Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-12

an earnest and eloquent plea urging |
the members to stand for their indi-
vidual rights and for the best interests
of the American people. He spoke just
half an hour.
Mr.. Rudd Of Salisbury declared there
had been much camouflage by preced-
ing speakers on this prohibition ques-
ton, and he took no stock in it. Many
arguments have been introduced in
the house that might do well in private
but had no place in a legislative body.
He doubted that A states favored pro-
hibition, even if the legislatures of the
states did favor the proposition. He
favored q referendum as the only fair
and decent way to reach decision. AS
a degenerate scion of advocates of per-
sonal liberty in the state, tout, per-
, haps, as some OF the ministerial mem
bers would have it, he was glad of the
opportunity to oppose the methods
applied for the adoption of the amend
ment. He did not favor depriving any
man of his rights, but in the regular
and popular way.
! MIR. Healey of Waterbury said this
/ house does not represent the majority
/ Of the people of the state and should
not assume the right to dictate to the
people. He favored referendum.
MIR, Rogers of Barkhamsted favored
t the amendment and he wanted the
/ house to celebrates the birth of Abra-
ham Lincoln a day ahead of time and
do what Lincoln would have done I'M
der like situation-vot efor prohibition
amendment. Mr.. Rogers took occa sion
| to read some "reminiscences concerning
| Mr.. Lincoln which would be very ap-
propriate at Lincoln day exercises.
Mr.. Tammany of Easton moved pre-
vious question but withdrew motion
! upon request of Mr. Game of Manga
tuck. He told of his connection with
the excise committee of last session
in connection with the governors pro-
hibition bill and his opposition to the
bill. He declared the place for the
bill was with the house AMI no. with
the committee Power was given to
prohibit the sale of liquor as a war
measure. in case of serious uprising
but the occasion did not arise. He
declared all crimes did not come nom
the use of intoxicants and uuotel The
statement of the war1an of a federal
prison in Atlanta. There were 1850
inmates and 20 of these were for
violations of excise law and 500 from
the bonedry state of Georgia. He
said laws were not enforced In dry
states He told of the people voting
against prohibition in California and
later the legislature voting to approve
the federal amendment. Mr. Caine
said he never drank .-tox!rating
liquor and hoped he ne 4 would and
did not bow i'll that resp or patriot
ism to the gentleman from Somers. He
(Mr. Somers) had been in the service
and claimed 100 per cent. of Ameri-
canism, while Mr.. Game said he had
turn hrO+ :
fore was 200 per cent. Americanism.
He favored referendum and action by
the Legislature to decide would be
usurpatior of the peoples rights
Mr.. Game during his talk toll a
story of a boy who could not get
around the hard words in a little story
and declared thai the author did not
kno wwhat he was talking about This
in relation to tt" remark of another
speaker who reversed his vote after
hearing a speech. Later there viii ne
! a prohibition measure in the general
: assembly which will provide for refer
, endlm and the spea6ar SAID he yo,nf
.",y vote for '3':r;lt,Uni
MIR. Emerson of Roxbury took an
!, other hand in the debate to say he d.
.. know what he was taking 'ibo, anG
? thar The peol,'s were .-S} IF hccze
MIR. Tammany Of Easton. motion TO,
+ previous question prevailed. Roll cal
| followed with this result:
l Whole number voting ...... 249
Necessary for passage ...... 125
] Ied ''''.' '...s...,...... l73
; ,\ay ...''......' ........ SO
Majority .,.... .......... 81
q The sreaker declared resolution
passed. Mr.. Shaw moved for recon
: sideration, with hope not prevail, thu
motion was lost.
The vote in New London county
Yes: Sweeney, GellCrt, Raymond
Tnbbs, McNicol, Crouch, Bishop, Ray
! mond, Reynolds. Comstoclk, Stone
Thompson, Hollowell, Burdick, Lane
Ncyes Boulter, Chatfield, Geary 10
= No, eager, smith, c. H., Graham
Holt. Goss, Cornell, Williams Noble
, Jodoin. 10. Absent. Allyn and Jones
Windham county-Yes. Franklin
= Baker, Bennett, Clark Jewett, Young
Greig, Dorrance, Wright, Haines
sKent, Kimbau Ryan, Hagstrom Ham
fmond. Child, IS; No, Green, Baker
Russell MERCER, Rrodeur, Keblel
King, Chagnon, s.
i, Tolland County-Yes. Cook, Rich
ard, Little, Higgins, Kingsbury, Nc
> knight, Park, Rathbun, Knowltor
> James, Fuller, Thompson, Ward. lie
5 mand Reed, Howard, Hall, ParizeE
Is; No, O'Halloran, Bumstead, Tai
Q colt, York.
!. Hartford county. q for and .
o against.
New Haven county, 90 for and 1
:. against
. Fairfield county. 20 for and 1