Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-09
MODIFIED REPEAL
RESOLUTION WINS
FAVORABLE REPORT
Judiciary Committee Votes
10 to 4-EarIy Action
in Senate Sought.
CALLS FOR SUBMISSION
TO STATE LEGISLATURES
More Than 40 Meet This Winter.
Constitutional Convention Plan
Meets Opposition.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Senate Judiciary Committee to-
day reported favorably resolution for
repeal Of the eighteenth amendment.
1t will be laid before the Senate as soon
as possible and an effort made 10
obtain vote at an early date.
The repeal resolution follows closely
the form recommended by a subcom-
mittee and gives Congress authority to
enact legislation to prohibit consump-
ton on the premises on which it is
| sold. 1t also seeks to protect the States
which will remain dry from an inflow
of liquor
Seek Vote This Week.
The committee approved the subcom-
mlttee'S recommendation that the re-
peal amendment be submitted to State
legislatures instead of constitutional
conventions called particularly for pass
ing on the question of repeal
Senator McNary of Orege.1, assistant
Republican leader, said the resolution
PROBABLY would be taken up for consid-
Grafton in the Senate at the end of
! this week. The Glass banking bill is
the diminished business of the Senate
and McNary said he hoped a vote might
| be reached on it tomorrow.
Two appropriation bills also are
awaiting action, but the Oregon Sena-
tor said he thought they could be dis
posed of quickly. After their passage
! the repeal resolution is to be given the
right of way.
Vote Is 10 to 4.
The vote on the resolution for repeal
m vr-sfI,
Senators voting for favorable report of
the resolution were: Blaine, wisconsin.
Hastings, Delaware; Hebert' Rhode
Island Austin, New Hampshire. Re-
puollcans; Ashurst, Arizona; Walsh.
Montana; King, Utah; Dill. Washing
ton; Bratton, New Mexico, and Neeiy.
West Virginia.
Those voting against were: Chair
man Norris, Nebraska; Robinson, IN
diana: Schuyler, Colorado. Republicans
anG BLACK, Alabama, Democrat.
InoSe absent were: Borah, Idaho;
Scnall, Minnesota, and Stephens, Mis-
The resolution reported by the Senate
committee differs widely from the reso-
luton Tor "straight-out' repeal of the
amendment, which came before the
House on the opening day of the present
session OF Congress and which failed of
adoption by an extremely narrow
| margin.
Some members of the judiciary Com
mlttee opposed sending the repeal
amendment to State constitutional con-
Ventlons on the grounds that it would
! cost millions of dollars to provide for
the election Of the delegates and to paw
their expenses. Also more than 40 of
the State Legislatures meet this Winter
ne resolution reported by the COM
mittee was virtually the same as that
recommended by the subcommittee. ex-
cept That 1t contains an additional sec
tlon providing the proposed amendment
snail be imperative unless ratified with
I IN seven years after its submission to
the States by the Congress.
Other Sections of Measure.
The other sections provide:
That the following article Is hereby
| proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution:
Section l. The eighteenth amend
ment to the Constitution is hereby
| repealed.
Section 2. The transportation or i'm
| portatlon into any State, territory or
| possession of the United States, or the
| use therein of intoxicating liquors, in
violation of the laws thereof, is hereby
prohibited
Section 3. Congress shall have con-
current power to regulate the sale of in
| toxicating liquor to be drunk on the
| premises where sold"
There were contests in the committee
| over several features of the resolution
| as finally adopted. Senator Bratton
proposed that State constitutional con-
! ventions be substituted for State Legis-
latures as the bodies to which the re-
peal amendment would be submitted
| for ratification. His motion was de-
feated, to 6, the vote being as fol-
| lows
For-Hebert, Austin, Schuyler, King,
Bratton and Black.
Against - Borah, Blaine, Hastings,
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