Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-11
SENATE ADOPTS
! DRY AMENDMENT
Final Vote on Federal Antiliq-
uor Control Is 80
to 8.
DAY OF BRILLIANT DEBATE
Trinklc Says He Has Yet to
Meet Ono Man Who Wants
Mapp Law Repealed.

The resolution ratifyinE the prohibi-
tion amendment to the Constitution OF
lthe United States passed tho Senate
yesterday afternoon By a vote OF 80
g TO 8. after resolution by Senator
lanes L. Cannon. of Richmond. that
The matter be referred to the popular
vote had been rejected by vote OF
i IS to 10.
A recorded vote was taken on the
resolution to adopt tho Federal amend
! nent. Those voting for the amend
mert were Senators addison Allen. An
drcwa. Barham. Bowers. Conrad. Cor
bitt. Davis Drcwry. Garrett, Gayle.
Goodloe. Gum. iicnins, Jcftreys. Jor-
dan. Lacy. Mapp. Mathews. Mitchell.
Rinehart. Rison. Robertson. Royal.
STROBE. Thornton, Trinkle. Walker.
Webb and West. Those opposed were
Buchanan, Cannon. Downing. Early,
: Goolrick. Gravatt. Holt and Wenden-
burg. prior recorded vote on the
resolution OF Senator Cannon TO sub
nit the matter TO the vote OF the peo-
pie as substitute to the Senate. vote
showed all those who voted for the
amendment voting against the subSti-
. tute. with tho exception OF Senator.
: Gum and Drcwrr, who. after the de-
feat of the substitute resolution. fell in
line with those for tho Federal amend
ment.
-ELoeuENTLi DEFENDEn
BY l.. LEE TRISKLk:
The resolution 10 adopt tho amend
msit' providing Tor national prohib!-
ton was called UP by it's patron, Scua-
tor G.. Walter Nspp. Of Accomac. II
found its most eloquent defense In the
distinguished Senator l.. Lee TrinkIc
OF Wytheyi!lc. who reduced the con-
fusion of tho Senate TO an apprecia
tive siitpcc. Senator Trinkle, follow
jug Senator Wendenburgs defense OF
Senator Carnon's substitute. explained
that tho body in sesaion WAS opcra;-
ing under the provisions or The Federal
Constitution, which has stood the test
Not democratic government. and re-
:. minded the senate that the burden Of
dealing with this amendment could not
s DC shaHcn OF their hands under any
prcf"nse OF dcprivns NirsInians of
their vested and sacred rights OF self
government. with finc sarcasm he i'm
piiEh that tho literature pinned TO the
desks OK the Senator's speaking OF tho
surrender OF. The police power and
sacred states rights has originated in
tor rrinkle then followed others who
had spoken in requesting the Senate
to pass the resolution ratiiyinE the
Federal amendment. stating that he
had yet to find the FIRST ,naa in all
the thousands he had met since hc
was here in 1916 who did not approve
inc Mapp prohibition law. and ridicuI-
lnS TIC notion OF asking Nirzinians
10 state again by vote that prohibition
mao proved tho greatest benefit or ages
TO the moral welfare OF the world.
SENATOR MAPr
CLOSES THE DISCUSSION
Closing the discussion, Senator Mann
followed Senator Trinkle generally in
line or argument. stating that the vote
OF the Senate on the resolution lie had
offered was following the path marked
out by the Constitution OF govern
ment OF free people provided for its
own amendment, and that as the aues-
ton was In its nature peculiarly ma
tional the doctrine OF States rights
did not accurately apply. He termed
absurd" the injection of the prin-
cipie into the question at ALL
Senator WendenburE. OF Richmond
expressed his continued trust In local
self-governnient, and, discussing Sena-
tor Cannon's. substitute measure. sought
to have the question referred to the
qualified voters in their advisory
capacity. He expressed his fear OF
centralized. government. citing the
trend that way as result Of the In
terstatc Commerce Commission and It's
excess of powers. He therefore asked
the Senate to eliminate sentimen. from
the discussion and TO forget the lener-
Gus rivalry with Mississippi to be first
to relinquish her sacred powers.
Senator G.. O'Conor Goolrick. OF
Fredericksburg, briefly discussed the
question OF surrender OF the police
powers and local self government
lending his best aid to Senator wenden-
hurgs support OF the substitute meas
u-e proposed By Cannon.
SENATOR MApp CALLS
UP FEDERAL AMENDMENT
senator Mapp. at the Senate session
yesterday ct noon. called up the reso-
tuition ratifying the amendment to the
Constitution of tho United States in
;ended TO eliminate from America the
use OF ardent spirits beverage
and, upon the reading thereof, Senator
James f. Cannon. OF Richmond. offered.
as substitute TO the resolution. one
proposed Federal amendment be left
TO the vote OF the people.
Senator Cannon stated that though
ne voted against the enabling act. he
favored submitting thi: question to
Tho popular vote, seeking again the
sanction Of the voice o: the people
/. Senator Cannon expressed regret that
the prohibition amendment should be
The first one it became his duty 10
rote upon in his experience as Sena-
:or.
Senator Aubrey Il. Strodc. Of Amhcrs.,
followed Senator Cannon, opposing the
substitute resolution on the ground
that tho sentimen: OF Virginia had
been tested and learned and that 1t
was futile to waste Virginta's time