Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
HOUSE APPROVES
WET REPEALER
BY 2S9 TO 12l
[COMiiMned from First Paael

buiS SeSSlOut Slllleu IuelT SITenSIi
for the Blaine amendment, adopted
only last Thursday by the Senate 81
to %.
The news was hailed as a great
victory by leaders of the anti-prO-
hibitiOn organizations, but the drys
though not Disgusting a defeat, pro-
claimed their intention to intensity
their fight every step of the way.
The vets too, i'm every utteTance OH
the question, emphasized that az
enormous amount of hard CAM
paigning remains to be done.
The House vote was. preceded by
forty minutes of debate charged
with the full bitterness of the long
drawn wat-dry fight. Galleries were
racked with eager listeners. Every
scat in the House chamber was full
and Senators lined the hall ut the
back.
There was hush as Speaker
Garner recognized Representative
Ilainey of Illinois. the floor leader
of the Democrats, to offer the resO-
luton under suspension of the usu-
al rules.
Rainey started by attempting to
quote ultra-dry Senator Sheppard
3D., Tex.j. Immediately Represen-
tative Rankin 3D., Miss), prOhi-
bitionist, objected to ANY attack in
the House on a Senator" and was
sustained by Speaker Garner.
There was general uproar. Speak
80. MT ~ A t.tn q
Kenneth ROmney to see that the
members took their seats. He warn
ed the spectators to remain silent,
but they paid him little heed.
In quick succession weLs aud drys
spoke, none for more than two and
one-half minutes, until Representa-
tive Moore 3D.. OhiO), leader Of the
prohibitiouist group, concluded for
the opposition.
"This means VIC arc. going back
100 years." the Ohioail il9saids,s'I am
supporting prohibition because be-
licve Il is the best way in which to
handle the liquor traffic. This
means the return of the saloon"
Shaking his fist high over his
head, Representative Guyer (R.,
Kansasl another Eigbleenth. Amend
ment supporter. shouted:
Every Democrat and Republican
who votes for this resolution not
only votes against his platform but
for the return of the saloon"
His statement was met by roar
Of "bOos."
But Guycr went on: s.
81 don't understand this unhOly
alliance we have between the Demo-
cratic and Republican leadership. II
is defiance and betrayal of the
people"
Representative Beck Ul., Penna.),
long a wet leader said: For the
first time since prohibition we are
going to give the people chance to
say whether they want to retai0 the /
Eighteenth Amendment"
Repre- sentative LaGuardia tR., n. |
" a leader of the Republican wet |
group. said repeal of the Eighteenth |
Amendment would mean "thc elm
ination Of the unregulated speak
easy aud the Illicit liquor traffic that
las been \ victory for the bootleg
gers"
Then Representative Blanton 3D.,
Texas), who fought the legislation,
demanded record vote. Speaker
Garner ordered the roll called.
The turmoil in the chamber died
rs the members listened intcntly to
the answers. Each shift In votes
carried stir until the final name
,,.a.. naIIod CufaLor rarnnr fnOl, bis
time about announcing the result.
When he did, members jumped from
their seats and yelled. Many shook
lands ana applauded. Spectators i'm
.hc galleries joined in the shouts.
Garner beamed. and for several
minutes let the uprOar continue. Be-
ore it. ended Chairman Summers. Of
he House Judiciary Committee, and
Representative LaGuardia introduce
I'd bills for Federal authorization OF
state conventions.
This move was on the theory that :
he constitutional intention was that
he convention system of ratification
should be independent of the Legts-
atures and that therefore the latter |
should have nothing to do with the
alling of the popular conventions.
Wide division exists both i'm and {
,ut of Congress on this point. with ;
mincnt constitutional authorities q
N each side. '
Speaker Garner said he thought {
he States should call their own, I
With Federal initiative only in case
he Legislatures fail TO act within 4
he prescribed seven years. 4
II was agreed widely that such "
'cderal legislation was not apt to
ct through in the two weeks re- v
for this Congress. '
The LaCuar6ia bill provides: {
AN election Of delegates to the v
arious State conventions shall take g
lace the 10th day of May, 1888. {
"The number of delegates from
ach State shall be twice the num- fl
or, plus one, of the number of Rep 4
and Senators of each d
tate, except that States that now d
ave less than II Representatives f.
nd Senators will have 21 delegates {,
their State conventions.
THE power to call the convention f,
conferred by Congress to the Gov a
nor of each state. p
"If the governor fails or refuses 81
act, such power is conferred on +;
Ie senior United States circuit CT
,urt judge residing in that state, h
:, if there is no such circuit court W
dge residing in that state, on the cC
'nior United States district Judge tt