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president Is Overridden, 176
to 55. Two Hours After
He VetOes Dry Measure.
GOES TO SENATE TO-DAY
Wilson Objects to Coup
ling War Time and COnSti-
tutiOnal Prohibition.
AWAITS PALMER'S WORD
When Peace With Germany Is
Declared VIII Let Down
Bars Until Jan 16.
AWAITS PALMER'S WORD

WASHINGTON, Oct. ~. - President
Volstead bill to enforce war time pro
hibitiou and constitutional prohibition
as well on the ground that the meas
ures should be separated and that lie
could not approve the enforcement of
war time prohibition now that the
emergency which brought it into being
has actuallyNpassed, if not technically.
Within two hours after the Presi-
dents veto message went to the Capt.
tol the House repassed the Nolstead
measure over the veto, the record
showing 176 affirmative votes to 55
in the negative, or twenty-five more
than the necessary two-thirds vote
required.
The measure will go TO the Senate
for its action. The Constitution pro-
vides that action must be taken on
vetoes by Congress, and once it is
brought TO a vote in the Senate the
success of the bill, despite the veto,
is assured. There was so little fight
against the Volstead measure when il
was before the Senate that a record
vote was not taken on its passage.
The only test vote when it was be.
fore the Senate was on an amend
ment. and as this resulted % to II
hope of beating the bill was given up
then and there
The actual effect of the Presidents
veto is TO postpone possibly only for
Il day or less the enforcement of war
time prohibition. However, Tor the
wet element the greatest encourage
ment found in the Presidents mes
sage was the definite assurance that
he would declare the war emergency
at an end just as soon as the Attor-
ney-General advised him that it would
be legal, and thus put an end TO the
war time dry act and make the coun-
try wet again until January 16. when
constitutional prohibition becomes eff
fective. Attorney General Palmer has
insisted that nothing can he done
until peace is proclaimed between the
l hlltN 'NldltS anu NTtIultIlN.
Biii Before senate To-day.
When the bill goes to the Senate to-
morrow 1t can be dealt with under
the rules in a variety of ways, de
pending on the will of the majority
OF Senators present There have been
times in the past when vetoed legisla-
ton has been sent to committee and
further action.
1t can be made the order of busl-
ness of the Senate or 1t can be put
over until a definite future date for
vote. With the Anti-Saloon League
watching the Senate closely and work
ing to force vote, however, it is
more than likely that a final vote and :
passage of the legislatIon over the I
veto will take place not later than
Wednesday.
Senator Sterling Is. D. chairman
of the subcommittee which dealt with
the prohibition enforcement bill and
Senator Sheppard CTeXD, leader OF
the prohibition forces. both said to-
day the Senate would undoubtedly
pass the measure over the veto. 1t
was generally assumed that If there
was any uncertainty it concerned ac-
tion OF the House.
After the House had passed the
measure uncertainty about the Sen
ate's course was substantially ended.
Senators Sterling and Sheppard both
| said they could count the votes to
make up the two-thirds majority.
Their tally was confirmed by other
| senator's, and the opinion. was that
there would be little delay in taking
| the action.
The action or the House came after n
/ series Of roll calls and caught many
| Representatives, absent from Wahing-
! ton. with 233 members voting present.
! only sixteen members more than a quo
| ruin--one mere thau half of the mem
bcrShip--wero present.
The vets fought to prevent consldera-
! tiou Of the veto message until Thursday,
as many ti-prohibhionists from New
I York. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Mass
chusetts and Ohio are taking part in
/ political campaigns in their districts
| The message came as n surprise to the
! House leaders, II being taken for granted
/ that because OF the large mdjority-cS7
/ to l00--by which the bill was passed.
I the President would allow it to become
| a law without his signature
/ \ hurried conference OF leaders way
called The drys. led by Representative
/ Vuketead, knowing that many .yoNi-
| hitionists we've not In Washing tofe1 also
apparently al frst feared 10 risk sspots