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United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following amendment to the Constitution be, and hereby is, proposed to the States, to become valid as a part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of the several States as provided by the Constitution:

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"Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article 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.

"Section 2. The Congress and the several States shall have con current power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. "Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legisla tures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress."

CHAMP CLARK,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THOS. R. MARSHALL,

Vice President of the U. S. and President of the Senate.

I certify that this joint resolution originated in the Senate.

JAMES M. BAKER,

No.....

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Coat of Arms)

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting:

Secretary.

I certify that the copy hereto attached is a true copy of a resolution of Congress, entitled "Joint Resolution Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States," the original of which is on file in this department.

In testimony whereof, I, Robert Lansing, Secretary of State, have hereunto caused the Seal of the Department of State to be affixed and my name subscribed by the Chief Clerk of the said department. at the City of Washington, this twenty-eighth day of December, 1917.

(Seal.)

ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State.

By BEN G, DAVIS,

Chief Clerk.

Office of the

SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. Harrisburg, December 27, 1918.

Pennsylvania, ss:

I, Cyrus E. Woods, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania, having the custody of the Great Seal of Pennsylvania do hereby certify, That the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of the resolution of Congress, entitled "Joint Resolution Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States," as the same remains on file in this office.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed, the day and year above written.

CYRUS E. WOODS, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Mr. Vickerman obtained the unanimous consent of the House to introduce a joint resolution (House Bill No, 1), entitled:

A Joint Resolution ratifying the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States which prohibits the manufacture, sale, transportation, importation or exportation of intoxicating liquors.

Which will be referred to the proper committee when appointed. Mr. Patterson asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Bennett.

The Speaker declared a recess until 12 o'clock.

Upon reconvening,

The Speaker presented the list of the standing committees which was read by the Clerk as follows:

Accounts.

Messrs. Fitzgibbon, Chairman, Geary, Kennedy, Neary, McCurdy, Drinkhouse, D. F. Davis, Corbin, McGeary, I. M. Fox, Willert, Day, Stott, Finney, Crawford, Armstrong, Allum, Alexander, J. T. Davis, Dilsheimer, Ephraim, D. D. Miller, Lanius, Trach, Blanck.

Agriculture.

Messrs. Hollingsworth, Chairman, Dewey, Ulsh, Haldeman, Heyburn, Jennings, Phillips, Benchoff, Cook, McGeary, Stark, G. T. Walker, Millin, Haines, Beckley, Bower, Comerer, Diehm, Griest, Griffith, Jordan, Wood, Kinsman, Marshall, D. D. Miller, Shellenberger, Zook, Benninger, Rothenberger, Hampson,

Appropriations.

Messrs. McCaig, Chairman, Ramsey, Sinclair, Campbell, Bechtold, Hough, Jones, Richard Curry, Wm. Davis, Lafferty, Vickerman, Neary, Jennings, Hoffman, Graham, Conner, Goodnough, Lauler, C. G. Miller, Perry, Powell, Fitzgibbon, Hess, Robertson, Schaeffer.

Showalter, Shunk, Simpson, Cox, Sprowls, Sullivan, Wettach, Zanders, Patterson, Drinkhouse, J. Hamilton, J. T. Davis, Stark, Willson, Flynn, Shaffer, West, Murphy, Benninger.

Banks and Banking.

Messrs. J. A. Walker, Chairman, Simpson, Hoffman, Baldridge, Jennings, Robertson, Baldi, Bell, Glass, Vickerman, Sprowls, Wagner, Drinkhouse, Snowden, Ulsh, Geary, Marshall, A. R. B. Fox, Bolard, McGeary, Marcus, Statler, McKim, Schilling, Trach, Kunkle.

Bureau of Statistics.

Messrs. Glass, Chairman, Snowden, McKay, Patterson, R. L. Wallace, Neary, Morgan, Helt. Benchoff, Phillips, Bolard, Alexander, Zook, Bowman, Millin, D. D. Miller, McIntyre, Norton, C. A. Reber, T. S. Krause, Comerer, Woodruff, Sarig, Brendle, Brislin.

Centennial Affairs.

