Evening star., 1933-01-05
MODIFIED REPEAL
ISAPPR0VED, Alto |,
BY SENATE GROUP!
Judiciary Subcommittee
Would Give Congress Power
to Ban Saloon.
B.. the Associated Press.

BE the Associated Press.
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
charged with study of prohibition re-
peal proposals voted today In favor of a
resolution for repeal of the controverted
amendment.
Acting with unprecedented speed, the
committee. headed by Senator Blaine of
Wisconsin, agreed to report a repeal
resolution for submission to State Leg
islatureS, with protection for dry States
and authorization for Congress to legis-
late against return of the saloon.
The vote was, in effect. to l, with
the subcommittee agreeing unanimously
to approve the resolution, but Senator
Borah, Idaho, Republican, and long a
dry leader, reserved the right to oppose
it on the floor.
Other members of the subcommittee,
all OF whom favored the measure, with
some reservations, we're: Blaine, Hebert,
Republican, of Rhode Island; Walsh,
Democrat, of Montana, and Dill, Demo-
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Session Lasts Half Hour,
The final vote came in an executive
session Ct less than half an hour.
The text of the resolution as approved
follows:
Resolved, by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled
(two-thirds Of each house concurrine
therein), That the following amend
ment is hereby proposed to the Consti-
tuition of the United States, which shall
be valid to all intents and purposes as
part of the Constitution when ratified
by the Legislatures of three-fourths of
the several states:
Article Xxx
The eighteenth article of amend
ment of the Constitution of the United
States is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section l. The eighteenth amend
ment to the Constitution is hereby re-
pealed.
Section 2 The transportation or
importation into any State, Territory or
possession of the United States for de-
livery or use therein of intoxicating
liquors, in violation of the laws thereof,
is hereby prohibited.
Section 8. Congress shall have con-
current power to regulate or prohibit
the sale of intoxicating liquors to be
drunk on the premises where sold"
1t was the first time since national
prohibition became effective, Is years
ago this month. that Senate COM
mittee had voted favorably for repeal
L. k%y,
individual members of the subcommit-
tee on sections of the resolution, though
Chairman Blaine explained the COM
mittee agreed that the phraseology was
the best that could be devised to ac-
complish the purpose.
Senator Walsh reserved the right to
oppose the proposal to submit the pro-
posed amendment to Legislatures in
stead of State conventions, as called for
by both party platforms, and Blaine
announced he would oppose the section
giving Congress power to legislate
against return of the saloon.
The resolution will be formally re-
ported to the full Judiciary Committee
at its next meeting Monday.
Speedy consideration there has been
assured by Chairman Norris.
The full committee is overwhelning-
ly in favor Of repeal, though there is a
wide division of sentiment over the pro-
posal to give Congress the right to leg |
islate against return of the saloon.
Only One Opposes Plan.
Today's final vote came on the man
ner Of submission, with the vote unani- !
nous for sending the measure to State |
legislatures, except for the reservation |
by Walsh.
I'VE all agreed that the form will ac-
comphsh the purposes set forth-repeal, |
protection for dry States and give Con-
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