The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-01-31

| They may January IA In San Fran
cisco court order was secured TEN
porarily restraining Gov. William ID.
Stephens from slgl Ing the ratification
Of the amendment. 1t was Indicated
that similar action might be taken In
certnin other states. II was said at
the office Of the California Grape
Growers association that such action
is possible In II other states. The
states. according 20 the association,
are: Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Ne
vn1a. New Mexico, Oklahoma. Oregon,
Utah, Washington, Missouri and Ne
braska.
Ia these states, II was said all legis-
latiye actions can be, under the law.
referred to the people. and that In
many Of them the people have 90 days
In which 10 take n referendum.
Anti. Saloon League.
The dry side Of this legal PROPOSE
ton is thus set fo-th by the Anti-Sa-
loon league:
Article V Of the federal Constltu-
ton provides that the Legislature or
a state convention IS the only body
which can ratify an amendment TO the
Constitution. Congress Is given the
power to say which one shall have the
authority. Congress had chosen the
state legislatures as the bodies TO fatl-
~ the federal prohibition amendment.
4 state referendum therefore would
be Illegal aud void"
The AntiSaloon League Of America
bringing about prohibition than any
other one agency. 1t was founded in
1890 and Is nonpartisan and nonsec-
tartan. Its purpose Is the extermina-
ton of the beverage liquor traffic. 1t
is II coalition of The Anti-Saloon
the AIiti-Saloon League of Ohio and 40
other national, state and local tenn
perancc bodies. 1t has branches In
all states. 1t is expected TO have an
active part In providing legislation for
the enforcement Of prohibition under
the eighteenth amendment.
It is possible that the vets may also
attack the legality of the action of
congress. by some the view is held
that the amendment was not properly
that 1t was adopted by two-thirds of n
quorum present and voting, whereas
according to the Constitution 1t should
have been adopted by twothirds of all
members elected. If the resolution
submitting the amendment were to be
declared unconstitutional 1t would lead
to much questioning, for virtually all
of the amendments to the Constitution
have been adopted by two-thirds
vote of the members present rather
than n two-thirds vote of all members
elected to congress.
Amendments Of the Past.
The first national prohibition
was proposed by Senator
II. W. Blair Of New Hampshire as
early rs 1875. 1t provided for the !
of the manufacture, sale,
Importation and expectation Of spirit
Gus distilled liquor for beverage pur-
poses. He introduced such bill nine
times between 1876 and 1896; In 1886
he changed it to include all alcoholic
liquors.
Senator John d. Works of Califor-
min introduced into the senate In 1914
a bin providing for the prohibition of
spurious liquors, excluding wines and
beers. 1t received no support from
the national prohibition advocates.
December 10, 1913. Congressman
Hobson of Alabama introduced the
famous "Hobson resolution" The
original resolution placed the enforce
ment of the law In the hands of the
national government, but 1t was so
rs to divide the responsible
ity between the state and federal gov.
ernments, i'm order to secure the sup
port of certain advocates of States
rights The original resolution was
eight times by Hobson him.
self and was finally voted on Decem.
her %. 1914, receiving 1877 votes. 25S
being necessary To carry through the
house. 1t never came To vote In
the senate.
When Does Prohibition Prohibit
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas,
author Of the amendment. holds that
national prohibition will go into effect
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