Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-28
DEATH KNELL
OF LIQUOR IN
U. S. is RUNG
Senate Repeats Action Of
House in Passing Bill
Over President.

Washington. Oct. es.-The
prohibition enforcement blll
was repB BSSed today by the Fen-
( ate over President Wilson's
/ veto. The section relating 10
wartime prohibition becomes
/ effective Immediately upOn
its transmission 10 The state
department by the clerk Of the
senate.
Roll call in the senate on
the effort TO override President
Wilson's veto Of the prohibit
tiOn enforcement bill began at
$3.50 p. m.
The vote was So to 20, eight more
/ than the necessary tWo-thirds ma
! jority. Before the senate acted. an
nouncement was made at the White
house that President Wilson would
annul war time prohibition as soon
as the senate had acted on the
/ peace treaty. That is expected to
be some time next month.
Officials explained that the war
time act provided that IL should be
annulled by the president when
peace had been declared and when
| the army and navy had been de-
modified. Congress was informed
yesterday by the president In his
message vetoing the prohibition
enforcement bill that demobiIiza-
tion OF the army and the navy had
been completed.
When the bill was received from
the house, Senator Sterling, Repub-
| lican, South Dakota who had
charge OF the measure when it
| passed the senate, asked unanj-
nous consent for its immediate
| consideration Senator Robinson.
| Democrat. Arkansas, objected, and
then Senator Sterling moved that
the senate, which was IN open eE-
/ ecutiye session for debate on the
| peace treaty, proceed to leglsla
tive business.
Hitchcock Blocks Move.
Objection to laying aside the
treaty was made by Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska, tho administra-
tion leader. who has opposed pro
hibihon measures in the past Al
though Senator Sterling said he
was sure the bills disposition
would require but very short
time. Senator Hitchcock urged that
debate on the treaty continue, de-
claring the people were beginning
to believe the senate was deliber-
ately delaying the treaty.
Senator Nelson, Republican, Min
nesOta. chairman Of the senate ju
dietary committee, endeavored 70
cut of discussion by declaring
Senator SterlinE's motion monde
batable. Republican Leader Lodge
and Senator Smoot, Republican.
Utah, also quoted rules declaring
the prohibition bill was privileged
Senator Lenroot. Republican.
Wisconsin, who was presiding tenn
porarily, ruled that the Sterling
motion was debatable.
Urging that the presidents veto
be sustained, Senator Underwood.
Democrat. Alabama. said wartime
prohibition was unConstitutionaI
because It involved confscation or
private property without adequate
compensation.
BOrah in QuandRry.
Senator Borah, Republican. Ida
no. remarked that as result Of
President Wilson's statement on
the coal strike and his prohibition
veto message che was utterly be-
wtldered' as to the ending Of the
war
The presidents sta ement 10 the
miners declared the war Is not end
ed and their contracts are in ef-
feet, said Mr. Borah, while this
message declares the war IS clos-
ed
House Takes Quick Action.
The vote fu the house yesterday
OF l76 10 So. % more than neces-
sary. within three hours after the
presidential veto was announced
from the White house. was follow
ed by an uproar IN the house
chamber lasting from the time tho
executive message was read until
the fina1 roll call. Leaders plead
ed for postDOnement, pointing out
that a bare majority OF the mem
bership was present. but II was to
no avail for the dry" forces
would rot be denied. Bowling over
every attempt 10 postpone action.
the prohibit,onists set a record for
congressiona! action. for so far as
veteran members and employees
could remember, never had a pres
ldential veto been Oyerridden with
in three hours after IL Was an
nouuCed.