Evening star., 1932-11-30
REPEAL CHANCES
IN HOUSE BETTER,
DECLARES GARNER
Speaker Certain of Vote Mon
day and Sees Favorable
Swing in Party.
REPUBLICAN VOTES
MAY NUMBER 12O
Measure Would Be Offered by
Rainey if Committee Fails.
Short Holiday Proposed.
ny the Associated Press.


Speaker Garner today at a press con-
ference said indications were more IA
yorable for the House to adopt the
Democratic repeal proposal Monday.
Although the Vice President-elect de-
clined to predict adoption Of the meas
ure, he said information from Repre-
sentative Milligan of Missouri, the as
sistant Democratic whip, showed a
swing among the Democrats for 1t.
Garner said he was pretty certain
we will have vote Monday"
"The gentlemen who talked about
postponing action have about decided
that the vote might as well come Mon
day, because they are going to have to
vote on it some time" the Speaker went
on.
120 G. o. p. Votes Likely.
Two Republican wet leaders have told
him they were satisfied that probably
100 Republicans would vote for out
right repeal and submission to state
conventions for ratification as provided
in the Democratic measure. He old not
name his informants.
AS to whether Southern Democrats
would support repeal, Garner said
"onite a number are going to- vote Tor
resubmission, who will support proni-
bition In their own States and tnat
appears to me to be consistent. !.
In the event the Judiciary Commit
tee does not report the measure, rep
resentative Rainey OF Illinois, the Deiho-
cratic leader, expects to ofser II.
Garner said he had not seen enough
of the members to ascertain oelnnegy
whether the repeal resolution would De
"if we can't get the two-thirds vote
necessary, well, that's that, ne de,
clared. "If we adopt it, we Will send
it to the Senate in plenty OF time lor
action at this session,
Fayors Short Holiday.
Garner said he hoped that beer legis-
lation could be brought before the House
during the second week of Congress, with
a view to disposal before the Christmas
holidays. He expressed the wish tnat
the Christmas holidays be reduced TO
Summers. q Texas Democrat; Repre-
sentative DYER of Missouri, ranking Re
publican, and Celler, Democrat, New
york, maintain submission to the Leg
islatures Is more practicable.
SPEAKER Garner, nevertheless, Is
standing by his position that the Demo-
cratic and Republican national plat
forms call for ratification by the con-
vention system.
Meanwhile, the wet and dry make
up of the Judiciary Committee Is being
studied by members In an ef1ort 10 oe-
teruaine whether 1t will report the meas
ure favorably. If it doesn't, Garner,
who is determined to press LOT carry
action. will ask Representative Rainey
of illinois. the party leader, to offer 1t
from the floor. :.
Last Spring, when there were Z5
members. 1t rejected the Beck-MntM-
cum submission proposal, IA to y.
Since then the group has been de-
creased through the death of Repre-
sentative St. George Tucker, Democrat.
of Virginia, who favored repeal. And
several have shifted their views. AT
present, there are II Democrats and
10 Republicans. OF the total, 10 were
not returned to the new Congress.
On the basis Of a recent poll 10 were
reported favoring repeal, for submS-
sion, against repeal and doubtful.
A majority Is necessary to report
measure.
G. O. p. Support Estimate.
Representative Bachmann of West
virginia the Republican whip, made
the estimate that more than 100 Re-
publicans would support the Democratic
repeal resolution, and later Represent
ative Beck of PENN ylvsnia, chairman
of the Republican wet bloc, summoned
his group for a conference this week
One member CT that bloc-Britten OF
Illinois-said that in all probability l2o
Republicans would answer AYE" on the
roll call.
Provided all members are present, 28t
votes, or two-thirds the present mem
bership Of 429, are necessary to send II
to the Senate There are 220 Demo
Gratis, 2o8 Republicans and / Farmer
Iaborite. Kvale of Minnesota, the
Farmer-Laborite, favors repeal.
The -Linthicum amendment wa:
defeated, last Spring 227 to l87, but
nearly 100 who voted against II were
defeated for reelection either In prt.
mary or the recent general elections
while less than 40 who voted for 1t were
not returned
Meanwhile, leaders of outstanding or
Plantations favoring retention OF pro-
hibition met here today to outline bat
tie strategy against repeal or modi'
fication.
complete program not only TO com
bat those favoring change in DIR!
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