The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
DRY MEASURE
DONE TO DEATH
BY REFERENDUM
State Senate Adopts Policy
of Assembly and Bill
Is Strangled.
PEOPLE VOTE NEXT YEAR
PrOhibitiOnists Profess Hope
but Practical Politicians
Think Fight at End.
PEOPLE VOTE NEXT YEAR
Special Despdtch to TRE SrS.

uon ratlncatlon II dead. so far as tne
present session of the Legislature is
concerned.
1t wasn't killed in an open and above
board fight on the merits OF the ques-
tion. but it simply had a rope tied
around It's neck and was left to strange
TO death. After hours Of oratorical out
bursts. with vivid word pictures of the
evils o! liquor on the one hand and thun-
derous declamations against infringe
ment of our personal liberties on the
other. the Senate to-day succeeded In
sidestepping the ratification resolution az
effectually as the Assembly had done. A
large number Of legislators in both
houses In fact have been as shy OF this
question as a green horse Is OF red
automobile. They have ducl:ed every
time they saw it coming.
The Senate to-day adopted the same
strangling process as the Assembly,
tied referendum amendment onto the
ratification resolution. In this form the
measure was reported out OF the Com
m!ttee on Senate Taxation and Retrench-
ment. In spite of the fact that Senate
leaders had agreed they would permi.
to make his motion to-day for the dis
charge OF the committee from further
consideration Of the ratification resolu.
ton In it's original form. Senator Wei
lington angrily charged them with bad
faith and declared that they had re.
sorted to parliamentary trick.
Refuses to suspend Rules.
An hours debate on parliamentary
procedure resulted in an agreement Ia
let the Troy Senator make a motion Il
suspend the rules so that the measure
with its referendum amendment could
be advanced from general orders to the
order OF third reading and be considered
at once. The debate on this motion took
In the whole prohibition question. II
lasted until nearly Z o'clock tonight and
was beaten by a vote OF - to 25.
This vote. 1t Is considered. shows the
strength of the vets and the drys in
the Senate. although Senator William
H. Hill. who introduced tho ratiaca.
ton resolution. asserted afterward that
he could get the necessary twenty six
votes to pass It II it we're put equartly
before the house on Its merits.
The net result Of the prohibition hsht
at this eession OF the Legislature, Il IL
believed. will be the passage of a bone
uTy d0leEQlneTt 10 tNe state 1oustitu-
ton. which will have to be passed agar
at the next session OF the Legislature
and go 10 a vote OF the people in Tho
fall of 1919. The Democrats and the
wet Republicans In the Legislature will
support this measure. az well as tht
referendum on Federal prohibition rati
nca;ioh. but the latter bill. IL passed
will be vetoed by the Governor.
Tho drys say they will stand for ne
prohibition legislation until after thu
ratification resolution is passed. anc
argue that in the last analysis they car
! pass the ratification resolution in thu
J Legislature which is to be elected mex
fall.
! Anderson still Hopeful.
/ William Fl. Anderson, state supcrir
/ tendent OF the Anti-Saloon League. in 8
statement which he gave out to-nigh
showed that he still believes there i
a possible chance for the ratificatoi
at this session. He said:
ITO come within two votes OF con
sti,utional majority in the Senate of til
LIQUOR stronghold OF America, on ratft
cation Of the prohibition national amend
ment Is a marvellous achievement.
assures ratification next time,
ratification Ia not dead for this ses
sion. II tho Senate passes the referer
dun on ratification the Assembly WI,
have another opportunity, and IN
sneaker will have a chance to make goc
on his prohibition professions Ate
the city elections on April l6 are hear
from some Senator'S msy feel diner
ent,v.
The enemies Of the Governor VIII
ar. accusing him Of playing politics hav
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tion the dominant issue next Gall In III
state and In every district under cir
cumstances which arc psychological
advantageous to the prohibition advo
Gates
How voters Lined Up.
The tweu'y-four Republicans VIII
voted for wellington's motion to su'
pend the rules made 1t plain that the
were for ratification. They are Arge'
singer and Mullen Of Monroe. A.
Brown Of Madison. Burlingame an
Murphy Of Kings. Carson OF Yates. Fow
Ter Of Chautsuqus. Gibbs and Grave
OF Erie, Hewitt Of Cayuga. Hill
Rroome. Knight Of Wyoming, Marsha
of Franklin. Robinson Of Herkimer, Sls
ter Of westchester. stivers Of orang
a. r. Thompson Of Niagara. g.
Thompson Of Suffolk, Towner Of Dutct
ess. walters Of Onondaga, Walton {
Ulster, wellington OF Rensselaer,. Viii
ney of Saratoga and Yelverton Of Sch'
nectady.
Eleven Republicans and fourtee
Democrats voted against the motiol
They are Republica r. Brown {
Jefferson. Cromwell Of Richmond. Emel
son of Warren. Ciilchrist, Lawson an
Lockwood Of Kings. Newton OF Kingston
Nicoll and OttinEer OF Manhattan. Sae
OF Albany and Wicks Of Oneida.
Democrats--Boylan. Carroll. Cotill
J Cullen. Dowling. Downing. Dunniga
Farrenkopf. Foley. Koenig. Sherids
! Wagner and Walker. all Of New Yor
city. and Ramsperger Of Erie.
Another Fight on To-day.
After tho vote was taken Senate
, Brown announced that he would call I
for action tomorrow the amendment
the State Constitution and probably Il
ratification referendum. This will mea
another prohibition field day.
, Senator Wellington, who opposed II
prohibition debate. discussed at leng
both the constitutional questions II
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