Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-10
PROHIBITION BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
Measure to Abolish Saloons in
District of Columbia
Wins, SIS to 81.
REFERENDUM is DEFEATED
Now Goes to House, Where It's
Friends Are Confident
Of Success.
REFERENDUM is DEFEATED
iRN AssncinfeI preA

national capital after November |. 1917.
and now goes to the House, where it's
friends say il Is assured OF passage.
rho vote in the Senate was 80 TO 81.
While tho measure prohibits the sale
It permits unlimited importation for
personal use. An amendment which
would have submitted the proposal to
a referendum OF citizens OF the Dis
by tie vote, - /" 80.
The vote on passage follows:
Ayes: Observation-Disclosures Bcchham.
Bryan. Chamberlain. Chiffon. johnson.
Of South Dakota; Kern. Kirby. Lea.
Martin. Myers. Ovcrman. Pitt,nan,
I;ansdcil, Robinson. Shafroth shop
pard, Shields, Simmons. Smith. OF
Georgia Smith OF Maryland; Smith. Of
South Carolina: swanson. Thomas.
Thompson. Vardaman, Walsh. VIII
lams-2s.
Republicans Borah. Brady. ciapp.
clark. Cummins Curtis. Dillingham;.
Fall. Fcrnald Gallingcr. Gronna Jones.
=
Oliver. Page. Poindcx,cr Sherman.
Smith. Of Michigan: Smoo,. Sterling.
Sutherland. Townsend, Watson. Works
-91
Total aycs--S5
Nocs Democrat Rrous-
sard. Culbcrson. Hardwick. Hitchcock.
Hughes. IIustins, james. johnson, Of
Mninc; Ice. Lewis. MARITIME, Ncwlands
O'Gorman, Phclsn, Pomcrcnc. Rccn.
Salisbury. Smith. OF Arizona; stone.
Tiilmnn. Underwood
cans-Brandcgcc Colt. Du
ron,, Harding. 1.ippitt. Lodge. Mclean
Pcnros., Wadsworth, Weeks 10
Total nocs-32
PhRTY LINES CAST ASIDE:
IN VOTE on MEASURE
Neither the vote on tho referendum
amendment nor that on the passage OF
the bin was on party lines. There
were twenty-six Democrats and seven
teen Republicans voting for the refer
endum, and twenty-five Democrats
and twcnty-cne Republicans voting
against it
Most OF tho Republicans OF the So
called 'proEressivc group" voted
against It.
For the hill itself there we're twenty.
publican votes. with twenty-two Demo
Gratis and ten Republicans against it,.
All tho Prosrcssivcs voted for its pass
aEc.
Tho prohibiting language Of tho bill
says that after November y
NO person or persons. or any house,
company. association, club or corpora
ton, his. its or their agents. officers,
clerks or servants. directly or in
directly, shall. III the District Of CO.
lumbia. manufacture tor sale or gift.
import for sale. OFFER for sale keep for
sale, traffic in, barter, export. ship out
Of the District Of Columbia or ex-
change for goods or merchandise, or
solicit or receive orders for the pur-
chase Of any alcoholic liquors for
beverage purposes or for any other
than scientific. medicinal pharmaceuti-
cal. mechanical, sacramento or other
nonbevcraGe purposes"
Another section says tho measure
shall not he construed TO prevent the
manufacture, Importation. expectation
or sale" OF denatured. mcthyl alcohol
or of ethyl alcohol for scientific, mcdi- :
rinal and like purposes, but their
manufacture and sale are limited to
licensed druggists or manufacturers
NOSI MAhE AFFIDAVIT
TNEY ARE FOR Personal. USE
All common carriers bringing intoxi-
cants into the District arc required TO
keep a record OF the shippers and con-
SiSncc. who must make AFFIDAVIT that
they arc for personal use. The law
declared that no property rights shall
exist in alcoholic liquors illegally
manufactured or brought into the Dis
frt, La
the law "a common nuisance and
gives the right to any citizen 10 sue
TO onjoin such nuisance.
Heavy penalties arc provided for vio-
lations. including 4 provision aimed at
physicians who prescribe liquor for
ratients without cause. 4 right TO sue
for damages from the person who sells
liquor to a person who is injured .in
person or property" in consequence Of
intoNtcation is given 10 blood relatives
Efforts absolutely to forbid manu-
facture In the District and export from
1t were beaten without recorded vote
An amendment by Senator Phclan
which would permit sale OF wine, ale,
peer and porter, also was defeated
The vote was preceded by little de
bate on It's terms. but many eXplana-
tons were given by Senator's of their
reasons Tor voting for and against the
Underwood referendum amendment.
Under the agreement for the vote to-
day speeches were limited to few
minutes. There was evident spirit
OF bitterness on the part of many SEN
atcrs and a feeling OF tension that was
only broken a few times when amend
ments were offered or suggestions made
that the Senate and the galleries
thought humorous. The crowd was
particularly plcased with an amend :
ment proposed by Senator MARITIME TO
forbid the use or manufacture Of to-
hacco in any form in the District.
There were loud laughs when it was
read by the clerk and once again when,
after Senator Reed had made n tech
ncal point against it, the New Jersey
Senator remarked:
II know you're against it. You chew
tobacco"