Messrs. Conner, Chairman, Phillips, Helt, Benchoff, McCaig, Bigler, S. J. Evans, Gothring, Krugh, Diehm, Curran, Comerer, Allum, Clutton, Beckley, Dilsheimer, Armstrong, Crockett, A. E. Curry, Huntington, Todd, Sarig, Brislin, Hampson.

Electric Railways.

Messrs. Powell, Chairman, Dawson, Heffernan, Aron, Heyburn, Conner, R. Curry, Palmer, Rhoads, Snowden, Dunn, Wells, Soffel, Colville, Bucher, Kooser, Crockett, Allum, S. J. Evans, Rorke, Sowers, Kantner, Zimmerman, Bungard, Dilsheimer, F. I. Smith, Ruddy.

Compare Bills.

Messrs. Robertson, Chairman, Dewey, Golder, Geary, McCurdy, McKay, Mehring, Morgan, Crum, North, Barnhart, Bennett, J. T. Evans, Griffith, Marshall, A. R. B. Fox, Dilsheimer, Alexander, A. E. Curry, Pike, Soffel, Murphy, Schilling, Hampson, Kunkle.

Congressional Apportionment.

Messrs. Brady, Chairman, Perry, Sinclair, Clements, Bell, D. F. Davis, Graham, W. J. Hamilton, Kooser, Woner, Finney, A. E. Curry, Stevenson, Ingham, Griffith, Foster, Diehm, Barnhart, Colville, Huntington, Millar, Wood, Flynn, Donneley, Brislin.

Constitutional Reform.

Messrs. McKay, Chairman, McCaig, Showalter, Jones, Baldridge, Horne, Williams, A. D. Miller, Corbin, Hough, R. L. Wallace, Bolard, North, McCurdy, Jordan, MacCullum, Magill, Marens, Stevenson, Clutton, Marshall, Crum, F. 1. Smith, Kunkle, Hampson.

Corporations.

Messrs. Cox, Chairman, Mangan, Sterling, Wells, Clements, Ehrhardt, Franklin, Fitzgibbon, Bidelspacher, McCurdy, Foster,

Ephraim, Norton, Bennett, Colville, Catlin, Crum, Curran, Griest, T. S. Krause, Rorke, Whiteman, Ruddy, Donneley, Blanck.

Counties and Townships.

Messrs. Wm. Davis, Chairman, Schaeffer, Jones, Powell, Corbin, Morgan, Baldi, Dawson, McKay, Bidelspacher, Rhoads, MacCullum, McIntyre, Pike, Bower, Mallery, Pidgeon, Snyder, Bowman, C. A. Reber, G. T. Walker, Day, Wynne, Donneley, Ruddy, Ringler.

Education.

Messrs. Palmer, Chairman, Hollingsworth, Stadtlander, Hoffman, Heyburn, Goodnough, Dunn, Dewey, D. F. Davis, Bungard, Graham, McKay, Morgan, Scott, Sterling, Millin, A. E. Curry, Brooks, Bowman, Comerer, Crum, Bennett, Barnhart, R. L. Wallace, Finney, Bigler, Kooser, Magill, Martin, McKim, Clutton, Todd, W. T. Wallace, Woodruff. Willert, H. F. Reber, Woner, Whiteman, Lanius, Sarig, Murphy, Sweitzer.

Elections.

Messrs. Haldeman, Chairman, Cox, Campbell, Glass, Heffernan, Lafferty, Patterson, Scott, Wagner, Mehring, Wettach, Bechtold, Dithrich, Cook, Bungard, Soffel, Sowers, Todd, McIntyre, Bowman, Griffith, Martin, Allum, W. T. Wallace, Flynn, Rinn.

Federal Relations.

Messrs. Milner, Chairman, Dithrich, Miller, A. D., Lauler, Simpson, Phillips, Drinkhouse, Corbin, Sullivan, Bidelspacher, Kennedy, Crum, Davis, J. T., Kantner, Harvey, Harer, Crawford, DiLemmo, Huntington, Hamilton, W. J., Levis, Benninger, Ruddy, Ringler, Brendle.

Fisheries.

Messrs. Heyburn, Chairman, Michel, Rhoads, Robertson, Shunk, Steedle, Fowler, Davis, Wm., Bungard, Griest, Woodruff, Kinsman, Stark, Shellenberger, Brooks, Hamilton, J., Harer, Willert, Crawford, Armstrong, Collier, Kantner, Miller, D. I., Sweitzer, Lanius, Schilling, Brendle.

