Evening star., 1933-02-19
LEG|SLATURESWA|T
HOUSE ADOPTION OF
REPEAL TOMORROW
Al in SeSSion-Many Anx-
ious to Set Up Machinery
for Conventions.
Is STATES DOUBTFUL,
REST SEEM FAVORABLE
G. 0. P. Bloc Pledged to Resolu-
tion-Possibility of Absentees
Worries Leaders.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Action by the paople on prohibition
repeal became strong possibility yes
terday as State Legislatures awaited the
predicted favorable House vote on the
Senate repeal resolution
As House party leaders insisted they
would have the necessary two-thirds
majority vote tomorrow for adoption
Of the resolution, reports from the
State capitols, where Al Legislatures are
in session, indicated most of them are
anxious to set up the machinery for
conventions to reject or ratify the re-
pealer.
The ratification of Sc States is re-
quired to strike the eighteenth amend
ment from the Constitution. However,
of the Legislatures now in session, IA
are compelled by law to adjourn within
the next two weeks and speedy action
by them would be necessary, if they are
to consider the issue before adjourn
ment. Two more Legislatures-Fforida
Spring.
G. o. p. Block for Repeal.
Backing Speaker Garner and Mi
nority Leader Smell, the House Republi-
can wet bloc, which claims 95 members,
unanimously voted yesterday to support
the Senate prohibition submission pro-
posal and it's leaders predicted they
could deliver at least 110 votes and
probably more.
The group adopted a resolution urg-
ing every Republican member OF the
House" to vote for the Senate repeater.
"It further regards" said the reso-
luton, made public by the blocs chair
man. Representative Beck, Republican,
Of Pennsylvania, with satisfaction the
statement of the Republican floor
leader, Hon. Bertrand Smell of New
York, that he will vote for and support
the proposal
Il believe it will be adopted" Speaker
Garner said in reply to a question as
vote. He added he wouldn't object
to casting a ballot to break tie in
favor of the measure.
Reiterating that he was confident it
would be approved, Representative
Rainey of Illinois, the Democratic floor
leader, said the margin will be be-
tween Is and 20 votes" He will ask
Speaker Garner to suspend the regular
House rules for passage of the resolu-
ton after 40 minutes of debate.
Absentees Summoned.
However, the Democrats were taking
no chances and had Representative NC
Duf1e of Alabama, the party whip,
fnln0rof IN 0hco1lfan a
summoning them for the vote tomorrow.
At tie same time, Representative
Bachmann OF West Virginia, the Re
publican whip, summoned his COL
leagues.
Meanwhile, Republican vets, headed
by Representative Britten of Illinois,
began to poll the 81 lame ducks" in
his party who voted against the Garner
flat prohibition repeal resolution on the
first day of Congress in order to get as
many conversions" as possible OF
the "A Democrats who voted against
the Garner proposal, IL were lame
ducks"
The vote on December was 272 to
144, or six short of two-thirds ma
jority. The Arkansas delegation of
seven, which voted in opposition then,
however, bound six of its members to
support the Senate proposal Provided
the same members are present. this
shift with the Speakers vote would Sc
cure adoption.
But the possibility of absentees is
worrying the leaders somewhat 1t ap-
pears that more of the prohibition
ist lame ducks" are away from Wash
ington trying to find jobs than are dry
lame ducks" Efforts are being made
to have the vets here to vote
While it is disputed among Congress
sional leaders whether the State Legis-
latureS can go ahead and order the con-
ventions or should wait for Congress
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