Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-01-17
FOR NATIONAL PR0HI
SENATE VOTES % TO 8 FAvoRiNe
RATIFICATION OF AMENDMENT
TO FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
HOUSE VOTE SHOWS 50 TO 6
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NASHVILLE. TENN
The General Assembly Of Tennessee,
IS on record as voting to ratify thu
amendment to the federal constitution
providing for absolute prohibition il
the United States by what amounted
to an almost unanimous vote.
The vote in the Housee, which act
cd first, was SO to s. In the Senate
the official vote recorded was % tt
8. The others recording their votes
against ratification in the Senate were
Senator Cameron, Of South Pittsburg
and Senator Collins Of Carter County
Both explained that they so voted be
caa-e they believed they should do
80 on constitutional grounds Sena
tor Cameron said he had always been
prohibitionist and was one now.
Senator Rice, of Shelby, and Sena-
tor Gwin voted for ratification Sen.
ator Fuller was absent
In the House the negatives votes
we're cast by Representatives Ca
male, Galella and McCalman, of Shell
by; yitzhugh, Of Stewart; Martin, of
Hamilton, and Skidmore, of Frank
Tin.
In the Senate, the motion TO pass
the resolution was made by Senator
w. r. Miller, of Ripley, who repre-
sents the district composed of the
Counties OF Crockett, Dyer and Land
erdale.
In the House the motion was made
for the adoption of the resolution by
DR.. J. Frank Griffin, of Tiptonville,
representing Dyer, Lake and Obion
counties, which forms the Twenty"
fifth floterial district
Shelby county was in the limelight
again in the House Chairman Geo.
A. Canale, as chairman Of the COM
mittee on the memorial to the late
Col. Roosevelt, presented the resolu-
ton of his committee, which the clerk
was directed to spread upon the min
utes and to transmit to the family of
the dead statesman.
Representative Bell, Of Shelby, in
troduced two resolutions, one pledging
the faith Of the people Of Tennessee,
through their representatives assem-
bled, to President Wilson, and indors-
ing his peace policies, and the other
lauding the patriotism and heroism Of
the women of Tennessee during war.
The resolution as to President Wilson
is to be cabled to him, and the news
papers of the state are asked to give
prominence to the other resolution
also. Here are the resolutions:
Be it resolved by the General AS
sembly of the State Of Tennessee, the
Senate and House concurring here
in:
That we, as the representatives Of
the people of the state of Tennessee,
the debt Of gratitude
which the state and nation owe to |
the patriotic women or tennessee II
the mothers, wives and sweethearts-
who gladly and uncomplainingly sent |
forth their sons ofthe Volunteer State
into the armies Of the nation, to do
battle for the cause of world liberty
against the armed autocracies of the
world.
We bow our heads in reverent love
and admiration for the sacrifices these
noble women have made-sacrifices
made in silence and with faith in the
God OF Battles that He would send
His angels to guard their loved ones
On land and sea.
And we hereby pay our tribute to
hose silent heroines of the war, whose
noble work at home in the cause Of
and the right did so much
o keep steadfast the faith Of those Of
ia whosn work was here at home. and