Evening star., 1933-02-15
Drys Will Press Effort to
Prevent Measure From
Reaching Vote.
MOTION TO CONSIDER
PROPOSAL is ADOPTED
Leaders of Upper Branch Fear for
Success of Bill in This
Session.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


The Senate voted So to % today to
take up for consideration the Blaine
resolution for the repeal of the eight
eenth amendment, reported from the
Senate Judiciary Committee.
Although the vote showed more than
the necessary two-thirds for the adop-
tion of a resolution proposing the re-
peal Of the eighteenth amendment. the
repealists are so divided among them.
selves over the question of naked" re-
peal that there is grave danger the
repeal resolution will fail, even II IL
should come to vote at the present
session, which is not likely.
The resolution as 1t now stands he-
fore the Senate provides for repeal of
the Eighteenth amendment, but keeps q
ban against the Old saloon, provides for
protection of the dry States by the Fed
eraI Government and proposes to sub
INIT the amendment to State LeSisla.
lures.
Amendment Offered.
Immediately after the announcement
OF the vote to take up the resolution.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas. the
Democratic leader, offered an amend
ment tc strike out the reference in the
proposed amendment to the State Leg
lslatures and to insert State conyen-
lions. This was in line with the Demo-
cratic national platform, as well as the
Republican platform.
senator Robinson also offered an,
amendment to provide for straiQhtout
| or naked" repeal.
senator Blaine, Republican, of WIS.,
conS1n, who Is in charge of the resol1,
| ton, proposed a unanimous consent
agreement that debate on the resolu-
tion and any amendment thereto be
limited to 20 minutes on the resolution
ana Is minutes on any amendment. by
eacn senator. Senator Brookhart, Iowa
dry, objected.
Senator Blaine then recommended
tnat the Senate keep a quorum present
at all times so as to bring about vote
luton.
The roll call follows:
democrats for: Ashurst, Bailey. Bank.
head, Barley, Black, Bratton, Bulklev.
Byrnes. Clark, Coolidge, Dill, Fletcher.
Giass, Harrison, Hayden, Hull, Kendrick.
klng, Lewis, Logan, Mcclellan, Pittman.
fSoDlnson. Arkansas; Swanson, Tram
nell, Tydings, Wagner, Walsh, Massa.
cnusetts; Walsh, Montana.-Total, 20.
Repuollcans for: Austin, Barbour,
Glenn. Goldsborough, Grammer, Hale
hastings, Hebert, johnson, Kean.
keyes, La Toilette, McNary, Moses. Cd
d1e, Patterson, Reed, Schuyler, Short
ridge, Steiwer, Vandenberg. Walcott.
Watson and White-28.,
Farmer-Labor for: Shipstead-1.
Grand total for, 5S
Democrats against: Bulow, Caraway.
Connally, Costigan, George, McGiil.
Nee!y, Russell, Sheppard and Smith-1O.
Republicans against: Borah, Brook
hart, Capper, Cutting, Dale, Dickinson.
Hatfield, Norbeck, Norris, Nye, Robin
son OF Indiana, Smoot and Townsend
-13.
Total against, %.
Despite the vote today some Senate
leaders said they feared the resolution
would fail to receive the necessary two
thirds vote for the adoption of a reso-
lutlon proposing an amendment to the
Constitution.
Predictions Differ.
opinions as to whether the proposed
amendment will prevail differ, however.
Senator Watson, Republican leader. said
the naked repealists" might be success
ful, for it takes only a majority to
amend the resolution, Senator Wagner
OF New York, who is one of those de-
manding straight-out repeal, took the
opposite view.
Watson predicted that if naked repeal
were adopted by majority vote OF the
Senate, it would be impossible to obtain
two-thirds vote to put the resolution
through finally.
On the other hand if the supporters
OF the Blaine resolution as 1t now stands
snould prevail, too many Senators IA
Vorlng stralght-out repeal, combined
with the dry votes, probably would de-
feat the resolution
A plan Is brewing to sidetrack the
repeal resolution because of the obvious
situation. With little more than two
weeks OF the present session remaining.
ana a strong demand for action on the
La Toilette relief bill and the bill for
bankruptcy relief, not to mention the },
appropriation bills, Senator Blaine Is
peileved TO be ready perhaps later today
or tomorrow, to ask that his resolution
be laid aside and sent back to the call =
endar so that these other measures
might be considered.
Finally Agree to Vote.
Through eight hours of ttrinr debate
yesterday. during which only a few
members struggled in and out of the
chamber, opponents of the Blaine reso- q.
luton blocked a ballot to consider it.
but they finally yielded and agreed to
the vote today
The climax came late last night after
series OF rapid breaking Developments
during which the Senate rejected. 80 to
28, motion to lay the repeal question
aside for the session in order to con-
slider relief legislation.
The roll call follows:
To lay aside the repeal question:
Republicans - Brookhart, Capper.
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