Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
PROHIBITION UP TO STATES.
Senate Passes Dry Amendment with Six
Year Limit for Ratification - Sen
Borah Claims Measure Illegal.

A resolution for submission to the
states of a prohibition amendment to
the federal constitution was adopted
late Wednesday by the senate The
vote was 50 to 90 eight more than the
necessary two.thirds. The vote sur
passed predictions Of the proponents of
the resolution.
As adopted the resolution contains a
provision that the states must be asked to
ratify the amendment within six years
The house still must act on the resolu-
ton
Senators voting for the resolution were.
Democrats shurst, l}ankhcad, Beck
ham, Chamberlain Fletcher, Gore, Hollis.
Jones of New Mexico, Kendrick. King.
Kirby, McKccr, Martin, Myers, New.
lands, Ovcrman, Owen, Pittman. Rams
dell, Robinson, Salisbury, Shalroth. Shcp-
lard, Shields, Simmons, Smith of Ari.
qona, Smith of Georgia, Smith Of South
ii, lima. Stone, Swanson, I Thompson,
r'ammH, Vardanln, Walsh, Williams
nd Va Icott. Total. 'f
Republicans -Borahy Brady, Colt, Cum
minis, Curtis, ,Fernnld, Frelinghuysen,
dronha; Hale, Harding, johnson of Cali
fornia, Jones of Washington, Kellogg,
Kenyon, Knox, La Toilette, McCumbcr,
McNary, Nelson, New, Norris, Page Poin-
dexter, Sherman, Smith of Michigan,
Smoot, Sterling, Sutherland and Watson
Total, 90.
Grand total for, G5
Senators opposing the resolution were:
Democrats Broussard, Culberson, Ger
ny, Eardwick, Hitchcock, Husting james,
Lewis, Phelan, Pomerene, Reed and I'm
derwood. Total u.
Republicans Brandegee, Calder, France,
Lodge, Pcnrosc, Wadsworth, Warren and
Weeks. Total, 8.
Grand total against 90
The text of the resolution follows:
Joint resolution proposing an amend
mcnt to the constitution Of the United
States
Resolved by the senate and house in
congress assembled (two-t thirds of each
house concurIing thercin) that the follow
ing amendment to the constitution he and
hereby is proposed to the states, to be-
come valid as II part of the constitution
when ratified by the legislatures of the
several states as provided by the constitu-
| ton:
| Article -. Section !. The manufac-
tnre, sale or transportation of intoxicat-
ing liquors Within the importation there
| of into, or the expectation there
| of from the United States and all terri
tories subject to the jurisdiction thereof
Tor beverage purposes is hereby prohib-
tied.
Sec. 2. This article shall be inopera.
tive unless it shall have been ratified as
an amendment to the constitution by the
legislatures of the several states as pro-
vidcd in the constitution within six years
from the date of the submission hereof
to the states by the congress-
Sec. 3. The congress shall have the
power to enforce this article by appro
pirate legislation.
Section of the resolution as passed is
the so-called Harding amendment prop
posed by the junior senator from Ohio
and it was on this moderating clause
which imposes upon the states of the
Union the obligation to make their de
csion one way or the other within six
years on the question of "bone dry
nation that the support of many con
servatlvc senator's men who would under
no circumstances have voted for reso
luton without the time limitation, was
obtained
There was an effort made by Senator
l}orah TO have this limiting section strck
en- from the measure. Mr.. Borah warned
the senate that the limitation feature OF
the proposed enactment cndangers the
constitutionality of the entire resolution
lie said that such form of submission tC
the states was'a thing outside the consti
tuition of the United States and that sen
ators in supporting it were taking
chances with having drafted law which
would not stand the test of court eXami
nation.