The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27

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promise OF principle. Asst was COM
promise, he did not SEQ how the Senate
could not take another step and adopt
the Bryant amendment
The amendment was opposed BY Mr.,
Harman He said the Mann bill had
been so shorn Of It's chief provisions that
1T was difficult for him to sum up the
courage to vote for what little remained Of
It. TIe said that he was like snsep dumb
before the slaughter and had been led by
tho Finance Commute to- take q half LOAF
ra thcr than no bread. n VI The Senator de-
;clared that tho crnasculnted bill did not
TGmeet the temperance sentiment of this
State. He declared that tho l'blue pom
Iciled' paper telling the fate Of Tennes-
see senators who voted against a meas
rure like this; did mot lash him into
a foam Of fury. He did not regard 1t as
n threat any more 4 than he did the
presence Of Norfolk and Henrlco liquor
mon in the lobby working for this amend
rnent. st El3y b.
Mr.. Hartman prophesied II Che said he
would not make 1t a threat) that the
senators who oppose this bill will be re-
have to say so and, II they would. re-
form he would like to serve another SEES
sion with them for no liked them all.
he loved to lok intoEther smiling faces
and grasp their cordial hands.
ABSURD PROPOSITION
Speaking Of the police protection 30
much talked about, Mr.. Hartman said 1t
reminded him OF turning a mad dog
loose and hiring a man to guard the dog.
He declared that liquor was responsible
for nearly all the crimes.
Mr.. Mann. who had sat quietly all DAY
following closely the arguments and had
not had word to say up to 1:16 clock
followed Mr.. Hartman. He distributed
compliments right and left to his broth-
4er Senators. There was a good denl Of
dhumor In his remarks and he produced
a great laugh at the EXPENSE Of Mr.
Bryant when he referred to him as tho
Senator from lakewood. 9Gjf
Tho Judge replied In detail to the mr..
g,lments for the Bryant amendment. F1e
laid down, took up and argued the prop
measure but some OF It's provisions had
been placed In the tax bill.
But" said he. granting for the sake
OF argument that 1t is u revenue bill, I
think 1 can convince the Senate that
5lt Will not bring revenue to the State. .
The Judge then argued with great force
as to the evils Of liquor and the crimes
It leads to and the sorrow 1t occasions.
Replying to tho argument that the bill
was q compromise Judge Mann tip
toeing ind bringing his right hand down
upon the clerk S desk. said: do you ex-
pect me to get all tho rattlesnakes OF
the State together Into one group before
+ shall kill single one of them? pray
to God and hope i shall live to see the
day when this grand old State shall be
entirely ria Of this evil. :"
NsCRIPTIoN@ IlE DESIRES.
The Nottoway Senator said that II ne
| could have placed upon his tombstone
| that he was the author Of a bill that
closed 500 harrooms he would not want
any better inscriptions. He declared tina
II the people thought the bar-keeper paic
| this tax, so often referred to, they were
mistaken for the consumer paid 1t, ant
| the wife and children ut home paid It..
The Judge told Of the large number O.
| saloons In Norfolk county, In Henrico, anl
| the string OF them from Newport News Il
| Hampton. AZ
The Judge rose to heights OF eloquenc,
when no came to the petition from Eliza
beth City county against his bill and as
| signing MS the reason for It that thu
| veterans OF the Soldiers Home spen
| $4,000 annually for liquor, do you. fel
low Senator's. realize what this means
We are actually asked to kill these mel
that we failed to kill by bullets BY kill
Ing them by stuning them with liquor
I tried all I knew how to kill them Wit
bullets, and have no oonsc'entlous scru
pies about It, but as God helps me, sha,
not kill them with liquor. 5
| The tudge contended that there was
worse place on earth to sell liquor tina
| the suburbs of city He appealed I
the Senator'S to vote down this and a
other amendments,
enc ono ever climbed mountain es
oept by a step ut time" said he. Nv
have tho army behind US and prophes
4 that the time will come when the saloo
VIII be known of no more IS FOR on
would not receive ono cent or reVenu
,, from the saloons, for the time Is comm
when YOU aud I will have to render a
account to God for this,
PERSONAL. ENCOUNTER,
When Judge Mann had concluded NJ
splendld speech Mr.. Bryant arose. II
annenred to be excited He declared tina
Judge Mann had been unfair In not sui
hitting to an interruption and in phcln
. what he regarded as n wrong construc
ton upon his amendment,
Judge Mann jumped up and asked
he correctly understood the Henrco Ser
ator
, Mr. bryant. with a good deal or dellhe
ration, repeated his statement. judo
Mann thereupon struck Mr.. Bryant. tn
two Senators were separated only by
, | desk, The blow was on the side OF ~
/ head Mr. Bryant reeled, but did not ia
completely TO the floor. inc Senator
we're separated and the Incident endet
for the time being,
: Mr. Bryant went on to defend hi
amendment, which was voted down.
Mr.. Harvey offered an amendment
reinstate the provisions OF the Mann bi
that we're stricken out By the Commute
on Finance. He was In favor of tn
original bill, but was opposed to hayin
cities and towns OF over 800 populatlo
and watering places exempted. To sa
, that this was to be done because {
, revenue was 10 place the whole matte
upon the ground OF comprehension. il
L q Ia.