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Show WEBB LIQUOR BILL PASSED BY SENATE OVER TAFTS VETO Adocates of Measure Predict It Will Receive Two-thirds Vote In House Alto. Washington, Fob. 28 The webb liquor bill prohibiting tho snlpmcnt of liquor Into "dry" states, was repassed re-passed in the senate today over President Pres-ident Taft's veto, within two hours from tho time tho President's message mes-sage of disapproval had been laid boforo bo-foro that body. A short debate. In which the advocates of the bill voted down n motion to po3tpono action un til tomorrow nnd In which they reaffirmed reaf-firmed their belief that tho mensuro Is constitutional ended with the re-pasBago re-pasBago of tho bill by tho lnrgo majority ma-jority 'of C3 to 21. Tho Senate vote follows: To override the President's eto Senators Ashurst, llorah, Brady, Drls tow, llrown, llryan, Durnham, Purton Cnmberlnln, Chilton, Clnpp, Clarke (Ark.), Crawford, Culbcrhurst, Oil-lorn, Oil-lorn, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Dixon, Fall, Flecher, Galllngcr, Gamble, Gam-ble, Gardner, Core, Qronnn, Jackson, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Cavnnaugh Kenyon, Born, Lea, Lodge, McCumber Martin, Myers, Nelson, Nowlands, Oliver, Overmnn, Owen, Page, Pitt-man, Pitt-man, Polndextcr, Shcppard, Shlvcly, Simmons, Smith (Ariz.) .Smith (Gn.) Smith (Md.) Smith (Mich.), Smith (S. C.) Smoot, Watson, Thomas, Thornton, Tillman, Townsend, Webb Williams, Woiks t. tal 63. To sustain the President: Pradley Prandcgee, Catron, Crane, Dupont, Foster, Guggenheim, Mclean, Martin Overman, Paynter, Penrose, Percy Perkins, Pomerenc, Richardson, Root Stephenson, Sutherland, Warren, Wotmore total 21. Declares Law Unconstitutional. "After giving this proposed enactment enact-ment full consideration," wroto the President In his veto message, "I be-llovo be-llovo It to bo a violation of tho Inter-stato Inter-stato commerce clause of the constitution consti-tution in that It Is In substance and effect a delegation by congress to tho statos of the power of regulating Interstate In-terstate commerco in liquors, which Is 'vested exclusively In Congress. "It Is stated that this is a question which tho oxecutivo or members of Congress should no, burden themselves them-selves to consider or decide. It Is said that It should bo left to tho supremo su-premo court to say whether this proposed pro-posed act violates tho constitution. I dissent utterly from tho proposition. Tho oath which tho chief executive takes and which each member of Con grcss takes does not bind him any less sacredly to observo tho constitution consti-tution than tho oath which tho Justices Just-ices of tho supremo court take. It Is questionable whether tho doubtful constitutionality of a bill ought not to furnish a greater reason for vetoing veto-ing it, than for tho court to hold it to bo invalid, "Fof theso reasons and in spite of tho popular approval of this bill, I havo not felt Justified In signing It." Tho Prcsldont cited several decisions de-cisions of tho supremo court which he declared strengthened his view. Ho sent to Congress also tho opinion of Attorney lienornl Wlckeshnm which coincides with his. Efforts will be mndo tomorrow to override the veto In tho house. |