led the fight for the "wets.
He succeeded in keeping the bill from
coming up on the floor until after
noon by filibustering. on minor
judgeship measure.
After the prohibition leaders rule
to substitute the senate measure was
adopted, 242 to 172, roll call on
the bill itself soon was reached.
While voting was in progress in
the house William J. Bryan walked
into the house press gallery, watched
the proceedings for while and then
went down to the speakers lobby
and talked with number Of friends
among the members.
Il was in on the killing" he said
after the final vote. "Just say for me
that I said 'de-lighted.'