The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
PROHIBITION Is
VOTEOF HOUSE,
177YEA, 1873 NO
Special Rol-Call Carries
Amendment Barring
Foods for Liquor.
SENATE MAY OPPOSE
Administration Leaders Say
Upper House Likely to
Reverse Vote.

The House went on record yesterday
afternoon in favor Of prohibition. On
a special Ioll call, taken at the in
stance OF Representative Moore. OF
Pennsylvania, It approved the Randall
amendment to the food control act.
which provides that the President pro-
hibt the use OF grains. feeds or food
stuffs for the manufacture Of intoxi-
cants. The vote was III to 133.
Unless the President issues the
proclamation forbidding further man.
ufacture OF intoxicants, none OF the
IS. 10000 appropriations carried for
~crop-stimulatlon" shall become avail
able.
Amendment Fought.
Administration leaders fought hard
against The amendment. After Its
adoption. they said they expected the
Senate to reject 1t. They predicted
that II this were not done. President
Wilson would veto the bill and pro-
vide for the work planned under it
cut Of his discretionary sl0O, 1000, 90
fund.
An expected letter from the Presi-
dent requesting the House not to take
the action did not arrive. 1t is
known that Chairman Lever of the
Agriculture Committee, was in touch
with the White House as to the
amendment. When he failed to pro-
duce a letter against the bill. there
was talk on the floor that the PreSi-
dent. had decided not to interfere. On
this basis, many members friendly TO
the Administration voted aye
The roll-caIl came without an op-
portunity for speeches. under a mo-
ton OF the previous question" Rep
resentative Rucker. of Missouri, led
several members in attempting to
explain why. although "pro-dry,"
they would not vote for the present
amendment They were ruled out of
order.
Insists on Roll Call.
Repeated attempts were made to
! avoid a record roll-call. but Repre-
sentative Moore, of Pennsylvania, a
wet" insisted, amid cries Of Don't
do it"
The text Of the amendment follows:
mo part of this appropriation shall
become available for any purpose un-
less there shall have previously been
issued the proclamation authorized
by Section Is OF the act of August
| 10. 1917, entitled An act to provide
further for the national security,
such proclamation being the prohi-
bition of the use of foods, fruits,
food materials or feeds in the produc-
ton Of malt or vinous liquors for
/ beverage purposes"
With the House thrown into dis
! order as the result of the unexpected
vote. a motion to recommit the bill
was carried. This made few changes
except to itemize certain appropria-
tions which the Secretary of Agri-
culture had desired in lump sums.
! Another motion carried to strike
out the section of the bill for mov-
ing farm labor about the country
free. Southern members protested
it would result in a general exodus
of negroes on free tickets ito any
where the ticket-buyer asks them
to CO."
The roll-call on the prohibition
amendment follows:
Ayes-Almon, Anderson, Aswell
Ayres, Baer. Barkley. Barnhart
Bell, Bland, Blanton, Borland
Brand, Browne, Burnett, Butler
/ Byrns. of Tennessee.
| Campbell. of Kansas; Caraway
Carter, of Oklahoma, Chandler, OF
oklahoma; Claypool, ConnaIly. OF
Texas; Connolly, of Kansas, Coop
er, of Ohio; Cooper. of West vir-
ginia; Cooper. of Wisconsin; Cox
Cramton. Crisp.
Dale. of Vermont, Dallinger
Decker. Denison. Dickinson. Dillon
Doolittle, Doughton, Dowell, Drane
Elliott, Ellsworth, Esch. Evans.
Benjamin l. FairchiId, Fairfield
Farr, Ferris. Fields, Focht, Ford
ney. Foss, Frear. French, Fuller, OF
Illinois; Fuller. of Massachusetts,
Candy. Garrett, of Texas; Good
Goodall. Goodwin. Graham, Of IiI-
nois, Green, of Iowa.
Hamilton of Michigan, Hamilton OF
New York, Hamlin. Harrison Of Vir.
ginia, Hastings, Haugen, Hawley
Helm, Helvering. Hensley, Hersey,
Hollingsworth, Hutchinson, James
Johnson of Kentucky, Jones.
Keating, Kelly Of Pennsylvania,
Kennedy of Iowa, Kettner, Kiess OF
Pennsylvania, Kincheloe, King, Kink.
aid, Knutson, Kraus, La Toilette
Larsn, Littepage. Lobeck. Lufkin
Lundeen.
McClintic, Mccormick, McCulloch
McFadden. McKeown. Mclaughlin OF
Michigan, Magee. Mapes. Mays. Mon
dell, Morgan, Mott, Nelson, Norton.
| Oldfield, Oliver of Alabama; Olney
Overstreet. Padgett. Paige, Park,
Peters, Pratt, Purnell. Raker, Ham.
seyer, Randall, Rankin, Reavis, Reed
Robbins, Roberts. Robinson, Rogers
Romjue, Rubey, Russell.
Sanders of Indiana, Sanders of New
York, Scott of Michigan. Shackleford
Shouse, Sims, Sinnott, Slemp. Smith
of Idaho. Smith Of Michigan, Smell
lSnook, Steagall. Steadman, Steener'
son, Sterling Of Illinois, Stevenson
Stiness, Sweet.
Taylor, Of Arkansas; Taylor, Of Col.
orado; Thomas. Thompson. Tillman
Timberlake. Towner. Treadway, Vest.
al, Vinson. volstead.
! Walker. Walsh. Walton, Wason
Weaver. Wheeler. White. Of Ohio
Williams, Wilson, OF Illinois. winxo
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