The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
ASSEMBLY DECIDES
DRY FIGHT TODAY
ratification and Referendum
Reported and Face Final
Test.
HINT OF SCANDAL HEARD
Republicans May Make Prohi-
bition Party Measure to
Insure Success.
HINT OF SCANDAL HEARD
Special Despatch 10 THE Sry


ALBANY. Jan. 22.--The final FIGHT over
ratification of the Federal prohibition
amendment in the Assembly will take
place tomorrow as the judiciary Com
mIttee Of that house to-day reported
iavcraby not only the ratification reso-
luton but also the McElligott resolution
providing for referendum to the voters
on prohibition.
The ratification resolution was re-
ported faNorably To the Senate but will
not be taken up until after caucus of
Republicans next week.
Hints and whispers of trans and scam
dsls in connection with the ratification
which were heard last night were in
,ensfed Today when the referendum
proposal was reported to the Assembly.
The result was that dozens OF upstate
A~cmblymen flockcd to see Speaker
Thaddeus c. Sweet of the Assembly and
demanded that he call caucus of the
Assembly Republicans and put the party
sody against the referendum resolu-
ton. They feared that through some
trickery the Assembly would pass the
referendum as well as the ratification.
Speaker Sweet announced tonight he
Rad decided to accede to the wishes of
tie Assemblymen and will have a eau
Gus Of the Republicans before prohibit
lion Is taken IN tomorrow morning A
motion was made to-day to suspend the
rules So that the ratification measure
1an 10 nu; through second and final
H.. f.1 ,..,. IL.
Gratis made 4 similar motion in respect
10 the referendum.
G. o. y. Asks Party Drive.
Speaker Sweet also declared many OF
the Republicans in the Assembly want
ratification made party measure. in
asmuch as Gov, Smith in his message
called for referendum and the Republic
car majority opposes this plan.
During the talk in the Hobbies and in
The Assembly Chamber to-day attention
was directed to the absence from the
committee meeting OF Assemblyman
Wallace T.. Pierce of Clinton county.
dry" lie did not attend the hearing
Yesterday, 1t was reported that because
~ his absence and the consequent lack
~ his vote a dlcker had to be made
with the Democrats and some OF the
htpuulltdll llltlnDtIS Oh tI1e
Committee, whereby both the referen-
DUN and the ratification resolutions
Rad to be put out in order to get the
ratification out.
Chairman Louis NJ. Martin of the Ju-
dietary Committee denied this
Three Republicans, Everett Of st.
Lawrence. PELLET OF New, York and Will
son Of Westminster. voted with the four
Democratic members of the committee
n report the referendum The vote was
sAven to Eve. and then Rowe Of Erie,
a'sn Republican. changed his vote TO
YES. making seven to four. On both
votes Chairman Martin reserved the
r.-ht 10 record Mr. Pierce and when
he committee re0ort went to the AS
selnbly Mr.. Pierce was recorded for the
ratification and against the referendum
situation Has Cleared.
TIE situation tonight had cleared ma
ts-'ally. and Rowe OF Erie told friends
rat ne had determined to vote against
the referendum when the question OF its
passage comes up.
The Senate Taxation Committee voted
out the prohibition ratification by a
strict party vote. indicating that party
lines viii be followed closely when New
Yo-> raties the Federal amendment.
Tho Republican members Of the COM
r1lt,ec WHO all voted for the resolut' on,
-Arr Davenport. chairman Marshall OF
F-ankln. Hewitt Of Cayuga. Mulian OF
Rochester. Burlingame OF Kings. Low
man OF Chemung. Whitley OF Rochester
srd Abeles of The Bronx. The three
democratic members of the committee.
Roylsn. Carroll and Walker, voted
sgainst the resolution
Senator George F. Thompson of Mag
rrd leader OF the drys. Immediately
moved the advancement Of the resolu-
tion and there was a chorus OF obJec-
lions. Even Senator Transporter OF
Buffalo, who never has been known to
say a word during the session of the
Senate. yelled 1T object. :" The resolu-
ton went to the general orders calen-
dar
The Assembly Judiciary Committee
devoted almost an hour this morning
N hearing additional arguments against
- ratification programme advanced by
Iemuel Eli Quigg and Immediately af-
toward voted to report to the Assembly
both the ratification and referendum
resolutions.