Evening star., 1932-01-22
HOUSE VETS PLAN
TO FORCE ACTION
Bingham Referendum Bill Is
Rejected by Senate-Drys
Hail Outcome.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The House learned today of plans by
its -prohibitionists to resort to ex-
traordinary procedure If necessary to
get votes this session on resubmtSsion
of the eighteenth amendment and on
modification of the Volstead act.
Representative OConnor, Democrat,
Of New York. said a petition to dis
charge the Judiciary Committee from
consideration of bills for referendum
on resubmission would be used IL neces-
Sary.
And after a vote of resubmission, ="
he said, I'VE will have vote on modi-
fcation Of the Volstead act. We are as
sured of that. We have no doubt Of the
chairs ruling when this question Is pre-
Sented."
Referendum Plan In Committee.
Earlier in the session House leaders
had indicated only one prohibition vote
would be allowed. O'Connor, however, Is
a member of the powerful Rules Com
mttee
The Judiciary Committee has set Feb
ruary l6 for consideration of the refer
endum plan for State option in liquor
control.
The Senate rejected overwhelmingly
yesterday the Bingham proposal invit-
ing referenda by the States on repeal
or modification of prohibition.
Under a general attack that the
resolution was, meaningless. tfat. it
sought to "pass the buck" down to the
States and that it could accomplish
nothing, the measure went down SIS 10
IS. It's opponents included a number
of Senators listed as -prohibitionists
NJ cuODOrterS of TeSubmiSSiOQ
The Senate generally refused to re-
gard it as q test of the prohibition
issue. although it furnished the first
vote of the session on any phase OF
the liquor topic.
Robinson Leads Opponents.
The vote drew quickly a statement
from DR.. Edwin c. DinWiddie, eXecu-
tive secretary of the National Prohibi-
ton Board Of Strategy, to the effecs
this is a foretaste of what the vets
may expect on repeal and modification
and notification proposals in Con-
gress."
He termed the attempt try at put
ting over fast one" and the result
"veritab'e dud.'
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, chief
of the Democratic forces. was in the van
OF tne Dill opponents. FHSC ne urea 10
put it back in the Judiciary Committee
but, changing tactics. called for vote,
asserting the resolution did not reflect
any stand by the Senate. Then Senator
Tydings, Democrat, Maryland, sought
to substitute for the measure resolu
ton to submit constitutional amend
ment to the States. Vice President Cur
tis threw this down by ruling 1t out OF
order.
Bingham Defends Measure.
Senator Bingham, Republican. Con-
necticut, argued strenuously for his res
olution, asserting the recent statement
of the Anti-Saloon Leagues new presi-
dent, that he was not opposed to
referenda by individual States, led him
to offer it.
This question is coming vividly to our
notice" Bingham said. 1T cannot
readily be decided by the political par
ties because so-ne States, particularly
these in the South, elect a man because
he is a member of certain political
party"
But the net result was that only eight
Republicans and seven Democrats stood
by his plan.
Both the senatorial votes of six
States were cast for the resolution;
Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts,
New Jersey. New York and Wisconsin.
The other three came from Ohio, Mary
land and Nevada