Evening star., 1933-02-17
Party Action Seen as ASSur.
ing Passage of Resolution
on Monday.
TWOSCORE ARE EXCUSED
FROM BINDING OBLIGATION
Rainey to Call Up Measure Under
Suspension of Rules-Snell
Promises Support.
BY the Associated Press.

day bound themselves to vote for pro-
hibition repeal Monday under GUS
pension of the House rules. The vote
was lis to As.
The vote was on a motion to bind
themselves and was not on the pro-
, posed constitutional amendment.
This assures more than two-thirds of
the Democrats will vote for the Senate
prohibition repeal proposal.
Nearly two-score of the Democrats
gave notice that they desired to be ex-
cused from the iron rule of caucus be-
cause of previous commitments made
to their constituents.
Many of the Democrats were absent
from the caucus, but unless they are
excused they are bound by its action
an acton that at once caused leaders
of both parties to take it for granted
that the House on Monday will join
the Senate in favoring repeal by more
than the two-thirds vote necessary TO
send the resolution to the States.
Shortly before the caucus, the Ar
kansas delegation voted 6 to l to be
bound by the action of the caucus.
This was considered victory for the
ti-prohibitionists as this delegation
voted solidly against the Garner fiat re-
peal proposition on the first day OF
this session.
Representative Driver, Democrat, OF
Arkansas, voted against being bound
by the caucus.
The caucus got underway shortly
after the House had held its annual
memorial services to deceased members.
McDuffie Sees Success.
Before going into the caucus, Repre-
sentative McDuffie of Alabama, the
Democratic whip, said:
1.-The House will adopt the reSolu-
ton, in my Judgment. 1t will be fine
thing to get this action behind us at
this session. The Senate voted in
accordance with the Democratic plat
form and in accordance with the wishes
Of the American people"
Only A of the 220 Democrats voted
against the Garner proposition. and
Majority Leader Rainey said he had
definite information that several would
change their votes when the resolution
Is presented for action in the House
Monday.
II will move the suspension of the
rules and the adoption Of the amend
ment Monday" the Illinois Democrat
announced. He said that with the 1853
sure Democratic votes, the Republican
support and what other votes may be
picked up, that the necessary two
thirds majority would be secured.
Meanwhile, Representative La Guardia,
Republican, Of New York, announced
that he was drafting legislation to pre-
sent to the House Monday to set up
the machinery for the conventions to
be held in the States for the ratifica-
ton of the new amendment. Speaker
Garner also said he was giving the mat
ter study.
Representative Smell, the Republican
leader, gave assurance of more than
100 Republican votes.
Senate galleries were crowded as
ti-prohibitionists rent dry lines to
force the resolution through by five
votes more than the necessary two
thirds. Vice President Curtis had to
rap five minutes to restore order after
| the voting, which marked a long stride
in the vets drive against the eighteenth
amendment
The repeal resolution was jammed
through the Senate yesterday by
63 to %.
Provisions of Repeater.
The Blaine repeater provides for re-
peal of that amendment, gives protec-
tion to dry States from liquor importa-
tions and provides for ratification by
State conventions.
Ratification by State Legislatures and
power for Congress to legislate against
return of the saloon were stricken out
by the Senate.
Those changes brought the resolution,
sponsored by Senator Blaine, Republi-
can, OF Wisconsin, into line with the
Democratic platform and won the sup
| port Of Garner and other House leaders
who were defeated by six votes last De-
cember IN an attempt to rush an out
right repeal measure through the House
Party leaders expressed themselves as
confident today that if the Democratic
caucus succeeds in whipping the ma
Jority into line and keeping the solid
block intact In Mondays voting the
Blaine repeater would be passed and
sent to the States.
| The signature of President Hoover is
not necessary, but three -fourths of the
| States must ratify to make it effective
| After the Senate action on repeal,
Garner said:
! "As perfected by the Senate and with
the Robinson amendment for the con-
vention method of ratification, ths reso-
luton is satisfactory and in conformity
with the Democratic platform"
| Smell Expects Passage.
Repeal was fixed by the Democrats as
a major part of their legislative pro-
gram for the short session. Many o1
them believed that with the provision
for dry State protection a number o1
dry votes in the House would be turned
into wet votes.
Smell said There is no doubt the
Senate repeal resolution will pass"
-prohibitionists in the House will
meet tomorrow morning to decide theil
attitude.
In the Senate voting 33 Democrats
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