The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

to be put on the time in which one
! amendment should be ratified. a limit
: should be put on all amendments a.
/ to this matter.
He said that congress has the
power, IL 1t wants to use II, to apply
! changes to the organic law. If the
states under the constitution as II IL
now should adopt his amendment
! fixing a time limit, Senator Cummins
said. then all amendments. being
treated equally. and not singing out
/ prohibition alone. not ratified with.
, in eight years would fail.
| Senator Cummins said the Hard,
ing six.year amendment to the reGo
luton asks congress to exercise All
thority it does not possess. He said
II meant only trouble for the prohi-
bition forces, and that 1t represents
the desire of those who oppose pro-
hibition to either effect delay of the
amendment or to defeat 1t entirely.
Senator Shields, of Tennessee
questioned the correctness of the sub
stttute of Senator Cummins. and ex-
pressed the view that 1t would not be
A proper function OF congress to sub
nit such an amendment TO the states.
yardaman Clean Out.
Senator Vardanan, OF Mississippi
whose advocacy of prohibition is al
WAYS consistent and straight out fol-
lowed in a declaration for the sub
mission Of the Sheppard resolution
without amendment. He declared
the people OF the country have eX-
pressed a desire to have the resolu-
ton sent 10 them for action. and that
il Is the duty of congress TO act Ia
yorably upon this request. Much
more along this line, all in keeping
with the prohibition standards. was
said hy the Mississippi senator. SEN
ator Pomerene. OF Ohio, in a speech
in which he declared that injustice
would be done many people should
tho resolution be submitted and be-
come law, declared his opposition to
H. The Ohio senator followed nluch
the same lines in his argument as dio
Senator Penrose, OF Pennsylvania.
Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts,, an.
Senator Calder. of New York He
was possibly. much more bitter That
any Of these speakers in his declara-
tons against prohibition.
Senator Borah expressed the view
that the whole prohibition resolution
would be endangered as to it's constl-
nationality IL sent to the states amend
ed as proposed by the senator from
Ohio. Senator Brandegee. OF Con-
necticut. spoke. taking the same po-
sitton as did Senator Borah. Senator
La Toilette said he had never believed
in the principles of prohibition ana
that in his various campaigns for Of
fee he had been opposed both by the
Temperance people and by the brew
erv interests Therefore. he said, he
could not be accused Of political eN-
pediency in supporting the resolution
a l-sv hA
case. he said. A clean maiority OF the
people had petitioned for the submits
sion Of this amendment and he be-
lieved IL should go to the states for
auction.
Senator sherman, Of Illinois. in de
claring for the resolution. made an
attack on the saloon and upon liquor
such as has seldom been heard on
the floor OF the senate. He referred
to liquor drinking as the most IN
sidious of vices and said that
drunkenness IS the monarch of all hu-
man vices. He said the vets backed
by debased agents Of crime. have as
sumed to control political parties,
make laws. break laws they cannot
repeal and that the liquor interests
have written their own indictment
Had Replied With Sheer.
The Illinois senator said the brew
ery interests had replied with sheer
when asked to clean up dens which
thew controlled He asked X prop
ertv rights are more valuable than
human rights, and spoke of a letter
received from a gravhaired mother
whose son has entered the army. this
mother praying congress not to let
LIQUOR be sent to or sold to the boys
who are fighting for their country.
He said this Spartan mother was
willing that her son should go. but
she looked to the government to pro-
tect him from the influences of vice
such ms whlskey and beer.
Senator Sterling spoke of the action
taken by leading medical societies
and other scientists in opposition to
the use OF alcohol He pleaded for
the abolition OF the saloon, and for
the submission OF the prohibition res
olution He said the people are ready
for it; that they are entitled TO a
chance TO act upon It,
Senator Myers. of Montana, an
ardent and consistent advocate OF
should wait no longer In voting to
submit the national resolution. His
speech throughout an excellent one,
was a demand for prompt action that
the peoples rights might be recoR-
nized. Numerous impromptu speeches
we're made on the different amend
ments proposed but. throughout, the
sentiment for the submission OF the
resolution was strong and unmistak-
able.