The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-10-28
ENFORCEMENT
BILL PASSED
OVER WILSON
Senate Follows Lead of House
in Quick Action on Prohibi-
ton Bill-Will Become Law
HOUSE ACTED MONDAY
BULLETIN

OoGIC in
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2a-The pro-
hibition enforcement bill was repassed
by the senate late today over Presi-
dent Wilson's veto. The section re-
iatine to tho wartime prohibition be-
comes effective Immediately, upon
signature by the presiding officers of
the senate and house. The vote was
65 to 20.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.-An effoit
to have the Senate act on a motion
to repass the prohibition enforcement
bill, over President Wilson's veto, was
made soon after the senate convened
today. Several Democrats objected and
a large parliamentary wrangle over the
rules ensued.
Officials explained that the war time
act provided that it should be annulled
by the president when peace had been
declared, and when the army and navy
had been demobilized Congress was
informed yesterday by the president
in his message vetoing the prohibition
enforcement bill, that demobilization
of the army and the navy had been
completed.
The white house announcement
clears up any doubt as to whether the
war would be legally with the ratifica-
tion OF the German treaty. Some OF
f1cials had expressed the opinion that
the war emergency would not pass
until the treaty with Austria had been
acted upon by the Senate.
Prohibitionists at Work.
Temporarily non-plussed by Presi-
dent Wilson's veto Of the prohibition
enforcement bill but later greatly en-
couraged by the equally unexpected
action Of the House yesterday in pass
ing the measure over the President 5
vote, dry leaders in Congress worked
today to obtain the necessary two
thirds vote in the Senate.
Leaders Of the anti-prohibition
forces were equally active for through
an adverse vote in the Senate there
still may be wet spell'' before con-
stitutional prohibition becomes effec-
tive next January Is.
Dry leaders in the senate were hope
full Of calling up the enforcement bill
in the senate today Immediately upon
the reading Of the presidents veto
measures, announcing that he could
not sign the measure because it pro-
vided for enforcement of war time
prohibition, which he asserted Sound
public policy makes clear the reason
and necessity for its repeal" Conf
dence was expressed that the neces-
sary two-thirds would be obtained to
override the veto. Should a vote not
be reached today it was considered
certain that the measure would be
brought to a vote tomorrow.
Vote Overwhelming.
The vote in the house yesterday, OF
176 to 55, % more than necessary
came within three hours after the
presidents veto was announced from
the white house, and followed an up
roar in the house chamber lasting
from the time the executive meSSas &c
was read until the final roll call. Lead
ers pleaded for postponement point
ing out that a bare majority OF the
membership was present, but it was
to no avail, for the dry forces would
not be denied. Bowling over every at
tempt to postponement action the pro
libitionists set a record for cohgres
sional action. for so far as veteran
members and employees could remcm
Der never has "a presidential veto beer
over-ridden within three hours attel
1t was a<nOunced