The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-29
SENATE Is READY TO
VOTE NEW YORK DRY
Obsequics of Alcohol Begin
To-day, but Vets May De-
lay Ballot by Oratory.
DRASTIC LAW PROMISED
Search and Seizure Provision
Welcomed by Anti-SalOOn
League Chieftain.
Special Despd,ch 10 THE Srx.

Special Despatch 10 THE SrS.
ALBANY. Jan. 2s.-The state Senate laii
the groundwork to-day for final action
Tomorrow In ratifying the prohibition
amendment to the Federal Constitution.
As the Assembly already has acted. all
that will remain to put New York State
officially in the dry column will be the
formal notice to the state Department at
Washington from Secretary Of State
Francis NJ. Hugo certifying the action
of the Legislature.
Gov. Smith promised tonight that he
would have something to say about pro-
hibition and this States ratification Of
IL after the Legislature has acted finally
In the matter In his message to the
Legislature he asked that a referendum
be submitted TO the voters next autumn
on the question.
with ratification by the Senate as
sured as a result OF last nights confer
ence OF Republican Senators, whereby
the caucus bound twenty-seven OF them.
one more than the necessary twenty-stx,
to vote for prohibition, dry leaders are
going ahead with plans for legislation
to make New York dry.
Counsel for the Anti-Saloon League
md the State Excise Department con-
ferred to-day on bill which will pro-
vide for the reorganization OF the present
Excise Department into a Department of
Prohibition. retaining Commissioner II.
6. Ssson. n Republican. The bill will be
introduced next week BY Senator George
n. Thompson and Assembiyman Walter
S. McNab. introducers OF the ratification
resolutions,
welcomes Drastic Legislation.
William H. Anderson. state superin-
tendent OF the Anti-Saloon League and
other dry workers laughed quietly to-
day over the Introduction by Senator
James J. Walker. Democrat, Of New
York. of a hill providing for rigid en-
forcement Of the prohibition act and CIV
ing State authorities the right OF search
and seizure in all cases.
1--WE want Just such drastic legtsla-
ton" declared Mr.. Anderson. THE
vets are PLAYING right into our hands
Just as they did in Washington by their
bone dry amendment which the United
States Supreme Court just held consti-
tutional We are perfectly willing TO
have the vets go rs far as they want
to with enforcement legislation and take
all the odlum from us on that score
When the Senate votes on prohibition
tomorrow AFTER long DEBATE "hch
was torecast To-Day there VIII oe ,"eh-
Ify-seven votes Tor H. an He,'uuI'Vahs'
The other two kepnhIican members SEN
ators sage OF A!oany anu ioch"""u ..
Kings VIII ne iouhu N"I'hs as"''is Is, IL
WIN all the l'e'noVta'Ic Seha'ois i"es
nave refused 10 an'de D! the act'oh oi
the Hepuohcan caucus
Inc senate an.ahceu t'e tas.ii.a'' on
resolution to-oa! oy Note Oh 80 u -
putting II on 'ne 'N''u reau'hs calenia'
where II can De reacnen to-norrow WIN
'out making 'he measure spec'al oruel
or suspehulns any ruies 10 has'eh us
passage.
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Democratic Leader Foley said he was
willing to have the ratification resolu-
tion advanced without argument II the
majority would assure him there would
be no ohstruCt ion tomorrow to unlim-
tied debate on the question. Senator
Walters. the Republican leader. assured
him the opposition would be "unham-
pered as TO time
beware of Greeks bearing gifts"
warned Senator Barney Downing, point
ing out that Senator Walters said only
las to time" Senator Downing served
notice that he would come prepared to-
morrow to oppose ratification to the last
ditch. being willing TO talk all day and
.arv
The drys are not AFRAID their ratihca-
tion bill Will be talked to death. how
ever, in view OF he Republican caucus
action.
The Senate by vote OF 2S to p de-
feated the enoTt OF Minority Leader
Foley to postpone action on the ratifica-
ton resolution following the reading into
the Senate record OF the telegram from
President Holland OF the Federation OF
Labor predicting the ultimately vio-
lent opposition OF the masses to pro-
hibition. Senator Abelcs of The Bronx