Jan, 18, Senator William E. Borah, outstanding leader of Senatorial "dry" forces, promised to-day that he would' permit a Senate test vote on the resolution calling for repeal of the Eightcenth (prohibition) amendment.
The announcement caused but little excitement, however, since a \wosthirds majority is needed before repealing proposal could be sub-suitted for "consideration of the states and such a majority is not: m sight, the prohibition forces being at, present in full control.
Tu the coarse of a. tumultuous session today, the House of Representatives adopted the proposed $15,000,000 appropriation for prohibition enforcement.
Proponents of adoption carried the measure by an overwhelming majority, against strong oppeaition by Representative Fiorello. La Guardia of New York, one of the best-known of the "wel" leaders.
Mr. La Guardia moved that the appropriation be tabled, on the round that most of the grates never ratified the Eighteenth (prohibition) famondment, but merely ratified a 'Senate resolution containing' the Since the Eighteenth Amendment] was not adopted, any appropriation for its enforcement is naturally'
legal, the New York congressman argued.
This was then followed, however, by a lengthy and technical legal dis: putation wherein it was pointed out that only a few of the state lexi tures ever considered the actual prohibition amendment.
Although the question thus raised was argued heatedly by "wet" members, the "drys" took little heed of the point and contended that there many legal rulings which war-rit the presumption that there is precedent! for proceeding with the passage of the appropriation bil Congressman B. H. Soell of New Yerk, chairman of the rules committee, was presiding and he ruled that the appropriation would be legal. 5 The money is to be ured for purposes of the enforcement unit only.
With the way cleared for a vote fon the proposed repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, relating to national prohibition, a survey of the Senate today showed that 23 Senators who voted for the original fage remain to cast votes when the Blaine repeal measure comes up during the next few days.
Only cne of the original opponents lof the Bighteenth Amendment present in. the Senate. He is Benator Edward S. Broussard of Louisiana.—United Press.
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