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Show G. GYP. WET BLOC BACKS REPEAL BILL Votes Unanimous Support for Resolution Passed by Senators VICTORY LOOMS MONDAY Measure Comes Up Under Rule Suspension (Br aniasleS Brass) WASHINGTON, Feb. IS Th house Republican wet bloc todsy unanimously adopted a resolution to support th senate prohibition repeal submission proposal In th bouse Monday. Representative Back of Pennsylvania, Pennsyl-vania, its chairman, predicted that the Republicans would produce approximately ap-proximately 110 votes. This Is scvan mor than th number num-ber of that party who voted for the Garner flat repeal proposal on the first day of this session of congress which then tell short by six votes of the two-thirds required to approve submission of constitutional amendment amend-ment Already Democratic leaden have said mor of their members would vot for submission of repeal now than did on the opening day, and predicted aa result that th Blaine repeal proposal will be adopted. Represents tive Britten R., I1L) In I statement said: The Republican wel group of the house unanimously indorses in-dorses the passage of the senata resolution reso-lution to repeal th eighteenth amend ment" ' . rKEDICTg BaTVBNVB He estimated that federal revenue amounting to many millions would flow Into the treasury after ratifies-Uon ratifies-Uon by the state. Th statement said it was the hop f th Republican group that every Republican membei (Centlmis Oa Pas Two) G. 0. P. WET BLOC BACKS REPEAL BILL (Ceatlntied treat rase Oul of the house would vote for the senate prnpoaal. The resolution adopted by the Republican Re-publican wets read: "Resolved, that this group, composed com-posed of Republicans opposed to the eighteenth amendment, hereby approves ap-proves the senate repealing resolution resolu-tion as a complete vindication of the basic right of local self-government, and it urges every Republican member mem-ber of the house of representatives to vote for such repeal resolution when submitted to the house, and it further regards with satisfaction the statement of the Republican floor leader. Honorable Bertrand Snell of New York, that he will vote and support sup-port the proposal.' Representative Ralney of Illinois, the Democratic leader, said the Blaine resolution for repeal of the eighteenth amendment would be adopted by the house "by at least twenty votes." The repeal measure is to be brought up Monday under suspension of the rules which means drastically limited debate and a quick vote. The Democratic majority yesterday bound themselves in caucus to support sup-port It, a procedure which many as- serted removed any douol as to the , final result CONVENTION METHOD House adoption would send the , measure to the states for ratification by the convention method, a system never before tried in approving amendmenta to the constitution. Leaders todsy were occupied with the question of whether it is the duty of the states or the federal govern- I ment to call the conventions. Speaker Garner said chieftaina of the Democrats hoped that state legislatures leg-islatures would authorise and set up the mschinery for the conventions without federal participation. A aur-ivey aur-ivey showed that 43 legislatures are now in session or due to meet sometime some-time this yesr. But msny of them hsve a definite time limit that expires soon. BACKED IN CAUCUS In caucus yesterdsy the Democrats voted 115 to 4 to bind their membership member-ship of 220 to support the Blaine resolution. reso-lution. A total of thirty were excused from the binding rule because of previous pre-vious commitments in their home districts. dis-tricts. But thst number was 14 less then the 44 Democrats who voted in opposition on December ft. |