Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 168, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1917 — SENATE VOTES DRY AMENDMENT [ARTICLE]

SENATE VOTES DRY AMENDMENT

VOTES 65 TO 20 TO SUBMIT THE AMENDMENT ISSUE TO STATES IN SIX YEARS. Washington, Aug. 1. —A resolution for submission to the states of a prohibition amendment to the federal constitution was adopted late today by the senate. The vote was 65 to 20, eijfht more than the necessary two-thirds. ,As adopted the resolution contains a provision that' the states must be asked to ratify the amendment within six years. The house still must act on the resolution. The proposed constitutional amendment is the first initiated by congress since that providing for popular election of United States senators, approved in 1911. It is the first time that either branch of congress has approved a constitutional amendment for prohibition. A few years ago similar resolution in the house received a majority, but failed of the required two-thirds. Prohibition leaders of the house now claim enough votes to insure submission of an amendment to the states. When the resolution can be considered in the house is uncertain, but its friends will seek early discussion. The senate’s action today came after three days’ debate. All efforts to amend the resolution failed except for the audition of Senator Harding’s amendment fixing the six years time ilimit within which three-fourths of the states must ratify the amendment to make it effective. This was approved 56 to 23. As adopted, the resolution would add the following articles to the federal constitution: “The manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from, the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. . . “This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the constitution by the legislatures of the several states, as provided in the constitution, within six years from the date of the submission hereof to the states by the congress. “The congress shall have power to enforc this article by appropriate legislation.” w