The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-07
WASHINGTON NEWS
Of STATE INTEREST
ESPECIAL coRREsrosDrNcsI

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WASHINGTON. DC. July with
Senate and House safely adjourned
over the Fourth of July (and perhaps
the big fight may be mentioned in the
same breath this year,, week of
rapid action and profitable achieve
ment may be reported. Three meas
ures in which great interest was felt
have passed the House by surprising
votes. The unanlmity of action in
the lower body has delighted the gal
lery. The Phipps-Dowell bill, in
which Nevada was most interested,
passed Monday by vote OF 266 to II.
The bill with the Dowell attachment
was taken up by the Senate as the
first order of business Thursday
morning and, after long considera-
tion. referred to the committee on
post Offices and post roads. Senator
Oddie or Nevada was In the Vice.
Presidents chair when final action
was taken. Because of the Phipps-
Dowell bill coming up in the House
under the unanimous consent rule.
some apprehension had been felt re-
garding its speedy passage, as sin
gle objection would have had the ef-
feet of putting it over.
The supplemental prohibition en-
forcement bill, the "anti-beer' bill.
as 1t has been called, which is a
measure necessary to nullify a ruling
made by Attorney General Palmer at
the moment of resigning his Office.
also passed the house Monday. The
vote was 251 to 92. The debate of
this measure, carefully prepared by
both sides in the light of experience
SO far gained In national prohibition
and with vast amount of authorita-
tive testimony gathered in recent
hearings. furnishes what is probably
the clearest presentation of sentiment
and knowledge on this question so far
given the world. Many obscured
questions and mistaken beliefs were
cleared up. The report begins at
page 1928 of the Congressional Rec
ord (Monday. June 27) and occupies
twenty-one pages, twelve of the
speeches being omitted for revision.
These appear in the Tuesday ana sue
ceeding issues of the Record. in the
back part. All educators, particularly,
and every other person who desires
to make an honest presentation of the
prohibition amendment to the Con-
stitution and its enforcement statutes,
should peruse this matter. Informa-
tion contained therein is nothing less
than astounding.
Your correspondent has seen no
analysis of the vote on the "anti-beer'
bill published. therefore he presents
a few Illuminating figures of his own
compilation. There is no plea made
for either side of the question. 1t is
merely what the Congress thinks and
how 1t acted. There were 92 votes re-
corded against the bill. OF these. 81
we're cast by Representatives from
the great cities Of the nation. Twenty
seven of them we're Democrat votes,
so the question of party affiliation is
not to be considered. Proportionately
the vote was even. Geographically
considered. however. the prohibition
matter assumes an entirely different
aspect. New York with her 43 votes
cast but four for the bill. These were
by the Representatives from Port
Washington. Fraser, Corning. and
Rochester. Twenty-three New York
ers voted against the bill and l6 found
1t convenient to refrain from voting.
New York City (Greater New York;
voted almost solidly In the negative.
New Jersey and Connecticut. which
are practically parts of Greater New
York, although divided by state lines.
followed suit.
1t is shown conclusively, going by
the vote, that. 1t is the big cities
whence comes the demand for lax en-
forcement of the prohibition amend
ment-not. as has been stated. the in
dustrial centers. 1t was this phase of
the matter which caused Representa-
tive Michener of Michigan to ex-
claim:
Good God, gentlemen of this Con-
gress. has 1t come to this. that the
people of the city of New York will
rise up and tell this nation that they
will ha Iax ha