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Show VOTES DOWN NATIONAL PROHIBITION Resolution Falls by 61 Votes Since Two-thirds Vote Was Needed for Its Adoption i Washington, Dec. 22. Tho Hobson resolution tc submit a constitutional amendment for national prohibition to the stnto legislatures was defeated defeat-ed in tho Houso tonight, 197 members mem-bers voting for and 189 against it. An affirmative vote of two-thirds was required to adopt tho resolution. Immediately after announcement of tho vote the Houso adjourned, the crowds which had packed tho galleries galler-ies throughout tho prolonged debato dispersing with mingled expressions of regret and Jublllatlon. Party Lines Wiped Out Party lines woro wiped out ;ln the struggle Democratic Leader Underwood Under-wood and Ilopuhlican Leader Mann fought shoulder to shoulder at the head of tho forces opposing tho resolution. reso-lution. And when tho vote came, of tho 107 standing for tho resolution 111 were Democrats, CS wcro Uopub-llcans, Uopub-llcans, 11 were Progressives and 4 woro Independent Republicans. Prohibition leaders declared that tho majority for tho resolution had fullllled their expectations as they had not hoped for n two thirds vote at this time Whether a similar resolution reso-lution pending In tho Senate submitted submit-ted by Senator Shopard ot Texas would reach a vote hi t'o Senato at this session wns not certain tonight. Administration leaders were Inclined to believe, however, that it woutd rot In view of tile action of tho Houso. Lacked Sixty-one Votes Notwithstanding ropeatcd public as scrtlons that many members of Die Houso wou'.d try to dodgo a record vote on the Issue the roll cnll disclosed disclos-ed a heavy attendance, larger than the average throughout tho session. On tho final voto 3S0 votes were recorded. re-corded. To havo carried tho resolution resolu-tion would have required 2."S alllrma-ttve alllrma-ttve votes. It thus failed by CI votes'. Amendments Voted Down An amendment by Representative Mann to submit tho. prohibition amendment to stato conventions called call-ed for the purposo was dofeated on n rising voto, 137 to 103. This wns tho first voto ot tho night. Mr. Mann demanded a roll call, which showed tho Mann amendment was defeatoa by a vote of 210 to 17G tho advocates of the Hobson resolution generally lining up against It. Another amendment presented by Representative Mann proposed absolute abso-lute prohibition of tho "manufacture, transportnlou, importation and rale of Intoxicating liquors" for nny purposo.. pur-poso.. "If wo aro to havo prohibition, Mr. Mann said, "lot us havo prohibition that will prohibit." The amendment wag 'Icfeatod on a rising otc 20D to 77, after a sharp exchango botwecn Representative Mann und Hobson. An amendment offered by Rcpre-'sontativo Rcpre-'sontativo Adamson to give tho Etntes absolute control of legislation under tho proposed prohibition amendment was voted down on a rising vote, 179 to 32. Representative Morrison's substitute substi-tute to prohibit interstate commerco In intoxicating Hquoro was defeated 213 to 41. Doforo tho final roll call Representative Represen-tative Hobson presented an amendment amend-ment which waB ndopted giving to the Congress and tho states concurrently concurrent-ly tho power to enforce tho prohibition prohibi-tion by needful legislation. Hobson's Final Move As a voto was ordered on tho resolution res-olution Itself Representative. Hobson nuido a final dramatic move. "Mr. Speaker," he said, "I wish to ask whother any member of this Houso who has n financial Interest in the question now pending, who owns stock in distilleries or breweries, -who owns a saloon or who has property leased to liquor Interests can under tho rules vote on this question." Tho speakor explained that 'ho precedents pre-cedents held that it a member was affected as ono ot n class the rule would not prevent his voting, but thai such questions wero usually lett to the member himself. Rule Adopted Without Roll Call Tho debate on tlio rule, vhlc'i was adopted without a roll call, had boon a running desultory fire, but with consideration of the resolution Pseli tho renl heavy artillery was imllnj bered. Mr. Hobson led oft wlla an (artiest and dramatic llcmnnd for 1(3 pass ago. Ho doclared a stnte ha 1 right to bo "dry," that tho liquor business was an "Interstate nuisance" nnd "that thcro never has been a serious conflict botween federal nnd state laws for protection of the mora's of tho people. Mr. Underwood then, speaking on tho resolution directly, opposed It. "This Is not n moral Issue," he said. "No great progress In tho world's mor allty was over made at the point of tho sword or with tho force of government gov-ernment behind It. Wo are hero today to-day to consider, a proposal as to whether certain pollco regulations, should bo turned over to tho feder nl government Instead of being allowed al-lowed to remain In the government of various states where tho founders of tho nation placed them." |