The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-26
Fight for the Other Side Led
by Mr.. Anderson. ,lss
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Will Have to Pay No License rag to tho tta1l5
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Senate yesterday for the revenue bill sifss
In the first place, the Mann q ct rs tdp A
| taxing liquor dealers and as to the met
! Cd by which license shall be granted wal eE
discussed, but q vote not reached. Judgs "
| Mann made u strong speech t mi GlltH Hba3s
| said a brilliant argumen t, for the feat
lures Of the bill that have been Elm bracsd Il
lin the tax measure Ho met his mat d ii
]3in Senator Anderson. OF r Richmond II 8whos H
while agreeing with Judge Mann as ss$t to- I
the good that would result from tliescarsi
that the Nottoway Senator was proc Cd. II Il
ling along tho wrong lines. SgsS
Mr.. Anderson s cont ntlon was that 4 thd y
| Mum bill would take away fro hes peo-Ss
plo the right to say whet ther3 or not liuuor5
| should be sold, and to place u this $poHer,s
Iiin#the hands Of q Judge. II. EIe3 argued 5tha ata:
| this was undomocratlc@and against tha y
popular rights OF the peop pie. sfSS4S sfs3s
g Judge Mann sought to- II convinc ssS he 4!
minds oc the Senators that the people,
who seek to sell liquor ought to be mad 4
to bear the burden Of sc curing the lll-$s ll-$Ssi
gcense. tx:
Judge Mann made his posi- ton pla n.hFt ali
|lndIca ted that ho is q prohi b ltionlst OUT
right and step by step he will, a If he cam.
break up the sale of5tllquor5 In Xirgitlia.aass
He did not come outrig ght and sa 3 this,ssss
but he edged up to it SO closely y that no
one could fall to understand his posi- tion;.
The Senate gave the en- tire day to- hes
consideration Of t1aa revenue bill tSyrasss
about 4 O. clock In the. afternoor VIII on ftlle@
features Of tho Mann BILL the las in n
the tax measure, We're reac ched. .sa n earl 33
all the space reserved for visitors wna Il
occupied. a There was a perfect Jam 3be-sS|
hind the ratings People in the galleryiSSss
craned their neclss md peeped DO y wnSt as a
ic looking for Fred Opper' j. gernnutS to-
run over CASTOR and lphonse and Leon
when Clerk Button read tho 4s sub hea ,ssats sts
Liquor License. - AZ s48 WI 8sf
4 Judge Mann moved over to the SD. a. tyts55
senator w Wickham.. who has been leading ~
the fight for the revenue bill $5 The Judge el
evidently&felt the responsibility upon ~
Strangers asked that l8J Judge s Mann q pe 9s
pointed out TO them. They saw q g ger-5 u
tleman with gray moustache and gra ls3
chin beard-a man of most pleasing snp-.
,jearance, type of the IDEAL a3Vtrg ginial S
Gentleman ana not such a person as his NJ
enemies havo pictured. III sS8 III
3 ANrENDAIENTsO OFFER ED.
The readlng Of this feature Of the BILL S
had not proceeded far before men began
to inquire OF each other ~ jthe ~ q sll'ss
up? q. J, /. ~ :, ! y, M 81
utOr ANDERSON blOutl
a ball to rolling that kept on rolling ana ..
will roll on this morning He oftered THIS ~ 9 VI
very important amendment iis * IN siiSs4g
'Rut In those counties. cities, towns
and magsterial districts OF this State
la which an election has been held 1sS SSS
for such county, city. town or mag 35SS
lsterIal district, at which a majority q
the qualified voters voting shall EYQt 5ss
5l in favor OF the Mann liquor license 5iig@ is
@ law, which election shall be3 called and s3@
held In accordance with the prov isions II ssS
OF chapter twenty of the Code; Of Vir- sss
glnia, except that the ballots shall he e$SSs# $Ss
marked For tho Mann liquor license s{s555$3j 5s55$$3j
law, and. Against the Mann lq,ior ysBs jis
license law licenses to sample liquor
merchants shall be granted as tol-ssS Il
lows:' flif , g3
10 those who have read the bill. an6
nearly everybody has done so, this clause 81
would come in In line Twenty-Five 81 9 s t3g
page throe. In other words. to reduce
it. to plain English. Mr.. Anderson /. wants s.
| the people themselves to say Whether4oF5ssi
| not they want the Mann bill.
| The Mann bin provides that betors @
/ granting a license {a Is i33 \. .f 5s8
1T shall further plainly T., appear ? ,aa g ,
the satisfaction OF a court that a$s38
majority OF the qualified voters Of the W. 8s
district or town IN which the prlvt- Ss55f
lcge Is sought to be- exercised # arc sSSS
In favor OF the application" 81
Mr.. Anderson moved to amend fter the i$
word court so aS 10
B'It shall further plainly appear to 86
the satisfaction of the court by al
statement signed by them, which. how 5f
ever, may be controyerted by any per-
son opposed to granting the license,
that a majority OF the qualified Voters
az the district or town In which the sEig
privilege Is sought to be exercised N 58$gS
are in favor of the application
Mr. Anderson said his object was to s
give the Judge some test or means ot
Ileciding whether or not the majority
of the qualified voters did or aid not
favor the license. He thought II ona
election could not he gotten for the peo. 81
pie the next best thing wasito hays
n petition. i & & v &
Mr. Anderson also moved to strike out 33S
the requirementi,hat 1t should plainly ans I
pear to the satisfaction Of the court THAI + M
the sale of ardent spirits at thar piseasE
will not be contrary to sound public ppi-
ley or Injurious the morals or material NJ
interest of tho eomnunivy. s
"A lie argued that the town sound pnblin ~
policy was not definite. and that tha 8
decision OF the Judge must turn upoIls@5l
his private personal ytsw OF the iiqlor
question. s8F NH SssS MA 8$