Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-02
DRY AMENDMENT
RESOLUTION IS
UP TO HOUSE
Senate Passed Measure Yes
tcrday After Three Days
Debate.
It's Passage Predicted
Would, then, Go to States
For Ratification.


for submission to the states of a pro-
hibiuon amendment to the federal
constitution was adopted, yesterday
by the senate. The vote was IS to 20,
eight more thar the necessary two
thirds
Ar adopted the resolution contains
q provision that the states must be
in six years. The house still must act
on the resolution.
Those Opposed.
Senators opposing the resolution
were:f
Gerry, Hardwick, Hitchcock, Husting,
James. Lewis, Phelan, Pomerene,
Reed and Underwood. Total IL.
Republicans -Brandegee. Calder,
France, Lodge, Penrose. Wadsworth,
Warren aud Weeks. Total 8.
Total against, 20.
Those in Favor.
Senators voting for the resolution
Democrats = Ashhurst. Bankhead,
Beckham, Chamberlain, Fletcher,
Gore. Hollis, Jones Of New Mexico,
Kendrick. King, Kirby. Mcclellan,
Martin, Myers, Ncwlands. Overman,
Owen. Pittman. Ransdell, Robinson,
Salisbury. shafroth. Sheppard.
Shields, Simmons. Smith of Arizona,
olina. Stone, Swanson. Thompson,
lTrammell. Vardaman, Walsh. Williams
and Wolcott. Total, So.
Rerublicans-Borah, Brady, Colt,
Cummins, Curtis, Fernald, Freling-
huysen. Gronna, Hale, Harding, John
son of California, Jones of Washing
ton. Kellogg, Kenyon. Knox. La Fol-
lette, McCumter. McNary, Nelson.
New, Norris. Page. Poindexter, Sher-
ling, Sutherland and Watson. To,
tai, 20.
Total for 65.
First Since 1911.
The senate's action yesterday came
amend the resolution failed except for
the addition Of Senator Harding's
amendment fixing the six years time
limit within which t~hree-fourths of
the states must ratify the amendment
TO make it affective.
AS adopted, the, resolution, which
was submitted by Senator Sheppard of
Texas. democrat, would add the fol-
lowing article to the federal consti-
tuition:
1.-The manufacture, sale or trans
p%ortation of Intoxicating liquors with
in. thei importation thereof into, or the
expectation thereof from the United
States. and all territory subject to the
jurisdiction thereof for beverage pur-
poses is hereby prohibited.
This article shall be imperative
unless 1t shall have been ratified as
an amendment to the constitution BY
the legislatures of the several states
as provided in the constitution. within
six years from the date of the sub
mission hereof to the states by the
congress.
THE congress shall have power tc
enforce this article by appropriate leg.
i%slation."
Although most of the debate on the
resolution had been perfunctory, the
usual scenes marking the end OF
warmly contested legislative fights
were r~e-enacted. Brief. spirited
were made.
Vets Vote For It.
On the inal roll call several sen.
ators said to oppose prohibition voted
Tor n resolution, they said, to have
the WEI n dry battle transferred
from h national capital to the states
and to prevent prohibition propaganda
from impeding other matters befor,
congress.
A sharp contest was preciptatet
over Senator's Harding's amendment
to limit time for state action, but i
was supported by both vets and drys
No Compensation.
An amendment by Senator Stone re
curing the government to make com
pensation for losses to liquor manu-
facturers in carrying the proposed
article into effect was defeated. II,
insisted the provision would be bu
Justice to he large interests affected
and Senator Williams said contrar,
action would be robbery"
Various proposals toward submis
sion OF limited or partial prohibitio,
We're rejected. An amendment b,
Senate Newlands contemplating pro
hibiting manufacture, sale and i'm
portation Of distilled beverages alone
without action on beer, wines am
other light intoxicants was defeated
The senate also rejected an amend
rment by Senator Phelan, proposing
h constitution. one the sheupar,
provtsion and the other for prohibt