Forestry.

Messrs. Goodnough, Chairman, Williams, Wallace, R. L.. Smith, E. R., Miller A. D., Coldsmith, Davis, Wm., Benchoff, Woodruff, Wood, Snyder, Ingham, Huntingdon, Comerer, Catlin, Crum, Davis, J. T., Day, Fox, I. M., Kinsman, Magill, Pidgeon, Quigley, Shellenberger, Flynn, West.

Games.

Messrs. Baldridge, Chairman, Wagner, Graham, Corbin, Fitzgibbon, Davis, D. F., Miller, C. G., Phillips, Helt, Wood, Whiteman, Huntington, Hamilton, W. J., Comerer, Bowman, Evans, J. T., Collier, Diehm, Evans, S. J., Hamilton, J., Krause, T. S., Quigley, Snyder, Walker, G. T., Miler, D. D., West, Ringler, Brendle.

Geological Surveys.

Messrs. Benchoff, Chairman, Stadtlander, Haldeman, Bechtold, Bidelspacher, Corbin, Fowler, Ehrhardt, Kennedy, Williams, Crawford, W. J., Snyder, Norton, Millin, Mallery, Haines, Foster, Fox, I. M., Hickernell, Jordan, Levis, Harvey, Miller, D. I., Rothenberger, Hutchison.

Insurance.

Messrs. Wagner, Chairman, Lafferty, Schaeffer, Palmer, Brady, Stadtlander, Zanders, Horne, Golder, Sterling, Day, Statler, Wallace, W. T., Stevenson, Colville, Hamilton, W. J., Bowman, Barnhart, Diehm, Kooser, Norton, Shellenberger, Miller, D. L., Brendle, Hutchison.

Iron and Coal.

Messrs. Fowler, Chairman, Mangan, Milner, Sterling, Robertson, Baldi, Bell, Coldsmith, Wagner, Wetach, Norton, Reber, H. F., Miller, C. G., Millin, Miller, D. D., Ingham, DiLemmo, Day, Collier, Curran, Catlin, Harvey, Magill, Rinn, Donneley, Murphy.

Juliciary General.

Messrs. Dithrich, Chairman, Showalter, Simpson, Baldridge, Brady, Davis, Wm., McVicar, Miller, A. D., Milner, Stadtlander, Sterling, Walker, J. A., Golder, Palmer, Fitzgibbon, Wells. Ehrhardt, McKim, Hickernell, Alexander, Gochring, Ingham, North, Whiteman, West.

Judiciary Local.

Messrs. Showalter, Chairman, Cox, Dawson, Ulsh,, Kennedy, Drinkhouse, Clements, Glass, Smith, E. R., McGeary, Griest, Bungard, Reber, C. A., Ephraim, Levis, Stevenson, Pidgeon, Marshall, Bennett, Kinsman, Marcus, Sowers, Rorke, West, Ruddy, Benninger.

Judiciary Special.

Messrs. Scott, Chairman, Fowler, Aron, Gans, Patterson, Snowden, Wallace, R. L., Bidelspacher, Heyburn, Norton, Brooks, Zimmerman, Goehring, Evans, J. T., Catlin, Bolard, North, Krause, T. S., Baldi, Todd, Marcus, Campbell, Flynn, Sarig, Sweitzer.

Judicial Apportionment.

Messrs. Shunk, Chairman, McVicar, Bechtold, Franklin, Cook, Hoffman, Horne, Fowler, Clements, Mangan, Walker, J. A., Kennedy, Collier, Kantner, Levis, Stevenson, Colville, Evans, J. T.. Goehring, Krause, T. S., Mallery, MeKim, Rothenberger, Donneley, Kunkle.

Labor and Industry.

Messrs. Mangan, Chairman, Fowler, Sprowls, Dunn, Glass, Neary, Schaeffer, Michel, Shunk, Ulsh, Davis, Wm., Bungard, Brooks, Pike, Bower, Hare, McIntyre, Martin, Krugh, Allum, Beckley, Krause, Wm., Wallace, W. T., Shaffer, Ringler.

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