The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-02
KISSING BILL is
DOOMED TO DIE
The Bachelor Menters Lined Up
So,id'y Against 1t.
DR.. WARE GIVES HIS VIEWS
Presented Purely as Health Measure.
Ryan. 6oazs BarksdaIe, Sears and
Others in ppos.tion-Creates
7aIk-Not Taken Seriously.

DR.. R. 3. Ware, the member Of tbs
House of Delegates from Amherst, sprung
Z mild sensation in that body yesterday
by the INTRODUCTION Of q bill TO prevent
proniscuous kissing in Virginia AMI to
make this erstwhile innocent pastine a
nilsdemeanor. punishable by fine OF not
more than IS nor less than s..
Immediately upon the Introduction Of
the measure. al the younger members of
both branches, the officers OF the Gen
cral Assembly and the newspaper men
stationed at the Capitol went to work 70
prevent its passage. and not a few OF the
cider ones joined hands with them. In
deed. but two mem he!s OF TIE House are
outspollen in favor of the hill, They are
the popular patron and the mild man
naved statesman from Accorac, Hon s.
Wilkins Mathews.
Speaker Ryan, who Is one OF the hand
So!lest and most accomplished bachelors
IA virginia, will leave the chair II need
De to Kill the bill, and Colonel Bob Lee
and Hon. W H. Boaz vii! speak against
/ lion. j. n. Sewei. Jr-. OF Southamp-
on: Hon. David H Leake. OF Goochland;
lio!l. r. S. Blackburn Smith, OF Clarke:
tlcn. S L. Kelly. Of Richmond Geo.
y Hunley. OF Mathews: D. 3. Powers.
u, Of Caroline; Congressman-elect South
I'll. OF Amelia. and c. NJ Wallace Jr
oF Richmond will be among the other
bachelor members who will go to the last
ditch in opposition to the move to break
p what they deem one of the highest
Elirleges incident to the lie OF man.
Over a the otl7r end OF the Capitol Sen
2tors BarAsdale. Bryant and Sears will
.Hec the opposition. Mr. B4rEsoale sad
last night he would speak q week to pro-
;ecl his constituents from such an ab-
surd.ty if he thought there were the
SEARS IN OPPOSITION
slightest danger OF its passage
The polished young Senator from Ma
thcw-s. Mr.. Sears who is an orator OF no
mean distinction. has indicated his pur-
rose 10 speak If the measure ever reaches
he Senate. and while Senator Bryant may
not speak at length he may be relied upon
to 90 some fine missionary work. But
the members who discuss the measure
say it is doomed to quick and certain de-
feat. II for 10 other reason, becaus the
ladies' are all opposed 10 its passage.
Anyhow the measure has been dis
cussed among all CLASSES 9 most as freo-
y as was the one offered on1a years
alor from the Valley section or that
by A1r- Barks6ale upon his q vent in the
Sera'a in 1897 - nrsvent the playing
Of football IN Virginia
The hi.l is not taken seriously by any
one about tIle Capi-o u~lass i, be Dr.
Ware, who says he is in dead earnest and
will press the matter vig0r0uslv.
Dr.. Ware is serving ris second term
in the House from Amherst, and is q
popular young practicing physician as
well as a hard uorker. Fe sad last
night that TIRE bill was in ltne with
modern thought in his profession. and
that he was sure it would result in great
.ood should il becoTH law
DR.. Wac saws kissing IS s~eot hum
bug Besides. he contends that it re-
sits in tansmitci contag't 'lS |iS-
eases from one person 70 another. and
as 2 health measure it would be o: ben
eft 70 TIE poop e. There Is not fhe
81 'ghtest prospect of tire passage Of the
measure. however. ard few CT the men,
bers are taking it seriously.