Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-01
EXPECT GERMANY WILL
ACCEPT PREPARATIONS !.
TERMS Of THE ALLIES
VOTE AGAINST
PROHIBITION
State Senate Last Night
Sprang Surprise, Again
Failing to Ratlfy.
Rv speeial correspondent.

BY Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, Feb. New Jersey
is still a deserter when it comes to
ratifying the prohibition amendment
to the federal constitution. The un-
expected transpired in the state sem
ate last night when the resolution TO
ratify the eighteenth amendment
failed to receive the required senate
majority of eleven votes and was
laid over probably for good at this
session of the legislature.
1t garnered ten votes and eignt
were cast against it. The vote FOL
lows:
For ratifying: Alien, Bright. Hag-
aman, Mackay, Parry. Reeves. Run
yon, Strugess, Wallworth, b. II.
White-10.
Against ratification: Brown. Case.
Heath, Simpson, Smith. Stevens, I.
d. White, Whitney-S.
Not voting: Barber, Kays, Mar
TINS.
All the senators who voted for
ratification are Republicans. Five
members of that party voted with
three Democrats against the meas
ure. The five We're Case. Somerset
Smith, Passaic; Stevens. Monmoutn'
White, Atlantic; Whitney, OF Nor
ris.
The three senator's who failed TO
vote either way are Democrats SEN
ator Runyon tried hard to get one
of this trio to break his silence on
each roll call and cast an affirmative
vote.
After the first vote stood ten 10
eight with ratification so near ana
vet so far" the assembly having
passed the resolution last week ana
nothing being Lacking but senate
sanction, the Union county member
four times requested calling o. tae
roll of members not recorded. Dut
none of the three was recorded
The measure was aid over SEN
ator Case of Somerset provided the
real surprise of the vote. lining dp
against the ratification. In anno1nc-
ing his intention to vote IN the reg
atiye the Somerset man declared ms
opposition to the principal of WITT
ing sumptuary laws into the United
States constitution. He said the con-
stitution should be limited TO the
principals of government and NOT
extended to individual pieces ot leg
islation. He declared he had voted
against the $50 beer bill last year
because it was contrary 10 the elgh-
teenth amendment.
In a statement after senate sts-
sion. Senator Case said the dry
amendment may be the opening
wedge for anti-tobacco and blue
Sunday drives. Rere is what ne
said:
'There is no reason why the rules
should have been suspended for n
sideration of this resolution. There
is no public question depending
upon its passage. l cannot under
stand why under the circumstances
the matter should be thus unexpect-
ediy brought up tonight for third
reading and final passage.
"Why should the consideration OF
this question be forced at this time.
1t needs no stretch o: the imagina-
ton TO foresee that befsre many
years are passed efforts will he made
to put the tobacco Issue and the sun
day Issue into the constitution.
There are many good people who
believe in that method of govern
ment. but with my convictions l do
not believe in it. and cannot by my
vote give approval TO it.
"I am for good government always
I have been foremost among the
senators in the defense of American
Sabbath. but 1 believe that that too
should be kept out of the coHSt.tz-
ton. The constitution is supreme
and should be limited TO fundameE-
tails, otherwise it wiz lose its sacred
ness in the estimation of the people.
MY convictions IL this matter
have been well known 10 my col
leagues in the senate and 10 others
who have asked me about them"
Anti-Saloon League supporters
were as surprised as anybody oyer
the turn Of events in the senate on
ratification. Cases stand was pSr-
tieularly stunning. Rev. James X.
Shields. state superintendent of the
league. said:
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