The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
Announcement of Vote
Brings Cheer Of Victory
From Dry Spectators.
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
FROM SENATE'S BILL
Both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis Split Equally in
Final BallOting.

Washington. Dec. 17.-Nation wide
prohibition won in the house today and
| only the adjustment of 4 slight differ.
| cncc in resolutions between the house
! and senate now stands in the way OF
submitting to state legislatures an
| amendment to the federal constitution
| iorbidding the manufactures. sale or
| importation OF Intoxicating liquor for
| beverage purposes in the United States
or its territories.
| The vote IN the house taken after a
| day Of debate before crowded galleries,
was 2S2 to 12S. with the parties divid-
| ing almost evenly.
! The margin for prohibition was Just
eight votes more than the necessary
| two thirds of the membership of the
house required for adoption and &c
more than two-thirds of those voting.
Big Demonstration.
Both vets and drys had been pre-
: dieting victory all day and it was not
until the last few names had been
called that the anti prohibition forces
conceded their defeat. When Speaker
| Clark announced the result the victors
were joined by the galleries in such a
| demonstration as is rarely permitted
| in the house. Former Secretary Bryan,
an interested spectator nearly all day.
appeared on the floor and Joined in
receiving congratulations with Repre-
sentative Webb of North Carolina
who handled the fight.
The resolution adopted by the house
is identical with that passed by the
| loo lot II,
the states seven years instead of six in
which to ratify the amendment. SEN
ator Sheppard, author of the resolu-
ton. predicted that the senate would
accept the amendment tomorrow. he
said he had assurances that the seven
year period would be approved, and
that he did not believe a roll call nee
cssary.
Christmas Present.
| The presidents approval is not re-
quircd and the state legislatures may
act as soon as they please after the
signatures of the vice president ana
Speaker Clark have been attached to
the resolution.
1T will be submitted tomorrow as a
Christmas present to the American
people" said Senator Sheppard, "and
believe it will be ratified within three
years"
Every attempt today TO put on
amendments to except light wines and
beer was beaten and Ill Democrats
stood aligned with l37 Republicans and
four independents to win the final vic
tory for the Prohibitionist forces.
Democrats
Democrats voting against the amend p
mcnt--Blackmon, Bruckncr. Buchanan,
Caldwell, Campbell, Pennsylvania, can >
trill. carew. Church. coady. Crosscr,
Dale, New York. Dent. Dewart. Dies.
Dominick, Dooling, Doremus, Duprr
Eagan, Estopinal. Fitzgerald. Flynn
Gallagher. Gard. Garner. Texas: Cor
don. Gray. Alabama; Griffin Hamiil
Hardy, Hcflin, Huddleston, lIulburt
lsoc. Key. Ohio: Lazaro. Lea of Cali
fornia. Lesher. Linthicun. Loncrgan
McAndrews. MeLemore. Maher. Mans
field. oliver. New York. O'Shaughnes- =
sy, Ovcrmyer Phelan. Pou. Riordan
Rouse, Kentucky; SABBATH, Sherlcy,
Sherwood, Slayden. Small, Charles B.
Smith. Thomas +. Smith. Steel, Sulli-
van. Talbot Vandyke, Welty, Wilson
Texas. Total Democrats. 81.
Republicans voting against the
= amcndment--Bacha Brttcn, Cary
, Chandler, New York: Clark, Pcnnsyl =
vana: Glasson. crago. Davidson
Davis, Drukker Dyer, Edmonds, Ben
, jamin l.. Fairchild, Francis. Freeman
, Garland, Gillett. Glynn, Graham, Penn =
. sylvania; Gray New Jersey: Greene
Massachusetts; Greene. Vermont;
l Haskell, ieaton. Hull. Iowa; JUL
5 Kahn, Kennedy. Rhode Island: Lchl-
bach, Longworth. Lufsin, Macarthur
, Mclaughlin. Pennsylvania: Madden
|, Magee, Meeker, Merritt, Moore. Penn
sylvania; NORM. Mudd, Nichols
Michigan: Nolan, Parker. New Jersey;
Porter. Ramsey. Roberts. Rodenberg
Sanford. Scott. Pennsylvania; Slegel
Snyder. Stafford, Swift. Templeton
e Tilson. Ware, Voigt. Wisconsin; Wal
dow Walsh. Ward. Watson. Pennsyl
vania: Winslow. Massachusetts Tota
Republicans. 81.
! independents and Pairs.
C independents voting against tn
: amendment. London, Socialist: Martin
o Progressive. Total Independents, ..
I Total vote against amendment. 1873.
a Pairs Of absentees-Stephens, Ne
S braska. and Neely, West Virginia. 10
e amendment. with Gallivan, Massa
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