The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-16
Vote on Federal Prohibition
Amendment Expected Today.
RATIFIED BY 20 STATES
Drys Expect to Have Upper Branch of
Legislature Pass Resolution To-
dy and Rush 1t Through
the House.

St{tutlOn shortly after ten o'clock
Wednesday morning In the house on
Tuesday the assembly, by vote of q
to 90, declared in favor of a joint hear
ing on the subject. The vets attempt
ed to have the measure delayed for
later consideration. In this they
failed and the drss hail the assembly
vote as premonition of the victory
they see ahead. In order to put fire
back Of the legislature a big ratifca-
ton meeting was held in Madison
Tuesday evening, addressed by w. ].
Bryan, Gov. Charles S. Whitman, New
York, and Senator Wesley L. Jones of
Washington A bushel basket full of
petitions asking for the immediate
consideration of the amendment were
received in both houses of the legisla-
ture today. Assemblyman r. w. Con-
nor asked that all prohibition petitions
be sent to the assembly committee on
state affairs.
One bill was offered in the assembly.
It was presented by Assembly Perry,
Winnebago county, and asked for the
extension of the city manager plan for
municipalities to cities of the second,
third and fourth classes.
A report was received from Cover
nor Philip saying that during the BIZ
ennium So, 1880 had been spent out of
the contingent fund and that the
amount in hand on January ! was 3d.
994.77.
The senate by unanimous vote has
adopted the Wilcox resolution for the
league of nations plan. All substitutes
were rejected. This resolution will
now come up in the assembly the lat
ter part Of the week. 1t is an indorse-
ment of the idea suggested by Presi4
dent Wilson.
Ratification of the prohibition con-
stitutional amendment by six states
Tuesday brought the number which
have ratified it to 20. The states
which took this action Tuesday were:
Illinois, Indiana, Arkansas, California
Kansas and N. Carolina. Ratification by
seven more states is required to make
the whole country bone dry a year
from the date that the thirty-sixth
state ratifies, unless the distillers are
successful in proving in court that the
laws of Is of these states require a
vote Of the people for ratification.
Six states in one day is the high rec
ord since the process of ratification be-
gun.
The prohibition drive started in the
Madison churches on Sunday, and
reached a climax Tuesday night at
statewide ratification massmeeting at
the university gymnasium, with for
mer Gov. Charles S. Whitman of New
York, who is being groomed as the
dry candidate for the Republican NOM
ination for president; United States
Senator Wesley l.. Jones, member of
the senate committee investigating the
political activities of the brewers, and
William Jennings Bryan as the princi-
pal speakers.
Senator Jones and Mr.. Bryan adj
dressed a ratification rally in the at
ternOon and joinedA Governor Whitman
as the big gunners at Tuesday nights
massmeeting. Delegations. boosting
the national amendment were here
from Milwaukee and other cities of
the state. They came from as far as
Superior and cities in the Fox river
valley were strongly represented. Part
of the program Is to flood the legisla-
ture with petitions when the houses
convened.
Members of the legislature were in
vited to all the prohibition blowouts,
including a six o'clock dinner given by
John Strange in honor of Governor
Whitman, Senator Jones and Mr.. Bry-
an. Many of them attended.
The drys think they have produced
a ten-strike by bringing Governor
Whitman here, because as governor of
New York he vetoed a bill which sub
mitted to vote of the people the
question of whether the legislature
should ratify the prohibition amend
ment. 1t is said the vets will spring
the same proposition here. Governor
Whitman held it was unconstitutional.
The drys are working openly and
with great enthusiasm. They claim
Sc votes in the house and substan-
tial majority in the senate. The vets
are working quietly and with hope of
victory in the assembly. They have
not given up all hope Of victory in the
senate.
1t is probable that the vets will pull
every parliamentary string to prevent
vote on the Skogmo resolution fol-
lowing a public hearing Wednesday af-
ternOon.
Skogmo is something Of sharp
shooter himself when 1t comes to the
fine points Of legislative procedure and
is primed for hand TO hand fight.
Senator Pullen has introduced abilI
authorizing counties, towns. cities and
villages to appropriate money for
monuments to the deeds and memory
Of the soldiers and sailors who fought
in the war against Germany.
hill will ha introduced InoaIiZfnp